Every now and then, we come across an Ebay auction that has SOME red flags. We're posting this one to see how many red flags our readers can find in this one. Offered up for our readers' scrutiny is an example of a seller with Zero feedback listing a car that, if one reads closely, they may not even be claiming ownership of. He may in fact be simply writing about how desirable Chevys are. In either event this 1966 Chevy Corvette convertible can be more closely examined on ebay with yo-yo bids ranging from the current $10,000, backwards to canceled bids as high as $145,000!! You'll have to look quickly as this drama is due to close in just a few hours, if not cancelled by the seller before then.
Our main amusement comes in the form of the bidding history, which we've offered in a highlighted fashion below. The list of bids looks like the verbal option calls from a flag football quarterback with Tourette's syndrome.
Bid retraction and cancellation history
 | Bidder  | Action | Date of Bid and Retraction |
| Member Id: r***r( 604 ) | Cancelled: US $9,100.00 | Bid: Apr-23-13 11:26:26 PDT Cancelled: Apr-23-13 15:28:04 PDT |
| Member Id: r***r( 604) | Cancelled: US $8,000.00 | Bid: Apr-26-13 10:08:09 PDT Cancelled: Apr-26-13 13:13:41 PDT |
| Member Id: a***b( 15 ) | Cancelled: US $17,500.00 | Bid: Apr-26-13 23:48:42 PDT Cancelled: Apr-27-13 11:59:46 PDT |
| Member Id: g***k( 266 ) | Cancelled: US $600.00 | Bid: Apr-25-13 01:38:51 PDT Cancelled: Apr-25-13 10:56:14 PDT |
| Member Id: c***n( 310) | Cancelled: US $13,800.00 | Bid: Apr-24-13 14:55:13 PDT Cancelled: Apr-24-13 16:07:25 PDT |
| Member Id: 6***t( 1535 ) | Cancelled: US $150,000.00 | Bid: Apr-25-13 05:32:10 PDT Cancelled: Apr-25-13 10:54:16 PDT |
| Member Id: 6***t( 1535) | Cancelled: US $7,700.00 | Bid: Apr-25-13 13:51:59 PDT Cancelled: Apr-25-13 21:09:37 PDT |
| Member Id: 6***t( 1535) | Cancelled: US $20,000.00 | Bid: Apr-26-13 13:54:47 PDT Cancelled: Apr-26-13 15:08:50 PDT |
| Member Id: p***i( 796) | Cancelled: US $5,000.00 | Bid: Apr-27-13 12:38:37 PDT Cancelled: Apr-27-13 18:56:46 PDT |
| Member Id: w***u( 25) | Cancelled: US $501.00 | Bid: Apr-24-13 18:16:41 PDT Cancelled: Apr-24-13 21:03:12 PDT |
| Member Id: u***u( 557) | Cancelled: US $200.00 | Bid: Apr-26-13 08:10:19 PDT Cancelled: Apr-26-13 13:14:26 PDT |
| Member Id: r***a( 420) | Cancelled: US $20,000.00 | Bid: Apr-25-13 18:05:28 PDT Cancelled: Apr-25-13 21:07:42 PDT |
| Member Id: g***t( 1144) | Cancelled: US $4,500.00 | Bid: Apr-26-13 02:11:12 PDT Cancelled: Apr-26-13 07:36:17 PDT |
| Member Id: g***t( 1144) | Cancelled: US $12,650.00 | Bid: Apr-26-13 10:33:00 PDT Cancelled: Apr-26-13 13:13:23 PDT |
| Member Id: g***t( 1144) | Cancelled: US $15,000.00 | Bid: Apr-26-13 13:50:53 PDT Cancelled: Apr-26-13 15:09:24 PDT |
| Member Id: d***d( 31) | Cancelled: US $521.00 | Bid: Apr-24-13 18:42:21 PDT Cancelled: Apr-24-13 21:02:52 PDT |
| Member Id: 9***6( 37) | Cancelled: US $13,800.00 | Bid: Apr-28-13 11:02:30 PDT Cancelled: Apr-28-13 12:10:45 PDT |
| Member Id: 0***2( 36) | Cancelled: US $15,250.00 | Bid: Apr-26-13 12:09:08 PDT Cancelled: Apr-26-13 13:13:06 PDT |
| Member Id: c***r( 608) | Cancelled: US $7,500.00 | Bid: Apr-25-13 13:07:52 PDT Cancelled: Apr-25-13 21:10:01 PDT |
| Member Id: c***r( 608) | Cancelled: US $9,500.00 | Bid: Apr-28-13 06:33:29 PDT Cancelled: Apr-28-13 12:11:51 PDT |
| Member Id: c***t( 21) | Cancelled: US $6,000.00 | Bid: Apr-24-13 19:31:20 PDT Cancelled: Apr-24-13 21:03:54 PDT |
| Member Id: m***o( 2 ) | Cancelled: US $25,000.00 | Bid: Apr-23-13 19:19:09 PDT Cancelled: Apr-23-13 22:02:46 PDT |
| Member Id: m***o( 2 ) | Cancelled: US $10,000.00 | Bid: Apr-24-13 18:48:52 PDT Cancelled: Apr-24-13 21:01:15 PDT |
| Member Id: 2***i( 23) | Cancelled: US $17,100.00 | Bid: Apr-24-13 11:16:35 PDT Cancelled: Apr-24-13 14:10:03 PDT |
| Member Id: 6***s( 1640) | Cancelled: US $6,600.00 | Bid: Apr-23-13 06:50:34 PDT Cancelled: Apr-23-13 10:31:46 PDT |
| Member Id: r***u( 125) | Cancelled: US $13,800.00 | Bid: Apr-26-13 15:22:43 PDT Cancelled: Apr-26-13 17:33:07 PDT |
| Member Id: r***u( 125) | Cancelled: US $13,809.00 | Bid: Apr-26-13 19:16:30 PDT Cancelled: Apr-27-13 12:00:50 PDT |
| Member Id: a***3( 2 ) | Cancelled: US $7,000.00 | Bid: Apr-23-13 07:13:23 PDT Cancelled: Apr-23-13 10:31:27 PDT |
| Member Id: a***3( 2 ) | Cancelled: US $10,000.00 | Bid: Apr-23-13 11:56:38 PDT Cancelled: Apr-23-13 15:27:34 PDT |
| Member Id: a***3( 2 ) | Cancelled: US $15,200.00 | Bid: Apr-24-13 04:44:55 PDT Cancelled: Apr-24-13 08:02:49 PDT |
| Member Id: a***3( 2 ) | Cancelled: US $1,000.00 | Bid: Apr-24-13 08:10:49 PDT Cancelled: Apr-24-13 14:11:35 PDT |
| Member Id: f***a( 380) | Cancelled: US $14,000.00 | Bid: Apr-28-13 11:03:29 PDT Cancelled: Apr-28-13 12:10:26 PDT |
| Member Id: n***c( 29) | Cancelled: US $6,000.00 | Bid: Apr-28-13 03:43:25 PDT Cancelled: Apr-28-13 12:13:23 PDT |
| Member Id: c***a( 11) | Cancelled: US $12,345.00 | Bid: Apr-23-13 18:12:50 PDT Cancelled: Apr-23-13 22:03:33 PDT |
| Member Id: r***e( 22) | Cancelled: US $1,000.00 | Bid: Apr-25-13 12:15:38 PDT Cancelled: Apr-25-13 21:10:20 PDT |
| Member Id: n***n( 58 ) | Cancelled: US $55,000.00 | Bid: Apr-23-13 06:25:29 PDT Cancelled: Apr-23-13 10:31:08 PDT |
| Member Id: n***n( 58) | Cancelled: US $55,000.00 | Bid: Apr-23-13 14:18:06 PDT Cancelled: Apr-23-13 15:26:19 PDT |
| Member Id: n***n( 58) | Cancelled: US $55,000.00 | Bid: Apr-23-13 15:39:21 PDT Cancelled: Apr-23-13 22:02:23 PDT |
| Member Id: n***n( 58) | Cancelled: US $55,000.00 | Bid: Apr-23-13 23:40:36 PDT Cancelled: Apr-24-13 08:02:30 PDT |
| Member Id: n***n( 58) | Cancelled: US $14,000.00 | Bid: Apr-24-13 08:07:22 PDT Cancelled: Apr-24-13 14:10:56 PDT |
| Member Id: n***n( 58) | Cancelled: US $15,000.00 | Bid: Apr-24-13 14:14:11 PDT Cancelled: Apr-24-13 16:07:04 PDT |
| Member Id: n***n( 58) | Cancelled: US $15,000.00 | Bid: Apr-24-13 22:02:24 PDT Cancelled: Apr-24-13 23:42:11 PDT |
| Member Id: n***n( 58) | Cancelled: US $125,000.00 | Bid: Apr-25-13 06:47:52 PDT Cancelled: Apr-25-13 10:54:47 PDT |
| Member Id: n***n( 58) | Cancelled: US $25,000.00 | Bid: Apr-26-13 15:36:38 PDT Cancelled: Apr-26-13 17:32:35 PDT |
| Member Id: n***n( 58) | Cancelled: US $35,000.00 | Bid: Apr-27-13 02:50:19 PDT Cancelled: Apr-27-13 11:58:59 PDT |
| Member Id: n***n( 58) | Cancelled: US $45,000.00 | Bid: Apr-27-13 16:17:52 PDT Cancelled: Apr-27-13 18:55:06 PDT |
| Member Id: n***n( 3 ) | Cancelled: US $15,000.00 | Bid: Apr-25-13 16:51:31 PDT Cancelled: Apr-25-13 21:08:31 PDT |
| Member Id: i***e( 247) | Cancelled: US $6,675.00 | Bid: Apr-23-13 17:09:32 PDT Cancelled: Apr-23-13 22:03:58 PDT |
| Member Id: l***l( 90) | Cancelled: US $15,000.00 | Bid: Apr-23-13 23:47:54 PDT Cancelled: Apr-24-13 08:03:13 PDT |
| Member Id: l***l( 90) | Cancelled: US $15,500.00 | Bid: Apr-24-13 15:33:50 PDT Cancelled: Apr-24-13 16:06:43 PDT |
| Member Id: l***l( 90) | Cancelled: US $5,000.00 | Bid: Apr-24-13 18:26:05 PDT Cancelled: Apr-24-13 21:04:12 PDT |
| Member Id: l***l( 90) | Cancelled: US $10,100.00 | Bid: Apr-24-13 22:09:41 PDT Cancelled: Apr-24-13 23:42:27 PDT |
| Member Id: l***l( 90) | Cancelled: US $9,000.00 | Bid: Apr-25-13 00:55:51 PDT Cancelled: Apr-25-13 10:55:08 PDT |
| Member Id: l***l( 90) | Cancelled: US $22,051.00 | Bid: Apr-25-13 19:51:07 PDT Cancelled: Apr-25-13 21:07:20 PDT |
| Member Id: l***l( 90) | Cancelled: US $20,150.00 | Bid: Apr-26-13 07:13:14 PDT Cancelled: Apr-26-13 07:35:52 PDT |
| Member Id: e***a( 34) | Cancelled: US $15,000.00 | Bid: Apr-27-13 13:19:33 PDT Cancelled: Apr-27-13 18:56:03 PDT |
| Member Id: e***r( 141) | Cancelled: US $16,000.00 | Bid: Apr-26-13 17:18:09 PDT Cancelled: Apr-26-13 17:32:51 PDT |
| Member Id: e***r( 141) | Cancelled: US $18,000.00 | Bid: Apr-26-13 19:32:46 PDT Cancelled: Apr-27-13 11:59:31 PDT |
| Member Id: 4***d( 10) | Cancelled: US $10,000.00 | Bid: Apr-25-13 12:45:31 PDT Cancelled: Apr-25-13 21:09:17 PDT |
| Member Id: 1***.( 21) | Cancelled: US $3,000.00 | Bid: Apr-26-13 08:23:50 PDT Cancelled: Apr-26-13 13:14:02 PDT |
| Member Id: e***e( 51) | Cancelled: US $5,500.00 | Bid: Apr-23-13 16:01:59 PDT Cancelled: Apr-23-13 22:04:25 PDT |
| Member Id: 3***r( 7 ) | Cancelled: US $16,700.00 | Bid: Apr-24-13 09:58:03 PDT Cancelled: Apr-24-13 14:10:19 PDT |
| Member Id: r***t( 694) | Cancelled: US $21,000.00 | Bid: Apr-28-13 11:55:59 PDT Cancelled: Apr-28-13 12:09:30 PDT |
| Member Id: o***n( 4 ) | Cancelled: US $12,001.00 | Bid: Apr-27-13 22:09:41 PDT Cancelled: Apr-27-13 23:48:54 PDT |
| Member Id: c***a( 6 ) | Cancelled: US $15,200.01 | Bid: Apr-26-13 13:56:13 PDT Cancelled: Apr-26-13 15:09:06 PDT |
| Member Id: s***t( 1 ) | Cancelled: US $27,500.00 | Bid: Apr-27-13 18:11:18 PDT Cancelled: Apr-27-13 18:55:30 PDT |
| Member Id: s***t( 1 ) | Cancelled: US $20,000.00 | Bid: Apr-28-13 11:25:40 PDT Cancelled: Apr-28-13 12:09:49 PDT |
| Member Id: s***t( 1 ) | Cancelled: US $15,500.00 | Bid: Apr-28-13 12:10:43 PDT Cancelled: Apr-28-13 12:14:45 PDT |
| Member Id: t***4( 13) | Cancelled: US $19,200.00 | Bid: Apr-27-13 09:08:08 PDT Cancelled: Apr-27-13 11:59:16 PDT |
| Member Id: d***s( 24) | Cancelled: US $9,999.99 | Bid: Apr-27-13 19:27:01 PDT Cancelled: Apr-27-13 23:49:50 PDT |
| Member Id: d***s( 24) | Cancelled: US $5,555.00 | Bid: Apr-28-13 00:28:02 PDT Cancelled: Apr-28-13 12:13:40 PDT |
| Member Id: 7***3( 240) | Cancelled: US $15,000.99 | Bid: Apr-24-13 10:22:50 PDT Cancelled: Apr-24-13 14:10:38 PDT |
| Member Id: 7***3( 240) | Cancelled: US $9,999.99 | Bid: Apr-24-13 20:38:46 PDT Cancelled: Apr-24-13 21:01:36 PDT |
| Member Id: o***r( 32) | Cancelled: US $2,551.00 | Bid: Apr-28-13 01:38:35 PDT Cancelled: Apr-28-13 12:14:01 PDT |
| Member Id: 2***4( 351) | Cancelled: US $2,000.00 | Bid: Apr-23-13 06:41:16 PDT Cancelled: Apr-23-13 10:32:11 PDT |
| Member Id: y***y( 7 ) | Cancelled: US $19,000.00 | Bid: Apr-25-13 18:35:04 PDT Cancelled: Apr-25-13 21:08:14 PDT |
| Member Id: y***y( 7 ) | Cancelled: US $7,700.00 | Bid: Apr-28-13 04:57:06 PDT Cancelled: Apr-28-13 12:13:05 PDT |
| Member Id: s***s( 110) | Cancelled: US $13,800.00 | Bid: Apr-23-13 10:42:02 PDT Cancelled: Apr-23-13 15:27:19 PDT |
| Member Id: s***s( 110) | Cancelled: US $18,500.00 | Bid: Apr-23-13 18:15:55 PDT Cancelled: Apr-23-13 22:03:06 PDT |
| Member Id: s***s( 110) | Cancelled: US $25,000.00 | Bid: Apr-26-13 09:52:50 PDT Cancelled: Apr-26-13 13:12:38 PDT |
| Member Id: s***s( 110) | Cancelled: US $25,000.00 | Bid: Apr-27-13 12:12:27 PDT Cancelled: Apr-27-13 18:55:47 PDT |
| Member Id: s***s( 110) | Cancelled: US $18,300.00 | Bid: Apr-28-13 08:39:55 PDT Cancelled: Apr-28-13 12:10:06 PDT |
| Member Id: s***o( 11) | Cancelled: US $10,100.00 | Bid: Apr-27-13 19:11:39 PDT Cancelled: Apr-27-13 23:49:33 PDT |
| Member Id: s***o( 11) | Cancelled: US $10,000.00 | Bid: Apr-28-13 07:08:17 PDT Cancelled: Apr-28-13 12:11:28 PDT |
| Member Id: 5***m( 0 ) | Cancelled: US $11,000.00 | Bid: Apr-27-13 19:37:46 PDT Cancelled: Apr-27-13 23:49:13 PDT |
| Member Id: 5***m( 0 ) | Cancelled: US $13,500.00 | Bid: Apr-28-13 08:55:04 PDT Cancelled: Apr-28-13 12:11:02 PDT |
| Member Id: t***d( 7 ) | Cancelled: US $4,000.00 | Bid: Apr-26-13 18:52:03 PDT Cancelled: Apr-27-13 12:01:10 PDT |
| Member Id: t***d( 7 ) | Cancelled: US $7,900.00 | Bid: Apr-28-13 07:06:47 PDT Cancelled: Apr-28-13 12:12:44 PDT |
| Member Id: o***k( 4 ) | Cancelled: US $345.00 | Bid: Apr-23-13 15:40:43 PDT Cancelled: Apr-23-13 22:04:41 PDT |
| Member Id: o***k( 4 ) | Cancelled: US $265.00 | Bid: Apr-24-13 16:54:54 PDT Cancelled: Apr-24-13 21:03:28 PDT |
| Member Id: j***e( 2 ) | Cancelled: US $13,900.00 | Bid: Apr-27-13 12:44:00 PDT Cancelled: Apr-27-13 18:56:22 PDT |
| Member Id: s***0( 34) | Cancelled: US $2,000.00 | Bid: Apr-24-13 08:43:55 PDT Cancelled: Apr-24-13 14:11:16 PDT |
| Member Id: t***n( 64) | Cancelled: US $19,000.00 | Bid: Apr-23-13 12:44:01 PDT Cancelled: Apr-23-13 15:26:55 PDT |
| Member Id: 0***0( 10) | Cancelled: US $205.50 | Bid: Apr-26-13 18:53:28 PDT Cancelled: Apr-27-13 12:01:29 PDT |
| Member Id: 7***1( 14) | Cancelled: US $200.00 | Bid: Apr-26-13 18:35:07 PDT Cancelled: Apr-27-13 12:01:44 PDT |
| Member Id: w***w( 0 ) | Cancelled: US $20,000.00 | Bid: Apr-25-13 19:06:02 PDT Cancelled: Apr-25-13 21:07:59 PDT |
| Member Id: w***w( 0 ) | Cancelled: US $16,000.00 | Bid: Apr-26-13 19:29:41 PDT Cancelled: Apr-27-13 12:00:09 PDT |
| Member Id: 8***3( 0 ) | Cancelled: US $2,000.00 | Bid: Apr-26-13 00:54:56 PDT Cancelled: Apr-26-13 07:36:39 PDT |
| Member Id: l***0( 0 )  | Cancelled: US $25,000.00 | Bid: Apr-26-13 00:14:30 PDT Cancelled: Apr-26-13 07:35:26 PDT |
Other than a gratuitous amount of chrome and some serious footballer's rims we can't make heads or tails of this auction. With a quick google search using google's handy "search by uploaded image" feature we found selectautosnc's flickr account that looks to have many more photos of the same car. Select Auto Sales North Carolina looks to be a legitimate outfit located in Havelock, NC, but we aren't sure why the seller in Palatine, IL is using their photos. At best this is someone who purchased this car and is reselling it with the previous photos; at worst this is some kind of complex scam.
See another riddler/unsold adams candidate? email us here: tips@dailyturismo.com
*****Update May 30, 2013 after this auction closed*******
Although we didn't taken the time to look at each individual bidder to see which ones had already bid before, but we are attaching a screenshot taken about 7 hrs. before the closing of this auction so that our readers can see how odd this one was. While we might have some questions about the seller, we are really scratching our heads about some of the bidders who, in some cases, seem to be seasoned Ebay bidders.
See the updated information above as we attempt to understand exactly what was going on with this auction.
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