i feel sorry for him, especially after all the discussion earlier.let this be a lesson.good luckman https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=144538

 

Wasn't he warned in a thread that is now around 6 pages long?

 

That was him. And the "possibly stolen" motor.

Actually I think most everyone warned him not too buy it.


[Modified by StageOne, 11:01 AM 3/13/2002]

 

I Dont feel bad for him, Not one bit.
For one he didnt listen to us, for two he didnt mind the fact that most likely the engine was stolen

 

Yep, I agree...he was stubborn and stupid in that other thread, and it looks like he got what he deserved...

 

Think of it this way, It cost him $2000 to learn a lesson. One that we tried teaching him for free.

 

Yea, what the hell is it with people, they ask your opinion on the subject, and then once they get an overwhelming response, they go against the grain. Why the hell did they even ask in the first place...

Idiots

Jason

 

Yep...he was very stubborn.

 

You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink...

 

In his defense, he was warned to not buy stolen goods, but he never got anything.

If the auction had ended at 5k+ everybody would have just thought it was a legit sale and said nothing. And he still would have gotten burned, probably for more money.

 

You know the old saying...
"If it's too good to be true, it probably is."

 

Yeah, that post was huge! 9 pages if I remember. Anyone want to resurrect it with the link to his post in classifieds?

Jason-

 

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=140658

Because I'm Evil

 

LOL. Was the 9 page thread locked or something? You could bring that back to warn people about cheap motors.

 

ROTFLMAO!!

I don't feel a bit of sorrow for him. He was completely warned and refused to even question the buyer.

 

The temptation to buy a stolen (=cheap) engine was too much for him.
There are a LOT of people that can't resist buying stolen stuff because of the price.

 

You, along with Raz1983, helped putting him thru that whole deal. Now he got burned and you Mr. Nice Guy spoke up in his defense?

Even if the auction ended at $5K+ it still wouldn't make it less suspicious because of all the bullshit "evidence" that the seller provided to claim that he's legit.

EKb18b, all I can say is CONGRATULATIONS!!! You got exactly what you asked for --- a rip off.


[Modified by Wai, 9:10 AM 3/13/2002]

 

Trust me I do feel bad for not warning him it was a scam. But if you've read the posts on that thread, most of the reasoning was pretty illogical and he would have gone through with the buy regardless of what I said.

Most people were warning him that it was a stolen engine, not that the guy was a scammer. Regardless of price, you should always make sure the seller is not going to rip you off.


[Modified by DarksideDC4, 9:31 AM 3/13/2002]

 

to thieves, to those that support them, to those that don't listen

 

Speaking of those who support them, where is that RAZ guy? He was defending the seller like they were best friends!

 

That should be enough reason not to buy it. The fact that he tried to buy a stolen motor makes most of us don't feel sorry for him. It's a good lesson for him.......


[Modified by EuroITR1689, 6:45 PM 3/13/2002]

 

we tried to help

 

and I believe that RealTypeR posted in the original thread that he would be suprised if he received anything at all, or something to that effect, do he was warned of it being a scam somewhat.

 

At this point I don't really care what happens to the buyer, I just want to know what can be done to catch the seller.

 

Most likely the address isn't the sellers house, or even anyone he knows. So pretty much nothing can be done. The phone service was probably setup using someone elses identity as well. None of this is hard to do (and has happened to me before) and any half intelligent scammer would do that.