spindizzy Posted December 3, 2004 Share Posted December 3, 2004 Just received ........ Looks dodgy to me, what do you reckon? There can't be that many of these around. ....... Dear Madam/Sir, Please excuse me for contacting you directly but this is due to some serious family problems I'm having at the moment. While browsing eBay I've seen you have placed a bid on item #3765111250 - Lachenal Non-Pareil Concertina. I was wondering if you would be interested in buying a similar item for only 700GBP. ..... Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandy Winters Posted December 3, 2004 Share Posted December 3, 2004 SCAM!!! Stay away!! The seller of the item on ebay is a legitimate dealer and a valuable member of the concertina community. The person/thing who emailed you is at best unethical and ,at worst, a criminal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spindizzy Posted December 3, 2004 Author Share Posted December 3, 2004 SCAM!!! Stay away!! The seller of the item on ebay is a legitimate dealer and a valuable member of the concertina community. The person/thing who emailed you is at best unethical and ,at worst, a criminal. Yes, I've already got a concertina from Barleycorn ... they're only 20 miles away :-) I've just looked up the ID of the e-mail sender on ebay and they seem genuine with a good long history, so I've queried them in case it's an identity hijack - I thought I'd give them a chance of reply before forwarding the stuff to ebay management . Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Read Posted December 4, 2004 Share Posted December 4, 2004 They have probably stolen someone else's feedback. Be very careful - in fact, keep clear and send the e-mail to ebay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spindizzy Posted December 4, 2004 Author Share Posted December 4, 2004 They have probably stolen someone else's feedback. Be very careful - in fact, keep clear and send the e-mail to ebay. Done and dusted! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandy Winters Posted December 4, 2004 Share Posted December 4, 2004 In my opinion it doesn't matter if they are a 'genuine' ebay member or not. What they have done (soliciting you for a private sale) is absolutely against ebay rules. Whether it's a scam or not it's unethical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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