What do you reckon #2

[Argentopercarter]

I know the TV and the dealer is legit - its the Bristol ad that is problematic.

[B-Race Tuning]

That was my impression, looking into it. Hence text to Essex number. Still un-able to contact Bristol seller. Makes you wonder why to place a dodgy ad then not take calls on it? Unless Lambro's just busted scam and he visits here too?? If Scam busted, GOOD. S

[diesel]

I know the TV and the dealer is legit - its the Bristol ad that is problematic.

What's problematic about it?

[diesel]

Just looked at the other ads he's got up. Unless he keeps them in different areas of housing type, or takes his photos at random domestic locations (which I accept is possible), I would suggest it's a scam.
I may try to get through again, but surely in our community someone must go "that's my/ my mates scoot, he lives in scotland and it's not for sale"??
S

Another possibility is that its a legitimate free ads site that takes ads from multiple sellers and collates them by location. A giveaway might be the fact that the phone numbers on each ad are different, indicating different sellers, that would lead me to believe that its not the work of a serial scammer taking a van load of scooters on a photo tour of Bristol and convincing random grannies to sit on them.

[B-Race Tuning]

Diesel, even if the same seller, the phone numbers are different because you call the website numbers (at high cost), then get transferred to the seller, so they issue a different number for each ad, hence different numbers. So still 'could' be a single scam.
Incidentally, the mobile number of the Essex ad is of the same system, and I haven't been able to contact the Essex seller. So even that could be the same scam, if it was previously on Ebay. Anyone got a link to the original Ebay listing?
S

[Argentopercarter]

The descriptions in the 'usedmotors4sale' and 'bike4sale' ads contain the Southend area land line number for the shop but it is not in the 'TRADE-IT' Bristol and South West ad.

[Argentopercarter]

I have spoken to the Southend dealer who originally advertised the TV1 on e-bay and he told me that it has in fact already been sold.

[B-Race Tuning]

Ditto, Argentopercarter. I have sent emails (phone goes to recorded message) to the sites warning that there is potential scam happening with the others, but the TV1 is a definate scam but didn't come up just now (1 minute ago, may be me driving pc though). based on the price, the S2/ sidecar is a definate too. Website would need to tie in all the scoots with different transfer tel. no.s to the same scammer/ seller. S