![[VIDEO] 1963 Corvette Buyer Gets Scammed out of $26,000 on Facebook Marketplace](https://www.corvetteblogger.com/images/content/2025/08/082725_29.jpg)
“Let the buyer beware” never rang truer than when buying a used classic, especially on Facebook Marketplace.
Just ask Jim Maidens of Knoxville, Tennessee after he lost thousands of dollars to a scammer supposedly selling him a 1963 Corvette.
Maidens says he spotted the Sting Ray on Marketplace in July for the bargain price of $26,000.
That low price should have been the first red flag for Maidens. However, after being assured by the seller that the car “drove perfect” and was in “excellent” shape, Maidens took the man at his word. Not wanting to lose the car to another buyer, even without seeing the car in person, he felt comfortable about wiring the money, especially after receiving a bill of sale that included the VIN and other details.
Unfortunately, after wiring $26,750 (including a $750 delivery fee) and then being reassured by the seller that he had received the money and the car would be loaded on the weekend and would arrive Monday, it never showed up.
![[VIDEO] 1963 Corvette Split Window Buyer Gets Scammed out of $26,000](https://www.corvetteblogger.com/images/content/2025/08/082725_31.jpg)
Maidens found himself blocked when he tried to contact the seller, who subsequently hung up on a local deputy trying to ask about the transaction.
“I got scammed,” Maidens admits. “26,750 bucks. Boom gone. Once I was blocked from communicating with him, then I knew it was all over.”
Now, he offers this hard-earned advice to others: “Don’t buy anything without having it physically present.”
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I hope the local PD can nail that crook.
Follow the money…
after being screwed for $26k+ , whats another $5 or $10k… hire a private eye , then ‘Louie’ and send him as an extra prize.. pay him a bonus for each broke bone and each stich and don’t F up and let him(the scammer) know who sent Louie …..ps- the PD ain’t gonna help you , they may be in on the deal … good luck
It’s too bad, and I feel sorry for him.
But, big but, a person who owns 2 Corvettes,
I would think you know, you ain’t buying a
63 Vette for 26K. Don’t yuh think?
I watched about half the video before I stopped it. Man oh man…How many of these scammer stories does the Corvette world have to hear before they wake up? 26K for a ’63? Seriously? And sight unseen? It fit his budget? Evidently, owning a couple of 25-year-old Vettes doesn’t make your BS meter any more reliable. This sounds harsh, I know, but I have zero sympathy for this guy. Scammers will keep scamming as long as there are simpletons out there just asking for it.
Anyone who thinks that they can actually buy a 1963 Corvette that is supposedly running and driving for $26,000 is not being scammed. They are an idiot and they are being played. This guy got a little bit too greedy thinking he had made the score of the century and it turns out HE was the score not the car. While I have sympathy for anybody That is the subject of fraud, being in law-enforcement for 40 years, but this person was a fool and the worst thing is he knew he was a fool when he made the purchase, unlike too many people who actually believe they are going to get what they buy.
And the dummy of the year award goes to……….
Greed on the buyers part played big on a great scam targeting idiots. You see this all the time everyday. If you watch 5 episodes of American greed you’ll learn what makes a perfect con Every one is the same. ..trust, very warm personas and displays wealth. Buter investors does no research con is then perfected
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