Reply to "EBAY Pantera for $5,300!? Misprint or Hoax??"

I wrote to the guy too and here is what he wrote to me:

Hi ,
Before i can add you on my pre-approve list i just wanna let you know the terms of this deal.

The car will be shipped from Ullapool ,Scotland & i will cover shipping fees, since the car is shipped on a military cargo , all you have to pay for this car is the BUY IT NOW price ($5.300) . Will be shipped over sea to NY, from there DHL will pick it up and you will receive it within 14 days tops.DHL will deliver the car at your door.
The car is in perfect working condition , no damage,no scratches or dents,no hidden defects, and it is as advertised.You can see more pictures of the car here: http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/cute_farms/album?.dir=538f ,will be shipped with CLEAR US TITLE.
I work as a sergeant in the US army and i was deployted to work here in Ullapool for a while. I've brought the car here with me 1 week ago so i can drive it during my free time but i found out that i have to pay a large amount of money to register the car here, because it was purchased and registred in US and Europe emission regulations are different from US ones.
I only go home once in 8 months, it's a shame to keep a car like this garraged for such a long time .
If you are interested get back to me and i'll let you know the terms of this deal.
Thank you ,

Sgt. Mark Russell

US Army

So then I wrote him back saying I was interested and wanted the VIN # so here is what I got then:

Hi again,

Since i'm overseas i will only make this deal using ebay square trade services , this way
we are both protected.

You are going to purchase a car in perfect working conditions for $5,300 with shipping
fees included.The car is registered up to date , so there is nothing else to pay , just
the price for it.Here is the VIN# JHPNLE01450

The car will be shipped from Ullapool ,Scotland and will take 13/14 days to arrive at your
shipping door.If the car is not as i advertise or there is something you don't like about
it there is no problem you can shipp back yo me on my cost.

If all this sounds ok for you please get back to me and compleate this form so i can be
able to regist this transaction with square trade. They will
contact you with all the information you need in order to complete this deal safe and
secure for both of us.

your eBay ID :
your full name :
address :
city/state :
zipp :
country :
phone# :
Thanks and look forward to hear from you.


I love how they offer to make free shipping both ways. Thats usually the biggest give away to the scam.

Here is my final message to himand I want to see if he writes back:

Well, that sounds good. Here is the thing though and you let me knwo if this is ok. I only have a cashiers check from my grandmother who passed away and it is for $10,000. why don't I send you the cashiers check and then you send me the car. You can keep an extra $1000 for your trouble nad then you can just send the rest back with the car minus the price of the car. Is this ok?

Regards, Jim