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Old 11-16-2013, 05:22 PM
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Okay, fess up: who did the prank ad of my new 98 E300D?

Stumbled upon a fake ad of my new 98 E300D on the Dallas Craigslist....using the the four pics I posted here. My initial thought was to accuse Sixto....you know, it just seemed like something he would do. But he appears to be sincere in maintaining his innocence.

So, in the interests of satisfying curiosity, who's the culprit? I wouldn't put it past Quahog either!

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Old 11-16-2013, 05:42 PM
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t'warnt me

guilty of recycling JB3's photos for current 300D CL ad( w/his kind permission), caught by the sharp eyes of J.L.
While in limbo, I thought I'd try not losing money on selling a car for a change, but at least so far is working out as well as I'd suspected.
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Old 11-16-2013, 05:51 PM
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Okay....Quahog and Sixto both in the clear.
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Old 11-16-2013, 06:24 PM
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Link to the ad?
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Old 11-16-2013, 06:38 PM
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^^

Glad you are taking it so well. If it were me, my head would be spinning around on my neck about now.

Bear in mind that anyone can copy photos posted on this forum as attachments, doubly easily if they are on a Mac.
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Old 11-16-2013, 06:40 PM
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thievery

I was recently contacted by a scammer via googlevoice w/TX #,who was interested in my E300( or more likely hacking my PayPal acc)

I can pm you the info if you'd like.

I googled the # and will waste no more of my time
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Old 11-16-2013, 06:50 PM
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guilty of recycling JB3's photos for current 300D CL ad( w/his kind permission), caught by the sharp eyes of J.L.
While in limbo, I thought I'd try not losing money on selling a car for a change, but at least so far is working out as well as I'd suspected.
Got a link to your 300D ad?
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Old 11-16-2013, 06:57 PM
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Link to the ad?
Here it is but it's been deleted. http://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/cto/4151585708.html
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Old 11-16-2013, 07:51 PM
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Do I get an infraction point for being a suspect?

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Old 11-16-2013, 08:53 PM
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looks like we have a rat

mine's on RI CL if anyone cares to look.

Randy's TX # is....
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Old 11-16-2013, 08:57 PM
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Glad you are taking it so well. If it were me, my head would be spinning around on my neck about now.

Bear in mind that anyone can copy photos posted on this forum as attachments, doubly easily if they are on a Mac.
But what would be the point of doing it? Why make a fake ad?
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Old 11-16-2013, 10:25 PM
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what point, indeed?

somebody is up to no good. This forum offers a wealth of information. In this case, it is one-stop-shopping for CL ads all over the country.

My listing here may go away shortly, have to think on it some.
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Old 11-20-2013, 08:11 PM
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Now someone has done the same thing with my 190E ad (sold last week): 1990 Mercedes-Benz 190-Series E 2.6.
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Old 11-20-2013, 08:40 PM
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Someone contact the seller and see if they respond to Sixto.

Include the VIN in your next ads.

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Old 11-20-2013, 08:54 PM
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That is insane. Shall we flag the ads?

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