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Offline philward

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Scammers all over Ebay
« on: December 01, 2018, 09:31:41 PM »
My project search I have saved on ebay is dominated with scammers lately - i.e.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/honda-cb750-4-k2-uk-bike/283285879377?hash=item41f5277a51:g:GUkAAOSwRcZcAvUK:rk:1:pf:0
Current Bikes:-
Honda CB750K2 (1975)
Honda CB500K2 (12/1972)
Honda CR750 Replica (1972)
Honda CB350K0 (1969)
Kawasaki ZZR1100D3 (1995)
Kawasaki ZZR250 (1990) Project (Going on eBay ASAP)

Offline neat street

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Re: Scammers all over Ebay
« Reply #1 on: December 02, 2018, 09:41:45 AM »
taken off pretty quick?
CB500 1973
CB750F 1976
KLX250 1983
Lambretta SX200
Mini Mayfair 1984

Offline SumpMagnet

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Re: Scammers all over Ebay
« Reply #2 on: December 02, 2018, 11:36:59 AM »
Sad....but wherever there is money being spent...there will be scammers.

The more a bikes value goes up, the more likely you are to get people passing off junk as restored, or 'rare' examples cobbled together from the cheaper less sought after models. I mean...how hard would it be to pass off an F2 as an early K series. Swap a few bits...hide the rest with crud and rusty cast offs and call it a 'barn find'?
CB750F2 - in pieces
CB900F Hornet - the daily transport

Offline philward

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Re: Scammers all over Ebay
« Reply #3 on: December 02, 2018, 12:00:21 PM »
taken off pretty quick?
I have a saved search for 'Projects' and whenever they're taken off, they are relisted. Yesterday, out of about the ist 15 items, scams numbered about 12 - of which the same item was re-listed following (I assume) ebay taking them off. If you look at the scammers other items, there's pages and pages of sought after cars and bikes.
Drives me mad!
Current Bikes:-
Honda CB750K2 (1975)
Honda CB500K2 (12/1972)
Honda CR750 Replica (1972)
Honda CB350K0 (1969)
Kawasaki ZZR1100D3 (1995)
Kawasaki ZZR250 (1990) Project (Going on eBay ASAP)

 

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