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Subject:	Re: Does this sound familiar?
Newsgroups:	lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade
Followup-To:	lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade
Date:	Fri, 8 Jun 2001 02:34:26 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.au, John Porter writes: > Hi all, > > While surfing ebay this morning, I came across the following listing: > http://cgi.ebay.com.au/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1605206973 > > Seller location: Austria > Auction Currency: Aussie $ > > Does this sound familiar? About 3 months ago, there was a German seller > selling off some yummy train items - look at > http://news.lugnet.com/loc/au/?n=4875 Yes I remember this auction occurring. At the time I think the speculation was that the listing was in Australian dollars because eBay Australia was offering free listings? The question this time is, was it a simple mistake of Austria vs Australia? Or is there a deliberate ploy/scam involved here? > I was unlucky enough to be the winning bidder with some of those items, I > sent off the payment and didn't recieve the lego :( I know that the payment > was recieved, because I paid the extra $2 for the delivery confirmation > card. Another bidder contacted me with the same problem - non delivery > after payment. I'm sorry to hear about this. I've cross posted and followed this topic up into the market newsgroups to perhaps shed some light on this incident. > The shipping cost is listed at $20. This is the same as the prior auctions > > Seller feedback 0. Same as prior auctions. > > Only payment type accepted: Cash. Same as prior auctions. > > Something a bit sus? > > Have a good ponder, > > John (who is not touching this auction with a 40 foot barge pole) Rightly so. Santosh

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		Re: Does this sound familiar?
(...) Hard to say, the shipping cost is listed as "Shipping cost is AU$ 20 (approx. US$ 10.30), parcel is registed and insured." If it were a simple currency mistake, 20 Austran Schillings is approx equal to US$1.23 - nowhere near the US$10.30 (...) (25 years ago, 8-Jun-01, to lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)

		Re: Does this sound familiar?
(...) Well, as it happens, I recall getting an email recently from ebay Australia announcing another free listing day. However, as I wasn't interested in selling, I deleted it. So it does seem that these strange listings do occur around the (...) (25 years ago, 8-Jun-01, to lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)

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		Does this sound familiar?
Hi all, While surfing ebay this morning, I came across the following listing: (URL) location: Austria Auction Currency: Aussie $ Does this sound familiar? About 3 months ago, there was a German seller selling off some yummy train items - look at (...) (25 years ago, 8-Jun-01, to lugnet.loc.au)

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