stuart batley
Member
A similar scam was to collect the money but fail two deliver the goods, they hold out sending until the 30 day insurance with paypal is up and disappear with all the money !
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G6 Ebay auction - too good to be true?
- Thread starter Simon Cowell
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Rune Langtind
Active member
Got response back from the seller. He was not interested in letting anybody meet up to collect the camera.. ALARM BELLS I cant not believe that somebody has ordered 4 items.. Buying 1 from him is bad enough, let alone gambling and buy 4 at the same time.I've dropped him an email to see if buyers can meet up with him in
his hometown to collect the camera and test it out, this is the
ONLY way i would buy from this guy.. Lets see what he says. 10 of
his positive feedback is empty green bottles at 0.99 a go, could he
have been busy buying to get high feedback?Proceed with
caution.
Simon Cowell
Senior Member
I think the catch is in the courier service. They don't specify explicitly which one they're using, so the buyer has no way of tracking the item.
I'm tempted to buy but as sceptical as everyone else. But sometimes genuine bargains do crop up....don't they? Well, I asked a couple of questions via eBay - the seller didn't make the response public, but I am
Thoughts?
Q.
Hi. Feedback and photos please! Why don't have any feedback from buyers? Can you supply testimonials? Also, could you post a photo of your 99 boxes in stock? Unfortunately scammers have eroded the trust in eBayers, but by doing this I think you'll get a better uptake. Thanks.
A.
That would be because (as I put in the listing) I have never sold on EBay before - only bought. As for your request for a photo of the 99boxes - if you are that nervous simply do not buy. We are now down to 58 items and I would rather send these to easy sales than run around to convince people that someone with 2years and 55positive score would jeopardise his EBay reputation by ripping people off.
Thoughts?
Q.
Hi. Feedback and photos please! Why don't have any feedback from buyers? Can you supply testimonials? Also, could you post a photo of your 99 boxes in stock? Unfortunately scammers have eroded the trust in eBayers, but by doing this I think you'll get a better uptake. Thanks.
A.
That would be because (as I put in the listing) I have never sold on EBay before - only bought. As for your request for a photo of the 99boxes - if you are that nervous simply do not buy. We are now down to 58 items and I would rather send these to easy sales than run around to convince people that someone with 2years and 55positive score would jeopardise his EBay reputation by ripping people off.
Rune Langtind
Active member
So in Short; "I havent got the boxes, so unable to take picture". ;-)
[/U]I'm tempted to buy but as sceptical as everyone else. But
sometimes genuine bargains do crop up....don't they? Well, I asked
a couple of questions via eBay - the seller didn't make the
response public, but I am
Thoughts?
A.
That would be because (as I put in the listing) I have never sold
on EBay before - only bought. As for your request for a photo of
the 99boxes - if you are that nervous simply do not buy. We are now
down to 58 items and I would rather send these to easy sales than
run around to convince people that someone with 2years and
55positive score would jeopardise his EBay reputation by ripping
people off.
Wow, his ebay reputation was so hard to achieve! 
Nobody can buy 55 cheap positives! Oh, wait.
Nobody can buy 55 cheap positives! Oh, wait.[/U]I'm tempted to buy but as sceptical as everyone else. But
sometimes genuine bargains do crop up....don't they? Well, I asked
a couple of questions via eBay - the seller didn't make the
response public, but I am
Thoughts?
A.
That would be because (as I put in the listing) I have never sold
on EBay before - only bought. As for your request for a photo of
the 99boxes - if you are that nervous simply do not buy. We are now
down to 58 items and I would rather send these to easy sales than
run around to convince people that someone with 2years and
55positive score would jeopardise his EBay reputation by ripping
people off.
Simon Cowell
Senior Member
SCAM!!!! 150UK to send to Australia when s/be around 38Uk-buyers beware-reported
Buyer jagarman ( 175) Nov-24-04 03:30 3855401806
Reply by r1chardbrown: Buyer has not paid and asked for courier shipment Nov-24-04 05:01
Buyer jagarman ( 175) Nov-24-04 03:30 3855401806
Reply by r1chardbrown: Buyer has not paid and asked for courier shipment Nov-24-04 05:01
Possibly. Or maybe he just sees them flying off the shelf from 'easy' buyers and doesn't want the hassle.
I was thinking - you get PayPal buyer protection on this - up to £120 minus £15 admin fee. So the risk you'd be taking is effectively about £88.
Simon Cowell
Senior Member
I unearthed this post by the seller from an ebay forum - it might say something about him.
http://216.239.59.104/search?q=cache:t6i3y7-3lXkJ:forums.ebay.com/db2/thread.jsp%3Fforum%3D113%26thread%3D42678%26start%3D2560%26msRange%3D40+r1chardbrown&hl=en
I'm including it as a whole so that it's not taken out of context:
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r1chardbrown (12) (view author's auctions)
04/30/04 10:09 AM(#2,563 of 2,586)
Well - lets try and make this constructive if I can.
I have a good record for fast payment and always try to post to those that I have bought from that deliver what they promise.
I am now subject to negative feedback from a seller who has sold me a watch without the box featured - he refuses to answer emails - refuses to co-operate with a mediator (which cost me $20) and I have no recourse to remove the malicious posting that he has made.
Want my tips for feedback? Don't put too much faith in it folks... it is open to bad sellers (and no doubt buyers) to abuse and create a false impression about you. Its a cryin' shame that the minority spoil it for the majority and even more of a shame that Ebay seem entirely disinterested.
THIS IS YOUR FEEDBACK TOOL FOR YOUR COMMUNITY TO USE - help the majority of us ebayers by policing the feedback.
A general disclaimer that says feedback cannot be changed is simply not accepting YOUR responsibility to US, your customers.
So - in simple terms - help us to help you.... it makes sense?
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http://216.239.59.104/search?q=cache:t6i3y7-3lXkJ:forums.ebay.com/db2/thread.jsp%3Fforum%3D113%26thread%3D42678%26start%3D2560%26msRange%3D40+r1chardbrown&hl=en
I'm including it as a whole so that it's not taken out of context:
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r1chardbrown (12) (view author's auctions)
04/30/04 10:09 AM(#2,563 of 2,586)
Well - lets try and make this constructive if I can.
I have a good record for fast payment and always try to post to those that I have bought from that deliver what they promise.
I am now subject to negative feedback from a seller who has sold me a watch without the box featured - he refuses to answer emails - refuses to co-operate with a mediator (which cost me $20) and I have no recourse to remove the malicious posting that he has made.
Want my tips for feedback? Don't put too much faith in it folks... it is open to bad sellers (and no doubt buyers) to abuse and create a false impression about you. Its a cryin' shame that the minority spoil it for the majority and even more of a shame that Ebay seem entirely disinterested.
THIS IS YOUR FEEDBACK TOOL FOR YOUR COMMUNITY TO USE - help the majority of us ebayers by policing the feedback.
A general disclaimer that says feedback cannot be changed is simply not accepting YOUR responsibility to US, your customers.
So - in simple terms - help us to help you.... it makes sense?
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[/U]I'm tempted to buy but as sceptical as everyone else. But
sometimes genuine bargains do crop up....don't they? Well, I asked
a couple of questions via eBay - the seller didn't make the
response public, but I am
Thoughts?
Q.
Hi. Feedback and photos please! Why don't have any feedback from
buyers? Can you supply testimonials? Also, could you post a photo
of your 99 boxes in stock? Unfortunately scammers have eroded the
trust in eBayers, but by doing this I think you'll get a better
uptake. Thanks.
A.
That would be because (as I put in the listing) I have never sold
on EBay before - only bought. As for your request for a photo of
the 99boxes - if you are that nervous simply do not buy. We are now
down to 58 items and I would rather send these to easy sales than
run around to convince people that someone with 2years and
55positive score would jeopardise his EBay reputation by ripping
people off.
Just realised the seller is no longer registered - so cameras, seller
and presumably £££ have gone.
and presumably £££ have gone.
[/U]
Al Bond
Leading Member
Probably - it looks like the item has been pulled from ebay!
It would seem Powys Police are well aware of the different types of fraud being committed in their area:
"Long-firm fraud" makes for interesting reading concerning this G6 auction: http://www.dyfed-powys.police.uk/fraud/long_firm_fraud.shtml
The offer looked too good to be true, and it was!
...and the auction has been withdrawn now with no trace of the seller. What a surprise!
"Long-firm fraud" makes for interesting reading concerning this G6 auction: http://www.dyfed-powys.police.uk/fraud/long_firm_fraud.shtml
The offer looked too good to be true, and it was!
...and the auction has been withdrawn now with no trace of the seller. What a surprise!
Simon Cowell
Senior Member
Does it mean Ebay cancelled his registration, or he unregistered himself?
stuart batley
Member
hey, told you
Ian Johnston
Leading Member
Well, rather than watch folks discuss it here then watch somebody go and potentially blow a pile of money, I fired off an email to Ebay earlier today simply quoting them the item number and the URL of this thread......and left it to them to decide/action.
Ian.
tjkoko
Senior Member
Had the seller remained present, I would want to know the country of "origin" of the cameras in order to know where the warranty applies.
Ian Johnston
Leading Member
Well, rather than watch folks discuss it here then watch somebody go and potentially blow a pile of money, I fired off an email to Ebay earlier today simply quoting them the item number and the URL of this thread......and left it to them to decide/action.
Ian.
PS. Sorry for the possible repeat post...got problems with browser today!.
Ian.
Ian.
PS. Sorry for the possible repeat post...got problems with browser today!.
Ian.
looking out for scam artists.
Hopefully no one fell for it and bought one....
sue anne
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Hopefully no one fell for it and bought one....
sue anne
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