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Re: Strange e-bay auction
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lugnet.market.theory
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Thu, 21 Dec 2000 17:02:14 GMT
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In lugnet.market.theory, Jon Kozan writes:
> In lugnet.market.theory, Kerry Raymond writes:
> > I can't make out what is going on with this "auction":
> >
> > http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=530040866
> >
> > On the surface, there is 1 Silver Champion being auctioned. The item title
> > suggests this is a "But it now" auction, and the text appears to suggest
> > that there are multiple items and the seller will try to collect the money
> > from *all* bidders using paypal at a fixed price of $124.99 but the current
> > bid price is $127.49. The seller also has two other auctions of Silver
> > Champions with different payment arrangements.
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> He's selling sets he hasn't yet bought from Walmart.com and having them shipped
> (by Walmart) to the buyer's address - that's why he's not waiting for the
> auction to end. He's afraid that the Walmart stock will run out. He's also
> avoiding the auction fees by only listing one.
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> I'd call this some sort of fraud - at least to EBay - someone should list a new
> auction which ends right before his - identical item - with a bid price of
> $0.01 (for the information) which points people to Walmart and mentions his
> auction - a cheap way to fix this guy.
>
> -Jon
Yeah, it seems likely he's trying to scam eBay. However, I believe your
suggestion is specifically prohibited by the rules of eBay, so look before
you leap. It would be better to bring this auction to the attention of eBay
directly.
Bruce
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