Something fishy
12-02-05, 11:45 PM
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Something fishy
https://cgi.ebay.com/2005-SPECIALIZED...QQcmdZViewItem
no reserve, free shipping, no size listed.....is this a scam?
no reserve, free shipping, no size listed.....is this a scam?
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12-02-05, 11:47 PM
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feedback score: private - highly suspicious.
fyi, the specification table listed below the bike is a cut and paste of the html from specialized's product archive.
fyi, the specification table listed below the bike is a cut and paste of the html from specialized's product archive.
12-02-05, 11:48 PM
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Man, this is weird!!! I just looked at the listing and this person is even offering free shipping, even next day UPS! That alone could cost as much as $50-70 just for ground. Seems fishy too that everything in the auction is private, even the person's feedback score. So what's the deal?
12-02-05, 11:52 PM
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If this is a scam, and it probably is, what's the point of them doing that? Would anyone actually try to bid on this and send money?
12-02-05, 11:53 PM
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I'm thinking about putting in a bid for 50 cents just to walrus eat a tire.....if its not a scam
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12-03-05, 12:31 AM
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Originally Posted by thewalrus
feedback score: private - highly suspicious.
fyi, the specification table listed below the bike is a cut and paste of the html from specialized's product archive.
fyi, the specification table listed below the bike is a cut and paste of the html from specialized's product archive.
Any auction less than 5 days is a dead giveaway for a scam.
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