What the heck is the deal with this eBay item

Doug Jackson doug at doughq.com
Tue Nov 1 19:17:16 CDT 2016


Yep.  Stay away.

This seller is breaking eBay policies because that 21 days is required to allow the buyer to lodge a grievance if something is wrong.

The seller should avtually be reported.

Doug Jackson

On 2 November 2016 11:12:14 am AEDT, Glen Slick <glen.slick at gmail.com> wrote:
>On Tue, Nov 1, 2016 at 4:43 PM, Corey Cohen <AppleCorey at optonline.net>
>wrote:
>> https://www.ebay.com/itm/272433760795
>>
>> This Helios II has been "sold" multiple times for varying amounts and
>then suddenly hours later appears for sale again.  I'm done bidding on
>this each time it appears, because if I won, who knows what I'd receive
>or if the seller would cancel the auction.
>>
>
>"PAYPAL USERS MUST WAIT COMPLETE CLEARANCE
>(IT CAN REQUIRES ALSO 21 DAYS)"
>
>What they heck does that mean? Not a seller I would touch with a 10
>foot pole.
>
>Something seems odd about this seller "scroogemcduckbonaparte" and
>their cousin "paperonebonaparte", who has positive feedback for
>selling a "HELIOS II DISK SOL 20 8 INCHES FLOPPY WITH CONTROLLER
>ALTAIR ERA IMSAI S100 BUS (#272205548861)" for $1,950.00 within the
>last 6 months. "scroogemcduckbonaparte" has positive feedback as a
>buyer from "paperonebonaparte" for several items over a year ago.

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