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Title: wtf? nother ebay scam?
Post by: yamahonkawazuki on March 06, 2006, 11:06:47 PM
http://cgi.ebay.com/Pioneer-PDP436XDE-Plasma-TV-43-HD-ready-screen_W0QQitemZ5876617718QQcategoryZ67772QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem  :nono: :dunno_white:
Title: Re: wtf? nother ebay scam?
Post by: Egaeus on March 06, 2006, 11:18:35 PM
That's a classic.  Notice the feedback is all from 0-score users.  Make a few auctions, create another ebay account, win the auction with unrealistic maximums or use buy it now, and give positive feedback.  What is your recourse for a few hundred dollars when they're in China?
Title: Re: wtf? nother ebay scam?
Post by: yamahonkawazuki on March 07, 2006, 12:57:38 AM
 :cookoo: ooops i didnt even look at the feedback lol  :oops:
Title: Re: wtf? nother ebay scam?
Post by: aaronstj on March 07, 2006, 12:58:53 AM
Is there anything to give this away as a scam other than the dodgy feedback and the fact that all the usernames seems to have been autogenerated?  Doesn't look like a terribly imaginitive scam.  Just claim to sell something, than take the money and run.
Title: Re: wtf? nother ebay scam?
Post by: pantablo on March 07, 2006, 01:01:07 AM
Quote from: aaronstj on March 07, 2006, 12:58:53 AM
Is there anything to give this away as a scam other than....

super low price. if its too good to be true...
Title: Re: wtf? nother ebay scam?
Post by: aaronstj on March 07, 2006, 01:21:14 AM
Quote from: pantablo on March 07, 2006, 01:01:07 AM
super low price. if its too good to be true...
That's just the nature of an auction, though.  Plenty of legit auction start out with super low prices, and then are bid up.  I wouldn't expect an HDTV to be so low with only ten hours left, but it's certainly possible.  Most of the movement happens in the last minute.
Title: Re: wtf? nother ebay scam?
Post by: Alphamazing on March 07, 2006, 01:44:49 AM
Quote from: aaronstj on March 07, 2006, 01:21:14 AM
Quote from: pantablo on March 07, 2006, 01:01:07 AM
super low price. if its too good to be true...
That's just the nature of an auction, though.  Plenty of legit auction start out with super low prices, and then are bid up.  I wouldn't expect an HDTV to be so low with only ten hours left, but it's certainly possible.  Most of the movement happens in the last minute.

I got my tank for $1.
Title: Re: wtf? nother ebay scam?
Post by: annguyen1981 on March 07, 2006, 07:06:24 AM
I bought my CD changer (stock for chrysler) for only $70 when they sold on ebay for around 150~200.
Title: Re: wtf? nother ebay scam?
Post by: pandy on March 07, 2006, 08:20:11 AM
 What? You think this feedback isn't completely honest!?  :o

  + always to do business with.  kldsfh3 ( 0 )    Mar-06-06 04:41  8392105763 
  + always to do business with.  hfghsd2 ( 0 )    Mar-06-06 04:38  8392105469


:laugh:



Title: Re: wtf? nother ebay scam?
Post by: annguyen1981 on March 07, 2006, 09:37:40 AM
Did you also check out the past transactions?  All of them are selling "????"s