Garage Cabinets, Garage Storage, and Garage Organization

How's everyone doing? I need some help on this. I recently saw an Ad in my local paper (chicago) for a BMW 2004 330 Ci..garage kept,  34000 mileage, let's just say it's like new.  His Ad had his email and I emailed him regarding teh BMW.  He sent me the pics and they were pretty sweet.  We bargained and I brought it down to 12,000. I checked the trade in value for this type of car and it was around 24000. After finding this out, Im a bit suspicious that this could in fact be a scam.  The guy says he's a navy lietenant stationed in Hawaii and reason for selling his car is that his uncle has some health issues.  He says everything will be provided car manual, warranty, etc.  Also, the car is stationed in Nevada at the Ebay shipping center (he says shipping is free).  He says ebay ttakes pretty much takes care of everything...registeration, etc.  Though he says there's a 20% deposit fee which I'm worried about.  I get 10 days once the car arrives(will be sent directly to my house) to inspect it and if there is anything not as advertised I can return it.  I'm a bit skectical about this and would appreciate if anyone could share their thoughts on this.  I could be getting a really good deal or get screwed.  I'm looking for my first car and I want to make sure I dont mess up.

Hi,

I have seen a similar case of to this in my local car Ad mag (UK based). It had an ad for a new shape BMW Mini convertable @£3000 (a third of the value it shoud have been) however the car was based in Poland and shipping was included in the price.
I spoke to the guys at work and we decided that it must be a scam.

I'm not 100% certain that it is a scam, but it's a lot of money to lose if it is!

Just thought I'd share this with you.

Phil

Yes, it is absolutely a scam and a very common one at that. You see it ALL the time on Craigslist and most people can recognize them just by the price. Read about it on Craigslist.org under "avoid scams and fraud". It even gives examples that'll sound familiar.

Hi,
It is a scam, don't invest in such deal,
I will advice you to contact BMW dealers in
your area, give them your specifications,
you will get a better deal. Drive to
 Detroit there is a BMW shop there
Thanks.