Ryan Hill wrote: > I've had a couple of sellers on ebay insist on talking to me by phone before sending photos and documentation of their cars. Their reasons were fraud related. Some of the many scammers are able to fool the foolish, and sometimes not so foolish, who think they're doing all their homework when researching a purchase. > A picture of a valid VIN and data plate copied from a 'real' car on ebay etc., accompanied by a group of photos of any car fitting the general desription could be enough to entice some strong winning bids. Having a valid tag with a nice history attached, thanks to a good legitimate write-up on ebay or the like and an ususpecting buyer could end up a victim. Deposits and full payments are often paid well in advance of pick-up. > Buyer Beware....always. > Ryan Hill The seller (if this is really his listing) is a well known car collector in this area AND this car has been listed several times on E-bay already. -- Paul Holmgren Mine: 2 57 300-C's in Indy Hers: 05 PT GT R/T HO Stage 1 Hoosier Corps L#6 ------------------------------------ To send a message to this group, send an email to: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx For list server instructions, go to http://www.chrysler300club.com/yahoolist/inst.htm For archives go to http://www.forwardlook.net/300-archive/Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chrysler300/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chrysler300/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: Chrysler300-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Chrysler300-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Chrysler300-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/