Author: Steve B
Date: 09:22:51 06/28/05
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> >>the computer is a common Fidelity Voice Chess Challenger(Spanish Voice) >> >>but the seller will not accept bids unless he pre-approves you >>this is new to me >>havent ever seen that one before >> >>generally i hate to be a memeber of a club that would accept someone like me as >>a member >> >>:)) >> >>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=89183&item=5213693855 >> >>Pre-Approve This..Regards >>Steve > >Pre-Approval is one of the standard tactics of the fake auctioneers. Of course, >this method is (very occasionally) used by legitimate sellers. But most often it >is somebody who is just looking for e-mail addresses of people who are >interested in the item. > >The seller will typically then start an e-mail thread about how he has several >of these and wants to sell them for very cheap (or just wants to sell his one >item quickly -- and for very cheap). > >The catch? You HAVE to use a particular escrow service, which has a perfectly >reasonable-looking website, such as this one: > >http://www.smartcons.com/ > >This ebay forum link has hundreds of posts giving all the gory details of people >who have lost thousands of dollars because they didn't do their homework: > >http://forums.ebay.com/db2/forum.jspa?forumID=23 hi John EXCELLENT POST! i never saw this before,probably because of my limited area of interest when i go to Ebay this did not even occur to me until your post once again thank you very much! Highest Regards
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