Dodgy lookin' Busa on TM

[jeremysprite]

Right here. (http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/Motorbikes/Motorbikes/Sports/auction-81848709.htm)

Come on people, it's too good to be true, so bid on it! closes in 1/2 hour, but its in the latest listings in Sports??

Oh and those vehicles all look american, I doubt he has the bike in NZ.

Good luck Postie.

[Cajun]

plate on bike is american

cars in back, are american so a fake

[Blairos]

5 unanswered questions too, which we cant see...

[bistard]

Its another scam,same as the GSXR1000 last week
That bike would be worth a bloody fortune,with a reserve reached at $1000.00,Yeah right!!

[Ixion]

Sigh. It's a rort. I just reported it. "Same dude who has been running a lot of these scams I think . Escrow delivery, traffic in the picture is driving on the right hand side of the road (ie bike is in USA), silly cheap price, very short auction,lots of unanswered questions, same spiel. "

This bizo of fake auctions is becoming a proper pain.

[Cibby]

that looks really suspect.. kinda pretty thou.


the guy had some good feedback thou. weird

[pervert]

I love the spiked footpegs, look like they would mingle with your leg just nicely.

[kiwifruit]

Go macktheknife! Suits you sir

[Fishy]

haha couldn't resist :)

[Fishy]

yay I'm winning :)

[Fishy]

Bugger :(

This game is fun.

[kiwifruit]

its MINE lol

[Fishy]

No its not tuuty fruity :)

[Postie]

Oh and those vehicles all look american, I doubt he has the bike in NZ.

Good luck Postie.

Did I bid on it, or do you just want me to buy a bling bling??

[Postie]

aha, I bid (adg)


Victory is mine

[Macktheknife]

Go fishslayer! drive that price up mate.... lol

Edit: Auction pulled with 30 secs to go, then whole TM site fell over! Fun while it lasted though.

[Bend-it]

What have you done to TM?? She's dead!

[Ixion]

Bugger. So that's what that plug did.

[Steam]

Wow, it's still down an hour later. Somebody's in trouble today at Trademe tech support!

[Squeak the Rat]

Productivity of every company in NZ suddenly goes through the roof......

[Bend-it]

Well, every company where KBers don't work... ;)

So it's official then, www.kiwibiker.co.nz is more reliable that trademe!! :)

:2thumbsup:SPANKME:2thumbsup:

[Squeak the Rat]

Sites back up, busa auction is still runnning!

[Ixion]

Wow, it's still down an hour later. Somebody's in trouble today at Trademe tech support!

It was down from 3 am till (in theory) 7am this morning. Actually came back up at 07:11. For an "upgrade". Oh dear. That won't be tech support, that'll bve systems and development

[Squiggles]

bah, just got pulled before i could sneak my winning bid in :D

[Smokin]

Damn auto bids.

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/Motorbikes/Motorbikes/Sports/auction-81863031.htm

[crazybigal]

now there is a zx10!

[Smokin]

Im bound to win one of them. :yes:

[Squeak the Rat]

From TradeMe,

Dear Squeak the Rat

Thanks for contacting us.

In this case I can see that this members account was 'phished' which means a
scammer effectively hijacked the account to run scam auctions and attempt to
defraud members. The actual account holder has nothing to do with that
particular listing, and will be able to continue trading once we can secure
their account.

We are doing everything possible to try and prevent phishing on the site, thank
you for drawing this to our attention.

I am sorry for any inconvenience that this may have caused.

If you have any further questions or if I can be of any further help please do
not hesitate to contact me.

Regards,

[steved]

Ah. That explains why the account looked reasonable.

How is this kind of scam ever going to work? Is someone really gonna deposit some money before they have even seen the bike?

[Ixion]

And an R1. Mr Phisher has been busy. Both reported. I wish we could find who the bastige is.

Half tempted to put in a way big bid, then tell him to go stuff himself. But its not worth the hassle.

[Ixion]

Ah. That explains why the account looked reasonable.

How is this kind of scam ever going to work? Is someone really gonna deposit some money before they have even seen the bike?

Yes, some may. Or the other trick is they tell you that the money needs to be lodged in escrow "for your protection". But there are these fees, see. Then once you've coughed up a thou or so for "fees" they tell you the deal's gone bad, and you can have your money back. Less fees, freight etc.

But escrow is a Yank thing , they think it makes the buyer safe. Which is does if the escrow company is legitimate. But anyone can start an escrow company.

[Brian d marge]

Hey whats wrong with trade me ??? I had a bid on an Enfield ,,,and its gone ???

Luckily i found a similar model on Ebay a 1962 model complete with electric start and disc brakes , was stored in a barn all these years

Wow what a lucky find !!! click here (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1964-Royal-Enfield-G2-500cc-5-speed-gearbox_W0QQitemZ270068702983QQihZ017QQcategoryZ50 024QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)

Stephen

Born within the last min

[NighthawkNZ]

This listing was withdrawn by the administrator

[Smokin]

He's a persistant wee bugga.

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=81896973

[Steam]

That one's gone now too. Account locked, that was fast.

[Patch]

Fukkin dodgy bastards, kinda fitting with some of the bugga's on here really :shit: you still here ole girl :dodge: hey how's lickee pop :psst:

[jeremysprite]

Next time we see one I say we just bid 10,000 on it, then ignore emails, or try phish the phisherman, - "I need $400 to start an escrow account, convert $NZ to $US, get a quote from UPS, get my stockbroker to free up some capital" etc.