malcolm clapp Posted December 9, 2005 Share Posted December 9, 2005 (edited) Here we go again!!! Chris Algar bought this from Vic227 in Brisbane barely a month ago. Same description, photos and number. Not very inventive or subtle this time... I have not as yet reported it to eBay as I'm waiting to hear back from my email to Chris, just in case he has already sold it on and the new owner has it up for sale, but it certainly looks doubtful to me. MC Edited December 9, 2005 by malcolm clapp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malcolm clapp Posted December 9, 2005 Author Share Posted December 9, 2005 This concertina is still in Chris' possession, so this listing is definitely a scam. Beware!!! MC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Read Posted December 9, 2005 Share Posted December 9, 2005 Boy, c.net is getting good! You just beat me to the punch Malcolm. Perhaps we need co-ordinated overbidding to complete the anti-scam kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Hall Posted December 9, 2005 Share Posted December 9, 2005 I just emailed the seller asking if the concertina was in concert pitch. I'll report results, if any - Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
semaj1950 Posted December 9, 2005 Share Posted December 9, 2005 I just wrote this guy to ask if my cousin , who lives nearby, and meet with him (her or it) to try the box out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malcolm clapp Posted December 10, 2005 Author Share Posted December 10, 2005 And there it was, gone, vanished, removed, disappeared.... We await the next one eagerly. My guess is that it will be soon! MC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Stephenson Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 Has Chris Algar changed his background material latley or........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Hall Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 I did get a response in the affirmative with a request to email him if I was really interested - Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimLucas Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 I just emailed the seller asking if the concertina was in concert pitch. I'll report results, if any. I did get a response in the affirmative with a request to email him if I was really interested. I doubt that this was the individual's first attempt to scam with a concertina. Probably he has received enough questions on previous scams -- or simply learned from reading the texts he steals -- that he knows that being "in concert pitch" is a positive selling point. It would have been interesting to see whether you would have gotten a "positive" response if you had asked whether it had a "gimballed reed pan". Maybe "amboyna reed pan" would be better, since both "amboyna" and "reed pan" often appear in the legitimate ads, with "amboyna" clearly being a positive attribute, though it might take someone who really knows about concertinas to know that amboyna is never used for reed pans. Of course, by now the scammer probably knows about us here on C.net, checks regularly to see which scams we've caught, and maybe even has learned enough from us to avoid displaying total ignorance in answering questions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
semaj1950 Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 The "seller" replied to me that my cousin cna't test the box, since he is now in Middlesbrough,UK. He has offered to split the shipping cost with me, making my half be a measily $60 USD. That seems a bit high also. But he assured me I'll "have a inspection period when you can check the concentrina." Does the spelling of concertina look familiar? I think we might have the same scammer we were watching a few days ago! He also told me to email if I'm really interested. Anybody out there form near Middlesbrough who'd like to offer to try this concentrina (sic) out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theo Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 He also told me to email if I'm really interested. Anybody out there form near Middlesbrough who'd like to offer to try this concentrina (sic) out? I'm not far from Middlesborough, if i can help! Theo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Read Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 (edited) Go for it boys! Perhaps he'll move to Brazil Edited December 11, 2005 by Paul Read Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
semaj1950 Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 Go for it boys! Perhaps he'll move to Brazil But then he'd start scamming bandoneons! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malcolm clapp Posted December 12, 2005 Author Share Posted December 12, 2005 Isn't that Argentina? Maybe coffee blenders! MC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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