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$299 Hobie Cat 16's (SCAM) #100135
03/07/07 07:40 AM 03/07/07 07:40 AM
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Seriously, someone should do something about this. This is undoubtedly a scam.

http://www.chinesesailboats.com/

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Re: $299 Hobie Cat 16's (SCAM) [Re: Jake] #100136
03/07/07 08:46 AM 03/07/07 08:46 AM
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Check out what happens when you Google their phone number:

Google Phone Number Search

They're selling more than Hobie 16s!
Re: $299 Hobie Cat 16's (SCAM) [Re: mbounds] #100137
03/07/07 09:27 AM 03/07/07 09:27 AM
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I wonder if they're just fishing for email addresses or if they'll actually take a $299 order?

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Re: $299 Hobie Cat 16's (SCAM) [Re: Jake] #100138
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I was shown this by a dealer a month or so ago.

Yeah, you can't even ship a Hobie 16 for that little. I was guessing it might be a model of a Hobie 16 or something, but I now think it is simpler than that.

I tried to order, but it just loops back to the ad page. My guess is a simple google ad click scheme. Every time you load the page the guy gets some revenue from the ads shown on the page.

There is a thread running at sailinganarchy.com about it too.

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Re: $299 Hobie Cat 16's (SCAM) [Re: mmiller] #100139
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My guess is a simple google ad click scheme.


That makes sense.

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Re: $299 Hobie Cat 16's (SCAM) [Re: Jake] #100140
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Their web hosting company is sponsoring an Americas Cup boat. Maybe they like sailing related scams.

https://order.1and1.com/xml/order/AC;jse...amp;__lf=Static

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