eBay/Craigslist New Yanmars on Ebay!

[DrewYM226D]

Check it out, this guy has two 2005 Yanmars on ebay. Sure do look alot like the ones made twenty years ago! Item #: 250042076838 & 250042074371.

 

[Bugyman]

Yah it looks just like mine (old 240d). He sure dosent give much info.

 

[tallyho8]

Sorta makes you wonder how someone who never sold anything on ebay before can suddenly be selling 2 "new" Yanmars. They seem to have gotten all their feedback from buying nickle and dime items. And their user id was blueberrykiwi479 until a couple of days ago when they suddenly changed it to topcat_equipment and started selling Yanmars.

 

[LMTC]

People like this need to learn that there are savvy folks out there that know this is baloney. I sent the seller a question asking if he is willing to provide a notarized statement or other proof that this is a 2005 model year tractor. Suggest others consider doing the same..........maybe he'll get the picture if he gets several dozen such messages.

2210 is 28-29 years old. Nothing wrong with that, but PLENTY wrong with lying about it.

 

[Tractors4u]

People like this need to learn that there are savvy folks out there that know this is baloney.

Another angle is that there are also people out there that have no idea what they are doing either. I have seen people here on TBN that will post a message about becoming a tractor and just a month or two before they were asking questions about buying their first tractor. This is a business where you need some business savvy and you need to know about the product you are selling. I have e-mailed some of these people on ebay claiming to sell a 1990 YM1500 and their response was, "That is what the dealer/wholesaler told me it was". Whether they were trying to cover their own mis-information or they were really told that, I don't know, but I think there are a few that just don't know what they are selling. Either way, you don't want to buy from them.

 

[gary1611]

It's very possible someone hijacked this guys ebay account. So this is far deeper than lying about some yanmars. Its also possible that this guys trying to run a scam himself. i see everyday on ebay. Christmas is near.

 

[California]

Could be.

All his feedback I looked at was for buying womens clothes.

The Yanmars are probably shown at an auction, considering the large number of people milling around. Maybe this ebayer got conned. I wrote him a note and asked if this was the case.

The Ford tractor and one truck are at the same site, facing the street. It's not clear that the other vehicles for sale were also photographed there. So this could be a scammer using someone else's photos and a stolen ebay id. We'll see....

 

[DrewYM226D]

They have updated the listing. I sent them a message informing them of the situation. They said they bought them at auction and were told they were 2005's. Since they were refurbed (repainted, I guess), they thought they looked new. She thanked me for helping set things straight!

 

[California]

She got conned.

"I am not a cheater, I bought these at an auction last week as 2005 models - all of my paperwork shows 2005, but I am now checking serial numbers to see what I can find out. Sorry"

 

[DrewYM226D]

Yup, plain and simple!

 

[LMTC]

HOWEVER---were the emails the rest of you got signed "Sharon"? Mine was. The ad says to call Tony at a toll free # to arrange shipping anywhere (even though the ebay listing up top says local pickup only). I'm betting the "placard" shown on the ebay item page is from the original auction, which could well mean they were inserted into the auction as 2005s by the seller. Judging by the appearance and the Bulldog loaders, one can guess the source. But how stupid would a supposed equipment reseller have to be to believe you were buying a pair of 2005 models that NEEDED to be "totally refurbished" as the ad states? And then continue to list the condition as "new". This is the part of the market that hurts us all.

 

[California]

I don't recall seeing Refurbished in the original ad. I think Refurbished replaced 'New 2005', when she revised the ad.

Now I wish I had told her the ones that go to auction may be the importer's warranty returns.

I think she got taken by her own wishful thinking and ignorance.

I wonder if the auctioneer has any responsible for a misleading listing?

 

[tallyho8]

Well, ebay pulled the listings now anyway. When I contacted her and said they were over 20 years old, she emailed me back that they were indeed 2005 models and that she would fax me the paperwork if I gave her a fax number.

 

[normde2001]

I can't imagine why anyone would ever buy a tractor on Ebay anyway. If the seller is happy with the price, (and they always are), You paid too much.

 

[California]

Well, ebay pulled the listings now anyway. When I contacted her and said they were over 20 years old, she emailed me back that they were indeed 2005 models and that she would fax me the paperwork if I gave her a fax number.

Please do! I for one would love to see who sold her what.

 

[tallyho8]

Sorry, I don't have a fax but if you do, you can email her your fax number for the info. Here is what she said to me: "It is a 2005 model, I can fax you the paperwork on it if you send me a fax#.
Thanks"
Here is her email address: sharonlouiseclar@aol.com

 

[roxynoodle]

If you get them and can scan them in, I'm sure we're all curious. Might be bad manners to post that though, but I know I'd like to see them.

 

[California]

I don't have a fax but I sure am curious. Can somebody contact her and post that info?

 

[kenmac]

It wouldn't let me delete this so, I took it off

 

[roxynoodle]

I couldn't read it, it said it expired.