3rensho ebay fraud?
02-06-07, 09:35 AM
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3rensho ebay fraud?
After searching the forums, I couldn't find a good place to post this; thus the new thread. My apologies if this is old news or out of place.
Check out:
https://cgi.ebay.com/3Rensho-SR-Expor...QQcmdZViewItem
look familiar to anyone? This bike was auctioned off in a high profile bid (over 3000 USD) maybe a month ago. It seems clear to me that the listing above is a fraud; 650 GDP "buy it now" for this bike with the D/A 10 group is a joke, given the current market, and in any case the auction has no buy it now option, so any such transaction would be unprotected via ebay/ paypal.
Also note the auction ends in 24hrs. Clever.
I want to report the user, but for the life of me can't find the older, original, listing for that 3rensho. Does anyone remember it? Help me shut down this ridiculous scam before someone gets burned.
Check out:
https://cgi.ebay.com/3Rensho-SR-Expor...QQcmdZViewItem
look familiar to anyone? This bike was auctioned off in a high profile bid (over 3000 USD) maybe a month ago. It seems clear to me that the listing above is a fraud; 650 GDP "buy it now" for this bike with the D/A 10 group is a joke, given the current market, and in any case the auction has no buy it now option, so any such transaction would be unprotected via ebay/ paypal.
Also note the auction ends in 24hrs. Clever.
I want to report the user, but for the life of me can't find the older, original, listing for that 3rensho. Does anyone remember it? Help me shut down this ridiculous scam before someone gets burned.
02-06-07, 09:38 AM
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When they demand that you to contact them before you bid and offer a BIN price that is not a part of the auction, it is a scam.
02-06-07, 09:39 AM
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The same thing happened with that Confente Pista a while ago.
02-06-07, 09:39 AM
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Seller has very strong feedback.. I wonder what's going on.. someone email him
02-06-07, 09:43 AM
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Yeah, and if you look at other high end bikes in this seller's store, it's the same thing: copied listings, 650 GDP, 24 hrs. How the hell did they get such strong feedback? What is going on?
02-06-07, 09:45 AM
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All of the other crap that they sold is collectables. Sounds like a account hi-jack maybe?
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Stolen account. Look at what they have feedback for selling.
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I think it's legit, and I will be bidding. Last one there's a penis pump!
02-06-07, 09:47 AM
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Originally Posted by 1fluffhead
All of the other crap that they sold is collectables. Sounds like a account hi-jack maybe?
02-06-07, 09:49 AM
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Originally Posted by barba
It is a hijacked eBay account I would guess.
This is becoming increasingly and disturbingly common. I hate eBay more and more each day.
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I like how on track bike auctions you can't even see who else is bidding on it now.. I liked following that
02-06-07, 09:52 AM
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If people would use their brains and not take the bait
on every half-baked phishing attempt on the internet,
this kind of thing would dry up in no time.
on every half-baked phishing attempt on the internet,
this kind of thing would dry up in no time.
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02-06-07, 11:04 AM
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maybe it is just another kid underselling what he never should have overbought. you know, like more than half the people here.
02-06-07, 11:06 AM
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Originally Posted by The Wrench
maybe it is just another kid underselling what he never should have overbought. you know, like more than half the people here.
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Originally Posted by DerekRI
I think it's legit, and I will be bidding. Last one there's a penis pump!
02-06-07, 11:43 AM
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Originally Posted by jet sanchEz
Hrm, this auction is interesting because no one has fallen for it. Are people getting smarter? Couldn't be.
Hopefully everyone who looked at it also reported it to ebay. I'm guessing not, so I did it myself.
02-06-07, 12:07 PM
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if you look at the other items they have for sale, the ones with bids have the ID kept private...no way to let them know.
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I just meant report it to ebay.
They should pull the auction shortly. Unfortunately, these people use really short auction times to create a sense of urgency in their marks and get them to act before the auction gets pulled. The sooner it's reported the better though.
[edit] I'm a little annoyed by how difficult it is to actually report fraud on ebay. It's a huge maze. I run across a lot of them because of a few daily searches I have emailed to me so I've memorized the clicks by now.
They should pull the auction shortly. Unfortunately, these people use really short auction times to create a sense of urgency in their marks and get them to act before the auction gets pulled. The sooner it's reported the better though.
[edit] I'm a little annoyed by how difficult it is to actually report fraud on ebay. It's a huge maze. I run across a lot of them because of a few daily searches I have emailed to me so I've memorized the clicks by now.