Scambusters

[Paul Read]

When you win you can offer to have a friend deliver the cash in Colorado! It will be interesting to see what he does.

 

It looks like he's cancelled your bid. It needs a last minute bid by the looks of it.

[Peter Stephenson]

hope that last bid was a bogus one !

[JimLucas]

hope that last bid was a bogus one !

You mean the last two. If somebody bids $10 million and the next highest bid is $10,000, then the $10 million bidder wins the auction at a price of $10,100, not $10 million. The true highest "bid" can never be seen, because what eBay records is only the minimum increment over the next highest.

[Paul Read]

All the same, if the high bidder was one of us, it would be interesting to know what the follow up is. I'm glad someone (or I hope!) has scammed the scammer.

[Lars]

Definitely a scam. I am the original seller. I am in Ireland now. The buyer is in Japan and is happy with the concertina. I am now going to bid $3,000,000 to effectively stop the auction. I hope everyone understands. I am sacrificing a potential negative feedback in the interests of justice. Now on to stopping the war in Iraq!

 

 

I don't think you'll have to worry about neg. feedback because he's only got 1 so far and if you give him a negative in return, that will get him kicked off ebay since he'll be at 50%? At least I think it used to be that way. I was thinking in the future with the scams, we can take turns bidding like was done here....when contacted by the seller/scammer then simply ask him which escrow service he is willing to use....of course there is the slight issue that if I bid $10000 then I would have to pay it

 

Lars

[semaj1950]

Now on to stopping the war in Iraq!

 

Here here. I'll help you raise the $3,000,000 for that endeavor.

[Pete Dickey]

Interesting to note that despite several reports about the scam, Ebay waited until the concertina was actually sold before deciding to remove it from the listings. Was this because they couldn't get their fee? They certainly don't seem to give a damn about anything else.

[David Levine]

Interesting to note that despite several reports about the scam, Ebay waited until the concertina was actually sold before deciding to remove it from the listings. Was this because they couldn't get their fee? They certainly don't seem to give a damn about anything else.

 

I am the original seller, to Yamashita in Japan. Both Pete and I bid a lot, pre-emptively. I bid $35,000 and Pete topped my bid. Interestingly enough the scammer wrote to me insisting that indeed he did have a concertina and that he was legit. It's wild out there in EBay land, isn't it.

 

The email follows:

 

Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2005 13:58:30 -0800 (PST)

From: "M. S." <huydesceder@yahoo.com> Add To Address Book

Subject: Jeffries C/G Anglo Concertina 27 Bone Buttons No Res

 

Hello,

I do have a concentrina for sale. It is true that I

had copied the description and pictures but I did this

because I don't have a photo camera. I'm really sorry

for this.

Regards, Michael Sadler

Edited December 9, 2005 by cocusflute

[Cream-T]

"Concentrina"? Wonderful!

[Peter Stephenson]

Was he also taught by Noel Hill ? or could that have been Benny Hill ?