Subject	SZR... Am I getting ripped off on ebay?
Posted by	Stang Raper on March 20, 2007 at 11:58 PM
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Message	So I was bidding on an item on ebay and was not the top bidder, and was waiting for the end to raise it a bit. There was only one other person bidding. And I get this email a full day before the auction is supposed to end. "I'm the seller of the item that you've recently bided through the eBay system. (gives item name and number) I`ve just been contacted by the eBay staff who informed me that due to some reasons the eBay policy automatically proclaims you to be the winner by default. I need your agreement on this so I can contact eBay to confirm you that you're the winner, otherwise I'll relist the item. I am sorry for the inconvenience, but I need an answer asap. You will have the oportunity to purchase the item at your last given price wich is US $195.00 .If you agree my offer please respond this email or contact me. Thank you!" I forwarded the email to Ebay to see if they could give me some clue as to if this really did occur, and the seller has a rating of 130 or so, with 100% positive feedback. I havent used ebay in quite some time, and was wondering if this is some new type of scam or what you guys think about it. Thanks a lot.
Follow Ups	SZR... Am I getting ripped off on ebay? - Stang Raper 23:58:49 03/20/07 Probably wants to end the auction early and not pay ebay fee - s3trios 00:07:20 03/21/07 scam.. - Mogili 00:07:55 03/21/07 Did you get my email? (n/m) - Broke_as_**** 00:15:43 03/21/07 yes I did.. thank you.. but am out of WA for a while.. (n/m) - Mogili 00:22:14 03/21/07 No problem, maybe next time - Broke_as_**** 00:30:00 03/21/07 Happened to me as a seller once... but that was after a - rufflez 00:08:08 03/21/07 Doesnt make any sense that ebay would make you end the - Stang Raper 00:13:16 03/21/07 no, not before others have a chance to still bid on it. - rufflez 00:26:15 03/21/07 If you copied and pasted that exactly as you got it - ENVYMYZ 00:08:45 03/21/07 Ya, and him needing an answer asap. - Stang Raper 00:12:11 03/21/07 Update: he just emailed me this. - Stang Raper 00:26:11 03/21/07 Western Union is the easiest way for the "seller" to screw - rufflez 00:27:22 03/21/07 Ya sounds shady, I asked him to forward the initial ebay - Stang Raper 00:29:26 03/21/07 Just walk away right now. You have no obligations at this - rufflez 00:32:16 03/21/07 Define "fun with it" - Broke_as_**** 00:33:27 03/21/07 HAHAH! I just finished finals and going off 1 hour sleep - Stang Raper 00:37:11 03/21/07 oh ya, true scammer here (n/m) - CRAZZEPETE. 08:09:46 03/21/07 Scam! - Steve-O 00:30:15 03/21/07 Whoa! Sneaky Sneaky! (n/m) - Stang Raper 00:33:29 03/21/07 I agree. Dont send money. report it. if its legit, seller - nemo1080 02:31:19 03/21/07 dane, someone just jacked the real seller's account. - bjamin 00:32:16 03/21/07 hmm... time to get creative with him. Any suggestions? (n/m) - Stang Raper 00:34:05 03/21/07 offer to send him double the price, if he sends you back - CRAZZEPETE. 08:11:31 03/21/07 Thanks guys... sometimes I wish karma was a little faster - Stang Raper 00:39:05 03/21/07 Scam!! - nissanzxturbo 01:04:25 03/21/07 Thanks a lot! great info (n/m) - Stang Raper 01:08:18 03/21/07 NEVER DO ANYTHING OUTSIDE OF eBAY - Black_93_300ZX 01:06:21 03/21/07 Disagree... I've bought two things outside ebay... - ltd 03:08:07 03/21/07 Don't even reply to the email, the scammer will have - WildBillZx 01:15:03 03/21/07 100% scam, curious what is the item # i can look up his acct - 23rulz 01:19:51 03/21/07 230104374029 (n/m) - Stang Raper 01:27:42 03/21/07 $197.50 somebody gonna get ripped. (n/m) - WildBillZx 01:42:33 03/21/07 acct not been hacked, it's a typical fraudulent listing. - 23rulz 02:08:34 03/21/07 How can you tell if an account has been taken over? (n/m) - Mr. ZiNGH 02:01:15 03/21/07 cuz i worked there (n/m) - 23rulz 02:11:21 03/21/07 Nice (n/m) - Mr. ZiNGH 02:21:24 03/21/07 Sweet. "Worked" as in past tense, or still? (n/m) - TT XTZ 09:25:04 03/21/07 still : ) (n/m) - 23rulz 18:28:02 03/21/07 Good to know. =) (n/m) - TT XTZ 23:12:00 03/21/07 Scam dude... - Mr. ZiNGH 02:05:04 03/21/07 scam scam scam - zeeway 05:38:25 03/21/07 SCAM! - na300zx (OH) 08:04:20 03/21/07 just got the "in romania" email lol (n/m) - Stang Raper 13:04:39 03/21/07 scam, is cutty through ebay, if you buy like that, you have - CRAZZEPETE. 08:07:22 03/21/07 Are we looking at the same auction? - BigTDogg (MA) 08:51:39 03/21/07 Lol, I got the same thing recently. Definitely a scam. - FairladyZ4U2NV 09:19:19 03/21/07
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