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Pete Gossett
Pete Gossett MegaDork
6/7/17 9:00 a.m.

Excellent Car 1951 M38 Willys Military - $1520

Ad states: Excellent condition Willys Military/Navi , It's loaded with moon roof - Leather Power and heated seats and steering - Xenon light - Power Windows and Remote - cruise control excel & decel function - AC Cruise Alloys . It has 115k , clean title on hand .it's runs and drive great . for more information contact me : vnsodsen@gmail.com
bentwrench
bentwrench Dork
6/7/17 9:04 a.m.

Someone should contact him and work it for the comedy!

Post transcript here for bonus points.

¯\_(ツ)_/¯
¯\_(ツ)_/¯ SuperDork
6/7/17 9:34 a.m.

I just sent this to the gmail address:

Hi, I'm interested in the Willys, especially for details on the heated seats and steering wheel- can you tell me more about it? Thanks!
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
¯\_(ツ)_/¯ SuperDork
6/7/17 9:42 a.m.

That was quick!

spammypants said: Hi, Thanks for replying to my ad. I'm selling it because I'm serving in Offutt AFB, Nebraska but I was promoted and transferred to Elmendorf AFB in Anchorage Alaska for a 3 years period, so I don't need it anymore at this time. Let me give you a few details about it: 1951 M38 Willys Military with only 62k miles on it, no accident history, clear title, no dents or dings and no scratches. Always adult driven and garaged, never abused or raced. If you are interested, it's still available for sale and the price, as stated in the ad, is $1500, so if you have the money ready to buy it email me back. Vehicle title - Clean Mileage - 62,558 Transmission - Manual Fuel type - Gasoline Drive train - All Wheel Drive I look forward to hearing from you, SSgt. Vannessa Odsen
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¯\_(ツ)_/¯ SuperDork
6/7/17 9:45 a.m.
My reply said: I'm definitely interested, specifically because of the options you listed in your original ad- can you tell me more about the heated seats and wheel? They were extremely rare additions, especially for the 1951 model year M38s. How would you like to handle the title transfer?
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¯\_(ツ)_/¯ SuperDork
6/7/17 10:12 a.m.

I now have like 90 photos of this thing but they still won't tell me about the heated steering wheel

Bobzilla
Bobzilla MegaDork
6/7/17 10:18 a.m.

I can't believe that this scam even works anymore. You'd think they'd try something new at this point.

EvanB
EvanB UltimaDork
6/7/17 10:26 a.m.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯ wrote: I now have like 90 photos of this thing but they still won't tell me about the heated steering wheel

Do any of the photos include the power leather seats?

lrrs
lrrs Reader
6/7/17 10:31 a.m.

Good stuff looking to see more. I kept a "Microsoft tech" scammer on the phone last night for 38 minutes. I would guess that's probably 10 people that they weren't able to bother.

I kept telling him that Riyaz had help me out earlier in the day and fixed my issues. And that I had to get a gift card and give the number to Riyaz. At one point they even transferred me to a guy that said his name was Riyaz. It seems I got to him also telling him he didn't sound like the same Riyaz that I spoke with her earlier. He eventually transferred me back to another tech who was going to help me.

Apparently in today's world it's still profitable to run scams via both these methods and they will continue until it's not.

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¯\_(ツ)_/¯ SuperDork
6/7/17 10:39 a.m.

In reply to EvanB:

No, and I'm just not going to send the money until I see the switches and how they're adjusted, dammit!

Pete Gossett
Pete Gossett MegaDork
6/7/17 11:14 a.m.

In reply to ¯_(ツ)_/¯:

You my friend ROCK! \m/

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¯\_(ツ)_/¯ SuperDork
6/7/17 11:32 a.m.
my latest response said: Look, I understand that you're in a hurry to sell but if you can't give me details on the features that you specifically listed in the ad then I can't give you my information. Do you have pictures of the moon roof? Is the remote the original or a replacement?
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¯\_(ツ)_/¯ SuperDork
6/7/17 11:35 a.m.
scamtastic said: All photo attach. I sell the car not the sky.
I said: Wait, are you selling a Saturn Sky as well? I would be interested in a package deal, and could pick both up at the same time!
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¯\_(ツ)_/¯ SuperDork
6/7/17 11:40 a.m.

They just sent the text from this eBay listing, which I found by searching it: still no heated seats!

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¯\_(ツ)_/¯ SuperDork
6/7/17 11:41 a.m.
totally legit payment terms guy said: All is original. The money will be sent to an eBay. After the payment is confirmed and secured by eBay I will start the shipping. The car will be in front at your door in max 1-2 days. From the moment you receive the car you have a 10 days inspection period. After the 10 days you have to decide if you want to keep the car or not. If you'll keep it, the payment will be released to me. In case you will not like the car and decide not to keep it, you will have to ship it back and you will be fully refunded. If you agree with these terms and you have the money, send me your full name and the address where you want the car to be delivered and I will initiate the transaction with eBay. You will receive all the transaction details from them. Thank you!
RevRico
RevRico SuperDork
6/7/17 11:43 a.m.

I'm actually surprised you've gotten more of a response than a form asking for all your information as a "buyer checkout".

¯\_(ツ)_/¯
¯\_(ツ)_/¯ SuperDork
6/7/17 11:45 a.m.

In reply to RevRico:

They know they have to keep leading you in so you get into "sunk cost fallacy" territory

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¯\_(ツ)_/¯ SuperDork
6/7/17 11:59 a.m.

I've tried getting more typed (and therefore amusing) responses by asking about the weather at Elmendorf AFB and whether I can drive it home, but I may have lost them.

Dogote
Dogote New Reader
6/8/17 9:57 a.m.

First ad in "Heavy Equipment" on my local CL:

https://wenatchee.craigslist.org/hvo/6167394368.html

Same deal. I WISH I could get a 2007 mini excavator for that much. Every other ad is a scam around here. I think they must assume we are all hill billy's and are easy to scam 'cause we ain't to savvy on them interwebs.

DirtyBird222
DirtyBird222 UltraDork
6/8/17 10:49 a.m.

Excellent. I love screwing with the ones that call and say "your windows computer has a virus, please go to this website to fix it." I'll lead them on for as long as possible before saying "oh E36 M3 I only have Apple products in my house" or "Bogwandi did a great job helping me solve my virus issues yesterday, give him a raise!"

spitfirebill
spitfirebill UltimaDork
6/8/17 12:10 p.m.

The local CL has had several UTVs listed for ridiculously low prices.

scardeal
scardeal SuperDork
6/8/17 1:24 p.m.

Ugh. I got a robocall today saying that if I didn't call them back I'd get subpoenaed for tax fraud.

Pete Gossett
Pete Gossett MegaDork
6/9/17 8:07 a.m.

It's back, with a more accurate description this time:

Seller said: Tan leather looks amazing with the green exterior, no tears or anything. Leather looks flawless.Contact me: vnsodsen@gmail.com
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¯\_(ツ)_/¯ SuperDork
6/9/17 8:10 a.m.

In reply to Pete Gossett:

Holy E36 M3, scroll down!

EvanB
EvanB UltimaDork
6/9/17 8:28 a.m.

They didn't include any pictures of the TV. Is it in the Jeep? Do you park the whole thing in a playroom?

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