Scam in Classifieds?

[JohnPierce]

A new member to the forum is selling a pristine 1965 911 for $48,000. Seller is in FL. The car has a Sonauto badge.

Sounds like a scam. Thoughts?

https://porsche356registry.org/classifieds/12689

[Eric Meyer]

I agree... looks like a scam. "needs full restoration" but the car looks perfect...

[Jim Clement]

Who lives in Denver ??

[Mark Pribanic]

Couldn't find the ad. But there is a fairly large group of 356er's in the Sunshine state if future detective work is needed.

[C J Murray]

A couple of us turned that in to the moderators early today.

[Jim Liberty]

Too good to be true gang.............Thanks for your comments, and for turning this in.

[JohnPierce]

That was a sweet looking car though in Irish Green!! With a sunroof and from Sonauto too

I emailed the seller asking for the COA, but he never responded.

[Peter Silten]

It smelled like a scam. He joined today. He picked on the wrong crowd to f**k with.

[Vic Skirmants]

It smelled like a scam. He joined today. He picked on the wrong crowd to f**k with.

[Mike Wilson]

Ditto!

[Mark Pribanic]

It smelled like a scam. He joined today. He picked on the wrong crowd to f**k with.

Well at least we got his membership fee! lol

[Wes Bender]

Don't count the money until it's in the bank........

[Tom Tate]

I replied to the seller saying that I'd take it and he called me pretty quickly. Asian accent but decent English. Said the car was in CO, he owned it 12 years but it needed an engine rebuild and a 'new' transmission. I mentioned the excellent photos and he said they were taken 3 years ago. When I asked where he got it he got vague and the phone went dead. When I returned the call that the ID showed it turned out to not be a good number. Never got to the deposit request or any other indication that he had a method to get money out of my pocket. I can't believe this really works. Let's be careful out there. KTF

[Martin Benade]

If you send the deposit to me, I have a way to contact him. I promise!

[Jim Alton]

There is a 1965-built 1966 911 recently posted in the Registry classifieds for just $26,500.

"Missing motor, transmission and interior."

In this case, the price isn't too good to be true.

If this were over at the Early 911S Registry we'd be talking about how it's an early model year '66 and yet it:

1. Has 2 screw horn grills (ok, it doesn't have any horn grills but the tabs are for 2 screws),
2. Has wider 911S bumper decos,
3. Has rubber pads o the bumper horns (supposedly available from October 1965 but that chassis # should be sooner).