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17 November 2014, 20:30
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Oldham
Boat name: Aqua Vitae
Make: Ribcraft 4.8
Length: 4m +
Engine: Yamaha 75hp
MMSI: 235115057
Join Date: Jul 2005
Posts: 331
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Possible eBay scam
Hi folks,
I'm looking to upgrade my little RIB to something a bit bigger. There is a 4.8m Tornado listed at the moment on eBay, in Skipton, N. Yorks.
I have been unable to contact the buyer to arrange a viewing.
The listing is identical to one that sold in Belfast just two weeks ago for £3410 and now it's on an auction. Oh, and they want paying by transfer before it's collected.
Here is the listing - Tornado 4.8mtr RIB Boat | eBay
I'm not saying it is dodgy, just that I smell a rat......buyer beware!
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17 November 2014, 22:22
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: South Yorks
Boat name: Black Pig
Make: Ribcraft
Length: 5m +
Engine: DF140a
MMSI: 235111389
Join Date: Feb 2008
Posts: 12,167
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If it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck, it's a ....rat
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17 November 2014, 22:28
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Member
Country: UK - Scotland
Make: Humber Ocean Pro
Length: 3m +
Engine: Yam 200HP
Join Date: Jul 2009
Posts: 998
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Scam, I've bid on it every time it appears just to pi$$ the scammer off
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17 November 2014, 23:57
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Portishead
Length: 5m +
Join Date: Mar 2010
Posts: 26
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Possible eBay scam
Hi Guys,
This is my old RIB that I sold 6 months ago to a guy down in Plymouth, the photo's were taken outside my garage by me!
I know that he put it up for sale only a month or so after he bought it but don't know what happened to it after that.
Hope this helps any potential interested parties?
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18 November 2014, 01:02
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Poole
Boat name: Triple O
Make: R70
Length: 7m +
Engine: Suzuki 200hp
Join Date: Dec 2003
Posts: 390
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My last rib was re-advertised before the first (genuine) listing by me had been removed after the sale.
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18 November 2014, 05:20
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Sticks, N.Yorks
Boat name: Tamanco
Make: Honwave 3.5AE
Length: 3m +
Engine: Tohatsu Outboard
Join Date: May 2012
Posts: 1,175
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Gone now ! 
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18 November 2014, 22:56
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Member
Country: UK - Scotland
Make: Humber Ocean Pro
Length: 3m +
Engine: Yam 200HP
Join Date: Jul 2009
Posts: 998
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There is now an Avon Adventure 4.10 up that is a scam with the same picture of the persons email address
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21 November 2014, 14:36
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Member
Country: UK - England
Boat name: Ella "J"
Make: Osprey
Length: 4m +
Engine: Merc 75hp
Join Date: Apr 2013
Posts: 54
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Here we go again back on eBay only in Deeside this time!!!!
I think I'll hang on till its for sale in my home town saves traveling!!!!😀
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21 November 2014, 16:33
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Lancs
Boat name: Beretta
Make: Ballistic
Length: 6m +
Engine: 175hp e-tec
MMSI: 235035778
Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 1,736
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Just got this from ebay.
We think eBay account sl****97 has been used without the account owner's permission, so we're now restoring it to them. To protect this member's privacy, we can't share any more details about their account.
People sometimes misuse eBay accounts by sending emails from them. In these emails, they invite you to buy or sell outside eBay, or ask questions that have nothing to do with eBay. They do this in the hope that you'll respond and give them your email address.
We strongly recommend you treat emails from this member with caution and don't respond if you hear from them again.
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21 November 2014, 16:49
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Royal Wootton Bassett
Length: 8m +
Engine: 250
Join Date: Jul 2008
Posts: 8,047
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He's hacking loads of accounts and using them for his scams
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24 November 2014, 15:16
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Portsmouth(ish)
Boat name: Wings
Make: Ribeye
Length: 6m +
Engine: Yamaha F115 AETL
Join Date: Oct 2013
Posts: 615
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Tornado 4.8mtr RIB Boat With Yamaha 50hp Engine | eBay
Isn't this the same Tornado RIB again? It's on there selling in Belfast now (24th Nov) with 20 hours remaining.
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24 November 2014, 15:20
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Portsmouth(ish)
Boat name: Wings
Make: Ribeye
Length: 6m +
Engine: Yamaha F115 AETL
Join Date: Oct 2013
Posts: 615
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And the two cars you can see in the photos both have UK plates, not Northern Irish plates! Same email address as the above scam too.
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24 November 2014, 15:37
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Member
Country: UK - England
Boat name: Ella "J"
Make: Osprey
Length: 4m +
Engine: Merc 75hp
Join Date: Apr 2013
Posts: 54
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Yep same again but with a different seller ID!
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24 November 2014, 15:40
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Portsmouth(ish)
Boat name: Wings
Make: Ribeye
Length: 6m +
Engine: Yamaha F115 AETL
Join Date: Oct 2013
Posts: 615
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I've just reported it to eBay.
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There's weather out there - must be time to RIB!
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24 November 2014, 15:47
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Member
Country: UK - England
Boat name: Ella "J"
Make: Osprey
Length: 4m +
Engine: Merc 75hp
Join Date: Apr 2013
Posts: 54
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I reckon a lot of members on here are reporting him but he just seems he hacks another account and off he goes again!
I feel for the people who fall for these scams I mean its challenging enough for people who know what they're talking to avoid them.
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24 November 2014, 15:53
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Member
Country: Ireland
Town: Belfast
Boat name: Cait
Make: Humber
Length: 5m +
Engine: 90hp Opti
Join Date: May 2007
Posts: 909
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Originally Posted by Ovey
And the two cars you can see in the photos both have UK plates, not Northern Irish plates! Same email address as the above scam too.
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27 November 2014, 15:49
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Portsmouth(ish)
Boat name: Wings
Make: Ribeye
Length: 6m +
Engine: Yamaha F115 AETL
Join Date: Oct 2013
Posts: 615
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The MacRib is up for sale again! It's the same scammer with the same email address of boatfunworld@gmail.com!
2005 Rib 4 Macmillan Avon Searider SR5 4 | eBay
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27 November 2014, 18:18
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: swanwick/hamble
Boat name: stormchaser
Make: custom rib
Length: 8m +
Engine: inboard/diesel
Join Date: Aug 2007
Posts: 3,848
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I've emailed him again as I did when he last posted it up, I complimented him on a nice garden in the picture and pointed out it was my garden, I also ask him how stupid he was trying to sell such a high profile boat that clearly wasn't his to sell
Sent from my iPad using RIB Net
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03 December 2014, 17:16
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Member
Country: Australia
Town: Adelaide
Boat name: No Name
Make: Revenger
Length: 7m +
Engine: 2 x Mercury 90
Join Date: Dec 2014
Posts: 99
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I came across a different scam when I was searching for a rib. I saw a boat on eBay and decided to do some background research on the model. This lead me to an advert for the same model of boat but with a very low asking price - perhaps a third of the true value. I emailed to ask about it and got a story that it was the deceased grandfather's boat and located in Cardiff but the seller was somewhere else. I then looked at the photographs and realised they were the same as the ebay boat. The ebay boat was located in the Midlands and seemed genuine. It was clearly a scam but I could not see how it could work unless the boat was bought without viewing and money transferred before collection. Or did I miss something?
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03 December 2014, 17:44
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Leicester
Length: 5m +
Engine: 135hp Mercury
Join Date: Sep 2013
Posts: 1,431
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Quote:
Originally Posted by gareth9702
I came across a different scam when I was searching for a rib. I saw a boat on eBay and decided to do some background research on the model. This lead me to an advert for the same model of boat but with a very low asking price - perhaps a third of the true value. I emailed to ask about it and got a story that it was the deceased grandfather's boat and located in Cardiff but the seller was somewhere else. I then looked at the photographs and realised they were the same as the ebay boat. The ebay boat was located in the Midlands and seemed genuine. It was clearly a scam but I could not see how it could work unless the boat was bought without viewing and money transferred before collection. Or did I miss something?
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