eBay Scam?

WhiteHawk

WhiteHawk

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So there was this auction that popped up this morning for a thing I really wanted (600 WPC McIntosh Amp for about a quarter of what it should have been), but in the description they had a picture of a message asking the bidders to email them or they would cancel the bids. So the auction was taken down, but I had emailed them and they said they still had the amp. They only asked for my ebay ID so they could invoice me through eBay and I could pay through PayPal. They had literally like 1100 feedbacks too. I never emailed them my ID, I just aked them why they didn't just do a "Buy it now" but they never responded.

This is either a scam or the deal of a lifetime, so probably a scam. I just can't figure out how they are running it. Anyone know?

Thank you.

Geoff
 
Sounds like a scam. They probably want you to gift the money too. Then show its shipped and still charge you through Ebay claiming it was unpaid.
 
I have seen this before. Look at their other auctions. Probably lots of other too good to be true deals. Shady behavior and the smoking deal should be a red flag.
 
I had mine hacked once and they did something similar as well as a bunch of buy it now auctions for half price on iPods. I'd walk away from the headache.
 
I had something similar happen to me just today. I bought a new 1.7cu/ft mini fridge for $50 (about 1/2 of retail), I promptly paid with PP. About an hour later I got an email from Ebay saying the auction was canceled so I just went to PP and canceled the payment. I guess it was too good to be true.

Justin
 
Gotta be a stolen account like Loosenut said. It shows up every couple days. The last one I looked at the sellers other offerings first. It had a normal looking auction feed of about 20 items, but then like 80 new items got added all at the same time.

-Geoff
 
So what are the latest scams? I have some old books listed on there and one of my auctions has a bunch of zero feedback users bidding on it. It is just some old books, but it still makes me nervous.

-Geoff
 
Don't you have the right / option to block any bidders you want to?

I have seen Ebay listing that state; "Bidders with less than x number
bid history must email me first in order to bid".
 
I have seen that but I have never done it. Probably too late now. It would seem kind of weird to put that on an auction that started at three dollars too!

-Geoff
 
ebay is crazy right now i wouldnt worry about zero feedback bidders, will all the free money out there people are buying , ive sold stuff thats been sitting on ebay for 2 years

its crazy
 
moneypit said:
ebay is crazy right now i wouldnt worry about zero feedback bidders, will all the free money out there people are buying , ive sold stuff thats been sitting on ebay for 2 years

its crazy
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I have to re-list so much stuff due to 0 feedback buyers winning or making offers. Mostly expensive electronics. I had a $700 iPad that the 4th buyer finally paid for.
 
The guy ended up paying on mine. It was a thee book box set of "The Hunger Games". I sold it for $5.50 and $5.00 shipping. It seems stupid, but I listed five different series of books and they sold for a total of $120. It adds up if you sell enough of them! I hate throwing away books, too.

-Geoff
 
moneypit said:
ebay is crazy right now i wouldnt worry about zero feedback bidders, will all the free money out there people are buying , ive sold stuff thats been sitting on ebay for 2 years

its crazy
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Totally. I put that Hunger Games set up a couple years ago and relisted it four times with no bites. I was actually surprised it sold. I got a couple other series I was thinking about selling - R. A. Salvator Drizzt series I got the first 20 or so. I also have a complete set of Wild Cards - George R.R. Martin's Superhero stories. I was holding off on selling Wild Cards until it got made into a TV show or movie, but I might have to put them up - seen less complete sets go for $150ish.

-Geoff
 
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