Does this sound like a scam?

Alright, so if you were trying to buy a car, and there was a guy in Croatia (he's in the army, so he's on a US Military base) and he wanted to sell it to you, and says it would be shipped by plane through US Air Military Cargo so it would be free. The payment would be made through eBay's Buy Protection Program so you'd have 10 days to decide whether to keep it or not; if not, you'd just send it back. The car is only a few years old, and only a few thousand dollars.

The reason he says he can't keep it is because there would be very high import/custom taxes.

Does this sound like a scam?

yes

you cant find an equally good deal domestically?

Its pretty hard to scam through ebay (if your the seller), considering if you(the buyer) don't recieve what you payed for you can always file a claim, with ebay/your credit card company/paypal and get your money back.


The only way to get scammed through ebay is if your the seller, but I dont want to go into that.diped

I don't trust any transactions between individuals in other countries.

yes

you cant find an equally good deal domestically?

mrbojangles25

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yes

you cant find an equally good deal domestically?

needled24-7

unless you plan to real the paypal buyer protection policy all the way through i suggest you don't do it.

idunno just smells fishy because of the overseas issue. If something goes wrong, what are you going to do? Go to Croatia?

And what I dont understand is he gets free shipping, but the import costs are high? What about you? Would you have to pay import costs and stuff?

No, it doesn't sound like a scam. It does sound like a headache, though.Oleg_Huzwog

Just so complicated.

idunno just smells fishy because of the overseas issue. If something goes wrong, what are you going to do? Go to Croatia?

And what I dont understand is he gets free shipping, but the import costs are high? What about you? Would you have to pay import costs and stuff?

mrbojangles25

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idunno just smells fishy because of the overseas issue. If something goes wrong, what are you going to do? Go to Croatia?

And what I dont understand is he gets free shipping, but the import costs are high? What about you? Would you have to pay import costs and stuff?

needled24-7

a car is being imported...there will be some form of taxation, and since you would claim ownership prior to it being imported, I imagine you would have to pay.

In the original ad it doesn't say that the car is in Croatia and it would be shipped by air, but I had sent him an email asking how many miles were on the car and a few other questions, and that's what he responded with.needled24-7

In the original ad it doesn't say that the car is in Croatia and it would be shipped by air, but I had sent him an email asking how many miles were on the car and a few other questions, and that's what he responded with.needled24-7

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idunno just smells fishy because of the overseas issue. If something goes wrong, what are you going to do? Go to Croatia?

And what I dont understand is he gets free shipping, but the import costs are high? What about you? Would you have to pay import costs and stuff?

mrbojangles25

a car is being imported...there will be some form of taxation, and since you would claim ownership prior to it being imported, I imagine you would have to pay.

I dunno, Some soldiers do have access to shipping items through unites states military cargo jets/planes and the military pays for the costs, but how did the car get into croasia in the first place? and what will happen to it once they drop it off in united states?

Ask him for a copy of his army ID.wind-OF-s0rrOw

there we go. have him verify himself

Alright, so if you were trying to buy a car, and there was a guy in Croatia (he's in the army, so he's on a US Military base) and he wanted to sell it to you, and says it would be shipped by plane through US Air Military Cargo so it would be free. The payment would be made through eBay's Buy Protection Program so you'd have 10 days to decide whether to keep it or not; if not, you'd just send it back. The car is only a few years old, and only a few thousand dollars.

The reason he says he can't keep it is because there would be very high import/custom taxes.

Does this sound like a scam?

needled24-7

scam