Merc CLS on PH : Gotta be a scam

Draeger · 16 Sep 2009 at 18:51

'57 reg Mercedes-Benz CLS 320 with 34k on the clock at £15,999?.

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1248451.htm

I smell something that begins with the letters "S" and "H".

[TW]Fox · 16 Sep 2009 at 18:53

Yes its a scam. There are many of them every day on PH.

Sone · 16 Sep 2009 at 19:01

Muffin` · 16 Sep 2009 at 19:01

Is that Jez again?

siumatfung · 16 Sep 2009 at 19:08

a quick look on autotrader theres a few on there as well so surely there cant be that many and does any one know the retail on these?

Maxeh · 16 Sep 2009 at 19:17

More than you can afford pal, Mercedes...

MikeHunt79 · 16 Sep 2009 at 19:33

How exactly do these scams work?

Matt82 · 16 Sep 2009 at 19:46

Maxeh said:
More than you can afford pal, Mercedes...

Jonners · 16 Sep 2009 at 19:47

I will bring suitcase full of monies for cousin benson...

beermonster · 16 Sep 2009 at 20:02

MikeHunt79 said:
How exactly do these scams work?

They usually trick you into sending money via an online transfer service, they create a false shipping website and put you details in so when you search for the tracking number they give you it brings up a legit shipping delivery date, they send photos but their phone is always out of range of a mast.

Fr0dders · 16 Sep 2009 at 20:21

MikeHunt79 said:
How exactly do these scams work?

the car is never in this country

its abroad somewhere and you have to pay money before you see it. Usually a deposit to secure its shipping into this country or whatever

they then promptly disappear with several thousand pounds of your money

Andy Pandy · 16 Sep 2009 at 20:33

Maxeh said:
More than you can afford pal, Mercedes...

Thomas. PLease. · 16 Sep 2009 at 20:34

MrLOL said:
they then propmptyly disappear with several thousand pounds of your money and they disappear.

have you been drinking?

sorn21 · 16 Sep 2009 at 20:45

Isn't that around about the going rate for one of those in acceptable nick?

They tend to depreciate like nothing on earth. Look at the price of the S Class a few years down the line, full spec models don't fetch much!

Fr0dders · 16 Sep 2009 at 20:51

Thomas. PLease. said:
have you been drinking?

lol no

what you get for being distracted whilst posting.

mjt · 16 Sep 2009 at 20:51

n1blo said:
Isn't that around about the going rate for one of those in acceptable nick?

They tend to depreciate like nothing on earth. Look at the price of the S Class a few years down the line, full spec models don't fetch much!

it's a CLS, not an S class.
and £16,000 is too cheap, let alone for a 57 plate diesel

and anyway, this is only £4k more

magnuswinwick · 16 Sep 2009 at 21:14

My '57 CLS. It was not £16k.

or should that be

or maybe

but definitely :cool:

sorn21 · 16 Sep 2009 at 21:44

mjt said:
it's a CLS, not an S class.

Never said it was an S class, I said for comparison sake, an expensive model of Mercedes a few years down the line has depreciated significantly.

siumatfung · 17 Sep 2009 at 22:38

any one got £3 spare on their phone

http://www.cartextcheck.co.uk/

the car REG is YE57 HYA

[TW]Fox · 17 Sep 2009 at 22:50

siumatfung said:
any one got £3 spare on their phone

http://www.cartextcheck.co.uk/

the car REG is YE57 HYA

Whats the point, we all know its a scam.