The 2019 Kubota KX080-4S as advertised
TriStar Auction Group publishes an auction lot for a 2019 Kubota KX080-4S Mini Excavator showing 1,636 engine hours and an asking price of $5,200. The lot appears on the site as a single unit listing on an auction page. The site’s public contact details include an address in Lebanon, Tennessee; a phone number and an email address are published on the site.
What the buyer reports
According to the filed report, a buyer arranged to purchase the advertised 2019 Kubota KX080-4S and sent $5,200 by bank wire to complete the transaction. The buyer's account says no machine was delivered after the wire. The buyer's payment method as described in the report was a bank wire. No dates, tracking numbers, invoices or titles were supplied in the report received by this publication.
The contrast here is between the listing's clear numeric claims for hours and price and the buyer's account that payment left the buyer's bank but the excavator never arrived.
Checking a Kubota KX080-4S before you pay
Below are practical checks to run before sending funds for an excavator of this class.
Match the photos to the machine identification. On crawler excavators the PIN or serial plate is commonly welded to the mainframe or displayed inside the cab near the operator station. Confirm the number shown in listing photographs matches the number on any bill of sale or title the seller provides. If the listing includes close photos of decals or the VIN plate, compare those to the machine’s reported PIN.
Get a written title chain or bill of sale that names the seller exactly as their published contact details. Keep the copy you receive; the seller-supplied address is the one to use when checking UCC or lien records.
Ask an authorized dealer for the brand to check the PIN or serial number against factory service records and any known registrations. A dealer can often tell whether the hours reported look consistent with the machine’s service stamps and recorded repairs.
Inspect photographic wear. Study photos for undercarriage wear, track sag, swing gear condition and bucket teeth. For a machine showing 1,636 hours, visible heavy wear or extensive rust that contradicts that hour reading should prompt further scrutiny.
Search UCC filings in the state the seller publishes in its contact details, to determine whether a lien has been recorded against the machine. The address the site publishes is in Tennessee, which is the jurisdiction to check for liens the seller may have failed to disclose.
Run a stolen-equipment check through national databases and local law enforcement resources. If a machine is listed in multiple marketplaces with differing VINs or photos, do not send funds.
Prefer escrow with title transfer or pay in person after a physical inspection and after the bill of sale is signed. A settled bank wire to a recipient account removes common buyer protections because wires cannot be reversed by a card network or ordinary chargeback.
How the payment was taken
According to the filed report, the buyer sent funds by bank wire. A completed outbound wire typically cannot be reversed through the card networks or a merchant dispute; recovery usually requires cooperation from the receiving bank and a successful recall request. A wire provides a direct credit to the recipient bank account and therefore complicates recovery unless the receiving bank agrees to return funds or a court orders a freeze.
What we have and have not verified
Verified from the public record on the site: TriStar Auction Group publishes a listing for a 2019 Kubota KX080-4S showing 1,636 hours and an asking price of $5,200; the site publishes a Lebanon, Tennessee address, a phone number and an email. The domain tristarauction.com is registered through GoDaddy and uses domain privacy.
Not verified: whether TriStar Auction Group processed a sale for this lot, whether title was transferred, whether the seller provided any bill of sale or shipping documentation, the receiving bank account details, and whether the operator will respond to the buyer's requests. We have not confirmed whether the machine exists at any physical location, nor have we confirmed any insurance, dealer licensing or DOT filings for the operator beyond what the site publishes.
If you have already paid
If you sent a wire for this lot, contact your bank or credit union’s wire or fraud division immediately and request a recall of the outgoing wire. File a complaint with the Internet Crime Complaint Center at ic3.gov and with your state attorney general. Preserve every message, invoice, receipt and bank record related to the transaction. If the seller was contacted through the auction site, keep records of those communications and the lot page URL.
This publication will update this entry if additional verifications arrive or if the operator provides a response to the buyer's account.