Date:         Sun, 11 May 2008 18:39:56 +1200
Reply-To:     Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
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From:         Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
Subject:      Re: false ads on Craigslist?
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>Maybe it is a real ad but the photos are not the year van listed and the
>price is way low for the van in them.

If a vehicle is advertised with an accompanying photo that is NOT of
the very same vehicle, then that's fraud.

>I think you must be right. Why else run them. There are also a lot of
>ads from someone wanting to buy old VWs and it could be the same person
>setting low expectations to make money reselling.

That is a scam, and it would be nice to find out who is doing it and
publicize the fact.


>My favourite this week is one for a '91 Civic Hatchback.  "Runs great,
>AirCared, needs head gasket, $1500"

Hey, if anybody's tempted by that one, I have a 94 facelift Camry
turbodiesel auto for $3000, guaranteed rust-free. All it needs is an
engine.
--
Andrew Grebneff
Dunedin
New Zealand
Fossil preparator
Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut
‚ Opinions stated are mine, not those of Otago University
"There is water at the bottom of the ocean"  - Talking Heads