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Posted by: Ampex351 Apr 25 2020, 12:37 PM

I had posted some pics of the white '75 1.8 that I was going to buy in addition to the green '73 that I bought. The white '75 is on The Samba. TOTAL SCAM!!! BEWARE. This guy will not give out phone number or address. Just wants funds wired to his account and says he will ship the car. Bull crap!! I've turned him in. I absolutely HATE people like this. Nothing but a scum bag. I think he should be tied to the back of a 914 and have to run real fast for a while. Nice looking car. Don't know where he dug up the pictures but it's all fake. Be careful out there!

Posted by: mepstein Apr 25 2020, 01:00 PM

Glad you weren’t hurt.
Same scam in the 911 world and people have sent 10’s of thousands for just a pic on the net.

Posted by: Cairo94507 Apr 25 2020, 01:16 PM

I say buyer beware and proceed as if you do not know the seller (unless you really do know them). With the internet it is very easy for people to misrepresent everything and people with nothing all of a sudden have items that are highly in demand. With members all over the country it is very easy to get someone to actually lay eyes on and inspect a car before any funds ever get transferred. To do otherwise is just risky business.

Posted by: StarBear Apr 25 2020, 01:26 PM

Hooray for you! You DID get the green 2.0L and didn't get scammed on the other. Win-win, for sure.

Posted by: Ampex351 Apr 25 2020, 02:08 PM

Yep...got the green '73 2.0 and I'm happy. Forget about the perfect white on that doesnt exist. I'll put more energy into making the green one better!!

Posted by: second wind Apr 25 2020, 04:34 PM

No wonder he lowered the price to sucker someone in. I was feeling poorly that pristine 914's were down to $10,000. I told you not to buy it!!
gg

Posted by: framos914 Apr 25 2020, 05:46 PM

It did look too good to be true.
Congrats on the 73

Posted by: rgalla9146 Apr 25 2020, 06:55 PM

WOW !
Where do these people come from ?
Glad no one got hurt.
The old saw is still true.....'if it sounds too good .......'

Posted by: Tdskip Apr 25 2020, 06:57 PM

The Samba is pretty darn good about pulling things, please make sure to report it if you haven't.

Posted by: TheCabinetmaker Apr 26 2020, 07:39 AM

Saw that same car on the imposter 914world Facebook. Total scam!

Btw, why the fuck do we need a fake 914 world on Facebook?

Posted by: FlacaProductions Apr 26 2020, 11:50 AM

Pretty much all i do over there is refer them here....

Posted by: TheCabinetmaker Apr 26 2020, 07:46 PM

Yeah. Me too.