Here's some negative eBay feeback — sell a nonexistent car

A Mitchell woman has been charged with selling a nonexistent vehicle in an online auction.
Christina Engelmann, 26, was arrested earlier this month when a man from the state of Washington reported he didn’t receive the vehicle he purchased online from Engelmann after winning it on an eBay auction.
According to court documents, Jeffrey Holmes, of Washington, told law enforcement he purchased a Scion vehicle for $3,260 from Engelmann, and transferred the money to a Mitchell Cortrust Bank account under a name other than Engelmann’s.
In November, Holmes arrived in South Dakota to retrieve the vehicle. He visited the Mitchell Police Division on Nov. 8 to report the incident.
Holmes told police he and Engelmann arranged to meet in Rapid City, so Holmes could drive the vehicle back to Washington.
Court documents state once Holmes arrived in South Dakota, Engelmann would no longer respond to his text messages or calls. Law enforcement tracked down Engelmann and spoke with her on Dec. 11.
“Holmes said the vehicle was never in Rapid City on his arrival and neither was the seller, at the prearranged location and time,” court documents state. “The phone number that Holmes was in contact with was later found to be one for Engelmann.”
Engelmann told law enforcement she created the fictitious posting on eBay using a stock photo of a Scion vehicle she found on the Internet. She said there never was a vehicle to sell and the money was transferred to her boyfriend’s bank account.
Engelmann told law enforcement she did not have any of the money left from the sale of the vehicle. Grand theft is a felony and carries a maximum penalty upon conviction of five years in prison and a $10,000 fine.
Engelmann has also been charged with attempted grand theft, a misdemeanor, for a separate charge.
While being interviewed about selling the nonexistent vehicle, Engelmann was also asked about attempting to cash a $1,850 cashier’s check at a local business. She claimed the check was payment for selling a different vehicle online.
Engelmann told law enforcement a woman came to her door, gave her the check and took possession of a 1997 Eclipse, for which Engelmann did not have a bill of sale, according to court documents.
Mitchell law enforcement found, through speaking with the bank from where the cashier’s check originated, the check to be a part of a national scheme in which multiple fake checks have been created and distributed.
In an interview with police, Engelmann admitted there was no vehicle or person who came to her door. She said she was contacted by someone on the Internet and told to cash the check, keep a portion for herself and wire the rest back to the person.
These are not Engelmann’s first attempts at grand theft, according to court documents. Law enforcement found Engelmann has a warrant for her arrest in Hand County for a similar incident of selling a vehicle she didn’t own.
Attempted grand theft is felony, with maximum penalty upon conviction of two years in prison and a $4,000 fine.