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Thanks for the feedback everyone. Can anyone confirm that those VIN's look authentic or not? I couldn't start scraping off the thick coverage of paint around the smugglers box VIN number to check that it hasn't just been welded in. It does look very irregular for a factory VIN though.
I paid the deposit in cash, so ebay is unlikely to help. Do I have a legal or police recourse to get my deposit back if the car is misrepresented? Although from what I have read here, it seems he would just keep my deposit and ignore any legal action I take.
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The VIN #s look normal enough to me in those photos. What would possess you to give him a cash deposit without knowing exactly what you're buying or taking the car? You might be screwed if the car has been misrepresented.
This is a real cautionary tale for anyone reading it in the future. This guy is about the world champion when it comes to thieving scumbags but there are plenty of other small-time scumbags selling bad cars on the internet.