Potential Ebay scammer warning | |
I need to get a new engine for my 2004 4.4 V8, and as such I've been checking out ebay for viable replacements. The garage undertaking the job found one to show me which had 6 months warranty - this I thought was fantastic on a 2nd hand engine and I told them to go ahead.
The advert claimed the engine was in Manchester - which was perfectfor me. I emailed the seller and asked whether the engine was still in the donor or whether it had been removed. He messaged back saying it was already a pallet ready to ship.
I let my garage know and they tried to contact to make payment and arrange delivery, that's when the alarms started to go off. The seller wouldn't accept PayPal, and also claimed their credit card machine was down, so would only accept payment via bank transfer.
My garage looked a bit closer at the advert and saw discrepancies in the contact details (The seller was in Manchester in Yorkshire, the street address didn't match the postcode, the photos of the engine showed different engines in different cars). They called to tell me that they thought this was a scam and I should avoid it.
I decided to test their theory and contacted the seller asking whether I could collect the engine myself as I was in a desperate need for it.
They replied saying I could collect, but the engine was in their Glasgow warehouse.
I waited a while then replied that I had a driver delivering a vehicle in Hamilton and that she would be happy to call to collect it from Glasgow the next day (Today - Friday).
The response was that they were unable to get it loaded onto our vehicle until Monday next week.
I responded saying that I was really desperate, would they be able to ship it before then, and they said if I paid now, they would be able to get it shipped out via courier Friday morning (but not onto our transporter it seems).
I'm going to report the seller to ebay but didn't want anyone else falling for what appears to be a scam.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Range-Rover-L322...3641.l6368
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