Alembic Guitars Club
Connecting => Swap Shop and Wish Lists => Seen on craigslist, eBay, and elsewhere => Topic started by: kenner on August 15, 2011, 04:28:02 PM
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http://cgi.ebay.com/1981-alembic-series-one-bass-guitar-/180711008766?pt=Guitar&hash=item2a133729fe
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No way that is 100% scamville,always notice why there is a link with a personal email so deal can be done outside of Ebay and they would say that working for the redcross in Africa and know a Parcel post service,I have been following closely those Ads for some time already and pretty much know all the tricks! Be careful guys!
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Yep, the technique is always the same, a nice big email address right in the center of the page and the contact me first before bidding next to the email.
I never get tired of reporting these!
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I also did like 20 times,wonder why Ebay reaction is not as quick as needed to avoid people been scammed! seller contact me with this reply:
Hello,
The buy it now price for the Bass including shipping is $1,500. Transaction will be handled by ebay, so we can both be protected and able to exchange feedback after transaction is successfully closed!
I will offer a 30 days inspection period for the Bass, so if by any reason you are not satisfied with it, you can return it against a full refund!
If you do want the deal, just please email me your full name and full shipping address and I will start the transaction under ebay. You will be after contacted by them with further instructions on how to safely complete this sale.
Thank you
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Other trick used is the duration of the listing always,always is short!
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This is the 3rd time I've seen this bass over the last few months. If this is a scam (I would put money that it is), how did the seller get a 696 transactions with a 99.6 feedback rate? I've never seen that before.
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some people often have the chance to hijack personal information of the place of work,and use them to do this type of transaction to gain credibility of the fake item that is intended to be for sale,simple as that!
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Listing has been removed by Ebay!
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Not bad!