OldGlassMan Posted April 13, 2013 Report Posted April 13, 2013 Everyone be aware that there is a large, organized scam on ebay for Garmin 400 and 500 series avionics. The asking price seems reasonable at $2500 or so in mid-auction time period. But these guys all want you to communicate via email and not using eBay messages. Most of them (I have see about eight of them) want you to "contact" them via email, and you get back an official looking instruction letter from "eBay" that instructs to to use MoneyPak or some other cash transferral method, and not PayPal or a Credit Card. They pull the eBay listing as soon as they get an email. If you check out the email address given on the ad in Google, it will usually be clear that this is a scam. It took only two minutes to decide in my case. I sent them back an email asking for the serial number of the unit, and an address, telephone number for "Parts Tracability".... Never heard another word from them. Be careful out there! RFB Quote
Aron Peterson Posted April 14, 2013 Report Posted April 14, 2013 Thank you I will keep my eye out Quote
Proline98 Posted May 4, 2013 Report Posted May 4, 2013 Yep, total scam, they enourage you to email for photos. When you do they say they'll sell via ebay and ask you for your ebay id. I cussed the guy out for wasting my time the second I saw this email. Don't click on links and always sign into ebay and look for the transaction. And if you escrow, only use escrow.com. I also recently found a fake website selling 430's and 530's online. A totally different approach to the same scam, very professional looking website, way trickier than this ebay guy. Congratulations - eBay Transaction Started - GARMIN WAAS GNS 430W GPS NAV W/ GA35 ANT FAA 8130 Invoice for eBay Purchase Program, Case ID ST206970GBR, between David Given, as Seller, and (removed my personal info) as Buyer. Transaction Details: GARMIN WAAS GNS 430W GPS NAV W/ GA35 ANT FAA 8130 Brand: Garmin Inspection Period: 7 business days Model: GNS 430W Price: $ 3,700.00 Case ID: ST206970GBR Shipping: $ 0.00 Description: Very nice used Garmin GNS430W just upgraded by Garmin. It was removed during a GTN750 upgrade and sent out for WAAS upgrade. Included is a new tray, trayback, connector kit, americas database, GA35 waas antenna and all the pilot guides. Seller: Name: David Given Address: 29 Queens Gardens Aberdeen, AB15 4YD United Kingdom Payment Details: Invoice # : ST206970GBR Due Date: 04/May/2013 Sale price: $ 3,700.00 Shipping costs: $ 0.00 Total: $ 3,700.00 Need help ? Buyer: Name: Address: removed my personal info How to make the payment Transfer the funds to the designated account listed below. Reply to this E-mail to confirm that payment was sent. Fax the bank transfer receipt to the following fax number: International : 001-413-653-2749 USA : 413-653-2749You have to send the money to our eBay Representative.WARNING: Do not send the money to the Seller directly. We can not guarantee the safety of your transaction if the seller have the money before you get your items. eBay Representative Details: Account Owner : Dumitru Catalin Barbu Owner Address : 73 Skeltons Lane Owner City : Leyton Owner Zip : E105BT Owner Country : United Kingdom Bank Name : BARCLAYS BANK PLC Bank Address : 1 Churchill Place Bank City : London Bank Zip : E14 5HP Bank Country : United Kingdom Sort Code : 20-52-74 Account Nr : 23863123 IBAN : GB33 BARC 2052 7423 8631 23 SWIFTBIC : BARCGB22 Amount to be sent: $ 3,700.00 We will keep the payment until you send us your confirmation that you are satisfied with the product you received. As soon as we receive your confirmation we will make the payment to the Seller. Until then the Seller won't be able to access the money you sent and in any case you decide not to continue with the deal you will receive a full refund. When payment is received, it will be verified and secured into a non-interest bearing trust account. Payment verification process usually takes less than 24 hours. After payment is secured, the Seller is authorized to ship the item. Your funds will not be released to the Seller until you have received and approved the merchandise you are purchasing. The Buyer receives the item and has 7 business days to inspect it. If it is complete and as described, the Buyer should accept the item. If he refuses the item, the Buyer must ship the item back to the Seller within 3-5 business days since the item was inspected. After the inspection period is over, the Buyer must contact eBay Purchase Program Team with the result of the inspection. If the Buyer refuses the item, the refund will be sent to the Buyer after the tracking number for the returned shipment is verified. If the item is accepted, eBay Financial Department submits the payment directly to the Seller within 3 business days. All the transaction, payment and personal information is considered confidential and will not be released under any circumstances. Our main and constant priority is the safety of our customers. Live Help For any questions you can contact eBay Customer Support by replying to this E-mail. Please use the following button to chat with an eBay Representative right now. Thank you, eBay Financial Department eBay Protection ProgramCopyright © 2013 eBay Inc. All Rights Reserved. Designated trademarks and brands are the property of their respective owners. eBay and the eBay logo are trademarks of eBay Inc. eBay is located at 2145 Hamilton Avenue, San Jose, CA 95125. Quote
flyboy0681 Posted May 4, 2013 Report Posted May 4, 2013 My strict rule of thumb for buying through eBay is PayPal or credit card only, regardless of how good the deal looks. 1 Quote
J Bird Posted May 27, 2013 Report Posted May 27, 2013 I was going to post up my 530 non waas for sale on ebay and came across one of those auctions 430w for $2500 price. Quote
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