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New ebay scam

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Posted on October 15, 2004 at 08:38:21
Glynn W


 
Yesterday, 6 hours after being one of the losing bidders on a pair of JBL C50 speakers, I received a second chance email that said it was sent from the seller through ebay because the top bidder had passed and I could buy it at my submitted bid (over $2K). It had working links to ebay, all the logos, etc. The thing that made me suspicious was that the email address was different from the original, which I only noticed because I had sent the seller a question earlier. I contacted the seller and he confirmed that he had not sent it and that it was no doubt a scam. I was tempted to play with the sender and respond, insisting on paying at the time of pick up, but there was really no point, so I reported it to ebay and deleted it.

So look out, ebay bidders. This was really well done.

 

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Thank you! nt, posted on October 16, 2004 at 10:31:58
Duilawyer


 
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Re: i have bought cd's which simply have not come, but e-bay has always gotten paid thier share !, posted on October 15, 2004 at 17:38:16
zuki


 
the scam-s would end if the seller was paid only after product arrived to buyer, and funds were held from e-bay as well until so.

 

It's incredible how much fraud is going on at Ebay and AudioWeb..., posted on October 15, 2004 at 10:13:37
Dad


 
Look at the listings on Audioweb and you'll see just about every other listing is from a 'int' (international) seller offering equipement for insanely low prices. They always want bank wire transfer as payment.

 

Audioweb has always been loaded with scamming..., posted on October 15, 2004 at 11:38:06
Sean


 
even before the "international" cartel moved into the business. I had found and forwarded several different scams and forwarded them to Audioweb. Audioweb did nothing about it. I called the manufacturers of the gear up. After talking to them, i saw that the ads were pulled down pronto. I don't know if they contacted Audioweb and / or those posting the ads, all i know is that Audioweb on its own was irresponsive. Sean
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All the more reason not work outside of Ebay, posted on October 15, 2004 at 09:48:21
marc g.


 
Glad you caught that. One should not buy outside of ebay, and that's what you would have been doing had you fallen for it. Even if this was legit, you'd have no recourse through Ebay (though I understand they don't help much anyway).

That said, I just sent a guy $75 for a record that was a Buy It Now, but I didn't go through Ebay. I had asked the seller a question about the item and he yanked the listing so nobody could snag from me while we were conversing about the item. Get the feeling this will be ok and didn't want to trouble the guy to relist with the But It Now. If I get screwed, then I've learned my lesson and won't do it again.

marc g. - audiophile by day, music lover by night

 

As always..., posted on October 15, 2004 at 17:52:33
J


 
...with regard to yr $75 purchase, if it's not the rather sneaky scenario posed by the original poster, you should have a good idea of what kind of person you're dealing with based on their feedback.

 

Yes actually the second chance is normally sent through, posted on October 15, 2004 at 11:40:41
Paully


 
ebay and the seller gets charged additional fees. That is what makes it such a smart scam. Won't come up on anyone's radar screen and seems quite legit.

 

Thanks for the info! nt, posted on October 15, 2004 at 15:15:57
marc g.


 
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marc g. - audiophile by day, music lover by night

 

The "second chance offer" is not "work[ing] outside of Ebay" (nt), posted on October 15, 2004 at 11:15:45
wunhuanglo


 
nt

 

Re: The "second chance offer" is not "work[ing] outside of Ebay" (nt), posted on October 15, 2004 at 17:11:11
steve6


 
and don't forget that the familiar "you need to update your account information" mails are still coming in. just got one today. the newest wrinkle is that somebody supposedly has tried to access your account from several different machines and bla bla bla.

 

wow, posted on October 15, 2004 at 09:28:41
Paully


 
That one might have gotten me. I suppose we are protected if we use a credit card, but I sometimes pay directly out of my account through paypal and I have heard that getting your money back can be a bit of a nightmare. Good to know.

 

Re: New ebay scam, posted on October 18, 2004 at 13:24:02
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might as well give them to some one else to play with

sweetchillisauce.com/

www.scamorama.com

www.419eater.com

www.quatloos.com

 

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