This would be a scam, right?

[tony]

To good to be true, must be right?

http://cgi.ebay.com/2005-BMW-R1200GS-Motorcycle-Bike_W0QQitemZ260022997152QQihZ016QQcategoryZ1363QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

or

http://tinyurl.com/lt2yu

[Dick]

To good to be true, must be right?

http://cgi.ebay.com/2005-BMW-R1200GS-Motorcycle-Bike_W0QQitemZ260022997152QQihZ016QQcategoryZ1363QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

or

http://tinyurl.com/lt2yu
Yup, I'd say so. Notice that the item is listed in category - Other Needlepoint!! And since seller doesn't want you to use the eBay e-mail service, I betcha they've stolen the true eBayer's identity.

Good call, Tony - kinda stinks, huh??? ;) :D

[CaptRich]

Definitley a scam,it's being done all the time with big ticket items.John Deere lawn tractor 455 is a big one right now,almost always $2900 and always an email not through ebay.

[santabarbaraca]

That & the 13 other listed toys with $12 USPS Priority mail delivery.

[Dman]

Shipping is $12!!!!

I wonder what kind of response you'd get to an E-mail? Ask where it is at so you could look at it? Send you the VIN so you could do a history? Just be sure to use an E-mail account as phoney as that one. (Read "disposable.")

[hagar]

I just love discovering these scams and reporting them to EBay. They are pretty quick about shutting a fraudulent listing down.

If you ever hear the term "Western Union", run for your life. This is a service that has outlived it's usefulness, and is only used by scam artists and illegal aliens. Another dead giveaway is "item is overseas, pay me $XXXX and I will ship it back to the US", or "EBay email does not work, use this one". When in doubt, try and get some info that can be linked to somebody, "give me your phone # so I can call you" scares away most scammers. And if you suspect that somebody tried to scam you, ACT. Report it to somebody. Shut the email down. Shut the listing down. Make them work hard at stealing your money. Give them a false address to send the bogus check. Then tell them you did not get it, send another one. Then tell them bank says it's false. Waste their time, but don't give out personal info.

[tmgs]

To good to be true, must be right?

http://cgi.ebay.com/2005-BMW-R1200GS-Motorcycle-Bike_W0QQitemZ260022997152QQihZ016QQcategoryZ1363QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

or

http://tinyurl.com/lt2yu
This listing (#260022997152) has been removed or is no longer available. Please make sure you entered the right item number.

If the listing was removed by eBay, consider it canceled. Note: Listings that have ended more than 90 days ago will no longer appear on eBay.

Try searching for another item now.

[Dman]

I just love discovering these scams and reporting them to EBay. They are pretty quick about shutting a fraudulent listing down.

If you ever hear the term "Western Union", run for your life. This is a service that has outlived it's usefulness, and is only used by scam artists and illegal aliens. Another dead giveaway is "item is overseas, pay me $XXXX and I will ship it back to the US", or "EBay email does not work, use this one". When in doubt, try and get some info that can be linked to somebody, "give me your phone # so I can call you" scares away most scammers. And if you suspect that somebody tried to scam you, ACT. Report it to somebody. Shut the email down. Shut the listing down. Make them work hard at stealing your money. Give them a false address to send the bogus check. Then tell them you did not get it, send another one. Then tell them bank says it's false. Waste their time, but don't give out personal info.

Talk about a close call : A good friend of mine was drawn into a scam just about like this one to the tune of $2900. (Isn't that the same amount that was on all of this guys listings?) Western Union stopped the transfer and called him and asked if he really wanted to do this, politely explained their suspicions
and suggested "things" to do before proceeding. (Apparently Western Union has a policy? that anything over $3000 requires proof of ID for the receiving party? Said that his amount was "close enough" so decided to flag his too.)
After a few E-mails and phone calls the scammers were duckin and runnin. He was also told that over 90% of E-bay transactions through WU were fraudulent. Odd enough is that this scam did not involve any mention of overseas or out of country contacts / addresses.

Be careful out there!