Luxcarnet.com dishonest?

[POORSH]

I was looking at an ad for a 356 speedster on Luxcarnet.com that was misplaced under the 356a cab posting. I called and emailed them over the Thanksgiving weekend, and got a call back on Tues stating that the car was probably still available because it is a very recent posting and that I would get a call back as soon as he is able to locate the owner. Well, didn't get a call back. So I decided to call them again today. Talked to Mike (CEO?), informed him of the vehicle ID. He read the ad and immediately told me that I probably don't want to buy the car, because it probably is a non-matching number. I questioned his statement, and he proceeded to take my info again and assured me I would get a call back. Guess what? I just checked the posting again and the car is sold. My feelings is that he bought the car himself because I brought it to his attention. The asking price was $63k, which is probably underpriced. The operation smells fishy to me.

[techweenie]

There was an outfit with a similar name quite a few years back that collected data on cars for sale from private parties all over the country and created ads as if they owned them. They simply added on 'their' markup and promoted the cars, then when they got a hot buyer, they contacted the seller and told them about the arrangement. Clever idea -- before all the car ads went to the Internet.

[jr964]

I think your talking about what used to be "porsche classifieds." I talked to them and realized their deal quickly. Just doesn't make any sense from to try to act as a seller's agent for people that don't even know you or your car.