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Re: eBay tags for sale
« Reply #1 on: January 18, 2019, 01:32:11 AM »
I reported the bottom one to ebay already. Violates their listing policies
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Re: eBay tags for sale
« Reply #2 on: January 18, 2019, 02:16:39 AM »
I am pretty dang sure the 4K tag is a repo.

More on the seller here.


https://www.yenko.net/forum/showthread.php?t=140881&highlight=Buyer+beware

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Re: eBay tags for sale
« Reply #3 on: January 18, 2019, 08:54:26 PM »
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I reported the bottom one to ebay already. Violates their listing policies

As did I (yesterday), but you'll notice the auction's still up. So... I just got off the phone with ebay and told them about this auction and the lady I spoke to said it's under investigation. I also reported THIS ITEM (which is also against federal law), and she said that one is also under investigation.

Will ebay do anything about either? I doubt it but we'll see...

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Re: eBay tags for sale
« Reply #4 on: January 18, 2019, 09:14:10 PM »
Boys,
As you know, the sale of a VIN tag alone is a felony. Can we say 're-body'? Glad you guys reported it to ebay...
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Re: eBay tags for sale
« Reply #5 on: January 18, 2019, 09:19:54 PM »
Yeah, but unfortunately it's not against the law to sell trim tags (except in Oklahoma), so fake cars will continue to be rampant.

And by the way, just do a search for VIN PLATE and you'll get a few THOUSAND hits!

Or narrow the search to include only "used" VIN PLATE and even that's obscene! Over a thousand fake cars (or stolen cars no longer stolen) in the making.

Ebay either doesn't care, or doesn't have the manpower to stop it. I wonder what the FBI would say to ebay if they knew? Or does the FBI even care???

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Re: eBay tags for sale
« Reply #6 on: January 18, 2019, 09:38:21 PM »
 The FBI is too busy with investigating the Russian interference of the 2016 election :D
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Re: eBay tags for sale
« Reply #7 on: January 18, 2019, 09:40:07 PM »
Let's not go there guys.

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Re: eBay tags for sale
« Reply #8 on: January 18, 2019, 09:48:00 PM »
Yeah, but unfortunately it's not against the law to sell trim tags (except in Oklahoma), so fake cars will continue to be rampant.

And by the way, just do a search for VIN PLATE and you'll get a few THOUSAND hits!

Or narrow the search to include only "used" VIN PLATE and even that's obscene! Over a thousand fake cars (or stolen cars no longer stolen) in the making.

Ebay either doesn't care, or doesn't have the manpower to stop it. I wonder what the FBI would say to ebay if they knew? Or does the FBI even care???

Ed



The FBI does care…(IF the crimes are reported). A number of years ago there was a raid on a Mopar resto shop in So-Cal for VIN 'swapping' and as a result some cars were seized.
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Re: eBay tags for sale
« Reply #9 on: January 19, 2019, 03:05:49 AM »
Let's not go there guys.

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