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Worst ebay auction EVER

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  1. UroTrash

    UroTrash Four Time F1 World Champ
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    why a scam? Beater car with a salvage title. I wouldn't pay 15k for it.
     
  2. enzo thecat

    enzo thecat F1 Veteran
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    Because the grammar is horrific. Sounds like those extortion email scams. Like it went through translator software and no English speaking person was there to check it.
     
  3. kosmo

    kosmo Formula 3

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    well, the seller is from PA afterall!
     
  4. David_S

    David_S F1 World Champ
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    Grammar & font in all his recently completed auctions is the same. I'd say it isn't a scam - just someone who doesn't put a whole lot of effort into their item descriptions.
     
  5. Kds

    Kds F1 World Champ

    Just your typical illiterate American as would be seen on "Jay Walking" who is selling an older "parts car" Porsche.

    You outta see how much bad grammer/punctuation and incorrect spelling occurs on covetteforum.com.........
     
  6. UroTrash

    UroTrash Four Time F1 World Champ
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    i have to admit one thing. It indeed a VERY rare car as it has a "V6".
     
  7. WJHMH

    WJHMH Two Time F1 World Champ
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    Just another sign of the rapid decline of western civilization.
     
  8. BlackBird007

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    #9 BlackBird007, Oct 20, 2010
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  9. amenasce

    amenasce Three Time F1 World Champ
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    It says its a 1978 930 Turbo. The Slantnose job doesnt look factory and he did upgrade the bumpers to 964 vintage.
     
  10. Tony K

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    Anyone see the irony in this post? :D ;)
     
  11. Tony K

    Tony K Formula 3

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    Regarding the seller, there is always the possibility he and his family are immigrants and English is their second or third language.
     
  12. UroTrash

    UroTrash Four Time F1 World Champ
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    Offer $12K, add 100 hours of your time parting out and listing on eBay: Better than minimum wage, I bet.
     
  13. photonut

    photonut F1 Rookie
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    yes i does.
     
  14. GuyIncognito

    GuyIncognito Nine Time F1 World Champ
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    from spare parts she was assembled, to spare parts she shall return...
     
  15. Kds

    Kds F1 World Champ

    Glad somebody saw it, because it was done deliberately..........can't get nothing past you bunch.
     
  16. tundraphile

    tundraphile F1 Veteran

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    5 speed for a 1978?
     
  17. staatsof

    staatsof Nine Time F1 World Champ
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    Yes indeed. But what passes for good grammer on one forum quickly fails on another forum.
    I've made similar errors when my mind thinks I've typed a word, my eyes second the motion and somehow it never shows up on the screen.

    What will be interesting is what form technology does to texting what it did to email. Some form of electronic grunting?

    Of course email totally destroyed the practice of writing letters as well as the US post office.

    So it's not all bad ...
     
  18. staatsof

    staatsof Nine Time F1 World Champ
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    Nice try ...
     
  19. JnKC

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    Not a real 930, if it was the vin would start out with 93******.
     
  20. Kds

    Kds F1 World Champ

    :D
     
  21. Mondog1

    Mondog1 F1 Rookie
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    As a PA residnet I can say the license plate(HMW 7483) is a very new issue plate. I don't keep a record of license plates but I do know that Hxx-xxxx are the current plates being issued.
     

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