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I see P.T. Barnum's quote is alive and well.
 
there is a scam right now on ebay but its a hpi baja clone, its free shipping no feedback and they are going for 150 bucks i reported it right away, there is never that good of a deal
 
Rolex said:
If someone is selling brand new merchandise that normally sells for over $300 for only $39, it's something Ebay needs to check.
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And take what action? Require that they submit photos of item? How hard is that going to be to find online and how fast will the complaints file up? I understand where your coming from, there's just no way to enforce the "i think thats too good so I'm going to report you" rule. I have bought stuff on ebay for pennys on the dollar many times. When I lost my job years ago I made a living buying and reselling and I would spend hours a day looking for deals like this. Sometimes they were scams. Sometimes they were legit deals.

Racer 1966 said:
No,this one was just stupidity on the buyers. Sorry guys,but it was way too obvious of a scam.
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Someone hoping for a good deal and well protected from fraud is not stupid in my book. Naive, maybe. They were protected with almost nothing to lose and a helluva a deal if it wern't a scam. Worse case scenerio they wait a couple weeks from time of purchase and get their money back. Considering the payoff I'd say it's not bad. Try to get the same deal in a casino.
 
ChiefGeek said:
And take what action? Require that they submit photos of item? How hard is that going to be to find online and how fast will the complaints file up? I understand where your coming from, there's just no way to enforce the "i think thats too good so I'm going to report you" rule. I have bought stuff on ebay for pennys on the dollar many times. When I lost my job years ago I made a living buying and reselling and I would spend hours a day looking for deals like this. Sometimes they were scams. Sometimes they were legit deals.



Someone hoping for a good deal and well protected from fraud is not stupid in my book. Naive, maybe. They were protected with almost nothing to lose and a helluva a deal if it wern't a scam. Worse case scenerio they wait a couple weeks from time of purchase and get their money back. Considering the payoff I'd say it's not bad. Try to get the same deal in a casino.
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Thank You :)
 
My coins really shiny too, it has a big 1 on it.

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trax de max said:
i want a coin.... but i'm not paying that much:(
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I'm sure if you go into a shop with a 20 note and ask for a fivers worth of change they would be delighted with you.:D

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ChiefGeek said:
And take what action? Require that they submit photos of item? How hard is that going to be to find online and how fast will the complaints file up? I understand where your coming from, there's just no way to enforce the "i think thats too good so I'm going to report you" rule. I have bought stuff on ebay for pennys on the dollar many times. When I lost my job years ago I made a living buying and reselling and I would spend hours a day looking for deals like this. Sometimes they were scams. Sometimes they were legit deals.



Someone hoping for a good deal and well protected from fraud is not stupid in my book. Naive, maybe. They were protected with almost nothing to lose and a helluva a deal if it wern't a scam. Worse case scenerio they wait a couple weeks from time of purchase and get their money back. Considering the payoff I'd say it's not bad. Try to get the same deal in a casino.
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Thanks, I buy and sell stuff aswell, there's no jobs around only the odd bit of painting or chopping timber or something, I'm trying to make money for college through it:)
 
i thought about buying and selling on ebay.My nieghbour makes lots of money buying from charity shops and selling at car boot sales.
Everything i buy from ebay i plan to sell but end up keeping it.
The best deal i done was bought a dewalt drill with charger and case very cheap.sold the charger and carry case kept the drill salvaged the motor and used it in the truck.worked out i got free motor and extra £5 kerrrchingggg.
£4 for a coin,i was gonna trade 50 carved wood disposable lighters in a box......:) (box of matches).:first_place:
 
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