Found this on cars.com. Too good to be true?

[koolaid117]

2003 Chevrolet Corvette 50th Anniversary Edition, $9,800 - Cars.com

I have emailed the guy and he says the car is in Olympia, WA and that the price includes shipping. He says it has 35k miles. I checked the VIN and it came back that the check digit was incorrect. Could be a typo. I asked him to send me pics of the odometer, VIN, and data stickers. I also told him I would need to get the car inspected before I moved forward with this.

 

[TitaniumMan]

If it isn't, he will set a new record for stupid

2003 Chevrolet Corvette 50th Anniversary Edition, $9,800 - Cars.com

I have emailed the guy and he says the car is in Olympia, WA and that the price includes shipping. He says it has 35k miles. I checked the VIN and it came back that the check digit was incorrect. Could be a typo. I asked him to send me pics of the odometer, VIN, and data stickers. I also told him I would need to get the car inspected before I moved forward with this.

This car in bone stock condition with 35K would sell here -- the Baltimore-Washington corridor for +/- $26k. Take a look at some of my posts. I got an '04 Z06, all options, the most expensive C5 then for $22,900 with 24,126 miles on it and the only non-stock parts were Brembo rotors, racing pads, and new Goodrich Force Rivals (good, solid track tires in anybody's book). While I made those non-stock items a terrible, scary, horribly emotional problem with the BMW dealer I bought it from, I was laughing near tears on the inside when I knew he was done at $23k.

I'm holding my breath, so let us know. The wrong check digit is serious...

 

[TitaniumMan]

And a CarFax too, RIGHT?

2003 Chevrolet Corvette 50th Anniversary Edition, $9,800 - Cars.com

I have emailed the guy and he says the car is in Olympia, WA and that the price includes shipping. He says it has 35k miles. I checked the VIN and it came back that the check digit was incorrect. Could be a typo. I asked him to send me pics of the odometer, VIN, and data stickers. I also told him I would need to get the car inspected before I moved forward with this.

I'm assuming he also represented it had no accident history...right? Gotta have a CarFax no matter what...

 

[timfitz63]

My gut reaction is this is fraudulent. The first thing that raises a red flag is the price; the second is the wrong check digit; the third is the subtle but still erroneous reference to this car as a "50th Anniversary Edition." While the car pictured may have been built during 2003, and would have the "50th Anniversary" badging, it's not one of the Anniversary Edition cars. Those have a different color scheme: a metallic maroon color called "Anniversary Red" (RPO paint code 94U) with a Shale-colored interior (RPO 154); the RPO for the Anniversary Edition package as a whole is Z25. Ask him for a photo of the RPO label; it should be in the glovebox on the 2003 models.

But I'm thinking he won't send you anything...

 

[Vettehead Mikey]

2003 Chevrolet Corvette 50th Anniversary Edition, $9,800 - Cars.com

I have emailed the guy and he says the car is in Olympia, WA

Really?

Here

2003 Chevrolet for sale in Hoxie Arkansas - United States

and here

Chevrolet C5 corvette | 2003 Chevrolet Convertible in Hoxie AR | 3946309027 | Used Cars on Oodle Marketplace

the seller is in Hoxie Arkansas.

Irrespective, NEVER buy a car sight unseen. :ugh

 

[TitaniumMan]

You're getting some 'Kool' advice

2003 Chevrolet Corvette 50th Anniversary Edition, $9,800 - Cars.com

I have emailed the guy and he says the car is in Olympia, WA and that the price includes shipping. He says it has 35k miles. I checked the VIN and it came back that the check digit was incorrect. Could be a typo. I asked him to send me pics of the odometer, VIN, and data stickers. I also told him I would need to get the car inspected before I moved forward with this.

Mikey and Tim are doing you -- and really all of us -- a big favor. Their advice and even showing how bogus the car's location is,is well, a concrete validation for me that this is a GREAT place to spend my precious time.

Way to go gentlemen. Our boy Koolaid has been well-supported. Ok, ok, enough of this warm and fuzzy stuff.

LMAO...

 

[koolaid117]

Really?

Here

2003 Chevrolet for sale in Hoxie Arkansas - United States

and here

Chevrolet C5 corvette | 2003 Chevrolet Convertible in Hoxie AR | 3946309027 | Used Cars on Oodle Marketplace

the seller is in Hoxie Arkansas.

Irrespective, NEVER buy a car sight unseen. :ugh

Thanks for all the responses! After seeing these same pictures of the same car with the same pictures listed in AR, I fully believe its fraudulent.

All goes back to the old saying, "if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is"

I guess I'll keep searching.

 

[Vettehead Mikey]

Looks like the seller was previously in Columbus OH

50th Anniversary C5 Torch Red Convertible Low Miles - Used Chevrolet Corvette for sale in Columbus, Ohio | autobia.com

Doing a search with the VIN shown (different) leads to:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/251798311528

or

VIN: 1g1yy32g335126036 - Chevrolet : Corvette 50th Anniversary Edition Convertible 2-Door 50 th anniversary c 5 torch red convertible low miles 1 owner

Scam! ad

 

[KANE]

Looks like the seller was previously in Columbus OH

50th Anniversary C5 Torch Red Convertible Low Miles - Used Chevrolet Corvette for sale in Columbus, Ohio | autobia.com

Doing a search with the VIN shown (different) leads to:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/251798311528

or

VIN: 1g1yy32g335126036 - Chevrolet : Corvette 50th Anniversary Edition Convertible 2-Door 50 th anniversary c 5 torch red convertible low miles 1 owner

Scam! ad

Or South Africa... just as long as it's a place where extradition is a joke and the courts take bribes.

 

[jrose7004]

Generally if it looks too good to be true, it usually is.

 

[koolaid117]

Haven't heard from the guy since I asked for a location to send the pre-purchase inspection. Then got an email alerting me to a possible fraud involving this car. Hope they find the a-hole and arrest him.