Well I emailed him, make of it what you want:
"Hello there,
I was just wondering can I still bid on this car, as it has reached and surpassed your buy it now price of £4000, or have you now removed the sell it now price.
I’m a genuine bidder, so if you could let me know, and I’ll place my bid.
Many thanks in advance, Steven Calver."
He replied:
"Hello Steve and thank you for your interest in my 2003 Renault Clio Sport,
I had to pause the listing on ebay because I've almost reached an agreement with a potential buyer. Unfortunately, it looks like there are some problems and he doesn't have all the money to pay, for the moment. Therefore, if you are willing to pay the buy-it-now price 4000 GBP, I'm ready to start this transaction with you.
First of all you should know that the car is in excellent condition, mechanically and aesthetically intact, it's UK model with UK specs and it has less than 27000 miles on it. This is a always garaged vehicle. The exterior is in mint condition, the overall interior is pristine throughout, no rips, tears, burns, stains or worn spots anywhere, NEVER smoked in. The car is HPI clear with no outstanding finance on it. It is road taxed until 07/2007.
Although my ebay account was initiated in UK, I'm located in Netherlands for the moment. I spend a lot of the time in UK with business but I have my family here in Netherlands. I took the car with me here a few weeks ago. I'm willing to ship it from here through Sea Cargo Shipping and cover the shipping and insurance fees to your location. The total price is 4000 GBP shipping included. I thought selling this vehicle through Ebay would be a good idea, giving the fact that I need some fast cash to buy a bigger house.
I would like our transaction to be supervised by eBay Motors UK. In case we have a deal I will notify eBay Motors UK transactions department so they can inform you about my reliability and how we can proceed with this transaction in a 100% safe way.
If you are interested please let me know your position as soon as possible or if you want more details or pictures,
David Cusworth."
And I have just replied:
"Hello David,
Yes for £4000 GBP I’m definitely interested. To purchase the car I would like to fly to Netherlands a buy the car, direct from you there and then in cash (euros or GBP, choice is yours) and then drive it home. If you’re still happy with this arrangement then we can proceed, if not then maybe you have a better idea?
Many thanks, Steven Calver."
He replied:
"Hello Steven and thanks for getting back to me,
I'm in for a fast sale so I guess it will be easier for me to ship it from here to your location in UK. My schedule is also very busy with a lot of day travelling through the country(Netherlands) and I find it a bit difficult to meet you at this time.
Our transaction will run under the supervision of eBay Motors UK Transactions department. Ebay Motors UK transactions will work for us just like an escrow service, just that the transaction will be faster and also 100% secure for both of us. You will send them the payment by direct bank wire transfer, then they will let me know that the payment is OK and I can start the shipping. After the car will arrive to you and you will inspect it, you will let them know that, so they can reveal to me the payment details. I will only be able to withdraw the money if I'll have the payment details from ebay. So if you are ready to proceed just let me know your full name and address and I will notify them so we can both get detailed information regarding proper payment, shipping and insurance to be used for this international deal.
Hope to hear from you soon,
David."
Some how I didn't think he'd be keen on the cash on collection type of deal.
Deffo a scammer!!