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General Lee eBay Bidder a Phony!

TMZ has learned the $10 million man who bid on John Schneider's "General Lee" automobile has reneged on his bid to buy the famous ride.
General Lee
A source connected to the sale tells TMZ that the first deposit deadline for Mr. William Fisher, the winning bidder, was missed for making any type of formal payment arrangements with Schneider. He had originally been given seven days from the auction's close to work out the deal.

Schneider has since filed a "failure to pay" complaint with eBay and is currently meeting with attorneys to discuss "some sort of legal action."

A rep for Schneider tells TMZ, "John is looking into his options. We cannot calculate the point where legitimate bidders would have topped out if it were not for fraudulent bidding, but it seems to have been in the range of $5 million."

As for your shot at the General Lee, there's hope. The good thing to come out of this, says our source, is that auction houses across the country have contacted John for a chance to put the car up on blocks.

Coo coo coo!



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1. YEEEEEEEEEEEEHAWWWWWWW!

Posted at 5:26PM on May 9th 2007 by STANK

2. John,
I don't know how you can stand to part with such a part of TV history. I guess you can't hang on to things forever. I sure wish I had the $$$$ to buy it from you. That is such a cool car.
Pam

Posted at 5:35PM on May 9th 2007 by Pam

3. The bluebook value is $1,950.00 in fair shape. What a rip off !

Posted at 5:36PM on May 9th 2007 by Jesup

4. Boy sounds like he really needs cash.

Posted at 5:41PM on May 9th 2007 by Justin

5. JUST WHEN YOU THINK THERE'S MILLIONS IN KNIVES....

I saw this and did a little checking on the winning bidder because i wanted to know who could afford 9 million for that car and found that the guy has a knife collector biz plus he sold knives on ebay and has a feedback score of like over 100,000 which i thought "damn!" there must be something in knives!

so i spent the entire weekend researching knives and doing the whole entrepreneurs thing, now this???

THIS IS REALLY WEIRD, I WANT TO KNOW WHY HE DIDN'T GO THROUGH WITH THE PURCHASE, I CAN'T IMAGINE SOMEONE WITH A PERFECT SCORE & THAT MANY TRANSACTIONS DOING SOMETHING LIKE THIS ON PURPOSE, IT CAN RUIN HIS EBAY CREDIBILITY

Posted at 5:47PM on May 9th 2007 by princess the ruler

6. SO the guy decided he didnt want the car. Big deal. People back off on deals all the time. I know you agree to a contract when you bid on e-bay. But backing out on a purchase should not make someone a criminal. THe person who is backing out is stealing nothing.

Posted at 5:50PM on May 9th 2007 by amanda

7. Oh, Come On John, who didn't know that was a bogus bid? Just give him negative feedback and move on. A lawsuit? Really? Guess washed up actors need to get money somehow. A lawsuit for an internet transaction you got duped on......whatever....that's lame....

Posted at 5:51PM on May 9th 2007 by KMMC

8. Health alert!!!!!!~


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Posted at 6:01PM on May 9th 2007 by Just so you know......

9. He had to of known that it was bidder buster, 10 million for that? I wouldn't have given $10.00 for it. Anyway serious sellers take their cars to Barrett Jackson, any smart person knows that.

But then again we are talking about John Schneider here!

Posted at 6:04PM on May 9th 2007 by SoCalRaceGirl

10. agree with "socalracegirl" # 11 serious collector's go to Barrett Jackson (Arizona site) for serious money on their collectable's.. www.barrett-jackson.com

Posted at 6:12PM on May 9th 2007 by lawyer2

11. THIS IS REALLY WEIRD, I WANT TO KNOW WHY HE DIDN'T GO THROUGH WITH THE PURCHASE, I CAN'T IMAGINE SOMEONE WITH A PERFECT SCORE & THAT MANY TRANSACTIONS DOING SOMETHING LIKE THIS ON PURPOSE, IT CAN RUIN HIS EBAY CREDIBILITY

Posted at 5:47PM on May 9th 2007 by princess the ruler

So he'll get 1 negative feedback. It won't hurt him at all.

Posted at 6:13PM on May 9th 2007 by hello, it\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\

12. Well, if you think about it... it's poetic justice. It's a phony car. It _wasn't_ ever used in the series. It's just a run of the mill '69 Dodge Charger painted up to like "The General Lee" (car) and autographed by all surviving cast members with an over-inflated price tag. Perhaps Johnny boy got what he deserved!

Posted at 6:13PM on May 9th 2007 by Jacob Kasza

13. shocked & awed

Posted at 6:14PM on May 9th 2007 by caveman

14. This "General Lee" never appeared in even one episode, it's a replica, worth about $25,000, with the autographs I'll add $10,000. To expect any more than $50,000---shame on you John

Posted at 6:17PM on May 9th 2007 by David

15. I saw this and did a little checking on the winning bidder because i wanted to know who could afford 9 million for that car and found that the guy has a knife collector biz plus he sold knives on ebay and has a feedback score of like over 100,000 which i thought "damn!" there must be something in knives!
I just checked it out myself. He only has 119 feedbacks. (not over 100,000)

Posted at 6:20PM on May 9th 2007 by hello, it\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\

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