Pelican Parts
Parts Catalog Accessories Catalog How To Articles Tech Forums
Call Pelican Parts at 888-280-7799
Shopping Cart Cart | Project List | Order Status | Help



Go Back   Pelican Parts Forums > Porsche Classified Ads > Porsche Marketplace Discussion


Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Rate Thread
Author
Thread Post New Thread    Reply
Registered
 
2ndTARGA's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Ohio
Posts: 733
Yet one more craigslist scam 991 ad.

(EDIT - I of course meant 911, but am unable to edit the thread title.)

These keep popping up. Typically too-good-to-be-true pricing and no local contact info. 1972 Porsche 911

I Googled one of the phrases in the text and it turns out this same car sold on eBay last October for $55K.

Wonder if this one is showing up in other areas.

Ron

__________________
1996 993 Coupe, Tiptronic, Polar Silver
1973 914 1.7 Marathon Blue Metallic - Sold
1977 911S Targa - Sahara Diamond Metallic - Sold
1975 911S Targa - Copper Brown Metallic - Sold

Last edited by 2ndTARGA; 03-10-2014 at 05:33 AM..
Old 03-10-2014, 05:04 AM
  Pelican Parts Catalog | Tech Articles | Promos & Specials    Reply With Quote #1 (permalink)
Team California
 
speeder's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: los angeles, CA.
Posts: 41,128
Garage
What's weird to me is that does not seem like an unreasonably low price. A few short years ago, it would have been a ridiculously high price for that car. It's funny that he says, "not many around in original condition", and he's just described a car for sale that is anything but original...lol.

A '72 T targa with MFI missing and flares added, needing resto is a $55k car now? Whoever is paying these prices is going to feel like the guy who bought Blackberry stock in 2008 pretty soon.
__________________
Denis

The shooting of Charlie Kirk, a guy I did not agree with much, is an American tragedy and a horrible crime. -signed, a liberal
Old 03-10-2014, 08:06 AM
  Pelican Parts Catalog | Tech Articles | Promos & Specials    Reply With Quote #2 (permalink)
Registered
 
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Louisville, KY
Posts: 110
I saw that today and didn't think it was ridiculously cheap for a Targa. How did that car sell for $55k last year???
Old 03-10-2014, 08:16 AM
  Pelican Parts Catalog | Tech Articles | Promos & Specials    Reply With Quote #3 (permalink)
Registered
 
2ndTARGA's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Ohio
Posts: 733
The scammers apparently pickup other "real" ads and cut & paste the text and photos.

I used the "old boots" phrase to search and found an apparently real ad - an eBay sale from last year:

http://media.collectorcarpricetracker.com/auction_data/2013/10/4/171138733662/171138733662.pdf

Ron

__________________
1996 993 Coupe, Tiptronic, Polar Silver
1973 914 1.7 Marathon Blue Metallic - Sold
1977 911S Targa - Sahara Diamond Metallic - Sold
1975 911S Targa - Copper Brown Metallic - Sold
Old 03-10-2014, 09:33 AM
  Pelican Parts Catalog | Tech Articles | Promos & Specials    Reply With Quote #4 (permalink)
Reply

Thread Tools
Rate This Thread
Rate This Thread:

 


All times are GMT -8. The time now is 03:40 AM.


 
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2025, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
Search Engine Optimization by vBSEO 3.6.0
Copyright 2025 Pelican Parts, LLC - Posts may be archived for display on the Pelican Parts Website -    DMCA Registered Agent Contact Page
 

DTO Garage Plus vBulletin Plugins by Drive Thru Online, Inc.