Is one dollar boats actually selling boats of did I get scammed Has anyone ever had a deal complete
Summary: The discussion centers around concerns related to online transactions, with participants expressing dissatisfaction regarding a platform's security and policies. femmefan1946 questioned if a discussion might interest the platform for further review, while king_8811 described a personal experience of being defrauded and criticized the platform's guarantee as ineffective. There were multiple responses, though many posts did not provide content for detailed analysis.
I recently sent $700 to onedollar boats and am now thinking it’s a scam because I couldn’t pay via ebay
How are the allowed on eBay if it’s not legit?
49 comments
king_8811
·1 month agoI was defrauded for $551.00 , and Ebay didnt do a thing.Why has Ebay allowed this ?
eoma689485
·1 month agoThis thread is a year old - I suggest you start your own thread.
kh_femi
·5 months agoHi everyone,
Due to the age of this thread, it has been closed to further replies. Please feel free to start a new thread if you wish to continue to discuss this topic.
Thank you for understanding.
deiviper
·9 months agoYou're investigating I need your help please contact
viper@mail.house.gov
or 202-225-8888
robhast70
·8 months agoI bid on a $1 twelve foot boat and then was sent an invoice from One Dollar Boats in Nevada for $499. Emailed I was not going to pick up the boat so go ahead and sell to someone else. ODB sent another invoice and said their $499 fee was disclosed in the original eBay ad - which it was.... way down in the bottom of the page - NOT prominently in the ad like with Boat Angel. Then they sent a 2nd invoice letting me know they may contact eBay and place me on a no-bid list. In my opinion this is a scam. Stay away. Also write to eBay customer service and let them know about this seller.
rosad_7
·9 months agoI had a similar experience. Almost no communication except to have the invoice paid. I have called them again and again for almost 2 months with no response. They essentially stole my money.
king_8811
·1 month agoSame thing happened to me . Ebay s Iron Clad Guarantee is worthless .
kingcastle
·10 months agoThis is not a registered non-profit. Their "veterans charity" is simply a fraud. Although some people may indeed have successfully received a boat, that does not negate the illegality of the operation.
I get the feeling eBay will be unwilling (or uncaring) until more eyes are on the case. A report to law enforcement and stories sent to local news media would have a greater impact and are more likely to elicit a response from eBay.
rlr0528
·11 months agoCheck the invoice that you received. The payment is made to Francine Siegel in Henderson NV. I was able to find her home phone number by Google. I am experiencing the same issue with this outfit which is inept at best and unscrupulous at worst.
onpointsp_0
·9 months agothey used to receive checks at a private box in California but it now goes to wife's grandma in Nevada
kepra_861
·1 year agoI bought two boats from them and never had an issue with the first one.The second one I went to pick it up and the guy wouldn't release it to me,said they never sent him any donation papers.I have been trying to get hold of them to no avail.The money order I sent I have the name and all but they said I had to have a phone number.I don't have the one they had on their site,now they are gone off ebay.Would you have the phone number they had on their site,by chance? I put in a couple fake number but it had to match that area code I was told.If you can help I would appreciate it.They got me for $552.50
Thank you.
kepra_861
·1 year agoI just got scammed by them,but money order supplier said I had to have a phone number for them to get my money back.I have the money order number and address and name on money order but they still want a phone number.Would you know it?
Thank you.
us-mamic
·1 year agoI bought 2 boats from them when they first started trading. I sent them a $5100 wire transfer and received both boats without any problems. I spoke with the owner of this company on the phone and he gave me a 400 dollar discount. A couple of years ago I decided to buy a boat from them again, but an elderly woman called me and asked me to send the money not to the company's bank account, but somewhere else and refused to provide a 200 dollar discount for the boat. I thought it was suspicious and I did not pay. Now I decided to buy a boat from them again, but when I saw the reviews I could not believe my eyes. It looks like something went wrong with them.
kensgiftshop
·1 year agoI looked at one of their listings awhile back and looked like you were only paying for their service on Ebay.
You still had to pay the owner for the boat.
x75
·1 year agois it a sacam?
christiania2005
·1 year agoI bought a boat from Boat Angel- boat charity auctions.
Sailboat ,no trailer
my first sailboat, it was the real deal .
I picked it up at the families dock behind their house
Off we went
8 hours with bananas and 6 waters .
make sure you have somewhere to put it
while you fix up your boat .
A big boat needs a harbor rental spot with electricity
planned .
For around $300 to the auction $300 won the boat .
@400 for marina a month spot .
I ended up giving it away to a boat mechanic , i kept the long Shaft 8 hp .engine
Put it another boat .
But be able to have the money to fix up store and try your dream of sailboat , weekender ,ect .
jafaul3466
·1 year agoSo I won a bid on a 43’ sailboat and this company wanted me to send a cashiers check for close to $11k to an elderly lady in Nevada at an apartment condo. I thought that was kind of sketchy. Then when I tried to call their number that they have plastered on the ad, the number said that their TextNow voicemail box was not setup. I tried contacting them through eBay messaging, but their only response was vague and for me to only do the instructions in the “invoice†they sent me.
I at that point was 90% certain this was a scam, but I knew the city where the boat was and had some time to fly down to Houston and try to find it and see if it actually existed. Well I flew down there and it took some searching but League City isn’t that big and I was able to identify landmarks to determine where the boat was docked at. I found the boat and was even able to speak to the owners, a very nice elderly couple that thought they were donating their boat to a homeless veteran organization that isn’t even listed as a registered non profit.
So that is how they operate, they use various fake charities to get their inventory from people that just want out of a boat and thinking they are donating to a reputable charity. They then have the money sent to someone that either thinks they are working as an agent or someone that is themselves an unwilling participant in this scheme. I doubt the mastermind of all of this is an 83 year old retired lady in Henderson NV.
The people I met that actually owned the boat offered to give it to me, which I declined out of fairness. I did purchase the boat from them for an amount they would have saved on their taxes which was more than fair.
I am amazed that EBay allows this to go on, there are many respectable and real charities that need help and then you have people like this
 
 
henry.-9799
·1 year agoYes they’re a scam, I’ve purchased many boats from them but I only end up getting like 1 out of 3 boats, it takes a very long time to g
albmrt011
·1 year agoI have dealt with them and no you haven't gotten scammed? But the owner of the boat will have the title to the boat you have nodded on. You will have to get it from them along with a Bill of sale .
stevsmit-84
·1 year agoI just got scammed by one dollar boat on eBay. I did not look them up to see if they were scammers or not. I thought they were on eBay that it was legit because they had a good rating and a lot of boats for sale so I bought a boat and sent a money order to pick up my boat still not realizing that this was a scam Since then I have talked to eBay several times. Try to retrieve my money and still nothing yet one dollar boat is even blocked me on eBay. I send a message on every one of their sites that I can find. I’m trying to find people to help me take down one dollar boat And I believe eBay is involved in this because they are allowing them on their platforms to scam people, knowing that they have been warned about one dollar boats over and over and over by many people so I’m asking please somebody help take down one dollar boat
femmefan1946
·1 year ago@kyle@ebay
@elizabeth@ebay
Might this thread be of interest to eBay?
Security?
The charities arm?
906cindyo
·1 year agoThey don't seem to care. I've reported 100 listings in the last week because of the phone number in there and not one of them has been taken down or removed. Any one of us tries to send any information in a message It's automatically declined. I had a part number that was similar to a phone number In a listing I was doing and it was blocked.
kyle@ebay
Hey @femmefan1946 thanks for the tag. We'll be glad to send this over for review!
femmefan1946
·1 year agoWere you billed through eBay?
EBay listings can only be paid through Managed Payments.
MP accepts Visa, Mastercard, Google Pay, Apple Pay, etc.
If you did not receive the advertised boat - did you open a Claim through the Money Back Guarantee?
soh.maryl
·1 year agoSo there are actually people who are willing to buy something as large and expensive as a BOAT without inspecting it?
stephenmorgan
·1 year agoThere are. If a person has the skills to restore them then they can have a nice boat. It is like old junk cars, people buy them to restore.
soh.maryl
·1 year agoOK, you have a point there I hadn't considered. But don't most people who buy old junk cars usually look at them first to make sure the amount of restoration work needed is within their capabilities?
old-oaks-classic-auto
·1 year agoThey are kind of legit but there is some scam going on
I have bought 15 boats on there auctions but In the last few months they have move from CA to NV Henderson and I do have the name and address of there agent or owner there she is 78 years old
On the most part everything went OK there are a couple I did not buy and got a refund there was one I abandoned due to the Marina being totally unwilling to assist loading so lost mont there AND THIS LAST ONE I JUST PAID FOR NO REPLY FROM DONOR AND NO REPLY FROM ONE DOLLAR BOATS SO I GUESS THERE MAYBE HAVING A LAST GRAB AT THE CASH COW BEFORE FOLDING UP
deerhunten
·1 year agoHow have you paid for the boats? I bought 2 and have tried to pay with Venmo and payment keeps getting blocked. Seems to be a big red flag and I refuse to send a money order.
davej401
·1 year agoI tried to pay Venmo as well and it wont go through
femmefan1946
·1 year ago@davej401
Use Visa or Mastercard.
Not only does this give you 30 days to pay (the card to avoid interest) but you have a second level of Buyer Protection.
First through eBay's Managed Payments program.
And then through your credit card's Chargeback policy.
calien64
·10 months agoThey are legit if you understand what you are get into.The bidding starts at a dollar and that should tell you most of story. I have bought several boats from them and although they are not the best at communicating and they want you to send a cashier's check someone's house which had me wonder about there legitimacy. The two boats I bought were not described at all other than needing attention. Upon purchase I have been pleasantly surprised as there was value in my purchase although not turn key ready it still made for a good buy. In closing I might add that all donated boats will need some work. However there are countless donated boats that are completely worthless and you should stay away from .
906cindyo
·1 year agoI've done a bunch of searching on the internet and realized these guys are definitely a scam. They're claiming to be a non-for-profit and getting the boats for free claiming it's being donated to the veterans. They have multiple cases against them. For some reason. eBay is allowing them to sell. I've reported them at least 50 times over the last 2 years. The fact they changed their name from last year suckered me into bidding on a boat which obviously I'm not able to pick up because I'm not sending money to a random address in person. Last year they wanted it sent to an address at a super 8 motel in Southern California. This year they got somebody in Arizona. They want the money order sent to. They won't respond to your eBay messages because they know those be read by eBay. So the fact that they never respond to any of your messages. I think eBay should view that as a red flag and help the customer.
onpointsp_0
·9 months agoit is amazing how eBay is allowing this. I took have been fighting for years,
.
femmefan1946
·1 year ago@deerhunten
If you cannot pay, and do not pay, you will have a Strike on your buying account which will time out in 12 months.
Nothing else.
Does Managed Payments accept Venmo?
EBay sellers can only be paid by Managed Payments.
906cindyo
·1 year agoVenmo is not under the managed payments. It doesn't let you pay on the website. It keeps giving you the option to contact seller. Whatever's going on eBay is allowing it. I've talked to him on the phone multiple times in a pretty much tell me that I'm just going to get an unpaid strike against me. It seems kind of bull**bleep** when it's all there in writing that it's a scam and they're asking for payments outside of eBay
albertabrightalberta
·1 year agohttps://www.ebay.com/help/buying/paying-items/paying-items?id=4009
Ways to pay
In most categories, credit cards, debit cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Venmo, Klarna, and PayPal are accepted. American Express is not accepted on eBay. You'll find the payment methods accepted by going to the Shipping and Payments section of the listing.
sandman2725
·9 months agoI did the same thing and explained to them I'm paying with a credit card because I can always get my money back if it is a scam! I'm definitely not paying them with a cashier's check or a money order,no chance of ever see that money again! They keep telling me, pay with Venmo. I've tried about a dozen times, never goes through. I've had enough, I'm trying boat angel or someone I can either use a credit card with,or I get the title and registration when I hand over the money! Good luck 🤞
femmefan1946
·1 year ago@old-oaks-classic-auto
If you did not receive the advertised boat - did you open a Claim through the Money Back Guarantee?
onpointsp_0
·9 months agothey do not allow payment through eBay
kepra_861
·1 year agoI bought several from them with no issues,but just got scammed on one a couple weeks ago.I have the money order I sent but didn't put any names on my copy.Would you happen to know the phone number and,or the name they ask me to put on the money order.The place I bought it said I could get my money back if I know the name and phone number.Any help would be appreciated.
Thank you
onpointsp_0
·9 months agothe lady in Nevada is the mother of the wife of this team of thieves.
broked10
·5 months agoThat’s it. They are broke. Heading to court. They may restructure but I doubt it.
albertabrightalberta
·1 year agomrintegrity123-360
·1 year agoScammmmm.you don't have to taste fire to know it's hot...
If your a person over 14 year old you should know this a scam.they tried get me twice...po box send check you won boat. Lieeeee.
Notice most boats advertised registration number are obscured...
They are Rip off,and why is ebay allowing such for an extensive period on their platform????..
Boat angel is a great place to buy from...easy process and great communication and exact as described...
cmbrehmer
·1 year agoI totally agree. I bought a boat from them. It wasn't even close to what they had pictures of. Asked for my money back like they advertised and they ended up blocking me and won't respond back. Please what ever you do no matter how nice of a boat you think you're bidding on do not bid on it. It will be what you thought you bought
soh.maryl
·1 year agoIs this a seller who actually lists boats for sale on eBay?
mrintegrity123-360
·1 year agoScammmmmm.go around taking photos of abandoned vessels or such and obscured most of the registration numbers in the picture..scam.demand immediate venmo or check to a po box at a rental place. Don't do it......scammmmmmmmm...
femmefan1946
·1 year ago@cmbrehmer
If you did not receive the advertised boat - did you open a Claim through the Money Back Guarantee?