Scam: Paul Mckeen Equipment & Vehicles, West Point GA, 2022 Kubota SVL75-2, $29,900 wired, no delivery

Verdict

Scam: Paul Mckeen Equipment & Vehicles advertised a 2022 Kubota SVL75-2 with 818 engine hours for $29,900, and a buyer reported wiring $29,900 and receiving no machine.

The listing presented the unit as a 2022 Kubota SVL75-2, showing 818 hours and an asking price of $29,900. The buyer reported paying the full asking price by bank wire and getting no delivery or equipment in response.

Company details

These entries reproduce the operator's contact information as published on the site.

Listing claims and the buyer's account

The listing's explicit claims are limited to the unit identity, hours, and price. Those published details are the basis for the buyer's payment.

• Unit advertised: 2022 Kubota SVL75-2.
• Engine hours published: 818.
• Asking price published: $29,900.
• A buyer reported wiring $29,900 by bank wire and receiving no machine from the seller.

Five further observations that can be checked independently:

• The listing asserts a specific year and model plus 818 hours; confirm the same page and URL still publish those values.
• The buyer reported paying by bank wire; bank wires are generally final and require early action to attempt recovery.
• The domain was registered very recently, which is a signal to confirm how long the listing has been live.
• The operator used a privacy or proxy service for registration, which reduces transparency of who controls the site.
• No published dealer licensing or transportation numbers are visible on the listing information provided.

Listing forensics checks you can run

The listing-forensics angle focuses on the listing text and images and how they match what a buyer received.

• Reverse image search the listing photos to see whether the same images appear under other sellers or stock sites.
• Ask the seller for a VIN or serial number and check whether that VIN returns consistent history records.
• Request a current, dated inspection report or video showing the machine running with the hour meter visible.
• Confirm whether the page has a listing date or change history in page metadata or cached archives.

These are checks a prospective buyer can request before any payment is sent.

Domain and registration signals

Recorded infrastructure and hosting details provide additional context about the listing environment.

• Domain registration date: 2026-08-12, 49 days old at the time of detection.
• Registrar: Fewmoretaps OU dba Trustname.com with WHOIS privacy.
• Nameservers: kevin.ns.cloudflare.com and mallory.ns.cloudflare.com.
• HTTPS available and homepage returned HTTP 200 with the title Paul Mckeen Equipment & Vehicles - Your best heavy equipment supplier.

A very young domain and a privacy-protected registration reduce the trail to a stable operator. That pattern is a signal to corroborate ownership through external records before payment.

What to verify before paying for a listed unit

These checks follow the listing-forensics approach and focus on matching the listing claims to verifiable evidence.

• Confirm the listing page shows the same year, model, hours and price the seller quoted in messages.
• Demand a VIN or serial number and verify it against independent equipment history sources.
• Run reverse image searches on all listing photos and any photos the seller provides.
• Request a time-stamped video of the machine running with the hour meter visible and with a visible date.
• Verify dealer registration, business filings or registrations that tie the trading name to the published address.
• Avoid bank wire payment until the VIN is confirmed and a physical inspection or reputable escrow is arranged.

The buyer reported sending a bank wire for the 2022 Kubota SVL75-2 and receiving no machine. That outcome highlights the need to match listing text and images to independent records before authorizing irreversible payment.