Is this SL a scam ?

[JonnyCJ]

MERCEDES SL500 2002 CONVERTIBLE BLUE BARGAIN L@@K on eBay (end time 26-Mar-10 10:15:24 GMT)

After initial contact through ebay the seller won't respond to emails asking questions about service history, condition, MOTs etc nor answer the phone nr which he provided. This is permanently switched off. Anyone know of the car ? interior needs a clean and from the pics the backs of the seats look filthy, with no front seat pics. Wonder why ?!

Classic case of caveat emptor methinks. No VIN or reg nr to check history with Merc either.

 

[SilverSaloon]

MERCEDES SL500 2002 CONVERTIBLE BLUE BARGAIN L@@K on eBay (end time 26-Mar-10 10:15:24 GMT)

After initial contact through ebay the seller won't respond to emails asking questions about service history, condition, MOTs etc nor answer the phone nr which he provided. This is permanently switched off. Anyone know of the car ? interior needs a clean and from the pics the backs of the seats look filthy, with no front seat pics. Wonder why ?!

Classic case of caveat emptor methinks. No VIN or reg nr to check history with Merc either.

maybe; its very cheap.

however if you bid and win it, you can then request all the relevant details - if its all legal and above board buy it, if not just walk away.... no one's going to force you to pay the guy.

 

[moonloops]

It has no tax therfore one can assume it has never had a penny spent on it when needed.. one to avoid also...

CAR WAS SEBJECT TO VANDALISM ACOUPLE OF YEARS AGO​

AND HAD PAINT STRIPPER POURED ON IT ​

AND ON SEATS​

ITS AN CAT D WITH LOGBOOK (V5)​

CAR HAS HAD AN RESPRAY AND SEAT HAVE BEEN REPLACED​

NEEDS FRONT LIGHTS CHANGING AS GOT ACID ON THEM THEY WORK FINE ONLY A STRIPE OF PAINT STRIPPER ON THEM​

AND REAR STRIP BY BOOT IS CRACKED COST ABOUT £60 NEVER REALLY BOTHERED ME​

NEEDS SAT NAV CD​

ALSO NEED A CLEAN FROM INSIDE LEATHER NEEDS POLISH​

​

 

[Spin_bowler]

It has no tax therfore one can assume it has never had a penny spent on it when needed.. one to avoid also...

CAR WAS SEBJECT TO VANDALISM ACOUPLE OF YEARS AGO​

AND HAD PAINT STRIPPER POURED ON IT ​

AND ON SEATS​

ITS AN CAT D WITH LOGBOOK (V5)​

CAR HAS HAD AN RESPRAY AND SEAT HAVE BEEN REPLACED​

NEEDS FRONT LIGHTS CHANGING AS GOT ACID ON THEM THEY WORK FINE ONLY A STRIPE OF PAINT STRIPPER ON THEM​

AND REAR STRIP BY BOOT IS CRACKED COST ABOUT £60 NEVER REALLY BOTHERED ME​

NEEDS SAT NAV CD​

ALSO NEED A CLEAN FROM INSIDE LEATHER NEEDS POLISH​

​

Yeah, some 'pride and joy'

 

[Swozza]

Its currently got 20mins left and is very very cheap. Even with the list of negatives. The seller has been upfront. Never assume.

 

[JonnyCJ]

Went for £12600 !!

£400 for the lights, £200 for a proper interior clean and connolise (seats are 2nd hand) possibly no Merc history or mileage proof, CAT D, poor seller comms.... zoiks !

At £10k it was worth a gamble.

 

[JonnyCJ]

Its currently got 20mins left and is very very cheap. Even with the list of negatives. The seller has been upfront. Never assume.

Seller wouldn't answer my specific q's

Are there any faults aside from those listed.

Do you have old MOTs

Is there any Merc s/h

He bought it off a mate who bought it from Norwich union apparently.

 

[bpsorrel]

Silly point I guess, but is it just me that gets fed up with bad spelling everywhere? Read through that ad - it's atrocious! Why don't people just run a simple spell check, especially when trying to sell something!

 

[d w124]

Silly point I guess, but is it just me that gets fed up with bad spelling everywhere? Read through that ad - it's atrocious! Why don't people just run a simple spell check, especially when trying to sell something!

My English is very best

 

[JonnyCJ]

Silly point I guess, but is it just me that gets fed up with bad spelling everywhere? Read through that ad - it's atrocious! Why don't people just run a simple spell check, especially when trying to sell something!

Lack of attention to detail - no excuse when trying to sell a car like this.

 

[A-AvantGarde]

Lack of attention to detail - no excuse when trying to sell a car like this.

Agree, and writing the advert in block CAPITALS too!

Crazy...

 

[bpsorrel]

Even my Russian wife makes sure her English is bang on when selling anything on Ebay! (helps that she's a translator! )

 

[bpsorrel]

Agree, and writing the advert in block CAPITALS too!

Crazy...

And SO LARGE!!

 

[Charles Morgan]

Silly point I guess, but is it just me that gets fed up with bad spelling everywhere? Read through that ad - it's atrocious! Why don't people just run a simple spell check, especially when trying to sell something!

I quite agree. One can come over all huffy and puffy about the decline of written English, but the company I used to work for voted with its feet and started hiring EU graduates over English ones, as they could actually spell and write grammatically. The Italians have a term of total contempt for such people - maleducato, and I know precisely what they mean by that term.

 

[DSB SL AMG]

well worth a pop...local indy to check /inspect (£50) , verify the HPI online(£10)....gotta be bargain if it was a genuine sale...make sure its not a ringer and u get a big smile for little money...

 

[st4]

Yeah, some 'pride and joy'

It was, but a Jealous ex.

Sounds like the work of a woman scorned.

 

[JonnyCJ]

well worth a pop...local indy to check /inspect (£50) , verify the HPI online(£10)....gotta be bargain if it was a genuine sale...make sure its not a ringer and u get a big smile for little money...

You'd think so - if the seller would give you the reg or VIN or allow you to actually view the car..

 

[DSB SL AMG]

just looked seller has 100% feedback ....be interesting to see if that remains as the ebay bid has been accepted...

 

[JonnyCJ]

If he's wearing this which he bought recently, I'm sure it will be nothing but a great transaction Single Square 7mm Cubic Zirconia Silver Stud Earring on eBay (end time 15-Feb-10 12:01:08 GMT)

 

[bpsorrel]

I quite agree. One can come over all huffy and puffy about the decline of written English, but the company I used to work for voted with its feet and started hiring EU graduates over English ones, as they could actually spell and write grammatically. The Italians have a term of total contempt for such people - maleducato, and I know precisely what they mean by that term.

So true! My wife who is Russian and learned English at school, not even as a second language, speaks and writes better English than most of the British people I know!!