Possibly Buying Supra 1994 Twin Turbo

bswan9015 · 10-06-2009, 04:08 PM

He hasn't posted it on ebay yet since he's waiting for me to make a decision to buy it. He says hes a sergeant and just recently was moved to canada for work and doesn't want to go through the trouble of unregistering it in the US and re-registering it in Canada. He says he will ship it through US military air cargo since he gets that for free. The ebay deal makes it seem the most legit though. He wants to give me 15 days to look it over when I get it, only after those 15 days will he get my money, otherwise if I dont like it he will get it shipped back to canada and try to resell it.

97SupraTT · 10-06-2009, 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by bswan9015

He hasn't posted it on ebay yet since he's waiting for me to make a decision to buy it. He says hes a sergeant and just recently was moved to canada for work and doesn't want to go through the trouble of unregistering it in the US and re-registering it in Canada. He says he will ship it through US military air cargo since he gets that for free. The ebay deal makes it seem the most legit though. He wants to give me 15 days to look it over when I get it, only after those 15 days will he get my money, otherwise if I dont like it he will get it shipped back to canada and try to resell it.

i think it is a scam too. even though he claims to give you the 15 days, some people don't scam only for money but to get your hopes up and then crush them. Its a game to them. I am a sergeant in the air force stationed in Germany and i do get a free shipment but only when i leave here, so if he is able to ship it to you for free for some reason at any time, if you ship it back, it will not be free so remember that. not to mention the military does not ship personal cars through air, it would be trucked. I know because that is my job in the air force. It seems way to cheap for a MKIV turbo. Good luck and i hope you dont get scammed.

bswan9015 · 10-06-2009, 04:46 PM

thanks for the insight, he did mention something about covering the cost of the return himself which makes me believe he does have a similar situation as you, I am really skeptical also, I am going to shoot him some questions tonight, thanks for all your help guys

bswan9015 · 10-08-2009, 04:39 PM

Ok, so before I put money down on the car I found this website.

http://www.katylee.com/blog/2008/01/...ary-personnel/

Looks like you guys were right! The email I got was almost exactly the same. Thanks for all the help, looks like its gunna be a few more years before I'm back on this forum braggin about my new supra

TurboSupera · 11-05-2009, 12:29 AM

Just a little info. for anyone who gets something like this. It's a total scam. I went through this and when I asked the supposed lady....she said she lives in Garden Grove.....where I do. I said I can come by any night to check out the car and have cash on hand. She insisted that we go through the ebay thing to protect both of us. BS....what's there to protect if I come over see the car and hand you over cash.....unless you think it's counterfeit.

I have since noticed that they seem to place those ads for supras because it attracts us. Same crap every single time. Use ebay, protect both of us, don't like the car, send it back at my expense.....blah, blah, blah.

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10-06-2009, 04:08 PM	#1
bswan9015 Stock Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Chicago Posts: 4	He hasn't posted it on ebay yet since he's waiting for me to make a decision to buy it. He says hes a sergeant and just recently was moved to canada for work and doesn't want to go through the trouble of unregistering it in the US and re-registering it in Canada. He says he will ship it through US military air cargo since he gets that for free. The ebay deal makes it seem the most legit though. He wants to give me 15 days to look it over when I get it, only after those 15 days will he get my money, otherwise if I dont like it he will get it shipped back to canada and try to resell it.

10-06-2009, 04:46 PM	#3
bswan9015 Stock Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Chicago Posts: 4	thanks for the insight, he did mention something about covering the cost of the return himself which makes me believe he does have a similar situation as you, I am really skeptical also, I am going to shoot him some questions tonight, thanks for all your help guys

10-08-2009, 04:39 PM	#4
bswan9015 Stock Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Chicago Posts: 4	Ok, so before I put money down on the car I found this website. http://www.katylee.com/blog/2008/01/...ary-personnel/ Looks like you guys were right! The email I got was almost exactly the same. Thanks for all the help, looks like its gunna be a few more years before I'm back on this forum braggin about my new supra

11-05-2009, 12:29 AM	#5
TurboSupera 3" Exhaust Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Garden Grove, CA Posts: 106	Just a little info. for anyone who gets something like this. It's a total scam. I went through this and when I asked the supposed lady....she said she lives in Garden Grove.....where I do. I said I can come by any night to check out the car and have cash on hand. She insisted that we go through the ebay thing to protect both of us. BS....what's there to protect if I come over see the car and hand you over cash.....unless you think it's counterfeit. I have since noticed that they seem to place those ads for supras because it attracts us. Same crap every single time. Use ebay, protect both of us, don't like the car, send it back at my expense.....blah, blah, blah.