Ross_S14 Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 Hello everyone. I've just signed up purely to add some info to this particular gentleman. . . And when I say 'gentleman', I mean a @*&^%$£ scammer. I searched the number 07709214020 and this post came up on Google along with the fact (mentioned above) that his number has been searched on 'whocalledme.com' 155 times. . . So, I sold a petrol go-kart on ebay recently (https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/264146832827). He messages me his number, texts go back and forth arranging collection. All normal so far. The day comes (today) and he says 'sorry delayed 2 hours'. Ok, so I wait at home. Of course he never shows up and when I called he cut me off and sent a text 'Can't talk, text me'. I did, asking if I'm wasting my time waiting, no reply. I've got two names for him listed on eBay weirdly, William Hope or William West, and an address of 37 Woodlinken Close, Verwood, Dorset, BH31 6BP. Here's his house to egg if you're in the area looking for probably a fictitious 370Z lol - https://www.rightmove.co.uk/house-prices/detailMatching.html?prop=51688806&sale=28251303&country=england. There's a Gumtree ad for the 370Z as well, name just says 'Will'. I note the eBay profile name for his car advert was 'haymel_9' but the account he used to buy my kart was 'haylie1975' with feedback of 746 (sounded good!) Possibly his missus' account for the car sale but still dodgy as he has his own to use. . . That's my 2p anyway. I don't know why these people bother. I will have a close watch on my garage now though as he has my address and knows where the karts are stored. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GranTurismoEra Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 jheeze.....and 145 in a 70? Would expect 9-12 months for that and a night in the cell. Depends on the day. Maintenance, what about an HR 08 09 as suggested earlier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kryptek49 Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 19 hours ago, Andy_Muxlow said: according to the app it has never been written off, but it says cat d in the ad? although it says my car hasn't had a colour change either.... If you drop the reg into AutoTrader as if you are going to sell the car yourself, on the second screen it will flag up if the car is a write off. Most other sites wont tell you for free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckley Posted February 7, 2019 Author Share Posted February 7, 2019 Just done a search of the address on RightMove and the pictures he sent yesterday show that house In the back ground...... all a bit weird as I said earlier if I was anywhere near it I’d go to have a look out of curiosity now, some parts add up, some smell of poo ill keep watching the auction and ad see what twists it takes next he mentioned someone looking at it Friday night and Saturday but took that with a pinch of salt, he seemed cocky it would sell anyway, if it’s legit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckley Posted February 7, 2019 Author Share Posted February 7, 2019 AutoTrader says CatD too so that adds up as well, it might be legit, but if hea pissing people about you sort of know what he’s like Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckley Posted February 10, 2019 Author Share Posted February 10, 2019 Just had a quick look and it’s dropped to £6,750 now.... tried to text ‘Will’ but no reply yet. if he does I’ll mention the go kart another bum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_Muxlow Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 Just walk away buddy it all seems too good to be true. Which usually means it is. Don't get your fingers and stuff burned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckley Posted February 10, 2019 Author Share Posted February 10, 2019 Already have done mate, it’s a no go from me im just keeping an eye on it he does reply back though even if I entertained going down to where it’s at I’d probably meet some unsavoury characters if I went with cash not worth it it wasn’t that my budget was 7k it’s just you see something and think that’s a steal when our lass is looking at Ford Kugas for twice as much cant keep myself off AutoTrader i hope that lottery syndicate comes in when I get to work tomorrow and I’ll buy that Z and crash it for a laugh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_Muxlow Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 Looks like some did get a bargain. A guy on Facebook brought it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveo132 Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 In the subject of scams my cars now appeard twice in ebay for sale in the last few weeks. Mine isn't for sale... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toon Chris Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 When looking for any car, use Arnies website. It is free to check if any car was ever in a salvage auction and find out all the MOT history. For a few quid you can also get true idea of the real damage: https://www.vcheck.uk/search/SB09ZEN/ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordy SB Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 The seller was a fool. I spoke to him several times couple of weeks back. I found mine elsewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mierzwin Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 (edited) On 18/02/2019 at 09:31, Toon Chris said: When looking for any car, use Arnies website. It is free to check if any car was ever in a salvage auction and find out all the MOT history. For a few quid you can also get true idea of the real damage: https://www.vcheck.uk/search/SB09ZEN/ Reports on vcheck will show you original auction images. If you just put a reg in as in the link here it will tell you for free if there are any salvage auctions straightaway this is the nissan from the link, it was twice on copart uk: Edited February 27, 2019 by Mierzwin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckley Posted February 27, 2019 Author Share Posted February 27, 2019 Looks like I dodged a bad one! got my eye on a few others now, really like a light blue one (don’t know the colour) I liked the yellow GT4 350 but for some reason not sold on the 370... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponsonby Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 12 hours ago, Mierzwin said: Reports on vcheck will show you original auction images. If you just put a reg in as in the link here it will tell you for free if there are any salvage auctions straightaway this is the nissan from the link, it was twice on copart uk: That should polish out nicely .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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