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Connecting => Swap Shop and Wish Lists => For Sale & Trade => Topic started by: bsee on August 06, 2004, 07:28:13 AM

Title: EBay Series I - use caution
Post by: bsee on August 06, 2004, 07:28:13 AM

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3740816341
 
This is a bass that someone had for auction out of Australia a month or so ago.  Same description, same pictures.  I am contacting the eBay seller, who is on a brand new account, to validate the sale.  He has one feedback from another brand new eBay account and is looking for a cash-type payment.  The evidence is circumstantial, but worthy of caution.
 
I have no other real knowledge of this thing, so buyer beware.  Who knows, maybe this guy bought it from Australia and doesn't like it.
 
-Bob

Title: EBay Series I - use caution
Post by: bassman10096 on August 06, 2004, 07:56:14 AM

Good point.  I've never gotten stuck, but I've  acted very cagy in situations like that.  I think I've protected myself in a few cases (Yes, the majority of buyers and sellers are good, but it only takes 1 bad actor + your money...).
 
Let's stay safe out there.
Bill

Title: EBay Series I - use caution
Post by: the_mule on August 06, 2004, 11:16:17 AM

I also recognised this, especially the sentence The finish on the body has the scaling associated with an Alembic of this vintage and certainly adds to it's allure rang a bell. No reserve with such an expensive instrument? Caveat Emptor indeed!
 
Wilfred

Title: EBay Series I - use caution
Post by: alemboid on August 06, 2004, 11:58:50 PM

Seems to possibly be the proverbial Slippery Weasel. Forgive me if I'm wrong, but something smells, and my shoes are still on...
 
Alemboid

Title: EBay Series I - use caution
Post by: alemboid on August 07, 2004, 12:06:24 AM

Seems to possibly be the proverbial Slippery Weasel. Forgive me if I'm wrong, but something smells, and my shoes are still on...
 
Alemboid

Title: EBay Series I - use caution
Post by: alemboid on August 07, 2004, 12:12:05 AM

Seems to possibly be the proverbial Slippery Weasel. Forgive me if I'm wrong, but something smells, and my shoes are still on...
 
Alemboid

Title: EBay Series I - use caution
Post by: alemboid on August 07, 2004, 12:16:25 AM

Seems to possibly be the proverbial Slippery Weasel. Forgive me if I'm wrong, but something smells, and my shoes are still on...
 
Alemboid

Title: EBay Series I - use caution
Post by: alemboid on August 07, 2004, 12:18:48 AM

Sorry guys, I posted once, and explorer crashed. I brought it back up and tried again, to crash again, then tried to refresh and four posts showed! Sorry!  
 
Alemboid

Title: EBay Series I - use caution
Post by: bsee on August 08, 2004, 07:23:05 PM

I got a response to my query about local pickup.  The seller, and I use the term loosely, claims to have been relocated to London and that he will ship from there.  I wouldn't even try to buy this thing without an escrow deal.

Title: EBay Series I - use caution
Post by: fungke on August 09, 2004, 09:25:07 AM

Seems to have disappeared... shame, looked a nice example too.