Might need help checking out a car.

[Dave Rifkin]

I am watching an Ebay auction for a nice 442 in Norwood Young America, MN. It's supposed to be a real W30 car. Would someone be able to check out the car for me if I decide to bid on it? What is such a car worth, if it's legit?
Thanks,

Dave

[MosportGreen66]

Sharp Car!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1969-Olds...1QQcmdZViewItem

[Belair62]

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Please bid with confidence on this desirable hard to find documented Oldsmobile



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I don't see any documents listed excep this statement...very tough car though...

[69SSRSL89]

You have a PM.

Jesse

[Dave Rifkin]

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Please bid with confidence on this desirable hard to find documented Oldsmobile



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The owner replied to my email with a attachment that was from GM of Canada that documented the car as a legit W30 car. Any thoughts on what else to look for and an approximate value?

I don't see any documents listed excep this statement...very tough car though...

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[njsteve]

Just make sure you do the transaction in person. A buddy of mine here in Jersey just lost a $5000 deposit on a 442 when he wired it to the seller of a cleverly hi-jacked ad: the "seller" gave real location info, addresses, etc, but it was all stolen from a legit person. If they ask for Western Union it's surely a scam. I alerted him of my suspicions but a little too late, he wired the money at 3:00 in them morning and the guy picked it up at 3:04 AM.

[Casey Marks]

If I'm not mistaken, that is the car that Gene Wray just sold a couple of months ago. Gene's son, Mark, is the one that does his paint work, etc. His stuff is TOP SHELF in the Oldsmobile community. I bet the reserve is north of $40k.

Edit: Holy crap .... looks like No Reserve.

[Dave Rifkin]

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If I'm not mistaken, that is the car that Gene Wray just sold a couple of months ago. Gene's son, Mark, is the one that does his paint work, etc. His stuff is TOP SHELF in the Oldsmobile community. I bet the reserve is north of $40k.

Edit: Holy crap .... looks like No Reserve.

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No reserve and the woman selling the car said she would sell it for $16,000.00 with shipping anywhere in the US. I know, if it sounds too good to be true it usually is.
Plus the seller has zero feedback and just registered 9/23. I guess if I was smart I would just forget about this car and consider myself lucky but, it does look like a nice car.

[Casey Marks]

OK - something is definitely up with this car. After looking at the pics again, I see that they are the same pics that Gene/Mark used when he put the car up a few months back. The last shot shows it in a paint booth. That's a dead give-away. I bet you dollars to dog-$h!t that this is a scam. Send your money into never-never-land and good luck getting a car in return. Run away QUICKLY from this ........

Also, why would you have a *507* Minnesota area code and ask callers to call Pacific time ? Seem kinda strange ???

[SamLBInj]

You have those picts? or the ebay names to look it up...the ad says this "I would do paypal but have had bad experiences before so I am doing money orders or a service recommended by eBay."
So you could go with an escrow service to be safe..