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rum51

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Hi again, I`ve just been scammed off e-bay imposter Rosalind Smith, "She" was situated in Bacilona with a good offer of a motorhome selling at £5750 inc delivery, looked the real thing untill near the end, yes no contact from her or the "transport", now It`s all gone.

Anyway, I`m still in the market to buy, looking for a 5/6 birth from 5 to 30k, hope to see it first this time, I know should have done that then but what can I say. Iv`e been beaten up and raped not more can be said, it still hurts but the urge to own my own is still there.

I live in Sale Trafford so anyone close or know of a good dealer would be most appreciated
 

Terry

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Hi and welcome :thumb: sorry to hear you have been ripped off :Eeek: we try to high lite the scammers on eBay but miss one or two :winky: Don't limit your search to close by dealers and try to go to a show to look around for a suitable van :thumb:Once you see what you want then you can start your search :thumb: be it private or dealer :ROFLMAO:No doubt Peter who owns Johns cross m/h will be along soon :thumb::ROFLMAO::winky:
terry
 

normanandsue

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I am so sorry your first step to owning your own MH has been so painful. I looked at that advert too as have many Funsters, who have listed the scam advert on this site. This has resulted in others like me contacting the e mail address asking for details and receiving the same scam letter from Barcelona. We then remind her we have received these letters before and don't believe the advert to be genuine. Immediately the advert is removed from e bay. Sadly though it appears a few days later so if you see it post a link to this site so we can keep letting the scammer know we are aware what they are up to.

Keep looking for the right MH, know what layout you want by trying a good few. We went to a dealer and he showed us all the layouts even though we said we could not afford £20k + for a Mh. This was so helpful after we left we knew exactly what layout we wanted. Also they will tell you running costs too, insurance, road tax and recovery costs.
If you are not sure what to pay for your insurance ask on the site it is a frequent link and people are only too willing to share what they believe to be the best insurance and recovery service for them.

I am sure you will find a MH soon on budget and you will be joining the happy band of Funsters.

If you are slightly nutty or even completely nuts have a look in the chat room you can make some new friends who will tailor any help you want to your personal situation.

Norman

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haganap

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Hi Rum,

Welcome to the forum.

There is Spinneys near you and also Embee, Both of course will charge you more than Ebay, but in my experience won't leave you crying like some on ebay can.

Im not too far away, if you need a hand, just shout up.

5-30k is quite some variation of Budget though :Eeek:

Are you a family? how many of you? what sort of layout do you want?
 

cazdavies

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Hi again, I`ve just been scammed off e-bay imposter Rosalind Smith, "She" was situated in Bacilona with a good offer of a motorhome selling at £5750 inc delivery, looked the real thing untill near the end, yes no contact from her or the "transport", now It`s all gone.

Anyway, I`m still in the market to buy, looking for a 5/6 birth from 5 to 30k, hope to see it first this time, I know should have done that then but what can I say. Iv`e been beaten up and raped not more can be said, it still hurts but the urge to own my own is still there.

I live in Sale Trafford so anyone close or know of a good dealer would be most appreciated

Hi This was the same scam I nearly lost money to if it was not for my son he goggled the name and we goggled scams and it happened the policed where interested in this so called person I reported it all to the police and Ebay as I was playing along with her still Have they done anything obviously not sorry to here you lost money
Cazdavies
 

Peter JohnsCross MH

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If it is far too cheap there is generally a reason, a bad one unfortunately.

Peter

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rainbow chasers

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Sorry to hear you have had a bad time!

Join up, and enjoy the advice here - it will pay off, as many here are experienced and expert at spotting a good/bad deal. Handy when you are looking, and even handier when you get your new motorhome! Great community and welcome!
 

DESCO

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Hi Rum51
Welcome to MH Fun

Sorry to hear you got caught, joining here some are very good at spotting scams and can save you well over what it costs to join, and will help in your search all we can.

May your future ventures prove more successful.
 

hilldweller

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Hi again, I`ve just been scammed off e-bay imposter Rosalind Smith, "She" was situated in Bacilona with a good offer of a motorhome selling at £5750 inc delivery, looked the real thing untill near the end, yes no contact from her or the "transport", now It`s all gone.

Doesn't ebay give you any protection against this ?

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