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chewbaccajones
05-10-08, 11:04 AM
I was just doing a generic search killing time and found this:
http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.jsp?car_id=244243442

Then I emailed the seller to let him know that unless it is a salvage title that the price was probably wrong.

Here is his first reply to me:
Hello,
First of all I want to inform you that the car it is in excellent condition , no mechanical problems and never been involved in an accident . The vehicle is very well kept, I mean only in my own garage, it has no scratches, all parts are original. I'm the original owner of the car.With the car you will receive all the legal papers of the car and the sale papers.
In the price are included all the shipping , handling taxes and customer duties .
If you have more questions please contact me by e-mail.
I take in consideration only those buyers who are really interested in buying the car ,to be sure that I don't waste my time with endless discussions. This way, I shall be assured of the serious intentions .I already have tones of emails so I hope you understand that I need to sort them out.
Thank you!!!

And when I replied:
Hi there,
Rght now I live in North Dakota with my wife at she's parents.This is why I am selling the car because I need the money to buy a new house for us.
Like I've said all the shipping taxes will be included in the price so you will have a free delivery to your address.The total price wich you will have to pay is 9800 USD and you will pay the money in 2 installments.
I will make the deal with you using iSOLD It service.
I will need your full name and address where the car has to be shipped in order to proceed with the deal.After that you will receive the invoice from iSOLD It with all the info so we can finish the deal.
If you have never used iSOLD It I will explain you how it works.
Looking forward in hearing from you as soon as possible because I have more potential buyers for my car and I need to know what to do next.

Thanks,

Looks like this illiterate bastard lives in Nigeria in reality. Nice.

Mr. Austin
05-10-08, 12:03 PM
i ahve gotten that before for my truck.

4Jenna
05-10-08, 01:21 PM
What a loser

chewbaccajones
05-10-08, 01:25 PM
I replied back:
I'd rather just pick it up and pay you directly. What part of North Dakota are you in? Also, you keep mentioning USD. What other currency would we use? Naira? Cedi?

Those are Nigerian and Ghanan currencies I mentioned and he decided not to reply on that one.