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WedgeAntillies Samba Member
Joined: April 07, 2008 Posts: 166 Location: Maple Ridge, BC
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Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2016 2:07 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine about Vanagon vans and parts for sale |
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Clean 1990 Westfalia for $3500?
http://vancouver.craigslist.ca/van/rvs/5622508831.html
Smells kinda funky. _________________ 1987 Westfalia, Slate Blue
1986 Syncro, Timor Beige (Sold) |
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table Samba Member
Joined: April 05, 2007 Posts: 69 Location: Vancouver, Canada
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CanStan Samba Member
Joined: October 16, 2005 Posts: 1038 Location: Calgary, AB
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Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2016 6:50 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine about Vanagon vans and parts for sale |
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There's a Vancouver phone # in the ad. Just for fun I sent a message. I was shocked (not really) to learn the van belongs to the guy's uncle and he passed on an email address. It seems like at least they're putting a little more effort into these scams now. Good for them I guess. |
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DwarfVader Samba Member
Joined: July 28, 2015 Posts: 646 Location: Missoula, MT
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Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2016 6:56 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine about Vanagon vans and parts for sale |
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CanStan wrote: |
There's a Vancouver phone # in the ad. Just for fun I sent a message. I was shocked (not really) to learn the van belongs to the guy's uncle and he passed on an email address. It seems like at least they're putting a little more effort into these scams now. Good for them I guess. |
Yeah... it's totally a scam, I got the same result...
I did tag the email with one of my accounts, just for my own amusement. _________________ - oderint dum metuant -
I'll find my van someday, or it will find me. |
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CanStan Samba Member
Joined: October 16, 2005 Posts: 1038 Location: Calgary, AB
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Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2016 6:59 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine about Vanagon vans and parts for sale |
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There's a Vancouver phone # in the ad. Just for fun I sent a message. I was shocked (not really) to learn the van belongs to the guy's uncle and he passed on an email address. It seems like at least they're putting a little more effort into these scams now. Good for them I guess. |
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bobbyblack Samba Member
Joined: May 21, 2015 Posts: 4351 Location: United States, Iowa
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Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2016 9:07 am Post subject: Re: Official whine about Vanagon vans and parts for sale |
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Cant see enough detail, and not sure what "new engine" means... But I could go take a look on Saturday if anyone needed to have a local guy take a peek.
http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/hnp/cto/5616467424.html _________________ '87 Westy 'Flossie','86 Westy 'R1','86 tintop GL - Subi2.2 'J2','83.5 stock tintop L 'ZoomBus','74 Karmann Ghia, '63 Notch |
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syncrodoka Samba Member
Joined: December 27, 2005 Posts: 12006 Location: Santa Cruz, CA
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Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2016 2:21 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine about Vanagon vans and parts for sale |
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How is that whine worthy? Looks like a quite decent van from here. |
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dsdunbar Samba Member
Joined: December 19, 2014 Posts: 564 Location: Crozet VA
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Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2016 10:15 am Post subject: Re: Official whine about Vanagon vans and parts for sale |
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Am I crazy? is the market this good for headrests?
$165 for 3 headrests....
http://seattle.craigslist.org/sno/pts/5629576267.html _________________ '89 2WD Westy "Grey Goose" - Manual 4spd
Crozet VA
Vanaru EJ25, Peloquin |
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WedgeAntillies Samba Member
Joined: April 07, 2008 Posts: 166 Location: Maple Ridge, BC
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Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2016 6:52 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine about Vanagon vans and parts for sale |
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Another scam listing in Vancouver. Didn't know that Wetsfalias in 1985 came with body coloured tops, but add says original paint.
https://vancouver.craigslist.ca/rch/rvs/5635919089.html
AC. Full Camper. Automatic Transmission. This van was well loved, maintained and always garaged. This van has 100% original paint and is in near mint condition. The interior still looks new. The van runs and drives excellent.
Text me for more pictures and more info. The van is in great condition. Priced for sell. Only serious buyers please. _________________ 1987 Westfalia, Slate Blue
1986 Syncro, Timor Beige (Sold) |
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DwarfVader Samba Member
Joined: July 28, 2015 Posts: 646 Location: Missoula, MT
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Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2016 7:15 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine about Vanagon vans and parts for sale |
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WedgeAntillies wrote: |
Another scam listing in Vancouver. Didn't know that Wetsfalias in 1985 came with body coloured tops, but add says original paint.
https://vancouver.craigslist.ca/rch/rvs/5635919089.html
AC. Full Camper. Automatic Transmission. This van was well loved, maintained and always garaged. This van has 100% original paint and is in near mint condition. The interior still looks new. The van runs and drives excellent.
Text me for more pictures and more info. The van is in great condition. Priced for sell. Only serious buyers please. |
Because I'm a sucker for screwing with scammers... I'm texting them.
Also because if for some reason it's not a scam (highly unlikely, given price and bogus info,) then I might be lucky... (again... No one is that lucky.) _________________ - oderint dum metuant -
I'll find my van someday, or it will find me. |
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CanStan Samba Member
Joined: October 16, 2005 Posts: 1038 Location: Calgary, AB
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Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2016 7:39 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine about Vanagon vans and parts for sale |
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Don't waste your time. It's the same # from the last scam ad. I played with him just for fun. It was the typical "I'm in the military and being transferred. The military will pay to ship the van anywhere in the world for free" scam most of them seem to use lately. They love using the military connection to look honest. It is fun hearing the responses when you push to pay cash in person or view the van. |
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DwarfVader Samba Member
Joined: July 28, 2015 Posts: 646 Location: Missoula, MT
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Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2016 8:57 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine about Vanagon vans and parts for sale |
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CanStan wrote: |
Don't waste your time. It's the same # from the last scam ad. I played with him just for fun. It was the typical "I'm in the military and being transferred. The military will pay to ship the van anywhere in the world for free" scam most of them seem to use lately. They love using the military connection to look honest. It is fun hearing the responses when you push to pay cash in person or view the van. |
I usually mess with them till they stop responding to me... I find its way more fun than Facebook has ever been. (And it's been a long time since I deleted my Facebook account.) _________________ - oderint dum metuant -
I'll find my van someday, or it will find me. |
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joetiger Samba Member
Joined: January 27, 2005 Posts: 5078 Location: denver
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Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2016 6:52 am Post subject: Re: Official whine about Vanagon vans and parts for sale |
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WedgeAntillies wrote: |
Another scam listing in Vancouver. Didn't know that Wetsfalias in 1985 came with body coloured tops, but add says original paint.
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I'm sure it is a scam, but the 1985 Westfalia Jubilee Edition did come equipped with a body-colored bronze beige metallic top.
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=587363&highlight=jubilee
http://www.westfaliat3.info/html/westfalia_t3_jubilee_edition_j.html
_________________ Joe T.
'86 NAHT Vanagon GL Syncro/ supercharged ABA 2.0 "Pigpen"
'04 GTI 1.8T
'04 Golf R32
"get metaphysical with it. if it's simply a means to get to and from places, it will let you down. if it becomes your zen, it can't fail you." -dabaron
"Still, it's good to be afield."--VWagabond
Available Now! Vanagon to Louisiana--A Two-Lane Reckoning Through Past and Present
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RainierSyncro Samba Member
Joined: February 26, 2013 Posts: 809 Location: Seattle
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Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2016 10:25 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine about Vanagon vans and parts for sale |
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Don't you hate it when you check out a Syncro on the web and you can't tell from the pictures if it has a locker or not? Lots of times the seller doesn't mention if it has a locker and all the pictures they take is all at the wrong angle to see the panel on the dash. Even if it's a clear shot, the picture is so dark or fuzzy you can't tell. Of course, you can contact the seller, but they could have saved the trouble by mentioning this value added item in the ad.
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nemobuscaptain Samba Member
Joined: March 07, 2002 Posts: 3874
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DwarfVader Samba Member
Joined: July 28, 2015 Posts: 646 Location: Missoula, MT
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Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2016 2:15 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine about Vanagon vans and parts for sale |
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nemobuscaptain wrote: |
You know, if we flood the scammers email boxes or text boxes, it will make it harder for them to actually screw anyone. |
That's half the reason I do it...
Fight back against the dark forces the of the internet. _________________ - oderint dum metuant -
I'll find my van someday, or it will find me. |
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Bubusse Samba Member
Joined: December 20, 2011 Posts: 181 Location: Rimouski, QC
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dhaavers Samba Member
Joined: March 19, 2010 Posts: 7757 Location: NE MN (tinyurl.com/dhaaverslocation)
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Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2016 8:58 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine about Vanagon vans and parts for sale |
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Dude added an extra "0"...or two...???
81 vanagon pop top Price: 100000.00
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detain.php?id=1947620 _________________ 86 White Wolfsburg Westy Weekender
"The WonderVan"
<EDITED TO PROTECT INNOCENT PIXELS> |
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Tobias Duncan Samba Member
Joined: January 15, 2013 Posts: 1391 Location: Taos NM
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Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2016 9:15 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine about Vanagon vans and parts for sale |
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It was someones idea of a joke. |
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dustinwor Banned
Joined: April 28, 2014 Posts: 147 Location: antigo
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