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Re: Official Craigslist Thread
« Reply #1290 on: April 24, 2017, 01:12:11 PM »
63 beetle? What's with that front clip and hood? 70's era?
https://eugene.craigslist.org/cto/6101658869.html
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Re: Official Craigslist Thread
« Reply #1291 on: April 27, 2017, 08:48:58 PM »
9 years and counting....

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Re: Official Craigslist Thread
« Reply #1294 on: May 25, 2017, 10:05:11 PM »
Mexican watercooled bus for sale locally.  Wonder if it is registered in BC.  Pics still show Mexican plates.

https://vancouver.craigslist.ca/rds/cto/6144594715.html

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Re: Official Craigslist Thread
« Reply #1295 on: May 26, 2017, 02:43:09 PM »
As seen on Used Victoria.... someone wants a free beetle. If you know of one, let me know.... i'll be sure to pass it on to him ;)
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Re: Official Craigslist Thread
« Reply #1296 on: June 05, 2017, 10:45:48 AM »
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Re: Official Craigslist Thread
« Reply #1297 on: June 08, 2017, 08:18:03 PM »
9 years and counting....


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Re: Official Craigslist Thread
« Reply #1301 on: January 15, 2018, 04:11:26 PM »
54 beetle 18k

https://vancouver.craigslist.ca/bnc/cto/d/1954-oval-vw-beetle/6458766281.html
I like this guy:
"if you ask "how many km's?" this car is not for you."

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Re: Official Craigslist Thread
« Reply #1302 on: February 16, 2018, 06:32:52 PM »

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Re: Official Craigslist Thread
« Reply #1303 on: February 19, 2018, 01:08:36 PM »
nice paint! (on the running boards and door switches and rubbers. ;)

https://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/ctd/d/1961-vw-bug-with-rag-top/6502494790.html
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Re: Official Craigslist Thread
« Reply #1304 on: March 26, 2018, 10:28:33 AM »

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« Reply #1305 on: March 28, 2018, 08:43:28 PM »
9 years and counting....


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Re: Official Craigslist Thread
« Reply #1308 on: July 18, 2018, 11:10:58 AM »
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=2193549 - I used to own this bus..it was very rotten, but repairable by today's standards.

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=2193885 - Neat turbo 1959 bug in Vernon.

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« Reply #1309 on: September 13, 2018, 08:06:37 AM »
I went to bed early last night and missed a text from a friend that there was a 1954 barndoor on Craigslist for sale without an engine.  The ad is gone now.  Who scooped it up???!  Nice score whoever got it!!!

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Re: Official Craigslist Thread
« Reply #1311 on: February 18, 2019, 09:28:35 PM »
https://www.kijiji.ca/v-auto-parts-tires/markham-york-region/55-vw-westfalias-bay-split-window/1415617107?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true

This guy is making the news world wide.  My brother in law sent me a link on it from holland.   Crazy collection, not a lot of details

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« Reply #1312 on: February 19, 2019, 10:44:28 AM »
https://www.kijiji.ca/v-auto-parts-tires/markham-york-region/55-vw-westfalias-bay-split-window/1415617107?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true

This guy is making the news world wide.  My brother in law sent me a link on it from holland.   Crazy collection, not a lot of details

yup, that add is definately making the rounds!

too bad the seller didnt use any pics of the actual collection...

if we search google for those images they come up from 3 different places...the overhead is from a place on the island (https://earthspiritvw.wixsite.com/crankcrankvrooom), the pic of the 2 splits & a bay is from an add on thesamba.com (https://www.thesamba.com/vw//classifieds/detail.php?id=964545) and the pic of the 2 rows of bays is all over pinterest...

plus...55 westys in newmarket ontario for 350k US + buyer takes all and has to remove them + $500 just to view them = too vague, too much and not worth it, imho.

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Re: Official Craigslist Thread
« Reply #1313 on: February 19, 2019, 06:46:39 PM »
Pics from all over the world = scam.  In this case, the scam is the $500 viewing fee.  I bet you have to pay it in advance.

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Re: Official Craigslist Thread
« Reply #1314 on: February 19, 2019, 07:30:06 PM »
Pics from all over the world = scam.  In this case, the scam is the $500 viewing fee.  I bet you have to pay it in advance.
Exactly what I was thinking, luckily the scammer is a little out of touch on their "package price" so it's not likely to cause the stampede of speculators they are hoping for.
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« Reply #1315 on: February 19, 2019, 10:26:27 PM »
Pics from all over the world = scam.  In this case, the scam is the $500 viewing fee.  I bet you have to pay it in advance.
Exactly what I was thinking, luckily the scammer is a little out of touch on their "package price" so it's not likely to cause the stampede of speculators they are hoping for.

ya, i agree and thats kind of what i was getting at :) a scam is a scam, but what is this seller getting at...?  :P

no doubt it reeks of fishy shenanigans, but i was also originally thinking that this seller may have "something", its just not worth posting real pics of it because its all junk, and he/she will get more interest being vague and throwing around some big numbers!

so we do a little digging...the seller has 24 listings on kijiji and 1 add is of a bay window middle seat...

https://www.kijiji.ca/v-view-details.html?adId=1029455362

the pics of the bay window middle seat have "thesamba.com" watermark on them like when you place an add on that site. so we go to thesamba.com and search the bay window parts section for "middle seat" and we find this...

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=2184385

the seats look different. the one in the kijiji add is cleaner, has painted legs & has seat belts. but the white stuffing underneath the left side of both seats is very similar. i think they may be the same seats.

also if we look at thesamba.com sellers other adds we see an add for 4 westys...

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=2085516

and in the background of one of the pics there we see a red sonoma like the one in one of the kijiji adds, and in that kijiji add we see an orange westy with another yellow-ish westy behind it...

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/pix/7521682.jpg

https://www.kijiji.ca/v-view-details.html?adId=1367027026

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/pix/7521680.jpg

even though it looks like some vehicles have been moved around a bit, they all look like the same vehicles.

plus, the grammar/spelling/text in the adds is very similar.

so, i think this is the same guy/seller. rob (ROCKET), hopefully his health issues aren't too serious, he's been a member on thesamba.com for almost 13 years, he's got 24 adds on kijiji and he's got westy's and vw stuff. and i think we can all agree that he'll never get anywhere remotely close to 350k for 55 westy's. and the chances of him getting anyone to pay $500 for a viewing are slim to none, and slim just got banned from the asf...

...but...will we ever know how many westy's he actually has?  :police: :cool:

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Re: Official Craigslist Thread
« Reply #1316 on: February 20, 2019, 07:00:27 AM »
Impressive detective work there Mr. B!
So it seems he's legit, I can understand his desire to filter out the tire kickers and tourists with the "viewing fee", but he's still way too optomistic with his pricing, especially if he's in a panic to liquidate.

I wish him luck.
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Re: Official Craigslist Thread
« Reply #1317 on: February 20, 2019, 08:07:27 AM »
Whereas there is one price if he was to sell one at a time to 55 different people, buying all at once is a massive undertaking for somebody and a huge discount would be involved. Also it looks like most are bays so the price has to reflect that.
9 years and counting....

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Re: Official Craigslist Thread
« Reply #1318 on: February 22, 2019, 05:42:27 PM »
Silas, you should be working for CSIS.

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Re: Official Craigslist Thread
« Reply #1319 on: February 22, 2019, 06:51:45 PM »
He does! ;)
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