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In lugnet.loc.au, Santosh Bhat writes:
> 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?
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$10.30 listed - so it would appear that it has intentionally been
held in AU$
>
> > 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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