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Shvegel

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Seems cheap to me.
« on: November 25, 2017, 16:46:59 »
Fairly nice car with some minor correctness issues.  I am a few miles away for the next week if anyone is interested I can make time to take a look.

https://miami.craigslist.org/pbc/cto/d/1970-mercedes-benz-280sl-auto/6370222872.html
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Re: Seems cheap to me.
« Reply #1 on: November 25, 2017, 17:24:36 »
Have to agree! Who ever thinks of getting into this one better check the car actually exists... looks like a scam to me.

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Re: Seems cheap to me.
« Reply #2 on: November 25, 2017, 17:27:47 »
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Re: Seems cheap to me.
« Reply #3 on: November 25, 2017, 18:08:42 »
Yeah, looks better now...
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Re: Seems cheap to me.
« Reply #4 on: November 25, 2017, 18:36:11 »
I have seen it listed in Pittsburgh craigs list also.  Its a scam...
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Re: Seems cheap to me.
« Reply #5 on: November 25, 2017, 23:07:22 »
I almost feel like calling to hear the story.  The area code checks out as Palm Beach area.  I always get nervous when any licence plate pictures are omitted.
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Re: Seems cheap to me.
« Reply #6 on: November 26, 2017, 00:44:44 »
I was being led by a similar scam for a 190 several years ago. They gave me the address in New York, but said to call them before I booked the flight. I was ready to book the flight and they just happened to sell it that same day. Saw it for sale in another state a few months later.
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Re: Seems cheap to me.
« Reply #7 on: November 26, 2017, 15:22:42 »
Well if a couple of people flag it as prohibited it will go away...
Perhaps that's our Pagoda civic duty...
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Re: Seems cheap to me.
« Reply #8 on: November 26, 2017, 22:31:15 »
Craigslist is a famous arena to post fraudulent Pagoda's for sale.
Before I purchased my car, I was dealing with someone was trying to sell a Padoda whereas the pictures and description were taken directly from Aventura Motors in NY.

When these bogus ads appear, it makes me sick.  It is 100% a scam.  Stay away and save your money. 

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Re: Seems cheap to me.
« Reply #9 on: November 27, 2017, 15:19:00 »
Here is the same car in Mansfield OH with a different phone number..

https://mansfield.craigslist.org/cto/d/1970-mercedes-benz-280sl/6368083804.html
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Re: Seems cheap to me.
« Reply #10 on: November 28, 2017, 00:56:39 »
Guys'  thanks I had the same experience when I bought a 1956 Corvette. Wherever there is a chance to hoodwink and scam, there will be somebody trying.
GREAT WORK 
  I was looking at the pictures and wondered why the intake was different than my 1970..
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Re: Seems cheap to me.
« Reply #11 on: November 28, 2017, 22:06:54 »
Yeah, that photo of the car was definitely not taken in Jupiter, Florida.  We don't have trees like that down here.

Kind of scary...  I imagine they've been able to scam somebody, otherwise they wouldn't keep posting in different venues.
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