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us Offline cody6268

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Too good to be true?
on: October 11, 2015, 02:51:22 AM
I found a Belgian Ebay seller with several different SAKs at well-below average prices.  But, they've only got one feedback? 

Should I take the risk?  My intuition tells me not to.

http://www.ebay.com/sch/baube.ked0mr/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=25&_trksid=p3692
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Re: Too good to be true?
Reply #1 on: October 11, 2015, 02:56:12 AM
Quote from: cody6268 on October 11, 2015, 02:51:22 AM
I found a Belgian Ebay seller with several different SAKs at well-below average prices.  But, they've only got one feedback? 

Should I take the risk?  My intuition tells me not to.

http://www.ebay.com/sch/baube.ked0mr/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=25&_trksid=p3692

yes,  too good to be true,  pictures used by ebay seller from Australia
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Re: Too good to be true?
Reply #2 on: October 11, 2015, 03:36:20 AM
There was an eBay user a few weeks ago who posted similar pictures and unbelievable prices on swisschamps

Location was Italy or Spain. I asked the seller to send me a picture of all 10 that he said he had available and I would buy them all.

He never replied. I checked the other day and that user's name no longer exist on eBay. Probably banned.

Now, low and behold another user with no feedback, great prices, and the same pictures as the previous seller pops up.

I'd go with your gut on this. Probably a scam.

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Re: Too good to be true?
Reply #3 on: October 11, 2015, 06:41:42 AM
Scam. Definitely. Always the same - same pictures, new low feedback seller, and a week later all the auctions are removed. This is about the 6th times I've seen the same pictures/auctions.

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Re: Too good to be true?
Reply #4 on: January 09, 2016, 09:00:57 PM
given paypal returns the money, how is it a scam ?
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Re: Too good to be true?
Reply #5 on: January 09, 2016, 11:13:08 PM
Quote from: eamo on January 09, 2016, 09:00:57 PM
given paypal returns the money, how is it a scam ?

The seller may be hoping to remove all the money from their paypal account before the scam is found out.
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