Canadian Currency has nosedived!

[SilvrT]

Look what you can now buy for CHEAP!!!

 

http://www.buysell.com/root/detail/BC/Motorcycles_1001_1500cc/4810/74545891/FOR_SALE_IS_MY_2008_Yamaha_Royal_Star.aspx?gok=Motorcycles+1001++1500cc

[massey130]

not enough information in that link. it makes me smell ripoff scam.

[gibvel]

If it isn't, I'll take it!!

 

But me thinks me smells a rat!!

[KeithR]

Maybe his exwife is in for 50% !!!!

[gibvel]

I wrote him/her using a very unused email. We'll see what he/she says if I get a response before the ad gets yanked.

[massey130]

If it isn't, I'll take it!!

 

But me thinks me smells a rat!!

 

why don't you be the bait and give them a call. let us know what happens.

[stroker ace]

We had the same bike description here a couple weeks ago on craigs list. He was out on the oil spill and was glad to ship.

[SilvrT]

here's the response I received....

 

From: neil.sanders@live.com

To: prys_services@hotmail.com

Subject: 2008 Yamaha Royal Star Venture

Date: Sat, 1 May 2010 16:19:43 +0000

 

Hi,

 

Thanks for your email and i inform you that the bike is still available for sale, it's in excellent overall condition, no accidents, no mechanical problems and well kept.

I am outside of Canada, i worked 2 years there but in March this year my working contract ended and i returned back home in Sweden and i took the bike with me because i love it, but here i can not register it, so i decided to sell it back to Canada.

Our locations will not be a problem because i will ship it through a transport company which will handle the payment and shipment. They will deliver the bike to your address in 7-10 working days and you will have the chance to inspect it before i receive any money. You will have 10 days to check and test the bike and after this period you must decide if you will keep it or not. You will not pay anything more than the price of the bike, because i will support the transport taxes.

 

If you are still interested, let me know and i will explain the entire procedure, step by step.

 

Regards!

 

Typical scammer response... I won't copy/past my reply...the boss would ban me! LOL

[YamaDuck]

Smells bad to me. Under the photo's there is a link to click for more bikes in that price range. There is a 2005 Harley Road King with 10,000 miles for $5,400 or best offer. I think there fishing and I ain't biting.

[SilvrT]

Smells bad to me. Under the photo's there is a link to click for more bikes in that price range. There is a 2005 Harley Road King with 10,000 miles for $5,400 or best offer. I think there fishing and I ain't biting.

 

heh... try http://www.buysell.com/classifieds/Results/Motorcycles_Dirt_Bikes/BC/4808/1002/1/false/cname+sbName+r+class+subclass+1_Pg+rw/Motorcycles_over_1500cc.html?CTAction=RefineByCategory&gok=Motorcycles+Dirt+Bikes

 

there are lots of Harleys and Hondas in that price range. I've fished out a few of them and gotten several "similar" responses. I even phoned Buysell to advise them. The told me that they do "try" to eliminate these scammers ... I said "heck, that should be easy....just look at the price"

Edited May 10, 2010 by SilvrT

[gibvel]

Well, I was going to post my email reply but SilvrT stole my thunder.

 

Exactly the same email, word for word, that I got.

 

Wait, I take that back, the first 2 lines are the same but he's in the UK in my email.

 

From:Neil Sanders http://webmail.netzero.net/images/clear.gifhttp://webmail.netzero.net/images/clear.gifhttp://webmail.netzero.net/images/blue.gif

To:http://webmail.netzero.net/images/clear.gifhttp://webmail.netzero.net/images/clear.gif

Subject:2008 Yamaha Royal Star Venturehttp://webmail.netzero.net/images/clear.gifhttp://webmail.netzero.net/images/clear.gif

Date:Mon, May 10, 2010 04:56 PMhttp://webmail.netzero.net/images/clear.gifhttp://webmail.netzero.net/images/clear.gifhttp://webmail.netzero.net/images/blue.gif

 

Hi,

 

Thanks for your email and i inform you that the bike is still available for sale, it's in excellent overall condition, no accidents, no mechanical problems and well kept.

The bike is in Toronto, ON, but i am outside of Canada, i am in London, United Kingdom because i moved back home 2 months ago. The distance will not be a problem to close the deal, because i left the bike in the custody of eBay VPP store and we will do the deal through them. The VPP (Vehicle Purchase Protection) protects both buyer and seller. They act as 3rd party in this transaction, so no funds exchange hands until you inspect/drive the bike. You will not pay anything more than the price of the bike, because i will support the transport taxes.

 

If you are still interested to buy my bike, email me back and i'll provide you the steps of transaction.

 

Regards!

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If that doesn't convince you it's a scam there ain't much that will.

Edited May 10, 2010 by gibvel

[elag]

I've seen lots of these ads. Ventures, Harleys, Goldwings. You name it, prices are always unbelievable. I smell a scam.

[SilvrT]

 

Wait, I take that back, the first 2 lines are the same but he's in the UK in my email.

.

 

heh... the guy gets around, don't he? ... a real "world traveller" !! LMAO

[Condor]

I love to play along with these jerks. Make them think they've hooked a sucker.... They finally quit answering their email. I also use a hotmail address.