up to 20hp increase for TSX for .25 on ebay

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Old 09-14-2003, 03:10 AM
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up to 20hp increase for TSX for .25 on ebay

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=2432285221

this makes me sad and reminds me of the time when someone was selling blinker fluid on ebay. discuss.
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is it a little virgin mary to put in your glove compartment or what?

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note how this guy's feedback is from purchases of between 1 and 95 cents made over the past three days. looooooooole
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Originally posted by Crazytree
is it a little virgin mary to put in your glove compartment or what?

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note how this guy's feedback is from purchases of between 1 and 95 cents made over the past three days. looooooooole
look at some of the stuff he purchased
Old 09-14-2003, 04:15 AM
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POWER PERFORMANCE MODIFICATION FOR:
ACURA TSX
This modification works on vehicles dated from 1988 to 2003!
Oops!
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he has never made a sale and has 622 items listed right now.

http://cgi6.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/e...sort=3&rows=50
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two words....group buy
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hmm, a timing advance device.. doesnt he already know the TSX already has 50 degrees of that built in? LOL
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maybe this guy is the next Einstein... he's designed a device that will give +20HP to any car... from a Yugo to a Ferrari... and it only costs 25 cents!
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I'm SOLD!


I would buy it for shits and giggles but the shipping is like 4 bucks
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I wonder what happened to cars in 1988 that made this mod suddenly "work"?

This seller is clearly a scammer. All his auctions were created at the same time, which indicates some kind of automatic script listed the items.

He's out to rip off some idiots who are willing to pay 3 bucks in shipping to receive absolutely nothing in return.
Old 09-14-2003, 09:17 PM
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by looking at the seller's other purchase on ebay, it seems that he is trying to recover from bad credit...
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I just placed my order and it should be arrived in 4-6 weeks. I'll let you guys know how it performs. Anyone know where I can get a dyno chart of this mod? I emailed the guy but havent heard back yet.
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I have tried this on my old Ford. It works... but not to the extent of 20HP... maybe u can feel a little more power.. and I just want to say that it might void the warranty or cause the service light to come up. Be careful. I dun trust those cheap shit no more.
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what is it... an air freshener?
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Is there any way to report these type of scams to ebay before he rips off anyone?
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Yes, there is. I submitted a report to e-bay's fraud monitoring division.

Topics > Safe Trading > If Something Goes Wrong > Fraud >
Item number: 2432285221; MO !00000! 081903

Payment Method: Other Payment (specify in your note below)
Date of Payment: 01/01/01
Customer concern: To e-bay fraud detection department:

This seller may be doing business fraudulently on e-bay. Please take a look at his listings and take any action you deem appropriate.

Here is a a sample.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=2432285221

(In this particular case, he specifies the item works on vehicles from 1988-2003, but the Acura TSX is a 2004 vehicle.)
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The only thing I don't get is -- What's this guy up to?

How can he make any money selling this crap for TWENTY FIVE CENTS?????
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The only thing I don't get is -- What's this guy up to?

How can he make any money selling this crap for TWENTY FIVE CENTS?????
By charging $3.75 in "shipping costs" which he needn't make good on. With over 350 listings, all he needs is a dozen or so dummies to fall for this and he'll make an easy 50 bucks before getting caught. I'm sure he's hoping for more to get "purchased" though.
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Just FYI on e-bay's response to this issue, in case you might have been curious/concerned about buying/selling on e-bay:

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Thank you for contacting eBay about robo-hop.

Upon review of the information you provided, I noticed that the listing
has already ended on its own. However, I have taken the appropriate
action in accordance with our listing policies. Violations of eBay's
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