Its a SCAM! I've been looking for a second, practical car and have seen a bunch of ads for late model cars at ridiculously low prices. Examples: 2006 Audi A4 for $6000, 2006 Acura TL for $4500. All of them follow the same pattern in the descriptions. Look for "Pre-Owned" in the description (no s***, its a used car!). Also, there's no email or phone number in the ad.
I followed up on one just for fun and the story goes like this: a lady in New Brunswick is in a wheelchair and her husband just died and she needs the cash for an operation so that she can walk again... whatever!!! The car is conveniently sealed in a shipping container at the *fictional* Moncton eBay warehouse. I would also have to pay eBay to release the car. The shame of it is that stupid people actually fall for it.
I took the email header info (it originated in NYC) and reported it to the police, but I doubt anything will be done as it is probably from a zombie PC being controlled from Nigeria/Russia/China/etc. OK, not China, the grammar and spelling is correct. I also contacted Auto Trader directly about it more than 2 weeks ago. They have more scams than legitimate ads right now, but they haven't done anything about it yet.
Tim