Interesting e-bay item: CA HOV stickers

[devprius]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Toyota-Priu...sspagenameZWDVW

Seller states that they got the stickers, then moved to Massachussets, where of course, the stickers are useless there. I was under the impression that the stickers are tied to the car's VIN. So that would imply that these stickers would be useless on some other Prius. Anyone who buys them is risking not only a carpool violation, but being out the $500 that the seller wants. Does the CA DMV have a policy on transferring stickers from one car to another?

[IsrAmeriPrius]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(devprius @ Jul 31 2007, 02:56 PM) [snapback]488324[/snapback]</div>

I was under the impression that the stickers are tied to the car's VIN.[/b]

Correct.

Here is the California DMV site language on the issue:

All Clean Air Stickers remain with the vehicle they were originally issued to and cannot be transferred to any other vehicle. If you purchase a vehicle that has a Clean Air Sticker you may transfer the sticker to your name.[/b]

[Rancid13]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(devprius @ Jul 31 2007, 02:56 PM) [snapback]488324[/snapback]</div>

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Toyota-Priu...sspagenameZWDVW

Seller states that they got the stickers, then moved to Massachussets, where of course, the stickers are useless there. I was under the impression that the stickers are tied to the car's VIN. So that would imply that these stickers would be useless on some other Prius. Anyone who buys them is risking not only a carpool violation, but being out the $500 that the seller wants. Does the CA DMV have a policy on transferring stickers from one car to another?
[/b]

That's correct, the stickers are non-transferrable from one car to another and are indeed tied to the vehicle's VIN. It's also interesting that he notes the stickers will add $3000 to your car's value according to KBB. Last I checked, HOV stickers was not one of the "extras" (like cd player, navi or leather) that can 'up' the value of your car on KBB.

[dogfriend]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(devprius @ Jul 31 2007, 02:56 PM) [snapback]488324[/snapback]</div>

. Does the CA DMV have a policy on transferring stickers from one car to another?
[/b]

Yep, its not allowed. See paragraph 2c.

http://www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/vctop/d11/vc21655_9.htm

[devprius]

Thanks for the sanity check. That pretty much confirmed what I knew to be true. Looks like the seller is engaging in a bit of fraud... At least no one has been suckered yet judging by the fact that there are 0 bids on the item and only a couple of days to go.

[Godiva]

This guy has been a member of eBay since Sept. 2006 and has NO feedback? His rating is "0"?

Since when does someone join ebay and then buy or sell nothing for 10 months.

[devprius]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Godiva @ Jul 31 2007, 02:51 PM) [snapback]488357[/snapback]</div>

This guy has been a member of eBay since Sept. 2006 and has NO feedback? His rating is "0"?

Since when does someone join ebay and then buy or sell nothing for 10 months.
[/b]

I've been a member of eBay for 7 years and I have 0 feedback as well. And in that 7 years, I've managed not to buy or sell anything. It can be done, but requires years of just ignoring that you have an account and not bothering to seriously bid on anything.

I originally got the account to bid on some animation laserdiscs, but got outbid. There hasn't been anything since then that I've been seriously interested in bidding on.

[dogfriend]

Fraudulent items for sale on Ebay? Nooooooo.......That could never happen. :P

[darelldd]

If you scroll to the bottom of any listing, you find a link to "report" it. Which is what I'm doing currently.

[Claw]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(devprius @ Jul 31 2007, 04:04 PM) [snapback]488365[/snapback]</div>

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Godiva @ Jul 31 2007, 03:51 PM) [snapback]488357[/snapback]

This guy has been a member of eBay since Sept. 2006 and has NO feedback? His rating is "0"?

Since when does someone join ebay and then buy or sell nothing for 10 months.
[/b]

I've been a member of eBay for 7 years and I have 0 feedback as well. And in that 7 years, I've managed not to buy or sell anything. It can be done, but requires years of just ignoring that you have an account and not bothering to seriously bid on anything.

I originally got the account to bid on some animation laserdiscs, but got outbid. There hasn't been anything since then that I've been seriously interested in bidding on.
[/b][/quote]

Same here. I've been an eBay member since 2001. I've made a few bids since then on a couple items, but always got outbid. It wasn't until just two weeks ago when I finally bought something and got my first feedback. What was the item that became my first eBay purchase? A cargo net for my new Prius.