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william

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Learning more and more about less and less...

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Re: Caveat Emptor...
« Reply #1 on: January 03, 2023, 01:23:55 AM »
Good catch William

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Re: Caveat Emptor...
« Reply #2 on: January 03, 2023, 01:33:10 PM »
Now we have to worry about shiny new VIN tags as well as shiny new Trim tags :sigh:

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Re: Caveat Emptor...
« Reply #3 on: January 03, 2023, 04:12:19 PM »
Sunnava.....!!! 
Wow - thought I've seen it all.....the bottom one (124379N567808) is an obvious fake compared to the real deal on top.

I don't think there's anyone who could have spotted this.  If I walked up to this car and looked at the vin - no way in hell I would have figured the tag to be butchered. 

Unbelievable.

Great catch William. 

I'm just dumbfounded.
« Last Edit: January 03, 2023, 04:34:54 PM by camaronut »

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Re: Caveat Emptor...
« Reply #4 on: January 03, 2023, 05:28:19 PM »
I informed the seller and advised him to check the hidden VINs, but dollars to donuts they won't reply. Or even care for that matter.

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Re: Caveat Emptor...
« Reply #5 on: January 03, 2023, 06:12:05 PM »
If I were them, they should heed your advice.  That car is nothing but a mess, heading to a courtroom for sure.

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Re: Caveat Emptor...
« Reply #6 on: January 03, 2023, 07:58:33 PM »
Well surprise, surprise, surprise!! The seller replied:

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Thank you for your input.   The seller has been informed and we will get to the bottom of this.

Thank you,
Brad Kassabian
President
My Hot Cars
USA Hot Cars

And to their credit, the auction has been ended.

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Re: Caveat Emptor...
« Reply #7 on: January 03, 2023, 08:12:05 PM »
Good catch. In looking at it and studying them, the characters seem to be spaced too close together. 4 seems a bit off too.
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Re: Caveat Emptor...
« Reply #8 on: January 03, 2023, 11:28:16 PM »
William did the seller one helluva favor.

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Re: Caveat Emptor...
« Reply #9 on: January 03, 2023, 11:36:52 PM »
He may have been shut down on eBay, but a google vin search shows for sale on at least 4 other sites.
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Re: Caveat Emptor...
« Reply #10 on: January 03, 2023, 11:48:28 PM »
Rut Roh! Scooby.

Should possibly be reported to Calif DMV

Would the Selling Dealer be off the Hook when it comes to something like this?
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Re: Caveat Emptor...
« Reply #11 on: January 04, 2023, 03:08:38 AM »
Not if he’s been notified. He’s then a part of the lawsuit

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Re: Caveat Emptor...
« Reply #12 on: January 04, 2023, 11:24:38 AM »
Not impressed with the sellers feedback score also.....66%.  Not stellar by any means.

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Re: Caveat Emptor...
« Reply #13 on: January 08, 2023, 03:16:44 AM »
Curious as to why a guy would make a convertible into a coupe? I’ve seen coupes made into convertibles.
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Re: Caveat Emptor...
« Reply #14 on: January 08, 2023, 06:46:18 AM »
Just clicked on the auction link. Ironic that it is being sold by myhotcars. Sounds foretelling.