10 Feb
2003
10 Feb
'03
4:19 a.m.
Megan wrote:
Unfortunately, a positive feedback (say, in the
hundreds) also does
not guarantee that you won't get ripped-off. I recently (well,
November of last year), purchased something through ebay from someone
who had about 140+ for their feedback... and very few negatives.
[snip scam
description]
This sounds very much like what a few Ebay scammers have done. First off,
the scammer buys tons of low-value stuff like, for example, Beanie Babies,
Pokemon/Yugioh trading cards, etc. These were then sold on Ebay, shipped as
agreed. Which got the seller a very high feedback rating. Then they switched
to selling expensive computer components, magazines, etc. Which they took
payment for and never sent on. At which point the scammers fled the country
with thousands of dollars of other people's money.
Later.
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Phil.
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