EBAY - TREAD WITH CAUTION

[skiptontweed]

Have a look at this "Brand New" Clutch kit advertised on ebay. Look at the pictures very carefully. Do you think this clutch looks brand new? Its for a Clio 172

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Brandnew-Rena...ameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem#ebayphotohosting

Has anybody else seen any suspicious ebay listings recently?

 

[DAMO 40/172]

Invoice 29/10/07? Why buy something and then sell it for less two days later? Probably the bloody clutch hes just replaced with a new one!

 

[cat171]

What are we meant to be looking at ??

 

[skiptontweed]

What are we meant to be looking at ??

Have a look at the ebay advert, then take a close look at the pictures of the "brand new" clutch advertised. Its clearly worn out - the friction plate should have slots in it, a bit like tread on a tyre. Also, the pressure plate looks grooved like a record. Cheeky!

 

[Josh@Renparts]

yeh bit wierd. certainly looks used

 

[Jay Payne]

The friction plate is down to the rivets, must of been slipping like a b*****d! Deffo not new!

 

[Josh@Renparts]

just asked

Is the clutch you are selling the one in the picture? its quite clearly the Worn out one that has been replaced with the one you have the receipt for.or am i missing something? is pickup possible?

 

[Tom H]

Thats a bit unfair, the invoice isnt even an invoice just an estimate.. selling a blatently worn out clutch as new is disgusting, problem is some poor person will buy that and not realise.

c***s.. anyone asked a question?

 

[carrmrc96]

Yeh i just sent the seller a slighty abusive message. lol serves him right trying 2 rip people off. people like do my head in.

 

[Gumby]

Just report it as a fraudulent listing. If enough people do it, it'll soon get booted off

Just a pity you can't list reasons...

 

[cat171]

It's gone now.

 

[Tom H]

I reported it, and sent him a sarcastic message....

 

[ChrisR]

And it's back up, strangely enough it's a used clutch now...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Clutch-Kit-fo...ryZ10410QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[bmh.01]

And still completely shafted by the looks of it. And the oem renault clutch is a valeo one too, which I don't think that is as theres no stamp and the springs should be green/purple.

 

[Gary-Lew]

The other items the seller is selling are dodgy aswell, the raymond weil watch is 100% fake.

 

[Mike@Rentech]

well read the estimate... ANAL code overleaf, I expect it says the bloke is an asshole.

 

[cat171]

Who on earth would buy a standard, used clutch ??