Paul Read Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 No pics but the description looks very familiar. Also, no feedback. Beware! http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Jeffries-C-G-Anglo-C...1QQcmdZViewItem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mthatcher61 Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 I saw that myself this morning. It says it is in Sarasota Fla, and I assume the Owner's name is Frederick Whillier. I would think someone on the list might know him..? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Sylte Posted November 17, 2006 Share Posted November 17, 2006 I asked for pics and he sent me some. This is one of them. If anyone's near Florida it would be worth a look. Maybe an escrow deal? I don't have 2K... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
des tracey Posted November 17, 2006 Share Posted November 17, 2006 Apologies to the seller if I'm wrong, but this one smells. If my memory serves, one of the contributors to this site was selling this box a long time back. Again, relying on memory, I think it was 'cocusflute'. He lives(d) in New Hampshire. It certainly fits in with his stated intentions at the time to spend part of the year in Ireland. Beware. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Chambers Posted November 17, 2006 Share Posted November 17, 2006 If my memory serves, one of the contributors to this site was selling this box a long time back.Again, relying on memory, I think it was 'cocusflute' ... It certainly fits in with his stated intentions at the time to spend part of the year in Ireland. Agreed Des, that would be my recollection too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpmccabe Posted November 17, 2006 Share Posted November 17, 2006 (edited) This is a scam. From budapestquartet to wakasaobama: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...item=7364438139 wakasaobama tries to sell, but no one meets the reserve: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...item=7389511341 Sells it this time to rees9 in the U.K.: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...em=120022689251 frederickwhiller puts this on eBay: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...em=300049580756 For those of you wondering if the text is familiar, it's copied from the first item. The "above thread" in both is this: http://www.concertina.net/forums/index.php...entry4402 The point is that this is a scam and I am reporting it now. Edited November 17, 2006 by dpmccabe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McIsog Posted November 17, 2006 Share Posted November 17, 2006 This is a scam. I spoke with Frederick W. Hillier of Sarasota florida who is Not selling a Concertina on ebay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidesqueeze Posted November 17, 2006 Share Posted November 17, 2006 I also wrote to this seller and got no response. No wonder those 26 button Jeffries Anglos are such a bargain! (as he claims) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Read Posted November 17, 2006 Author Share Posted November 17, 2006 This is a scam. The point is that this is a scam and I am reporting it now. I did report it when I spotted it at first but they seem to have ignored me on this one. Lately they have been pretty responsive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawrence Reeves Posted November 18, 2006 Share Posted November 18, 2006 I have contacted the seller. I live about three hours from Sarasota, but will gladly make the trip if really there. I have heard rumours of a few musical snowbirds around the area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpmccabe Posted November 20, 2006 Share Posted November 20, 2006 I have contacted the seller. I live about three hours from Sarasota, but will gladly make the trip if really there. I have heard rumours of a few musical snowbirds around the area. Have you done so? This sure looks like the classic eBay scam to me. Make sure you ask him why there are no pictures on the listing, which is copied from an earlier listing that he didn't win. I did report it when I spotted it at first but they seem to have ignored me on this one. Lately they have been pretty responsive. I did receive the typical eBay response, yet the auction remains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wakasaobama Posted November 21, 2006 Share Posted November 21, 2006 Apologies to the seller if I'm wrong, but this one smells.If my memory serves, one of the contributors to this site was selling this box a long time back. Again, relying on memory, I think it was 'cocusflute'. He lives(d) in New Hampshire. It certainly fits in with his stated intentions at the time to spend part of the year in Ireland. Beware. Today, I e-mailed Mr.cocusflute. He is only man to report ebay "Seller copied or linked to your picture or description without permission". I think so. wakasaobama Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Levine Posted November 21, 2006 Share Posted November 21, 2006 I am cocusflute. It sure looks like, smells like, feels like a scam to me. I will notify ebay. Somebody should bid $3,000,000 to cut it off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Levine Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 No question but it's a scam. I wrote to the seller offering $3,000. He accepted and agreed to send it to Ireland at that price. He also sent me more pictures- the originals that I posted when I sold it to Obama in Japan. I told him I'd have a friend pay him in cash and pick the concertina up at the seller's house. I have not heard back from him, nor do I think I will. The concertina reached $2,000 on the EBay auction. I don't understand how the seller can accept Paypal. Doesn't Paypal want some proof of identity? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Read Posted November 23, 2006 Author Share Posted November 23, 2006 No question but it's a scam. I wrote to the seller offering $3,000. He accepted and agreed to send it to Ireland at that price. He also sent me more pictures- the originals that I posted when I sold it to Obama in Japan. I told him I'd have a friend pay him in cash and pick the concertina up at the seller's house. I have not heard back from him, nor do I think I will. The concertina reached $2,000 on the EBay auction. I don't understand how the seller can accept Paypal. Doesn't Paypal want some proof of identity? I got scammed by someone using Paypal once. I think they open an account then cover their tracks after being paid and before the scam is discovered. In this situation I found Paypal pretty useless. I don't understand why Ebay didn't take action. Some poor soul has just got burned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wakasaobama Posted November 23, 2006 Share Posted November 23, 2006 I am cocusflute. It sure looks like, smells like, feels like a scam to me. I will notify ebay. Somebody should bid $3,000,000 to cut it off. Dear cocusflute Thank you for fast action. wakasaobama Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Levine Posted November 26, 2006 Share Posted November 26, 2006 Some poor soul has just got burned. Only if he didn't verify the existence of the concertina and the trustworthiness of the "seller." If the winning bidder is careless he may get a schooling. I did once, to the tune of $1,200. If you're out there in The Wild West you have to be very careful. So what good is Paypal in the event of a problem, if you've no recourse after you've paid via Paypal and been scammed? I thought you were covered in the event somebody hijacked a Paypal name? No substitute I'd say for talking to the seller (or the buyer) and verifying their identity and their good name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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