Thread: Ebay Bike Scam

So I just came across what seems like a scam on Ebay. I went to bid on a Kona Dawg Primo but before I could, the seller recommended that I contact him first via email and not bid directly on Ebay. So I sent him an email asking if he had the bike in my size. I got a prompt response, which later seemed automated, stating that he had the bike in my size and to contact him with payment information. Included in the email was a 1 800 number, web address, ken-bicycles.com, and an address in Helena, MT. So I checked out the webpage and at that point I began to get suspicious. He states that he has inventory of a ton of different big name bikes (cannondale, specialized, kona, ellsworth, etc...) all 05 models that he is trying to "liquidate." Somehow, this didn't seem right and I decided to dig some info on this place. I tried to look up "ken bicycles" at yellowpages.com and I got no results. I then decided to call a bike shop in Helena and ask them if they have ever heard of such a place. They told me I wasn't the first person to call and this had been an ongoing scam for the past few months. So I guess this is a total scam, so if you ever come across an Ebay ad fitting that description in which the seller insists on contacting him first, BEWARE! Just thought you guys should know. No need to thank me for my investigatory journalism... And if you come across a Kona Dawg Primo, let me know.

I hear Columbo is looking for an assistant.

let ebay know?

good sluthing

not a Kona Dawg Primo, but....

http://forums.mtbr.com/showthread.php?t=188871

someone else posted something about buying from this shop directly on their website - again, the deals looked too good to be true...