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Huh? A Litespeed w/ Dura-Ace for $1.76US and free shipping on eBay??
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Huh? A Litespeed w/ Dura-Ace for $1.76US and free shipping on eBay??
"Paul Giroux" wrote in message ... http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=6193662479 What's the catch? Scam, click "view seller's other items" 262 items for a seller with no feedback. Pay as much as you like, you won't get a bike. |
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Huh? A Litespeed w/ Dura-Ace for $1.76US and free shipping on eBay??
On Wed, 13 Jul 2005 16:29:23 -0400, Paul Giroux
wrote: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=6193662479 What's the catch? Blatant scam. That fraudster has been listing hundreds of auctions per day for months. The listings are gone at the moment, but wait no more than 24 hours and they'll be back. I've seen them get reposted as much as 5 or 6 times in one day. Note that the listings all tell the victim to get in touch before bidding (or some such) so that the fraudster can keep contact off eBay and reel in the sucker. Many times, the listings are *intentionally* in an inappropriate category so that the fraudster can claim eBay killed the listing for *that* reason. I do not know how many people have been ripped off by this particular scamster, but I've been seeing these (or similar) listings since last September, and they had been getting posted for a while already when I got wind of them. When buying something expensive on eBay, use EXTREME caution. If you aren't familiar with the ways to spot a bogus listing, you're probably well advised to simply shop elsewhere for such high-dollar goods. -- Typoes are a feature, not a bug. Some gardening required to reply via email. Words processed in a facility that contains nuts. |
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Huh? A Litespeed w/ Dura-Ace for $1.76US and free shipping on eBay??
A nice, simple way of protecting yourself against fraud on Ebay: just tell the selller once you've won the item that you'll be in the area and you're going to pick up the item youself. If things get weird, drop the deal. If they're happy for you to do that, it's probably genuine. |
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Huh? A Litespeed w/ Dura-Ace for $1.76US and free shipping on eBay??
On 14 Jul 2005 00:31:19 -0700, "rich"
wrote: A nice, simple way of protecting yourself against fraud on Ebay: just tell the selller once you've won the item that you'll be in the area and you're going to pick up the item youself. If things get weird, drop the deal. If they're happy for you to do that, it's probably genuine. Noting that the scamsters have become fond of listing themselves as being in the UK but shipping worldwide (or in Madrid, etc), this tactic has limited effectiveness. (At least one scammer was in Italy but listed his location as being in a number of other places.) Another major thing, though; NEVER follow through on a deal made as a result of an auction which was cancelled. OTOH, don't assume that it's not a rip just because the auction wasn't zapped by the eBay security people before it ran to the end of the listing period. They can't catch all of the scams in time. -- Typoes are a feature, not a bug. Some gardening required to reply via email. Words processed in a facility that contains nuts. |
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Huh? A Litespeed w/ Dura-Ace for $1.76US and free shipping on eBay??
err... well the point is that you refuse to pay except on collection.
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