Hi Tim:
        No, it just happened two weeks ago, so the Cdn. dollar was
worth $1.07 U.S... I guess the buyer thought he was getting a really
great deal..  too good to be true...

                                        David
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>There's an old saying.  It's hard to cheat an honest man. Putting 20
>grand somewhere where you don't know EXACTLY where it's going to go?
>
>Someone was in for the one time big deal and got burned.
>
>Sorry it happened but you (the Queen's you) always need to cover
>your butt. Now maybe at the time 20K Canadian was only worth $6.00
>US but still.
>
>tim in san jose
>
>On Dec 3, 2007 6:31 AM, David Etter <
><mailto:detter@mail.auracom.com>detter@mail.auracom.com> wrote:
>
>I sat up in bed this morning in horror and turned the radio up..
>        The CBC (Cdn. Broadcasting  Corp) aired an article about this
>poor man who bought a car through e-Bay but ended up with no car and
>was out $20,000.xx, AND he got less than no support from e-Bay
>concerning his loss. He reported it to the RCMP who then contacted
>e-Bay. The RCMP  representative said that e-Bay refused to talk to
>them and refused to acknowledge that "Criminal elements had figured
>out a way to highjack e-Bay web-sites". He also said.."I guess they
>don't want the public to know this is possible so they won't talk
>about it."
>        The man in question said that he trys to contact e-Bay then
>as soon as he gives them his I.D. name or password, he is
>disconnected.. everytime..
>        Now, I'm sure that 'criminals' are not going to highjack the
>site that sells a 1982 diesel radiator, but it does reinforce my own
>experience of getting no support from e-Bay or Pay-Pal for a deal
>gone bad even if it was a small transaction. Caveat Emptor !
>        I just thank my lucky stars that this VW forum and others
>like it have enough savvy members who are aware of what's out there
>for sale and whether or not it's a scam.
>        Several times I've read where members of our forum have
>identified and warned others of a possible scam. I just feel sorry
>for the poor fellow who lost $20,000.xx trying to buy a car on e-Bay.
>I think every member of the various VW forums should be grateful for
>the close support we get from one another. THANK YOU ALL !
>
>                                                David (dsl82westy)
>
>P.S.:
>        Does anyone know how it is possible for "The Criminal
>Element" to do such a thing. I thought that with a vehicle purchase
>on e-Bay a buyer had the "Right" to retract a bid once he found out
>that the vehicle wasn't as advertised.
>
>
>
>
>--
>Where ever you are, there you be. Unless you're driving my van, in
>which case, you ain't got there yet.