Author Topic: EBay Series I - use caution (Read 241 times)

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

bassman10096 · « **Reply #1 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

the_mule · « **Reply #2 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

alemboid · « **Reply #3 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

alemboid · « **Reply #4 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

alemboid · « **Reply #5 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

alemboid · « **Reply #6 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

alemboid · « **Reply #7 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

bsee · « **Reply #8 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.

fungke · « **Reply #9 on:** August 09, 2004, 09:25:07 AM »

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