Ebay Acts Quickly

[Chris Timson]

I was just reporting a "Stunning Wheatstone Aeola 40-button Anglo Concertina" which had suddenly appeared on ebay no less than 4 times alongside a similar MacCann when they all disappeared. The scam appeared to use a hijacked acount and wasn't, so far as I could tell, about actually "selling" concertinas but trying to persuade the gullible to contact an email address (ukperfectsales@gmail.com, which I publish here in the hope that it is harvested by spammers). Well done ebay.

 

Chris

 

Edited to add PS: here's an earlier version of the scam. I love the bit where he says " Seller's payment instructions Please read carefully!!! First Step: Before you bid contact me first at rock2best@gmail.com as I will cancel the BID !!! Second Step : PLEASE CONTACT ME DIRECTLY AT : rock2best@gmail.com INSTEAD OF USING "ASK THE SELLER A QUESTION" AS YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE A RESPONSE!". Here's a man with a truly low opinion of the intelligence of his fellow human beings.

Edited July 24, 2007 by Chris Timson

[JimLucas]

I love the bit where he says " Seller's payment instructions Please read carefully!!! First Step: Before you bid contact me first at rock2best@gmail.com as I will cancel the BID !!! Second Step : PLEASE CONTACT ME DIRECTLY AT : rock2best@gmail.com INSTEAD OF USING "ASK THE SELLER A QUESTION" AS YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE A RESPONSE!". Here's a man with a truly low opinion of the intelligence of his fellow human beings.

Interesting that you assume it's a man.

If a woman can become prime minister....

[Chris Timson]

Interesting that you assume it's a man.

I wondered if anyone would spot that. The whole things seems crassly stupid to me. I'm sure women must have better things to do with their time.

 

Chris

[Perry Werner]

HOWDY:

As of right now on 7/24/07 there are 4 consecutive listings for the same Wheatstone McCann duet.

Pretty weird,

Actually I bid on this instrument via "Buy It Now" a few months ago when I realized that this was too good to be true and then contacted Ebay. No I nevert sent the dough thank goodness. The communications sounded like I was dealing with a distant ancestor of the cavemen from the Geico commercials..

Glad I caught on.

What the heck is this guy (or gal or primate) thinking if there is thiunking going on at all.

Have fun,

Perry Werner

[Dirge]

You're excessively generous to Ebay, I reckon. I bet they pulled it because they could see someone trying to evade paying them a fee. THEN they act quickly.