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Old 17 November 2014, 19:30   #1
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Possible eBay scam

Hi folks,
I'm looking to upgrade my little RIB to something a bit bigger. There is a 4.8m Tornado listed at the moment on eBay, in Skipton, N. Yorks.

I have been unable to contact the buyer to arrange a viewing.

The listing is identical to one that sold in Belfast just two weeks ago for £3410 and now it's on an auction. Oh, and they want paying by transfer before it's collected.

Here is the listing - Tornado 4.8mtr RIB Boat | eBay

I'm not saying it is dodgy, just that I smell a rat......buyer beware!
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Old 17 November 2014, 21:22   #2
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Old 17 November 2014, 21:28   #3
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Scam, I've bid on it every time it appears just to pi$$ the scammer off
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Old 17 November 2014, 22:57   #4
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Hi Guys,

This is my old RIB that I sold 6 months ago to a guy down in Plymouth, the photo's were taken outside my garage by me!

I know that he put it up for sale only a month or so after he bought it but don't know what happened to it after that.

Hope this helps any potential interested parties?
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Old 18 November 2014, 00:02   #5
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My last rib was re-advertised before the first (genuine) listing by me had been removed after the sale.
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Old 18 November 2014, 04:20   #6
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Old 18 November 2014, 21:56   #7
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There is now an Avon Adventure 4.10 up that is a scam with the same picture of the persons email address
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Old 21 November 2014, 13:36   #8
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Here we go again back on eBay only in Deeside this time!!!!

I think I'll hang on till its for sale in my home town saves traveling!!!!😀
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Old 21 November 2014, 15:49   #10
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He's hacking loads of accounts and using them for his scams
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Old 24 November 2014, 14:16   #11
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Tornado 4.8mtr RIB Boat With Yamaha 50hp Engine | eBay

Isn't this the same Tornado RIB again? It's on there selling in Belfast now (24th Nov) with 20 hours remaining.
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Old 24 November 2014, 14:20   #12
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And the two cars you can see in the photos both have UK plates, not Northern Irish plates! Same email address as the above scam too.
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Old 24 November 2014, 14:37   #13
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Yep same again but with a different seller ID!
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Old 24 November 2014, 14:40   #14
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I've just reported it to eBay.
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I reckon a lot of members on here are reporting him but he just seems he hacks another account and off he goes again!

I feel for the people who fall for these scams I mean its challenging enough for people who know what they're talking to avoid them.
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And the two cars you can see in the photos both have UK plates, not Northern Irish plates! Same email address as the above scam too.
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The MacRib is up for sale again! It's the same scammer with the same email address of boatfunworld@gmail.com!

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I've emailed him again as I did when he last posted it up, I complimented him on a nice garden in the picture and pointed out it was my garden, I also ask him how stupid he was trying to sell such a high profile boat that clearly wasn't his to sell


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I came across a different scam when I was searching for a rib. I saw a boat on eBay and decided to do some background research on the model. This lead me to an advert for the same model of boat but with a very low asking price - perhaps a third of the true value. I emailed to ask about it and got a story that it was the deceased grandfather's boat and located in Cardiff but the seller was somewhere else. I then looked at the photographs and realised they were the same as the ebay boat. The ebay boat was located in the Midlands and seemed genuine. It was clearly a scam but I could not see how it could work unless the boat was bought without viewing and money transferred before collection. Or did I miss something?
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I came across a different scam when I was searching for a rib. I saw a boat on eBay and decided to do some background research on the model. This lead me to an advert for the same model of boat but with a very low asking price - perhaps a third of the true value. I emailed to ask about it and got a story that it was the deceased grandfather's boat and located in Cardiff but the seller was somewhere else. I then looked at the photographs and realised they were the same as the ebay boat. The ebay boat was located in the Midlands and seemed genuine. It was clearly a scam but I could not see how it could work unless the boat was bought without viewing and money transferred before collection. Or did I miss something?
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