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Connecting => Swap Shop and Wish Lists => Seen on craigslist, eBay, and elsewhere => Topic started by: hammer on August 06, 2012, 06:21:58 PM

Title: Deja Vu
Post by: hammer on August 06, 2012, 06:21:58 PM

Is it me or is this the 10th or greater time this same photo has shown up on ebay or craiglist only to be taken down within a day or two.    
 
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120964216745&item=120964216745&lgeo=1&vectorid=229466 (http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120964216745&item=120964216745&lgeo=1&vectorid=229466)

Title: Deja Vu
Post by: wookie on August 06, 2012, 08:27:23 PM

Hey I just bank wired this guy $2k... Is there something wrong with that??? No one lies on eBay lmao!  
What a joke! This auction is weak.

Title: Deja Vu
Post by: hammer on August 08, 2012, 07:10:59 AM

Looks like it's already been taken down. The lack of creativity among scammers today is amazing. Using the same photo again and again of a very rare bass...now if it was a pic of a Fender Jazz or Precision I would understand, but an Alembic Series bass.
 
I'd do feel sorry for the person who really does own that beautiful bass. If he/she ever decides to put it up on evilbay there will be a lot of folks out there who won;t even think of putting in a serious bid.

Title: Deja Vu
Post by: longhorncat on August 08, 2012, 07:37:50 AM

I read an interesting article about how scammers have started to dumb-down their pitch emails and ads.  
They've released if someone is dumb enough to reply to an obvious scam, then they are dumb enough to send money.

Title: Deja Vu
Post by: Enzo on August 09, 2012, 07:18:51 PM

Exactly, it's not lack of creativity of the scammers but rather an abundance of silly folks OR first time Ebayers.

Title: Deja Vu
Post by: hammer on August 12, 2012, 06:22:15 PM

Deja, deja, deja vue. It's back again and this time the buy it now price is ONLY $1,200

Title: Deja Vu
Post by: David Houck on August 13, 2012, 07:03:32 AM

Gone again.

Title: Deja Vu
Post by: hammer on August 13, 2012, 12:16:52 PM

One has to give whoever this is at least some credit for being persistent/determined.