Nice '74 tii from an odd site...definite scam site!

[Hodgepodge]

Price: $1

Location: unknown

Description:

I tripped over this website looking for an Alfa Romeo GTV and then looked for 2002s.  It's called pawnauctions.org  (It is not a pawn site, but doesn't seem like one of those webcrawler sites that lists cars from other sites either)  I originally found the listing on Craig's list.  I follow a lot of sites and have never heard of this one.   This particular car is a '74 tii that has been nicely re-done and is super clean.  Currently bidding about $16,600 with reserve not met.   No owner or location information, which is odd.  Some of the images of other cars look a little familiar.  I sent an inquiry on a Pantera that looks nice.  I'll wait to see if I get anything back.  If not, the site is probably just a front end.   

Here's the link to the car.   Does anybody know anything about this site?  

 

'74 BMW 2002tii

 

Update: After doing a little more homework, I think this may be a scam site after your ID and credit info.  The images have all appeared elsewhere on eBay, Hemmings, etc.  The phone number, a national 800 type number, not a local one, goes straight to voicemail and the company is not listed anywhere.   The local phone number found on Facebook and Yelp, is out of service.  If anyone else knows about this site, please speak up!  

 

Another update:  The website is registered in CHINA!  SCAM!!!!!!!

 

Final update:  I reported this site as a phishing site to Symantec, Google and Microsoft and now when I attempt to go there, I get the appropriate warnings from Chrome and IE that pawnauctions.org this is a phishing site.  Amazing that somebody would put so much time and energy into developing a site like this but I have seen some pretty elaborate scams in my search for cars over the years.    I'm guessing that nobody here gave the info the scammers were asking for but would bet that some of the the poor Craig's list people they were praying on probably gave the info because they didn't know any better.    

 

Take care and stay safe!

 

Scott H. 

Edited November 24, 2017 by Hodgepodge

[esty]

the pawn auction advert was on memphis craigs list this morning too

[ray_]

The cowl on that tii looks a bit odd, just aft of the fusebox.

 

I didn't see the VIN...

 

Cheers,

[ray_]

And what's holding that spring apart? 

 

[Conserv]

2 hours ago, ray_ said:

The cowl on that tii looks a bit odd, just aft of the fusebox.

 

I didn't see the VIN...

 

Cheers,

 

No post-‘72 tii firewall notch...

 

Best regards,

 

Steve

 

 

[02Les]

2782567.

Supposedly just sold on Ebay for $32,500 out of Orange, CA.

 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1974-BMW-2-Series-2002-Tii-/302509989539?hash=item466f001ea3%3Ag%3AjNYAAOSwP6NZx%7Eav&vxp=mtr&nma=true&si=BYAGokH28ms0JGKjtf0I9myEY9A%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

 

Edited November 24, 2017 by 02Les

['76mintgrün'02]

I like the fuel pump zip-tied to the trailing arm  

[Conserv]

17 hours ago, '76mintgrun'02 said:

I like the fuel pump zip-tied to the trailing arm  

 

Wiser than using the halfshafts, or the exhaust pipe....?

 

Best regards,

 

Steve

 

 

[jgerock]

On 11/23/2017 at 5:30 PM, ray_ said:

And what's holding that spring apart? 

 

Fuel hose dumping onto the ground 

[esty]

the site isn't blocked here...it opened as usual with firefox... no warnings

[Hodgepodge]

It opened for me today, too.  Two steps forward, one back, I guess.  Maybe not enough complaints.  Be sure to report it if you want to.       

[conkitchen]

On 11/23/2017 at 4:45 PM, Conserv said:

 

No post-‘72 tii firewall notch...

 

Best regards,

 

Steve

 

 

Yeah this car looks like a re-bodied chassis. No tii fuel pump bracket ( hence the zip ties) and in the trunk the secondary access hole for the fuel pump harness is not in the correct location and/or is suspiciously obscured by the battery strap. 

Plus my eye thinks the snorkel area looks a little metal worked too. 

 

but what do I know. 

Edited November 26, 2017 by conkitchen

[ray_]

And the fuel filter bracket...

 

[conkitchen]

18 minutes ago, ray_ said:

And the fuel filter bracket...

 

 

Actually that filter bracket is an "add-on" that bolts to the radiator support, but zip ties work too. 

 

Notice the air cleaner assembly is NOT 74 tii specific. 

 

But what do you know

Edited November 26, 2017 by conkitchen

[Conserv]

18 minutes ago, conkitchen said:

Actually that filter bracket is an "add-on" that bolts to the radiator support, but zip ties work too. 

 

Notice the air cleaner assembly is NOT 74 tii specific. 

 

But what do you know

 

+1

 

I think you’ve unraveled the knot....

 

What’ll we call a “re-bodied tii”?  Unless the “new” chassis also started life as a tii — this one apparently did not — it’s a tii engine, and presumably brakes, boxed trailing arms, etc. in a non-tii chassis.  I’d say this was “well sold” at $32,500....

 

Best regards,

 

Steve