WARNING, Cycle seller network

[Tortuga_imp]

So as I understand it, they charged you for this advertisement, went ahead and put the advert up but completely screwed up the description meaning your bike is unlikely to sell?

I don't get it, why go to the trouble of displaying the advert and not do it correctly? Sounds like they're either incompetent, lazy, feckless, or a combination of the above. I don't really get how it's a scam, but maybe that's me being thick? (Thick means stupid in England, not heavily set/lardy).

Basically the scam is in the pitch. They tell you that they'll get your vehicle (car, bike, RV) sold almost immediately. Often they'll even tell you they have a buyer lined up. What actually happens is that they have their computer auto post a few useless ads on useless websites. The actual agreement for the service will not have any of the glowing promises that you heard in the pitch (which is why getting a chargeback from the credit card company is unlikely).

If you post a vehicle for sale on a site like Craigslist or Autotrader, you're likely to get a call from these scammers.

Basically the scam is in the pitch. They tell you that they'll get your vehicle (car, bike, RV) sold almost immediately. Often they'll even tell you they have a buyer lined up. What actually happens is that they have their computer auto post a few useless ads on useless websites. The actual agreement for the service will not have any of the glowing promises that you heard in the pitch (which is why getting a chargeback from the credit card company is unlikely).

If you post a vehicle for sale on a site like Craigslist or Autotrader, you're likely to get a call from these scammers.
Thanks Flyn, I get it now. They sort of 'over egg the pudding' and leave you out of pocket and still owning the vehicle you need to sell fast.

We have a body called 'Trading Standards' who pursue and prosecute these sort of creating in Britain. The only time I ever called them they seemed deeply disinterested and as toothless as a hen.