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Re: Does this sound familiar?
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lugnet.loc.au
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Tue, 12 Jun 2001 03:31:00 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.au, John Porter writes:
> Hi all,
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> While surfing ebay this morning, I came across the following listing:
> http://cgi.ebay.com.au/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1605206973
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> Seller location: Austria
> Auction Currency: Aussie $
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> 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
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> 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.
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> The shipping cost is listed at $20. This is the same as the prior auctions
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> Seller feedback 0. Same as prior auctions.
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> Only payment type accepted: Cash. Same as prior auctions.
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> Something a bit sus?
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> Have a good ponder,
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> John (who is not touching this auction with a 40 foot barge pole)
Adding my experience to this, I got burned on a similar Technic auction -
AUS$ location Germany. There was some + feedback but not a large number. I
think there were a dozen or so auctions going. The Seller said that he
needed a credit card to list items for sale in US$. I took a risk and lost.
No real recourse as amount was nominal and deductible took up most of it.
Seems like a low risk scam if anyone bites. Shipping takes time and by the
time it's obvious that all is a bust, you may have even exceeded the 30 day
record retention.
Anyway, I now avoid strange currency/destination combos and only deal with
long time - and preferrably repeat - sellers overseas.
So, another warning - STAY AWAY.
John
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