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The dealership I work at has gotten a few phone calls from people looking to buy a car they looked at on Craigslist from Bobs Lot located at bobslot.com. The odd thing is they are calling about vehicles we don't even have at our store. So I went on Craigslist to view the listing and found nothing with my dealership's name or number, so this is really odd to me as to why people are calling our store's telephone for a car we don't even have.
I'm assuming it's an Auto Broker type setup, but not a good one considering it's difficult to get anyone on the phone and there is no email. Seems like a scam to me. If I get more info I'll be sure to post about it.
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Too good to be true Total scam warrning
Truly a scam. Prices too good to be true. No response whatsoever when you try to contact them. The phone number is even as fake as it comes. No physical address whatsoever. It's like it's a joke or a prank. The guy's name probably really isn't Bob, and we know he doesn't really have a lot.
Listed in Louisville Ky now. Saw a nice truck but the website was very skeptical. No physical address. Thanks guys.
What I don't understand is how do they scam us? I did leave a vm and haven't heard back from them but it doesn't make sense to me why they would go through all the trouble of a fake business etc. Could someone educate me on this?
They get their business from unsuspecting walk-ins in their neighborhood, which is alleged to be in east Los Angeles.
Where's the b****y address to these w*****s? These chinless wonders don't even have an bleedin addy!
I myself normally flag their ads on Craigslist
The website they are listing is Bobs-lot.comThe dealer ship Bobs-Lot is a fake and mirror of the legitimate business Bobs Lot.
They are currently posting in Okc.
appreciate the discussion here - yeah -the prices seemed too good to be true and I couldn't find a valid contact for them - will avoid bobs-lot / bobslot ads.
This is totally a scam, this place has the same car lised in multiple areas thousands of miles apart, claimimg its in that specific city. Dont waste your time.
Scam, no one ever answer your phone calls.
My advice is too run don't walk from these ads. They have tons of add on fees and no one too talk too.
THXK for the heads up,Bobs sounded like some sort of scam(why the h**l are these places allowed to post and or stay afloat?)
What a huge scam stay away from bob's and places like this like drive auto total rip off all cars are lemons
I have tried to contact them by phone several times. Leave a number and we will get back . Same tuck listed in Ashville NC and Knoxville TN.
Bob's Lot has listings in Augusta, Ga. area. Same story- no address, prices too good to be true, etc. Flag 'em on Craigslist.
Yes, bobslot, ... Another counterfeit opperation of craigslist, they should shut down craigslist, for letting these places, go on with this b.S.
Bob’s lot is a scam
This has to be a scam. Their link to the contact us page is broken. Add, no one ever picks up at any hour. I've reached out to them through Craigslist trying to get a reply nothing there as well. Same vehicles are listed from San Diego to Bakersfield. If this was legit, then why so hard to get a hold of anyone. Also, note the photos posted, Youtube link shows Bob's as a scam site,... This site says that the search links are legit and that the site is not a scam site. https://... Yelp's site seems to sum this up. Many poor 1 star ratings. Seems this place, Bob's Lot does sell vehicles but, with their ratings, it's not a wonder why it's so hard to find details on their website. https://www.yelp.com/biz/bobs-auto-sales-portland-2
thanks great information and responsibility
It says bobs lot is in salt lake city on craigslist, but the website, which looks and feels like something from the mid 1990s, gives no indication of the location for the dealership. I sortof think that because I called the phone number and gave my name and email on their contact me form that I'm going to get a whole lot of scam/spam calls for the remainder of my life. However, if they're legit, they should register as a charity organization because they're advertising cars at about half their value.
I agree been doing it for a week and no emails or calls
Called three times and never have gotten a call back,I leave message that I want to buy this TRUCK and they keep posting truck I wanted to buy? and never call me back!? SCAM SCAM SCAM of some kind....
62ea8b9a8e14378c87adae2ffc0612dc-sale.craigslist.org I found this on craigslist when I clicked on reply...
I checked the BBB site and they rated it 75.7 - Standard, Common, Valid.
If you are familiar with craigslist when you hit reply that is a craigslist email assigned to the seller. Go to craigslist and look for furniture or boats or something and hit reply and you will get a similar number.
Exactly....no contacts!!! If you scam.....open email or answer a d**n phone!!! Idiots
This site seems rather retarded and uninformed. No one can drop by the address to see if it exists?
Bobs lot is a scam…….
how do you know?
Look at their site. No address, no local number, cars being posted all over the country on Craigslist - and I promise you any "deal" you're seeing on craigslist doesn't exist on their website. I found them from a listing in Indiana, yet others seem to be seeing them in Utah and God knows where.
Ads in Portland too. There's never the same car on their website. They never have the "more ads by this user" enabled either.