Opti on E Bay

Dirk Diggler · 05 March 2004, 21:51

All you Opti lovers out there, any of you bidding on this one. Only an hour or so to go, bidding up to £3100.00 for a 225hp Salty.

Buy it now price is £3800.00

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...=STRK:MEBWA:IT

Richard B · 05 March 2004, 22:10

If I had £3800 to hand I would go for this...

Pete7 · 05 March 2004, 22:15

so whats the scam ? or its location ?

Pete

Richard B · 05 March 2004, 22:19

it says it's perfect, so it's gotta be - that's the rule. Usually I get a statement from the seller listing any faults. As for location, must be worth travelling almost anywhere in the UK - except Scottish Isles - for such a good bargain. Nothing against Scottish Islands, just time and cost!

(Just noticed - free shipping!)

Dirk Diggler · 05 March 2004, 22:29

According to the seller, "The engine will come with prop ,control box ,cables and smart gauges"

Now this has to be a bargain £3550.00 and 39 mins to go!!!!!

Pete7 · 05 March 2004, 22:34

something doggy, 8k of engine for 3.5k

Richard B · 05 March 2004, 22:42

Pete, you're probably/possibly right.

BUT - I've just bought a £3500 printer for £159 on Ebay...

Dirk Diggler · 05 March 2004, 22:44

Quote:

Originally posted by Pete7
something doggy, 8k of engine for 3.5k

Huh, he of little faith! Never heard of a bargain.

Richard B · 05 March 2004, 22:47

Ah, so you're the seller??

Pete7 · 05 March 2004, 22:48

good question, is it u Dirk ?

Pete

Dirk Diggler · 05 March 2004, 22:49

Daniel · 06 March 2004, 00:28

If that's for real someone got a real bargin. Shame i missed it (not that i know where i would put it of course...)

Andy · 06 March 2004, 00:33

It went for £3650 ... what a buy!

Rogue Wave · 06 March 2004, 08:56

Can you get a 5 year warranty on an Optimax?

tue · 06 March 2004, 09:16

Quote:

Originally posted by Rogue Wave
Can you get a 5 year warranty on an Optimax?

Thats what they come with when new.

Dirk Diggler · 06 March 2004, 09:43

I don't think so, surely only Honda are foolish enough to do such a stupid thing as a 5 year warranty!

Daniel · 06 March 2004, 12:27

News to me... i thought (infact i'm certian) it's 3 years. Might be 5 years paint???

tue · 06 March 2004, 15:16

Your right I just looked and its 5 year corrosion warranty 3 year engine.

Pete7 · 06 March 2004, 21:04

So an interesting day checking out our new opti and wondering how fast a boat will go with that sort of power. Quick e mail to the seller to say hi and where are you etc. Saw an option on e bay to call by automatic e mail details of the seller, so used that too.

Great he lives on Oakland in Cambridgeshire, phone number looks a little odd, its an American style number. Quick check with www.streetmap.co.uk and, well there is no Oakland in Cambs.

Not to worry I am sure sure the seller can explain all this. He e mailed me back and recommended an escrow account to use,
http://www.integral-escrow.net/index.php that will be safe then. Just check its URL address with: http://centralops.net/co/ how odd, the company has just been registered last month and has a US address but the web site says it is in Dion, France, hmm.

Oh and a thank you to the other two buyers who e mailed me warning of a possible scam. Just composing a letter to e bay now, oh and then I will be inviting some of the USAs nicest porn sites to send examples of there wares to the sellers e mail address. That should keep him busy for a while and probably far more suitable for his sort of life style.

Shame, but at least no one got caught,

Pete

Richard B · 06 March 2004, 21:09