Author: Martin Slowik
Date: 23:51:48 06/28/05
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On June 28, 2005 at 12:22:51, Steve B wrote: >> >>>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! Yes, I very much like to agree with Steve. Thank you, John. Best, Martin
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