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Hello list. I have been
mostly lurking and not posting much the last few months. But I have a
situation where I would like your opinions and comments. First, the
facts as I know them:
---My dad is not an ebay member,
but a friend recently turned him onto a '59 Fury in Massachusetts being sold on
ebay. Item #120060852918, seller is houstonpt, with a feedback rating of 0
(zero).
---The Buy It Now price was
$4800. After dad emailed the seller, found out this INCLUDED shipping the
car via DAS shippers from Mass to us in Oregon. Also included a 30 day
warranty in which the seller promised to pay for RETURN SHIPPING to Mass if my
dad wasn't satisfied with the car.
---After my dad said he wanted
the car, the auction mysteriously disappeared. The seller emails that it
is because he is reserving the car for my dad. The seller says he moved
from Mass to Budapest, Hungary, making it necessary to sell the car.
---After my expressing to my dad
the possibility that this may be one of the many fraudulent car
auctions making their way through ebay, my dad again contacted the seller, who
replied with directions on how he could pay for the car using ebay's Vehicle
Purchase Protection plan. Have others here used the VPP to purchase a
vehicle? If the deal falls apart after my dad pays the money, how
difficult is it to get the money back?
What am I missing here? I
have been on ebay for 10 years, but have not purchased a car on ebay. I am
quite well aware of the scams and fraudulent car auctions, and have told my dad
that's what I think this is - a scam. The price is too low, the deal is
too good, the auction was terminated, and that's not how ebay works. Yet
he remains convinced the seller and car are legit. Is it possible he's
right?
Thanks for your
comments,
Mark
mjh
Sutherlin, OR
'57
Fury
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