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coolmom42
Explorer II
May 17, 2015

Probable scam---but I wish it wasn't!

I ran across this ad-2003 Pleasure Way Excel TD, 35K miles, $23,000, private seller, located in Princeton, IN. According to NADA this is low retail pricing.

Ad on RVtrader for RV in Princeton, Indiana.

I wanted to know the exact length of the twin beds and ran across this ad while searching for the info:

Exact pic of RV allegedly in Clackamas, Oregon.

The photos are identical, right down to the street sign in the background. I suppose it's possible that one of them is legit, and the scammer has copied the photos for his/her personal use.

I don't get it. How could anyone expect to work a scam like this? I ran across this once before, and the person started giving me some BS about completing the sale through Ebay, blah blah blah....

How could anyone be dumb enough for a scammer to make money on something like this???? Those ads on RVtrader are NOT free, for sure.
  • Yep.

    Ebay completed listing

    Looks like it really was in Clackamas, someone else ripped off the photos and tried to use them in their scam. The photos are identical to the one in Indiana, right down to the street signs.
  • Looks like a dealer ended up with it. It was sold on ebay.
  • Is it possible that the owner was selling the van in Oregon and recently relocated to Indiana? He might have used the same photos for both ads?