I read this somewhere, and had to post it here:
"Want to see how scams work on eBay? THen take a look at this latest example that I just came across while checking for GameCube controllers on eBay.
Check out this new eBay user, e8ayexclusives, registered only since October 29th of 2002, less than a month ago. Now check his/her buying activity in the last 30 days:
http://cgi3.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAP...all=0&rows=200
This user has hurridly bought a large number of penny and under $1 items from different sellers, in order to collect a large number of positive feedbacks very quickly. So, now this user has 69 positives with no negatives. Looks trustworthy to an unassuming bidder, specially newcomers who join the Christmas shopping frenzy on eBay, looking for deals on expensive electronics.
Now, check the same users selling activity on eBay:
http://cgi6.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...ort=3&rows=200
This user is selling Info CDs, but intentionally wording the titles and the complete ad to look like the item for sale is an expensive electronic item. True, the title and description is stating that the auction is for a list only, but if it is just an info CD, why does the listing go into details of the item with technical specs and picture covering most of the ad while the part about info CD and list is only a small part of the ad? I am sure there are a lot of poor buyers who are paying this user money, thinking that they are getting the actual item.
This seller is very smart. He over 250 auctions, all for info CDs, but each one dedicated to one hot in-demand item for Christmas. TO make it look more legitimate, he is pricing each auction about 20% or so lower than the fair market value of the item, so bidders don't get suspicious but think they are getting a deal.
I feel bad for the bidders. They are being scammed out of their money. What's worse is that once a bidder is scammed, they will probably never use the site again and tell everyone how they got taken, giving eBay a bad rep. I hope that eBay goes after this scamster. On the surface everything looks legit, but it is definitely a scam.
Let's watch for the negative feedbacks to start coming in a few days when the buyer start getting their worthless CDs."
"Want to see how scams work on eBay? THen take a look at this latest example that I just came across while checking for GameCube controllers on eBay.
Check out this new eBay user, e8ayexclusives, registered only since October 29th of 2002, less than a month ago. Now check his/her buying activity in the last 30 days:
http://cgi3.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAP...all=0&rows=200
This user has hurridly bought a large number of penny and under $1 items from different sellers, in order to collect a large number of positive feedbacks very quickly. So, now this user has 69 positives with no negatives. Looks trustworthy to an unassuming bidder, specially newcomers who join the Christmas shopping frenzy on eBay, looking for deals on expensive electronics.
Now, check the same users selling activity on eBay:
http://cgi6.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...ort=3&rows=200
This user is selling Info CDs, but intentionally wording the titles and the complete ad to look like the item for sale is an expensive electronic item. True, the title and description is stating that the auction is for a list only, but if it is just an info CD, why does the listing go into details of the item with technical specs and picture covering most of the ad while the part about info CD and list is only a small part of the ad? I am sure there are a lot of poor buyers who are paying this user money, thinking that they are getting the actual item.
This seller is very smart. He over 250 auctions, all for info CDs, but each one dedicated to one hot in-demand item for Christmas. TO make it look more legitimate, he is pricing each auction about 20% or so lower than the fair market value of the item, so bidders don't get suspicious but think they are getting a deal.
I feel bad for the bidders. They are being scammed out of their money. What's worse is that once a bidder is scammed, they will probably never use the site again and tell everyone how they got taken, giving eBay a bad rep. I hope that eBay goes after this scamster. On the surface everything looks legit, but it is definitely a scam.
Let's watch for the negative feedbacks to start coming in a few days when the buyer start getting their worthless CDs."
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