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Update on the Gumtree Advert.

Myself and Geekay recognised the backdrop on the photos in the advert and email sent later. Its taken in Harolds yard in Germany, same bloke that had a Martini DB2 on ebay for 7995.

Methinks the pictures have been swiped off google Images.

I've asked the bloke many many questions but he simply doesn't answer just keeps asking if I've received the payment invoice from Eby.Pay, NO SPELLING Mistake, Eby.Pay, you heard it here

Darn cheek, writing is almst immaculate command of the English Language, I'd say 99% correct, and doesn''t even ask for monies to go to Western Union in Tanzania, but a HSBC account in the Midlands

Cheers Folks, READ AWAY at the extracts quoted direct below

Oh and if I'm Wrong, aplogies to the "genuine" seller, and I'll eat my own DB2 by way of apology

Here are the blokes email extracts, PLEASE BE AWARE, BE VERY AWARE

Sorry for this late reply but I have been overwhelmed by the large number of emails I got from possible interested buyers after listing my bike on Gumtree .Its still for sale. Immaculate condition, no damages, nothing to worry about. All necessary documents available.

If you are interested in buying it, the price is £1999 and this is with shipping costs to your location included. I'm selling the bike because I can't use it due to my new job (I work as a doctor on a cruise ship) and I don't have anyone in the UK to whom I can give it.

Due to the large number of people that are just asking different questions without even being interested in buying my bike i have decided to use another online platform for making the sale.Are you familiar to eBay? The deal will go strictly according to eBay Buyer Protection rules and policy.

As you know eBay is the best company for online transactions.


I will wait for news from your part

2ND EMAIL RECEIVED

I'm sorry for the delay in my response but I have a lot of work .As I said in the first email I work as a doctor on a cruise ship and I can't meet you or bring you the vehicle, so that's why I am using a shipping company.

The vehicle is already at the shipping company in Aberdeen Scotland, is crafted and ready for the shipping. The shipping process will take between 1-5 days, depending on your location, I must pay a fee for each day for stationing in the warehouse so I priced it low to sell it fast and that is my secret for selling it so low.
I have a contract with eBay so this deal must go through them.
you give me your full name and shipping address,mobile phone number in order to can make all the official documents

Everything is covered by eBay. I will get paid only after you confirm that you received the vehicle in good order.
Let me know if this is acceptable. Thank you

AND HERES THE EMAIL FROM
ebay@prv-listing.com

Never heard of that one before?????????

Dear X,




Please tell us if you received the invoice for payment. To make the payment you must to go to a Bank Office location and ask the clerk to make the payment using the details we have sent. Please be careful to make the payment in the name of our Premium Bank Account and not in the seller's name. This means you'll be sending the money to one of our agents and he will release funds to the seller only after you receive the item and confirm that it is as described. There is also a £10.000 insurance protecting the transaction and the vehicle.




After you have made the payment please send us the scanned receipt from Bank Transfer to the fax number: 0844-500-9689 .

Once we receive the fax from you that will include the payment details as explained above, we will instruct the seller to start the shipping process.

We will hold the payment until you send us your confirmation that you are satisfied with the product you received. As soon as we receive your confirmation we will release the payment to the seller. You will receive further details regarding the shipping process (courier information, tracking method, expected delivery date) after the payment confirmation.



* The eBay Buyer Protection Program are being sent as an attachment to this e-mail. You can open them in Adobe Acrobat Reader after downloading them.

AND THE ATTACHMENT HAS SORT CODE AND ACCOUNT NUMBER OF A HSBS BANK AND I TRACED THE SORT CODE TO AN ACCOUNT IN THE MIDLANDS,

SO HE EMAILS FROM A GERMAN YAHOO.DE EMAIL ADDRESS, IS A DOCTOR ON A CRUISE SHIP AND THE BIKE IS CRATED AND READY FOR DELIVERY IN ABERDEEN AND HE WANTS THE MONEY SENDING TO A HSBC BANK IN THE MIDLANDS

GOT TO GO, AM BUSY FAXING MY MONEY OVER AS I WRITE

[brian]

I wish these arseholes would go and get a proper job instead of trying to rip off people. Although it is fun to string them along for a while. Thanks for letting people know about this one Steve.
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Oh God is it a Scam? Bugger I was just trying to put people off in order to bag A BARGAIN