Re: HUMMER certified pre-owned vehicles on eBay MotorsPeterD wrote:
> On Thu, 12 Jun 2008 19:18:55 -0600, Lon <lon.stowell@comcast,net >
> wrote:
>
>> PeterD wrote:
>>> On Thu, 12 Jun 2008 10:10:31 -0600 (MDT), Ed
>>> <nobody@pseudo.borked,net > wrote:
>>>
>>>> http :// sleasyurl,net /HummerCertifiedTrojansAndVirus
>>> Hummer doesn't certify pre-owned vehicles. Ed, the spammer/scammer is
>>> just posting an obfuscated URL to a virus/trojan or other malware
>>> site, and one would be smart if they do not click on the URL in the
>>> post.
>>>
>> Well, possibly. However, the original URL appears to translate to eBay
>> Motors.
>> http :// pages.motors.ebay,com /buy/cpo/hummer/
>>
>> As for your claim that Hummer does not offer certified pre-owned, you
>> *could* possibly be correct, but that would mean that Hummer themselves
>> would be wrong. Say, http :// www .hummer,com /hummerjsp/home.jsp
>>
>> Possibly you spelled your name right, but thats about it.
>
> <snort> Only an idiot would click on an obfuscated URL. GM may certify
> pre-owned vehicles.
Nah, only an idiot would shoot off their mouth, as you've done twice,
without checking their facts.
And yes, there are ways to check obfuscated links safely but only an
idiot would repeat their stupidity after being corrected in that yes the
link does go to eBay motors, and yes, GM does certify used Hummers.
So, I guess you might not even have gotten your name right after all.
But thank you for playing and please come back y'all.