Suspect buyer

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Offline mrjack10

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Suspect buyer
« on: May 26, 2006 - 02:15:58 AM »
Hi

Is there any possibility to know if this car is stolen or if there is some other problem with it.
It is "too good to be true", it is supposed to be in Spain, looks good in every picture etc etc





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Re: Suspect buyer
« Reply #1 on: May 26, 2006 - 03:33:37 AM »
Is this car on E-Bay or something? Can you post more pictures, or a link to more pictures? If you don't live in Spain, then I would be very leery of dealing with someone outside the country without having someone check the car over for you first.

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Offline Andrew

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Re: Suspect buyer
« Reply #2 on: May 26, 2006 - 03:44:30 AM »
See if Barry (AlaskanT/A) has it on file.

Offline mrjack10

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Re: Suspect buyer
« Reply #3 on: May 26, 2006 - 04:11:03 AM »
It is on the internet for sale....it's a very good looking T/A.
I do not live in Spain, and I don't know how much problem it would be in Spain to get it exported.

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Re: Suspect buyer
« Reply #4 on: May 26, 2006 - 04:35:41 AM »
post a link....does it have a obscene low buy it now or does it say to contact seller before bidding?

those are red flags its a scam.
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Re: Suspect buyer
« Reply #5 on: May 26, 2006 - 05:44:47 AM »
SCAM! An old scam at that. If it sounds to good to be true, it probably is.

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Re: Suspect buyer
« Reply #6 on: May 26, 2006 - 07:36:40 AM »
If it sounds to good to be true, it probably is.
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Re: Suspect buyer
« Reply #7 on: May 26, 2006 - 08:43:02 AM »
I think the only way to get a deal nowadays is to find one in a barn, get lucky through contacts/friends/family, or being in the right place at the right time.  I don't think that their are too many "deals" for these cars on ebay/internet anymore.  Too many scams and idiots.

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Re: Suspect buyer
« Reply #8 on: May 26, 2006 - 08:56:17 AM »
Forget about this car MrJack....   :faint:  Run away as fast as you can....   :burnout:   As has been said before---"if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is"..    This is one of the older scams out there...   :cheers: 

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Re: Suspect buyer
« Reply #9 on: May 26, 2006 - 09:42:08 AM »
Have been in contact with the seller, and everything seems ok, haven't found anything suspect...other than price.
It's not that cheap, but for a T/A in excellent shape it's a steal. He asks 14000 EUR for it.
He has even called personally etc etc But to go abroad with that amount of money and do not know who is waiting in the
other end makes you a little bit nervous.
I also have the registration number, does anybody if there's any possibilities to sende this to some goverment or similar
in Spain to see if it's stolen or....?

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Re: Suspect buyer
« Reply #10 on: May 26, 2006 - 10:10:58 AM »
This car was made the SAME day as my car, April 15, 1970 at Hamtramck. During that day/week a lot of interesting cars came out of that plant. A lot of T/A's, six packs, and some shaker cars (like mine). SO I wouldn't doubt the fender tag was real. The question is....IS the car itself real? Body and chassis stampings, broadcast sheets, T/A specific items intact, etc. INVESTIGATE. Hire someone to go out and inspect and authenticate the car if you can.

FYI according to the plate, the car is a Burnt Orange FK5 color. He needs to provide you with a copy of the registration/title as well as physical proof. I wouldn't bet on anything overseas being a actual car. You can do a lot with pictures and a fake name/account. Be careful!

Look at the Hamtramck Registry's lineup of cars produced that same week of April 15th, you will see a LOT of T/A's. My car isn't listed but one with the next serial number digit up is!


307162   JH23J0B307162
307195   JH23J0B307195
307278   JH23J0B307278
   
308636   JH23J0B308636
308706   JS23V0B308706
309935   BS27N0B309935
309993   JH23J0B309993
309998   JH23J0B309998
   
309999   JH23J0B309999
311169   JH23J0B311169
311188   JH23J0B311188
311209   JH23J0B311209
311219   JH23J0B311219
311232   JH23J0B311232
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Re: Suspect buyer
« Reply #11 on: May 26, 2006 - 10:14:46 AM »
The question is....IS the car itself real?

I would tell him to print off a picture of something, hold it by the car, and take a picture of it to prove that he DOES have the car!  :picture:  :roflsmiley:

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Re: Suspect buyer
« Reply #12 on: May 26, 2006 - 10:25:23 AM »
What is the 'A53' code???

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Re: Suspect buyer
« Reply #13 on: May 26, 2006 - 10:31:09 AM »
Instead of sending this guy money for a car he does not own, save yourself some effort and just get the money and light it on fire and watch it burn.

J/K  , but what we are trying to tell you here is that unless you or a trusted representive of you can physically touch this car, STAY AWAY from this deal.

As others have said, if it's too good to be true, then it's not.

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Re: Suspect buyer
« Reply #14 on: May 26, 2006 - 11:40:13 AM »
Where in Europe do you live? I Went to the UK to get my 70 'cuda. And got it a hole lot cheaper then I would the US.
I got a 29k-31k car for about 23k, and shipping was cheaper as well, as I live in Norway (so I took the ferry from the UK to Norway).
But I would not hand over a penny before I saw the car. To many scam artist out there sadlly...

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