Cheap car scam?

[Mr Badger]

Looking on Facebook marketplace someone has loads of cars listed at way under market prices. They (mostly) aren't local to me and I'm not interested in travelling to Birmingham where most are located for something that looks so dubious. As you aren't supposed to pay remotely for Facebook marketplace, what's the point of it though? Or are cars really crazy cheap in Birmingham?

For example:

2019 Skoda Octavia – Cars & Trucks – Birmingham, United Kingdom | Facebook Marketplace

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2019 Seat Leon Fr – Cars & Trucks – Birmingham, United Kingdom | Facebook Marketplace

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There is what appears to be a more local to me listing from them:

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[Mr Badger]

They'll scam you into paying a deposit and disappear.

They ask for a deposit to secure the sale.

Yes, that could be it.

 

[Mr Badger]

If it sounds too good to be true then…

Indeed. I just wasn't sure what the angle was as I understood that Facebook Marketplace was a meet up in person to exchange goods and payment arrangement. As has been suggested, this may well be about getting a deposit out of you for the car before they disappear.