i found this Supra on eBay and it says Buy It Now for $4000.00 (im assuming thats what $4,00.00 means. Take a look at the link and let me know about this auction. Thanks in advance.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAP...4552563937&rd=1

-Mark

looks very clean and cheap for the options. however, looks very risky due to owner sifting who gets a chance to buy. its like he wants to get the know the person they sell it to. why? i dunno. 2nd they didnt give the option to look at it in person. im sorry, but a buy it now being "sifted" soo cheap for a clean car just doesnt add up. as ive always been told, if its too good of a deal it probably is.

ok if it is twin turbo i highly doubt it is $400 or $4000 buy now... you can't even buy a mint mk3 for that

email him and ask him if you can look at the car... see what he replies with... post it here if ur not sure :)

HMMM and i don't even see a buy it now button up top, what does he want you to do this outside of ebay?

oh and i'm trying to figure out why that picture looks so familiar to me.

"if u find a twin turbo AND manual it DEFINETLY, POSITIVELY, FOR SURE wont be for 4000 bucks"
-300hpvision

my cousin wanted to say that and i completely agree with him cuz he's looking for one.

Hey everyone,
i got an e-mail back from the seller saying that he is from the US, got moved to London and from what im told has the car there but can't keep it there because of work... He says he just needs to get rid of the car and he will pay for all shipping costs. He said, $2000.00 deposit, he sends the papers and keys overnight then a couple days later the car should come and pay the other $2000.00.
He said he's planning on selling the car in the US so i asked if he could get it shipped here to someone that can help him sell it so i can see it. But i don't know, im really don't want this to be any scam but i have to be 100% sure it isn't for me to continue with this.
What would you guys do as far as making this a secure transaction, hoping this isn't a scam. Thanks a lot everyone.

-mark

scam


sorry dude.... generally genuine buyers will sell the car.. and only sell it if the car is completely paid for... they don't take deposits or offer to pay for shipping or papers or anything..

so.. good luck in finding your dream car and please don't waste your effort, time and money on this

thanks for posting up the email tho ;)

total scam, been accross this many times already, you have to ask permission to bid, and then he gives you this whole story about having to move and the cars with him, and he'll pay shipping blah blah blah.

*sigh* yea... this isn't the first one like this i've come across. :angry: :angry: :angry: :angry: :angry:
Thanks for you help everyone. :-D

-Mark

Hey again... please respond to this ASAP. I know you all said it's a scam and i thought the same but since my last post i got an e-mail from eBay and the seller saying this: The purchase will go through eBay, the down payment of $2000 will be withheld by eBay and i have 10 days after the car arrives to make sure everything is good. If not, the seller is obliged to pay for shipping again and i get a full refund and the seller never sees the money from eBay. Ive never done this through eBay before but im thinking about calling eBay and speaking to someone about all these details. If eBay can tell me that unless I give the OK to send the money, i can test drive the Supra for a week and decide if i want it pretty much..... What not?? Im confused and don't know what to do!!! I want this car so bad that i want this to work but i really dont know what to do.. Regardless, im calling eBay and asking about specific member names, ID's etc... If that all checks out should i go for it??? Has anyone gone though this before?

-Mark

i can't say personally as i don't live that side of the world... but yes you have good thinking... i would phone up ebay and ask them... give them the auction # etc and see how they get on... let us know what they say

Hey, this seems like it's going to happen! I still know not to get my hopes up all the way but its hard.. haha. Anyways, everything seems to be going good, i got a carfax report of the car, everything matches and the car has a clean record. All i'm waiting for is for eBay to reply to my e-mail and confirm that everything is legit and if so..... ima own a supra.. *does a dance*.

Theres one thing i have to make sure about though. I dont know if the answer would have an affect on the purchase but the car is always refered to as a "turbo". Are the only two ways to go: Non-Turbo and Twin Turbo? (that's what i thought)

This is exactly what carfax said about the model: 1997 TOYOTA SUPRA W-SPORT RF LTD ED

Engine type: 3.0L L6 TURBO EFI

And i just found out it has a targa top too so thats cool.

So all you experienced Supra owners... if im going to do this it will be withing the next 2-5 days and ill hopefully have the car in a week or two. Thanks for the help!!

-Mark

hmmmm strange, the auction was removed from ebay....

i still believe this is a scam.... if it was 14,000k and above i would possibly believe it, there's one in the for sale section here can't remember the specs

but i'm still wary...

can you pm me the details of the carfax? i wanna check with a friend of mine that has access to it to see if its dodgy at all...

i really wouldn't want your money to go to waste

I sent you a link Suprra_Girl. Let me know what you think.
And i still waiting a reply from eBay about the whole thing with the "eBay agent" and such. They don't have a phone number that i can find...

-Mark