Attention Dodgy advert Merc c55

[merc85]

This car is advertised on Piston heads up North, think it may be a forum car.

This is the add on ebay

Rare 2005 Mercedes c55 AMG | eBay

This is the Piston heads add

Used 2005 Mercedes-Benz AMG C55 AMG for sale in Western Isles | Pistonheads

 

[bob6600]

I guess the ebay ad with the low price is to entice someone to leave a deposit without seeing it and never see it again?

 

[c63chris]

Never a good sign on eBay when the seller has no feedback

 

[markmifsud]

The add matches up with the MOT details and the EPC listing, thats if the reg is correct of course

 

[Watchcame430]

Off subject the local car auction to me has an abused CLK55 going through each week for months. Will post the reg asap.

 

[RSTurbo50]

Never seen one in gold before. Is the one one EBay at £6000 a fraudulent advert then?

 

[merc85]

Never seen one in gold before. Is the one one EBay at £6000 a fraudulent advert then?

Item location in Bournemouth, The Piston Heads advert says Western Isles??

 

[RSTurbo50]

Horrendous colour for a car never mind an AMG....

 

[ringway]

I'd have the £9,000 one on Piston Heads.
It might be more expensive than that dodge-pot car on ebay, but I instinctively know (call it a hump if you like) that the PH one is a better motor.

 

[E55BOF]

It's the same car, but if you offer to buy the eBay one, you'll either pay a deposit then be unable to contact the seller again, or be invited to go, with the cash on you, to a dodgy location of the seller's choice to do the deal. Either way, you will lose money and have no car to show for it.

Or do I just have a nasty suspicious mind? Well, yes, but in this case, it's justified...

 

[AMGeed]

Never seen one in gold before. Is the one one EBay at £6000 a fraudulent advert then?

Item location in Bournemouth, The Piston Heads advert says Western Isles??

I smell a rat too. The eBay ad appears fake, with no feedback from a new seller. The car is also priced too cheaply for it to be a genuine ad.

I have seen these type of ad's before with a seller using photos from another car in different location. It has scam written all over it.

Very tempting to ask the eBay seller why he has photos of a car located 600 miles away from Bournemouth and £3k+ dearer.

 

[Williamwoo]

Is there no way of reporting dodgy ads to Ebay, like there is to Autotrader for example? Or maybe they simply don't care - caveat emptor and all that.