Do You Think There's a Catch?

[beano500]

Fleabay item

[HankScorpio]

Hmmm.... maybe.

But probably not as big a catch as this one:
Clicky

Check out the final price
Check out the postage
Read the descritpion
Re-read the last line of the descritpion....

[GetCarter]

HankScorpio said:

Hmmm.... maybe. But probably not as big a catch as this one: Clicky Check out the final price Check out the postage Read the descritpion Re-read the last line of the descritpion....

Regarding the D2X... yea right. Also, he's writing his own (multiple) seller reviews

Regarding the Xbox... I see he'sd no longer an e bay member! (concrete socks and cold canal I bet)

...also,also: When I looked at this yesterday there were 5k visits - nearly 30k people have visited for a laugh overnight!


>> Edited by GetCarter on Friday 9th December 07:54

[beano500]

GetCarter said:

... 5k visits - nearly 30k people have visited ...

Where do you see the number of visits?



Anyway, either the 2X will go crazy last minute or there's something not quite right there, methinks.

Also, hijacking my own thread, have you noticed that Messups auction stuff through Fleabay - like this

The 28-70 is a good lens, might be a good alternative to that 20-40 Sigma for the sort of price this might go?

[cirks]

beano500 said:

there's something not quite right there, methinks.

sums it up in a nutshell really....He wants all communications outside of ebay...why not just change his email address?

[simpo two]

All the warning signs:

scammer said:

Please contact me at: [e-mail] if you have any questions. I don't often check the e-mail provided for eBay registration, so do not use the "ask seller a question" option because probably I will not answer you.

Because your question will go to the real account holder.

scammer said:

If you will be able to pay in 24 hours the price will be 1300 USD

1 day listing to try to get he money before eBay throw him off.

Silly 'once-only' low price to tip the witless into parting with their cash.

A UK seller asking for dollars...



I think I might ask him a question about pixel size and noise...

[GetCarter]

beano500 said:

GetCarter said: ... 5k visits - nearly 30k people have visited ... Where do you see the number of visits?

There is a hit counter at the bottom of the ad.

[simpo two]

However this one is not so clear:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Nikon-D2X-Digital-SLR-Camera-B

[406tm]

I emailed the "Seller" of the camera and asked if this was their auction. Got this back

No my account was hacked, this auction has been ended and ebay have been contacted.
Thanks
Stacey

[GetCarter]

406tm said:

I emailed the "Seller" of the camera and asked if this was their auction. Got this back No my account was hacked, this auction has been ended and ebay have been contacted. Thanks Stacey

It's a jungle out there!

[Andy M]

406tm said:

I emailed the "Seller" of the camera and asked if this was their auction. Got this back No my account was hacked, this auction has been ended and ebay have been contacted. Thanks Stacey

Same here:

"Hi,
Yes thank you, discovered it this morning, All items have been ended and i'm awaiting a reply from ebay.
Thank You
Stacey "

[speed8]

simpo two said:

However this one is not so clear: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Nikon-D2X-Digital-SLR-Camera-B

I noticed he asks you to contact him for payment terms. Probably Western Union

I had to laugh when I saw the last line on the xbox360. I wonder if he got the cash before he signed off. The description had also been edited, before or after he had decent bids

[GetCarter]

speed8 said:

simpo two said: However this one is not so clear: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Nikon-D2X-Digital-SLR-Camera-B I noticed he asks you to contact him for payment terms. Probably Western Union I had to laugh when I saw the last line on the xbox360. I wonder if he got the cash before he signed off. The description had also been edited, before or after he had decent bids

I saw the response from the buyer after he'd paid (now gone). It was rather colourful!

[V6GTO]

What's his gripe?...it was a very nice picture!

Martin.

[simpo two]

speed8 said:

The description had also been edited, before or after he had decent bids

You can't change the description after you've got a bid.

I was watching Working Lunch earlier - good bit about 'small print'. You can't have small print which contradicts the headline message or product image.

Not that he cares of course!