Hi

So I am buying an expensive camcorder from eBay...the guy who wants to sell is in London along with the camcorder. Yet, eBay says its location is in Pennsylvania. I get another email from another guy just right now that asks if I am interested in the SAME product, SAME exact item, SAME exact number.

What is going on here?

Thanks.

1/15/2007 5:50:20 PM

seems scammy.

1/15/2007 5:54:26 PM

half the time you're screwed if an ebay transaction goes bad.

2 halves of the time you're screwed if someone contacts you away from ebay based on your ebay bids.

1/15/2007 5:58:43 PM

i got scammed by someone a few weeks ago, got back the full amount minus $25 processing fee from Paypal

now i just gotta hunt the bastard down and either get the last $25 back or slash some tires

1/15/2007 6:42:58 PM

Yeah guys.

One of the dudes selling was involved in a scam.

Caught him...gotta catch, gotta catch 'em all

My scammers...let me show you them.

Haha pokemon reference.

1/15/2007 7:40:35 PM

defrauded

1/15/2007 7:43:13 PM

i'm involved in what i am now thinking is a scam. originally the user had feedback of 100% from 16 separate legit users. he was selling an escort radar detector and i jumped on it and won the auction at $200 on january 7th. i paypalled him the money immediately and well since then have received nothing from this guy. when i emailed him to ask when he sent it, he did reply back telling me he sent it friday the 12th and that if i didnt get it by friday the 19th, he would file an insurance claim. however, i never paid for insurance. it was $15 postage but perhaps it was included in that. anyway, since then i have sent him 3 more emails and have not heard from him since that 1st response. looking at his rating tonight, i saw someone left him negative feedback for another radar detector he was selling and same thing, that buyer hasnt heard from the seller at all! so now i have to deal with paypal and try to get my $$ back. are my chances of gettin my $200 back good or bad?

1/26/2007 1:15:34 AM

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"16 separate legit users"

never buy from anyone with less than 500 references.

i think you got scammed.

contact ebay and/or paypal. but dont expect anything.



[Edited on January 26, 2007 at 1:18 AM. Reason : ]

1/26/2007 1:16:59 AM

Superman: whats the feedback # and percentage for your seller?

^^how many of those 16 positives were on items sold and how many items bought?

i am skeptical of buying anything for more than about 20 bucks if the seller doesnt have at least 100 feedback with >98% on items SOLD

cause it would be easy to buy 20 small items and get 100% feedback and then jip somebody on a car or some expensive shit

^basically

[Edited on January 26, 2007 at 1:18 AM. Reason : .]

1/26/2007 1:18:05 AM

just use logic and common sense...

1/26/2007 1:19:32 AM