Author: John Merlino
Date: 14:41:32 11/09/04
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On November 09, 2004 at 16:09:45, Steve B wrote: >As our trusty moderator Mike Byrne cautioned..there might be a problem with this >auction > >some collector's have discovered that the photo's of this auction are exactly >the same as an auction for another Tasc which sold about 2-3 weeks ago >in that auction the seller was from Great Britain and the buyer was from Germany > >the winning price was over $2275 USD so the chances of this computer being sold >by the winning German buyer to the current US seller and then the current seller >offering it for $1000 is unlikely > >even the metallic suitcase is present in both auctions >highly unusual because Tasc did not sell a suitcase like this > >even much of the auction description is verbatim..word for word > >there exists the possibility of course that the seller is merely using the same >photo's because he cannot make photo's of his own >but one would have expected for him to mention something like that in his rather >lengthy auction description and of course mention that the briefcase is not part >of the auction. > >all of this coupled with the fact(as Mike so rightly pointed out)that you have a >NEW Ebay seller with NO FEEDBACK..leads one to highly question the sellers >intentions > >i have sent an e-mail to the seller asking him to explain the photo situation >(about 5 hours ago)..no reply as of yet > >i will post the reply..should i ever receive one > >the current auction: >http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=5933189471 > >the old auction: > >http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5927425471 > > >Cautious Regards >Steve I am noticing a big increase in the number of scam auctions on ebay recently, and usually they involve "high ticket" items. If the seller has 0 feedback, I would DEFINITELY not bid. Unfortunately, there are more and more cases of user accounts being hijacked, so you DEFINITELY cannot assume that an auction is safe just because the seller has a high feedback rating. If you recognize the photos from any other auction, I would DEFINITELY not bid. If the seller wants to be paid by Western Union, DON'T BID! If the seller suggests any escrow company other than escrow.com, DON'T BID! My usual take is to ask the seller to take a very specific picture of the item (usually by holding a small sign up in front of the item with words that I specify). If he can do that, then you are PROBABLY safe. jm
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