Date:         Thu, 8 Mar 2007 19:29:34 -0500
Reply-To:     Lynn Robson <lrobson@ECHOES.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Lynn Robson <lrobson@ECHOES.NET>
Subject:      Fw: Re: That Ebay Scam-Van
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Lynn Robson" <lrobson@echoes.net>
To: "Allen Hill" <route66rider@KNOLOGY.NET>
Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2007 7:18 PM
Subject: Re: Re: That Ebay Scam-Van


>       From: eBay Customer Support Expires: May-07-07
>       Dear Lynn,
>
>       Thank you for writing eBay in regard to a listing you are interested
> in.
>
>       I'm writing to let you know that the item you were interested in has
>       been ended early by eBay. All bids and best offers have been
canceled.
>       The seller's privileges to trade on eBay have been suspended.
>
>
>       ***Important***
>
>       If you haven't sent payment yet, please don't.
>
>       If the seller, or someone claiming to be the seller, contacts you to
>       complete a transaction outside of eBay, we strongly recommend that
you
>       ignore the request. Any such transaction would not be covered by
> eBay's
>       Vehicle Purchase Protection program.
>
>
>       What to do if you have already sent payment:
>
>       - If you paid by personal check, contact your bank to stop payment
on
>       the check.
>
>       - If you paid with a credit card, you should contact your credit
card
>       company's security department right away to inform them of the
> potential
>       problem. Most companies provide consumer protection in these
>       circumstances.
>
>       - If you paid by money order or wire transfer, contact the company
for
>       further information by calling 1-800-325-6000 (Western Union) or
>       1-800-926-9400 (MoneyGram).
>
>       I encourage you to review the eBay Security & Resolution Center.
Here
>       you can get advice on buying and selling, what to do and what not to
> do
>       as well as learn about potential problems and what to look out for.
> You
>       can get to the eBay Security & Resolution Center by clicking the
link
> at
>       the bottom of the eBay homepage or using the link below:
>
>       http://pages.ebay.com/securitycenter/buying_tips.html
>
>       eBay Motors has a special program called the Vehicle Purchase
> Protection
>       Program that is offered only on eBay Motors for higher dollar
> listings.
>       Qualifying listings are covered up to $20,000. You can read more
about
>       what is covered at the link below:
>
>       http://pages.motors.ebay.com/services/assurance.html
>
>       Please click on the link below to learn more about how you are
> protected
>       while making purchases on the Internet:
>
>       http://pages.ebay.com/help/confidence/isgw-buyer-tips.html
>
>       Thank you for your time.
>
>       Sincerely,
>
>       Pike
>       eBay Motors Customer Support
>
>       Lynn Robson
>       _____________________________________________
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Allen Hill" <route66rider@KNOLOGY.NET>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2007 6:57 PM
> Subject: Re: That Ebay Scam-Van
>
>
> > I sent some questions to the seller two different times and received no
> > answers to either set.
> > 1. What shape is the interior?
> > 2. Do you have interior pics?
> > 3. Does it have functioning air conditioning?
> > 4. Does it have functioning power steering?
> >
> >
> > Route 66 Rider!
> > Ramon Hill
> > Live Long and Be Free
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
Of
> > Bob Stevens
> > Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2007 5:38 PM
> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > Subject: That Ebay Scam-Van
> >
> > Remember that "Ebay van?" Just got a response to a question I asked,
which
> > of course was not answered in the text below:
> >
> >
> > rchr601@aol.com <rchr601@aol.com>
> > Sent :  Thursday, March 8, 2007 4:32 PM
> > To :  mtbiker62@hotmail.com
> > Subject :  Re: Question for item #180092668576 - Volkswagen :
Bus/Vanagon
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > The car is in perfect shape,no scratches or dings.It is located in
> > McKInney,TX.The engine maintains  perfect compression across the board.I
> > have all the papers in order and on my name.The real miles onboard, a
> great
> > car ready to be yours. It was never involved in an accident or something
> > like that.
> > I dont want to offend you by anything but if we are going to complete
the
> > sale we are going to use Ebay Purchase Program which will cover the
> > purchases up to 20,000 USD.My price of sale is 4500 USD,including
shipping
> > costs anywhere in the continental US,which is well below this
amount.There
> > are no other costs regarding this transaction.
> > If you agree with my terms,i will need your user name on ebay and i will
> > contact ebay to inform them about our agreement and to start the program
> to
> > protect us.
> > Thank you and i will wait for your email.
> >
> >     Charles Ross
> >
> >
> > Bob
> > Salt Lake
> >
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