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Steve
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5th Jan 14 at 10:46   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Anyone know of any Irish scams? keep getting calls from this Irish guy with a withheld number saying hes interested in the Puma, asking me to meet him at Holyhead, which isn't happening.

Says hes ringing from a withheld number because its a landline. Think iv tracked down his ebay username from a couple of questions hes asked, he asked the second one like hed never spoke to me before. Hes from Antrim.

Think if he calls again im going to tell him its sold.
Jambo
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5th Jan 14 at 11:05   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Always weirdos selling cars.

I get an email a day from someone wasting
my time and or being weird.
3CorsaMeal
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5th Jan 14 at 11:55   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

They try and pay you in potatoes. Its a scam.
VrsTurbo
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5th Jan 14 at 12:25   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

2k is a bargain!
big eck
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5th Jan 14 at 12:26   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

It might be legit. Best way to do it is on your terms. You choose the time and place for the viewing/selling and tell him you'll only accept payment direct into your account.
Mike
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5th Jan 14 at 12:44   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

My brother sold his 318 to a guy from Ireland a few years ago, no problems. The guy did make his own way to our house though. If he wants the car he can get closer to you than Holyhead.
Brett
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5th Jan 14 at 12:45   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

As above, i wouldn't start telling lies, I'd just make sure things were on your terms.
Steve
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5th Jan 14 at 16:10   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Car is sold to a dodgy scouser now
deano87
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FAZ
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5th Jan 14 at 17:37   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

really ian?
Ian
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5th Jan 14 at 17:48   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

To be sure to be sure
Ben G
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5th Jan 14 at 17:53   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

At least it will get used as intended now, rather than being a driveway ornament.
Steve
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5th Jan 14 at 18:01   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Will be nice to see it used if that's the intention.
taylorboosh
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5th Jan 14 at 18:06   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Why did you sell/not use it?
Ian
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Yeah I'm going to use it, will keep the best bits of spec from both of them which I think means I'll be mostly keeping your stuff. Only thing I'm not sure about is the wheel size but I don't like my brakes so I'm probably going to have to stay larger on the rim.

But yeah, first outing probably Combe, looking forward to it.
Brett
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5th Jan 14 at 18:17   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Is it going to have stickers on advertising your shop?
Chris x
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5th Jan 14 at 18:19   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Would have kept it personally for the sake of £2k.
taylorboosh
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5th Jan 14 at 18:24   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by Chris x
Would have kept it personally for the sake of £2k.



Just a couple bags of spanners imo
3CorsaMeal
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5th Jan 14 at 18:26   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Nice one Ian
Corsa_Sport21
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quote:
Originally posted by taylorboosh
quote:
Originally posted by Chris x
Would have kept it personally for the sake of £2k.



Just a couple bags of spanners imo


More like a couple bags of sand.
taylorboosh
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Nope andrew said spanners
N16K
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5th Jan 14 at 20:04   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by Steve
Anyone know of any Irish scams? keep getting calls from this Irish guy with a withheld number saying hes interested in the Puma, asking me to meet him at Holyhead, which isn't happening.

Says hes ringing from a withheld number because its a landline. Think iv tracked down his ebay username from a couple of questions hes asked, he asked the second one like hed never spoke to me before. Hes from Antrim.

Think if he calls again im going to tell him its sold.


Being from Antrim I doubt he would consider himself 'Irish"

[Edited on 05-01-2014 by N16K]
Ricky352
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