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How do you know if the purchase is legitimate?
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How do you know if the purchase is legitimate?
dcf_3784
OP2 years agoThis is the listing...
Hi,
My 2012 Buick Enclave is still available. It is in a good condition, no scratches, no damages, never been involved in any kind of accidents. One owner with 75,951 Original Miles. 3rd row seat - seats 7 passengers.Power windows, locks, cruise control. Dual sun roof.CD player with AUX and Bluetooth, Heated leather seats.Dual DVD player for back passengers. Power liftgate. Parking sensors. ABSOLUTELY NO ISSUES at all and I have the clean title in hand. I am selling it at this final price of $800 because my husband died 7 months ago and it brings me bad memories and that's the reason I want to sell it a.s.a.p. I want to use ebay services for the safety of both of us so if you are interested in purchasing this Buick, I can notify eBay that you are selected as my possible buyer and they will contact you to explain the entire procedure. Just let me know if you are interested and I can attach some pics.
Have a wonderful day.
eburtonlab
Mentor2 years agoI am selling it at this final price of $800 because my husband died 7 months ago and it brings me bad memories and that's the reason I want to sell it a.s.a.p. I want to use ebay services for the safety of both of us so if you are interested in purchasing this Buick, I can notify eBay that you are selected as my possible buyer and they will contact you to explain the entire procedure.
That is a scam. That is not how eBay works.
Scammers always have a story -- usually involving death, divorce or deployment -- to explain why they are apparently selling a vehicle for one tenth of its blue book value.
rock.star
·2 years agoYou did not find this Buick on eBay there fore eBay has nothing to do with it. Run!
disneyshopper
Mentor2 years agoWhere did you find the motor vehicle listed?
ebay has nothing to do with motor vehicles found on another website. ebay does not have a warehouse, does not ship to you for free to inspect and then ship it back if you don't like it. ebay does not accept ebay gift cards in payment for a motor vehicle.
If you don't find the motor vehicle listed ON ebay, with a 12 digit item number, that you either bid on or use the BUY IT NOW, the transaction is a SCAM. Stop communicating with the scammer. Report that "listing" to the website it is listed on.
https://pages.motors.ebay.com/buy/security/index.html
eburtonlab
Mentor2 years ago@dcf_3784
Beware scammers who advertise on other sites and tell you that the transaction will be handled through eBay.
That is not how eBay works. eBay does not rely on users finding ads on Facebook or other sites and sending contact information to a seller. Likely the seller will send a phony "invoice" that appears to be from eBay but is not, asking you to pay with gift cards to have the vehicle shipped to you for a free evaluation period.
eBay has no warehouse and does not ship vehicles. eBay does not handle such transactions or provide "vehicle protection orders". Scammers often promise those things, though. Any phone number you may receive on such an "invoice" does not connect to eBay, but to the scammer.
Anyone that asks you to purchase gift cards or to send card codes to them to complete a transaction is trying to take advantage of you. Anyone asking for a gift card is looking for a gift at your expense. Once anyone else knows the code, your money will be gone and you will have no recourse.
See here for some info about avoiding such scams (US links):
https://pages.motors.ebay.com/buy/security/index.html
https://www.fbi.gov/scams-and-safety/common-fraud-schemes/online-vehicle-sale-fraud
The only way to purchase a vehicle on eBay is to sign in to eBay, find the vehicle on eBay and complete the checkout process on eBay, so that the item appears in your Purchase History. Then you typically meet the seller to inspect the vehicle, pay the seller, and collect the keys, title and vehicle.
If you encountered an ad on another site, contact that site to have the ad removed. eBay is not involved with any ads listed on sites other than eBay itself.