There are scam artists pretending to sell tractors for a much-lower cost than they are worth through E-Bay. The E-Bay'er lists his machine with the heading "e-mail me so you can be pre-qualified to buy this..." or something to that affect.  My first experience with E-Bay was with a scam artist; fortunately, my instincts kicked in and I e-mailed a friend who has experience with E-Bay and he advised against the transaction.  One sure sign - if the seller is offering FREE SHIPPING for a tractor, chances are its a scam!  NOTIFY E-BAY!

The Scam-E-Bay'er assured me he would not sell anything without going through E-Bay - no way, he said because it was for my own protection! ALL I had to do was send a check to E-Bay at the provided address, and then I had two weeks to try the machine out, and if I wasn't completely satisfied with the tractor, E-Bay would not release the money to the seller I had paid to E-Bay.  If I were satisfied with the tractor, I would notify E-Bay and they would then release the money to the seller! Since I wasn't familiar with buying on E-Bay, I asked someone who was familiar with the procedure, and as I stated earlier, he advised against the transaction! 

I notified E-Bay and the ad was pulled immediately.  However, within a few days, that same tractor had travelled across the country and was for sale again.  Once again, I notifed E-Bay, and the ad was pulled. The problem is that these scam artists are faster than E-Bay can catch them.

The original tractor I bid on has now moved from Miami to Chicago - and the real kick in the pants is, the Scam E-Bay'er isn't very bright - the picture has the SAME EXACT background in Chicago as it had when it was in Miami and in New Jersey!

One of my  wishes is that the Scam E-Bay'er will get his just desserts and hopefully a tractor will cut off his 3-point hitch!