FOR SALE Scam or real: Amg car parts

[Goran124]

Hi,
It’s me again with another check-up. Does anyone know this company?

Contact - Genuine Mercedes-Benz Parts

Monday-Friday

www.amgcarpartsforsale.com

They are located in Telluride, Colorado. Has anyone bought anything from them before?
Can someone confirm that it’s not a scam?

Thanks!

 

[gsxr]

Seems scammy. Too many rare / unusual engines for sale, for example. Kinda looks like someone scraped the internet for stuff for sale, and is listing it all at one website? Not sure though.

Example - M156 engine here:

Mercedes-AMG M156 6.2L V8 Engine - Genuine Mercedes-Benz Parts

Mercedes-AMG M156 6.2L V8 Engine – 10k Miles

www.amgcarpartsforsale.com

Was listed 1.5 years ago on IG here, same photos. Coincidence? Yeah... NOPE.

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[Bogeyman]

I Google Earth'd the address and it is a fairly large commercial building that is an apparent implement dealer.
Telluride is a mountain/ski resort town a long way from anywhere.

 

[gsxr]

To clarify my previous post. There are unscrupulous sellers who find items for sale around the world, and list them for a much higher price (like, 2x-4x) targeted at a wider audience (i.e, create an IG or FB profile supposedly specializing in rare items). If someone buys from the middleman / flipper, this person then buys the item from the actual seller, and has the real seller ship directly to the buyer. Middleman pockets the profit.

An easy way to prove this is by asking for a specific detail photo (or video) of the item in question. If the seller cannot quickly / immediately provide a photo or video, there's a very high chance they don't have the item in-hand. This is different than a pure scammer who has no intention of providing any goods in exchange for whatever you pay.

Use a Google image search to check for other listings of the identical item.

I have no idea if the seller in the first post falls into either category, but it's making my Spidey sense go nuts.

 

[elietristan]

Most things listed are priced at $900. The pictures are fake. Very shady website!!! If you like losing your money give them a try

 

[benzboss]

Pictures look like they’re taken in different backgrounds / areas using different cameras etc. which is never a good sign.

I’d stay away, everything, particularly the website, looks like a big red flag to tell you the truth.

 

[R129 UK]

BMW engines in the Mercedes engine section plus some terrible grammar and spelling etc.

I added the $75k Brabus V12 7.3 engine to my basket and a credit card was available as a payment option.

 

[T0Pnotch55]

Hi everyone, hope you are doing well, anybody has experience with these site?
anybody bought any parts from here?

 

[gsxr]

Hi everyone, hope you are doing well, anybody has experience with these site?
anybody bought any parts from here?

AFAICT it's a scam site. A thread on another forum said they only take Western Union, which screams "Run away!".

Unless you can visit in person to complete the transaction, I definitely would not trust anything from that site.

 

[T0Pnotch55]

AFAICT it's a scam site. A thread on another forum said they only take Western Union, which screams "Run away!".

Unless you can visit in person to complete the transaction, I definitely would not trust anything from that site.

thank you for the feedback, it looked to good to be true

 

[ScottT80]

Disappointing. I was planning a trip to Colorado!

 

[gsxr]

Disappointing. I was planning a trip to Colorado!

Current website claims they are now in New Mexico.

 

[2phast]

Jeeze, look at some of those pictures, eastern Europe and even saw Russian plates on a background car.

 

[gsxr]

Jeeze, look at some of those pictures, eastern Europe and even saw Russian plates on a background car.

Yep. If you use Google image search on any item you're interested in, most likely you'll find the identical photo from the original / real ad posted somewhere else on the internet, years ago.