Question Re: motorhome in Member To Member Support DO NOT DELETE

motorhome

0160bellowsl — Wed, 14 Oct 2020 19:18:41 GMT

Hi there is a item motorhome on ebay which i think is a scam the item no is 20311550804 he is asking £6000 for this motorhome the true value of this is in the region of £24000 i contacted the add he then passed me onto a private email address which i asked t view the item he then emailed saying he lived in Scotland and would rather go through a transport company,who would deliver it to my door they will also take payment from me through escrow then they will release the money to him when i am happy with the motorhome escrow is doggy and this is a conn or they would go through ebay.just thought i would let you know so no buyers can fall for this scam and hand money overto them.

Re: motorhome

red_magpie — Wed, 14 Oct 2020 19:27:47 GMT

Glad you spotted it!

However, telling us about it is unlikely to prevent anyone else falling for this scam.

You can try reporting it to eBay, but many members have repeatedly reported listings in the motors section, without result. Even if removed, it's soon likely to reappear.

So many buyers don't understand that eBay's money back guarantee doesn't apply to motor vehicles that frauds are easy and frequent. A senior police officer reported on TV that one criminal gang alone had registered "multiple hundreds" of fake accounts on eBay to place fraudulent listings for motor vehicles.

For some reason, these scams often involve motorhomes.

Re: motorhome

tobiasd4 — Wed, 14 Oct 2020 19:26:16 GMT

ABSOLUTE SCAM!!.

There is NO ebay protection for vehicles, only an idiot would pay any money before seeing it,

unfortunately some do & get conned.

Ebay remove listings, but mpre come back.

Re: motorhome

fargvs — Wed, 14 Oct 2020 19:34:02 GMT

SCAM ... Scam ... there is NO Motorhome! ... anyone who attempts to buy will lose their money if they proceed with this deal ... eBay do not hold the money/offer a Escrow/Delivery service for the Vehicle ... Do not pay anything including deposits until you have seen and examined the Vehicle personally.

Cash on inspection/collection is the safest and best payment method for vehicles ...(or mutually agreed cleared and confirmed Bank Transfer before the seller releases the Vehicle and documents to you) ... No PayPal payments including holding deposits should be given as there is absolutely No payment protection offered for Collection items/Vehicles.