?'S About Ebay purchase from another Country

[cyclone]

I stumbled across a sweet deal on a YFZ450 on ebay. I emailed the seller as instructed on the ad to say I'm interested in the bike because he's selling it real cheap. Turns out the guy lives in Greece. I'm a little worried about buying a bike that far away. It's all stock, but how can I gurantee that this guy won't take my money and run? anyone have any experience with something like this?

[canuck1]

Send me the money and I'll go get it for you :wink:

[cyclone]

I'm not joking. Here's the email he sent to me:
"Hello
I am glad that you are interested in my 2004 YAMAHA YFZ450 .
Price is 2500$ shipping included.The quad is in perfect condition with no dents no scratches and no accidents.My Yamaha is a US quad with us specs and has a US clear title.
You might say that this is a bargain!I used to live in US but I moved in Athens,Greece.I got married and moved here.About the price...I am selling it at this price because it is difficult and expensive to transfer registrations from US to Greece.About payment I must add that it will be done using a secure service.
Please let me know if you are interested in my quad"
Is there some way to check the title to make sure he does own it or verify where he lives?

[Jbb]

Beware....Lots of scams going on with respect to credit cards being used overseas....your options for recovery are very limited...
Does the seller have any feedback?

[ratso]

I hit a 2 million dollar lottery in South America... All I had to do was send $6000 and they would transfer the money to my bank account. :notam:

[cyclone]

well i guess this settles it. I went back to ebay to check the ad again and found this:
This listing (7955152138) has been removed by eBay or is no longer available. Please make sure that you've entered the item number correctly.
If the item was removed by eBay, please consider this transaction canceled. If anybody contacts you to complete the sale, please ignore the request. Completing the sale outside of eBay may be unsafe and will not be covered by eBay purchase protection programs.
sorry guys. Nevermind. Thought it sounded too good to be true. guess it was.

[cyclone]

thanks man.

[ratso]

Careful with that Tom Brown dude from Canada too... nothing but negative feedback. :hammer2:

[roostwear]

Use a third party escrow account. You would deposit the money into the account, then the seller would ship the quad. When you receive it, then the funds are sent to the seller. If he doesn't ship, you're not out anything. Set a time limit to receive the goods. If not received within (let's say) 60 days, the funds would be returned to you. Protects both of you. If he insists on direct payment before shipping, look for another quad.

[roostwear]

Never mind......

[cyclone]

Use a third party escrow account. You would deposit the money into the account, then the seller would ship the quad. When you receive it, then the funds are sent to the seller. If he doesn't ship, you're not out anything. Set a time limit to receive the goods. If not received within (let's say) 60 days, the funds would be returned to you. Protects both of you. If he insists on direct payment before shipping, look for another quad.
that's a great idea. I'll use it if I actually find something to buy in the future where the seller isnt a crook. I just got an email from another guy selling the same bike, this time from the Czech Republic. I'm thinking these guys are in cahoots.

[PHX ATC]

Watch your email inbasket fill up with spam.
They use your questions (email address) to get your addy and then spam it up.
Simple scam, had it happen when I just can't let too good to be true alone...I have to ask a stupid ass question about a product that is unbelievably cheap. Then, the moron will send me a happy email back that has nothing to do with what I'm asking.

[Jrocket]

There you go. After us Power Sellers sniff it out, we report it and it gets pulled. The system works.
What are you Power selling on there?

[Daytona19]

Sucker born every minute !!! Dont be one of them....

[Sane Asylum]

I hate to quote my mother.......BUT
If it's too good to be true then it's probably not true..............
Did I just quote my mother.....I think I'm turning into her.....
And by the way...Don't make me pull this car over..... :2purples:

[switchin'addiction]

I hit a 2 million dollar lottery in South America... All I had to do was send $6000 and they would transfer the money to my bank account. :notam:
You too! :D

[manuel]

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Fun with scammers (http://saabnet.com/tsn/class/scam/) :D

[a catered life]

Use a third party escrow account. You would deposit the money into the account, then the seller would ship the quad. When you receive it, then the funds are sent to the seller. If he doesn't ship, you're not out anything. Set a time limit to receive the goods. If not received within (let's say) 60 days, the funds would be returned to you. Protects both of you. If he insists on direct payment before shipping, look for another quad.
this was well said
and by the way i have some prime swap land for sale in southern cali thats just been zoned for residential usage send me $5000.00 to invest for your future :smile: