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MCO7PER S · Mar 9th, 2007, 06:35 PM

Dose anyone know this car . or is it another bad one ?.

eBay.co.uk: 2003 MINI COOPER S XENONS,WORKS BODY KIT,PRIVATE PLATE (item 250090902457 end time 11-Mar-07 21:41:50 GMT)

Scrogg · Mar 9th, 2007, 06:48 PM

Looks like a Trader or Independent Garage selling this one. He's also got feedback so highly unlikely to be a scammer because they never complete the transaction through eBay.

My guess is he forgot to set a reserve and the bids haven't got very high yet, but as the auction doesn't finish until Sunday they'll probably get higher!

super c00per · Mar 9th, 2007, 07:24 PM

£1400 for the earo kit...whos he trying to kid???

MCO7PER S · Mar 9th, 2007, 08:17 PM

Ok what do you think of this . would you risk it for 25 quid?.

eBay.co.uk: NEW 2007 MINI COOPER S GIVE IT A GOO!! (item 130088159584 end time 05-Apr-07 20:47:55 BST)

Scrogg · Mar 9th, 2007, 08:27 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Tigger, Eeyore & Roo (original)

You're feeling very charitable this evening Mr Scrogg

While there are people that think they are likely to pick up a genuine Cooper S for £5900 on eBay, there will be scammers ready to take their money!

I particularly like the bit where it says "number plate says Cooper" and then the only bit that visible on the plate says "03"; so it can't quite say Cooper then

I'd go by gut instinct here and walk away.

I'm actually quite disappointed in you Mr Tigger, I thought you would actually look at the listing in a similar way to me, but obviously not!

You are indeed correct that it is unlikely anyone would believe they could pick up a Cooper S for £5,900, but that was the highest bid at the time you looked at the listing (currently £6,100) not the price stated by the seller. As most people who bid on eBay watch the item until the last minute and then try to jump in with a low winning bid I am willing to wager that by about 21:30 on Sunday the highest bid will be considerably more.

The registration number of this car is something like CO03 PER (although not that one in particular, as that is on a Dark Silver Cooper S somewhere) so claiming it says 'Cooper' is no more worthy of ridicule than a lot of the members on here who have similar plates, surely?

Purple Contracts Ltd (the Seller) are a Contract Hire company based in Barry, so is it entirely unreasonable that they would sell used cars to?

Quote: Originally Posted by super c00per (original)

£1400 for the earo kit...whos he trying to kid???

People have paid this, and more for an Aero Kit, so why do you believe a non-MINI dealer is being unreasonable in believing this is what it cost? Not everyone is as much of an expert on MINI Accessory pricing as you!

Scrogg · Mar 9th, 2007, 08:34 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by MCO7PER S (original)

Ok what do you think of this . would you risk it for 25 quid?.

eBay.co.uk: NEW 2007 MINI COOPER S GIVE IT A GOO!! (item 130088159584 end time 05-Apr-07 20:47:55 BST)

This is a really common type of competition that dealers use a lot, and is basically a raffle.

At £25 per 'ticket' they only need to sell 680 to cover the cost of a £17,000 car, any more and they make a profit.

Many years ago my dad won a Porsche 928 S4 in exactly this type of offer. Not bad for a £100 investment!

MCO7PER S · Mar 9th, 2007, 08:45 PM

I'm buying this one it's only £1890.00 for an 05 convertable.
No bidding it's a class ad from London with 0 feedback.

eBay.co.uk: 2005 MINI Mini Cooper 1.6 2 Doors Convertible (item 170088832146 end time 04-Apr-07 15:39:59 BST)

Scrogg · Mar 9th, 2007, 08:59 PM

Now that one does look dodgy!

Have you looked on AutoTrader and PistonHeads to see where the pictures have been lifted from?

MCO7PER S · Mar 9th, 2007, 09:02 PM

Ha got your attention at last .

Scrogg · Mar 9th, 2007, 09:13 PM

You've had my attention since you started the thread!

Have you got nothing better to do on a Friday evening?

MCO7PER S · Mar 9th, 2007, 09:16 PM

Did have , went for a spin in the MCS, cleaned it put it away till tomorrow.

Tigger, Eeyore & Roo · Mar 10th, 2007, 07:01 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by Scrogg (original)

I'm actually quite disappointed in you Mr Tigger

Very sorry to hear that Mr Scrogg

I guess I must be feeling very cautious at the moment. Assuming that this is genuine, then it may well tie in with this site:

Specialists In Contract Hire & Leasing...

The address is certainly similar enough.

I could have been wrong and I'm withdrawing my first post.

Tigger.

Scrogg · Mar 10th, 2007, 09:53 AM

The listing for the Electric Blue Cooper S has just been updated with a 'Buy It Now' price of £11,500 and a mobile number for Steve at Purple Contracts, so I'm guessing he may have had a few questions about it being a possible scam?

What, me? Never!

supa-dupa-cooper · Mar 10th, 2007, 12:30 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Scrogg (original)

The listing for the Electric Blue Cooper S has just been updated with a 'Buy It Now' price of £11,500 and a mobile number for Steve at Purple Contracts, so I'm guessing he may have had a few questions about it being a possible scam?

What, me? Never!

Lol, maybe they should just hand over the running of the Mini section to MINI2

85NIXMIN · Mar 10th, 2007, 02:30 PM

I'd buy it for the colour... hehe

I loovvve that Electric Blue!!

MCO7PER S · Mar 14th, 2007, 09:52 PM

£5400,00 this is cheap.
But dose he know the spec of his own car ?.
eBay.co.uk: 2004 Mini Cooper Convertible CHILI Pack 1600 (item 130088487352 end time 06-Apr-07 19:46:06 BST)

Scrogg · Mar 15th, 2007, 12:15 AM

Here we go again!

Scrogg · Apr 11th, 2007, 10:06 PM

Just spotted this one on eBay.

Doesn't have any of the usual tell-tale signs that the scams usually do (asking for e-mail addresses etc) but it does look very cheap for a Classified Ad and is a new advertiser again.

Does anyone recognise the car from AutoTrader, PistonHeads etc?

Mar 9th, 2007, 06:35 PM	#1
MCO7PER S I HATE SCAMS Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Lincolnshire Local Time: 02:10 AM Posts: 146 Offline	Cooper S On Ebay Going Cheap ?. Dose anyone know this car . or is it another bad one ?. eBay.co.uk: 2003 MINI COOPER S XENONS,WORKS BODY KIT,PRIVATE PLATE (item 250090902457 end time 11-Mar-07 21:41:50 GMT)

Mar 10th, 2007, 07:01 AM	#12 (permalink)
Tigger, Eeyore & Roo I'm Back! My Classifieds Join Date: May 2004 Location: Kernow, near England Local Time: 02:10 AM Posts: 4,572 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by Scrogg (original) I'm actually quite disappointed in you Mr Tigger Very sorry to hear that Mr Scrogg I guess I must be feeling very cautious at the moment. Assuming that this is genuine, then it may well tie in with this site: Specialists In Contract Hire & Leasing... The address is certainly similar enough. I could have been wrong and I'm withdrawing my first post. Tigger. Unintimated and I'm back!! For sunshine, fun and Cornish Pasties: New MINI Kernow Cornish Oggy Run 2009!

Mar 10th, 2007, 12:30 PM	#14 (permalink)
supa-dupa-cooper S club heaven? Hmm :o( Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Cloud MINI Local Time: 02:10 AM Posts: 20,888 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by Scrogg (original) The listing for the Electric Blue Cooper S has just been updated with a 'Buy It Now' price of £11,500 and a mobile number for Steve at Purple Contracts, so I'm guessing he may have had a few questions about it being a possible scam? What, me? Never! Lol, maybe they should just hand over the running of the Mini section to MINI2 UNION JACK OWNERS CLUB GB002

Mar 10th, 2007, 02:30 PM	#15 (permalink)
85NIXMIN MINI on the brain!!! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Brisbane, Australia Local Time: 12:10 PM Posts: 1,084 Offline	I'd buy it for the colour... hehe I loovvve that Electric Blue!! If the world didn't suck we'd all fall off! www.myspace.com/85nix

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Mar 9th, 2007, 06:48 PM	#2 (permalink)
Scrogg Home Alone Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Gloucester Local Time: 02:10 AM Posts: 16,600 Offline	Looks like a Trader or Independent Garage selling this one. He's also got feedback so highly unlikely to be a scammer because they never complete the transaction through eBay. My guess is he forgot to set a reserve and the bids haven't got very high yet, but as the auction doesn't finish until Sunday they'll probably get higher!

Mar 9th, 2007, 07:24 PM	#3 (permalink)
super c00per MiNi2 dEmOn Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: The Shire Local Time: 03:10 AM Posts: 666 Offline	£1400 for the earo kit...whos he trying to kid???

Mar 9th, 2007, 08:17 PM	#4 (permalink)
MCO7PER S I HATE SCAMS Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Lincolnshire Local Time: 02:10 AM Posts: 146 Offline	Ok what do you think of this . would you risk it for 25 quid?. eBay.co.uk: NEW 2007 MINI COOPER S GIVE IT A GOO!! (item 130088159584 end time 05-Apr-07 20:47:55 BST)

Mar 9th, 2007, 08:27 PM	#5 (permalink)
Scrogg Home Alone Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Gloucester Local Time: 02:10 AM Posts: 16,600 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by Tigger, Eeyore & Roo (original) You're feeling very charitable this evening Mr Scrogg While there are people that think they are likely to pick up a genuine Cooper S for £5900 on eBay, there will be scammers ready to take their money! I particularly like the bit where it says "number plate says Cooper" and then the only bit that visible on the plate says "03"; so it can't quite say Cooper then I'd go by gut instinct here and walk away. I'm actually quite disappointed in you Mr Tigger, I thought you would actually look at the listing in a similar way to me, but obviously not! You are indeed correct that it is unlikely anyone would believe they could pick up a Cooper S for £5,900, but that was the highest bid at the time you looked at the listing (currently £6,100) not the price stated by the seller. As most people who bid on eBay watch the item until the last minute and then try to jump in with a low winning bid I am willing to wager that by about 21:30 on Sunday the highest bid will be considerably more. The registration number of this car is something like CO03 PER (although not that one in particular, as that is on a Dark Silver Cooper S somewhere) so claiming it says 'Cooper' is no more worthy of ridicule than a lot of the members on here who have similar plates, surely? Purple Contracts Ltd (the Seller) are a Contract Hire company based in Barry, so is it entirely unreasonable that they would sell used cars to? Quote: Originally Posted by super c00per (original) £1400 for the earo kit...whos he trying to kid??? People have paid this, and more for an Aero Kit, so why do you believe a non-MINI dealer is being unreasonable in believing this is what it cost? Not everyone is as much of an expert on MINI Accessory pricing as you!

Mar 9th, 2007, 08:34 PM	#6 (permalink)
Scrogg Home Alone Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Gloucester Local Time: 02:10 AM Posts: 16,600 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by MCO7PER S (original) Ok what do you think of this . would you risk it for 25 quid?. eBay.co.uk: NEW 2007 MINI COOPER S GIVE IT A GOO!! (item 130088159584 end time 05-Apr-07 20:47:55 BST) This is a really common type of competition that dealers use a lot, and is basically a raffle. At £25 per 'ticket' they only need to sell 680 to cover the cost of a £17,000 car, any more and they make a profit. Many years ago my dad won a Porsche 928 S4 in exactly this type of offer. Not bad for a £100 investment!

Mar 9th, 2007, 08:45 PM	#7 (permalink)
MCO7PER S I HATE SCAMS Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Lincolnshire Local Time: 02:10 AM Posts: 146 Offline	I'm buying this one it's only £1890.00 for an 05 convertable. No bidding it's a class ad from London with 0 feedback. eBay.co.uk: 2005 MINI Mini Cooper 1.6 2 Doors Convertible (item 170088832146 end time 04-Apr-07 15:39:59 BST)

Mar 9th, 2007, 08:59 PM	#8 (permalink)
Scrogg Home Alone Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Gloucester Local Time: 02:10 AM Posts: 16,600 Offline	Now that one does look dodgy! Have you looked on AutoTrader and PistonHeads to see where the pictures have been lifted from?

Mar 9th, 2007, 09:02 PM	#9 (permalink)
MCO7PER S I HATE SCAMS Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Lincolnshire Local Time: 02:10 AM Posts: 146 Offline	Ha got your attention at last .

Mar 9th, 2007, 09:13 PM	#10 (permalink)
Scrogg Home Alone Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Gloucester Local Time: 02:10 AM Posts: 16,600 Offline	You've had my attention since you started the thread! Have you got nothing better to do on a Friday evening?

Mar 9th, 2007, 09:16 PM	#11 (permalink)
MCO7PER S I HATE SCAMS Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Lincolnshire Local Time: 02:10 AM Posts: 146 Offline	Did have , went for a spin in the MCS, cleaned it put it away till tomorrow.

Mar 10th, 2007, 09:53 AM	#13 (permalink)
Scrogg Home Alone Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Gloucester Local Time: 02:10 AM Posts: 16,600 Offline	The listing for the Electric Blue Cooper S has just been updated with a 'Buy It Now' price of £11,500 and a mobile number for Steve at Purple Contracts, so I'm guessing he may have had a few questions about it being a possible scam? What, me? Never!

Mar 14th, 2007, 09:52 PM	#16 (permalink)
MCO7PER S I HATE SCAMS Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Lincolnshire Local Time: 02:10 AM Posts: 146 Offline	£5400,00 this is cheap. But dose he know the spec of his own car ?. eBay.co.uk: 2004 Mini Cooper Convertible CHILI Pack 1600 (item 130088487352 end time 06-Apr-07 19:46:06 BST)

Mar 15th, 2007, 12:15 AM	#17 (permalink)
Scrogg Home Alone Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Gloucester Local Time: 02:10 AM Posts: 16,600 Offline	Here we go again!

Apr 11th, 2007, 10:06 PM	#18 (permalink)
Scrogg Home Alone Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Gloucester Local Time: 02:10 AM Posts: 16,600 Offline	Just spotted this one on eBay. Doesn't have any of the usual tell-tale signs that the scams usually do (asking for e-mail addresses etc) but it does look very cheap for a Classified Ad and is a new advertiser again. Does anyone recognise the car from AutoTrader, PistonHeads etc?

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