SCAM OR ACTUAL SALE?

[C MCSTEEN]

Hello,
I've just come across a red 1973 Triumph TR6 on e-bay being sold in Scotland.
The registration no. is : UDJ 51OL.
It appears to be in very good condition, and at a very low price.
However, the story is that it is being sold by a relative in Germany. 
The request is that once monies are paid, the car will be transported to
wherever I like in the UK. If the car is not up to scratch, then the monies 
will be refunded, and the car transported back to where it came from.
The seller has advised that he has asked 'eBay to manage my payments and linked
payments to  PAYONEER' so that all monies will be refunded by this e-bay/PAYONEER
system.
It all sounds too good to be true.
Does this sound like a scam that you may have come across?
Look forward to your thoughts.
Best Regards,
Chris McSteen

[Clive]

typical scam story. 

[C MCSTEEN]

Thanks Clive.
I think you are probably right.

[Pete Arnold]

And DVLA vehicle tax check states (in red!) that the reg no is invalid.

[Tim Hunt]

I think Chris you know really that if something sounds too good to be true there is usually a very good reason! I don't know your budget but if you look in the classified ads on this Forum under cars for sale you will find a very good fully rebuilt genuine UK CP series car for sale.

Tim

[Colin Caygill]

If you look on ebay there are literally hundreds of cheap cars and motorbikes like this. This scam is a few years old. Look for an odd looking price... Like £2137 for example. A bit of a giveaway, probably a quirk of exchange rates. That destination where you "safely" deposit your money is a fake site. You'll never hear from them again. EBay have been trying to stop them but they just can't keep up with sheer volume. 

If you want to see how common it is, look at the "newly listed" items there's page after page. Usually only 1 photo of the vehicle and 1photo of the instructions to avoid ebay.