Another Ebay fraud-TR engine

I know Testarossa engines are hard to come by, I hope nobody here is considering this one! It's clearly a model of one in the pics. I've contacted the seller, the bidders and ebay.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=33615&item=2480090539&rd=1

It's certainly worthwhile for the members of the community to be policing this kind of thing, and I think we should be making these things known on here, but we might need a new forum dedicated to this soon! So when you're planning to bid on an auction you can go check it out & see if anyone else thinks it's a fraud. And that certainly shouldn't be a subscriber-only forum!

Don

 

Either a fraud or the world's biggest keyboard is in the background.

I wonder what on earth the seller is thinking?

 

ha ha ha ha ha ha ha

 

LOL!

 

LMAO

 

Holy cow!!!

I wonder what the BIDDERS are thinking........

 

omg, I cant believe that is selling that high.

 

LOL

ebay is becoming a big joke.....

 

Here is the reply from the seller.

Subj: Re: Question from eBay Member: Ferrari Testarossa Complete Engine ~ NO RESERVE~ (2480090539)
Date: 29/05/2004 04:33:38 GMT Daylight Time
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Sent from the Internet (Details)




Hello,

Yes what you see its a model engine... its not a rip off... i was contacted by several ebay members regarding that ... its an actual Ferrari Testarossa care engine to back it up , i have serial # for verification purposes.. and ofcourse pictures with the actual engine.

Thank you and have a great day

[email protected] wrote:
Question from eBay Member: Ferrari Testarossa Complete Engine ~ NO RESERVE~ (2480090539)

Dear rodeokk2000,

This is a rip off !!!! It is a model engine !!!!

To view the item, go to: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/ebayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2480090539



Thank you,
jrs911p

 

Hehe that's great! He tells you he has pics of the real engine to back it up (probably a phrase he lifted from my email to him). He said the name of the shop, they're located in Italy and UK, so I asked him for pics of the actual engine myself! And pics of the shop. And a phone number. What a crock!

 

ask him if you could pay in 'play' money

 

I think that engine may actually be very expensive in the 'Monopoly' game.

 

I bid it up to $25,000 so no one gets hurt.

 

most be a nigerian from london

 

That's one of the funniest things I've ever seen......

 

If I win the auction, do I get the model, or does he just take the money and run?

Ken

 

If you do win I'll buy it from you for my 1/12 scale TR with a blown motor.

 

This is what the guy just sent me: (mind you he has no feedback and registered the day before the auction)

Dear marionott,

Hello, I am the seller with teh Ferrari Testarossa engine, i seen that you have -1 feedback ... how that happend? The person who left you the feedback its one with a great feedback ! If you still want to bid on my auction i need to tell you that: First you need to send the money and than i will ship the engine, i don't want to be rude but i don't want to have problems! If you agree let me know Thank you and have a great day


Thank you,
rodeokk2000

 

My reply to him:

I am sure you don't mind me coming there and picking up the engine and paying for it then and there, are you?

I have an associate that I will send over to do that. He will have the money and will pay you.

Since you would not be so dumb to offer a plastic model engine at pickup but the real thing as you describe it coming out of the car I am sure there is no problem. If you are indeed trying to scam eBay members your fraud will be notified to Scottland Yard, who, like the US FBI, have an eBay fraud division and will arrest you for international fraud.

So, if you do have what you offer there will indeed be no problem with my bidding. I can assure you I have excellent feedback on my other bidder names but your offer sounds fishy with pictures of a plastic engine. So lets see the real thing. What is the engine number?

Martin

 

You tell him Martin!!! Fchat members did it again!!!^_^

 

lol

 

What you need to tell him is that three guys with no necks will be there to present payment, and to settle any problems if he doesn't deliver...

 

FWIW, if you follow the thread and hit update in your web browser, the photo with the computer keyboard in the background has been deleted. How come E-Bay hasn't pulled this auction?

 

this is a great idea, i dont use ebay anymore because of the bull$hit, paypal and they fact they dont react or do much to stop it. a sticky thread for this would be great.

 

Okay detectives in England:

Who wants to check out this guy?

Email: [email protected]
User ID: rodeokk2000
Name: Claude Deflandre
Company:
City: Coulsdon
State: Surrey
Country: United Kingdom
Phone: 02086601434
Registered Since: Monday, May 24, 2004 22:47:43 PST