The item# is now invalid. Hmmmmm try the link again!!!
-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Trottier [mailto:Tom@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: July 16, 2002 3:03 AM
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [OM] complete ebay stupidity
Look at http://members.ebay.ca/aboutme/2good2btrew/
He appears to be a guerilla fighter against fraud.
Someone who got burned, perhaps?
Tom
On Monday, July 15, 2002 at 18:20, Richard Allen
<olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote re "Re: [OM] complete ebay stupidity" saying:
> Jim,
> I once saw an auction for a Canon D60 (I believe) that went for $65,000.00
> USD.
> I sent the guy with the auction an email asking if there was some kind of
> joke being played on him and his response was something near tears. He
then
> delisted it.
> Richard
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jim Couch" <jamesbcouch@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, July 15, 2002 12:54 PM
> Subject: Re: [OM] complete ebay stupidity
>
>
> > Also look at the name of the bidder - 2good2btrew Also his one feedbnack
> is from
> > a person who is no longer a registerd eBay user. One of the other (three
> total)
> > bidders has been an eBay member since last wednsday and goes by the name
> of
> > stopauctionthieves (trying to warn others off maybe?! Looks like the
only
> > legitimate bid was the opening bid. Looks like some kind of game or scam
> to me!
> >
> > Jim Couch
> >
> > "om@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" wrote:
> >
> > > This smells real bad!
> > >
> > > 1. Look at where the auction is from: Romania.
> > > 2. Look at the ID's of the bidders: 0 & 1 feedbacks.
> > > 3. The high bidder has bought a LOT of stuff ($20k+) over the past
month
> > > with a 1 feedback. Where are all the feedbacks on all that stuff
he/she
> > > bought? What's wrong with that?
> > >
> > > I'm convinced that there are very few reasons to buy from Ebay for new
> > > goods. It's too risky for me.
> > >
> > > I also notice that the newest toys generate the most shenanigans, like
> the
> > > net digital SLRs and digital cameras.
> > >
> > > Skip
> > >
> > > Original Message:
> > > -----------------
> > > From: William Clark wclark@xxxxxxx
> > > Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2002 09:22:25 -0400
> > > To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Subject: [OM] complete ebay stupidity
> > >
> > > I was looking for a digital camera for my dad's birthday.
> > >
> > > Stumbled upon this:
> > >
> > > http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1366865431
> > >
> > > Look at the bids!!! He originally had a BIN of $525 (according to his
> add).
> > >
> > > B&H sells them for $1950 new!!!!
> > >
> > > Crazy,
> > >
> > > -Bill
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