eBay: Too good to be true?

gimmick

http://stores.ebay.ie/DVD-Wholesale-Lists_W0QQcolZ4QQdirZ1QQfsubZ0QQftidZ2QQtZkm

Am I missing something here, as these seem far too cheap?

Commenst appreciated.

ThrownAway

Shipping cost 78.99 from Ireland

super_furry

He's not selling the DVDs, he's selling a 'list' to where you can get them from.

If it looks too good to be true, it is.

Ruu_Old

If it seems to good to be true, it probably is. Only 12 feedbacks and joined 3rd of July. Online Buying/Auctions ftw.

gimmick

Aha. Thanks.

Terry

i hadn't noticed the "list" part.
sneaky fecker. i wonder how many people will fall for that.

Hail 2 Da Chimp

Sneaky sneaky....

How did he manage the 13 positive feedbacks then?

Terry

13 fake accounts.

Hail 2 Da Chimp

Berry berry sneaky

Adam

In fairness he clearly states what he's selling if any of you actually read the description... :rolleyes:

Terry

yes, but how many people are actually going to read the full description when they see "buffy box set £3"?

Adam

Well tbh, ANYBODY that buys something without reading what it is first fcukin deserves to be scammed! Thats just plain askin for it...

drive3331

10 of his feedbacks are for buying 1p/1c auctions, definate sign of a scam

RandomOne

And the first thing he bought?

http://cgi.ebay.ie/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=102485&item=120003788164

Duff Man Jr.

There was a Xbox 360 BOX for sale a while back too, had a load of bids.

Ruu_Old

Duff Man Jr. wrote:

There was a Xbox 360 BOX for sale a while back too, had a load of bids.

That was when they were first released I think and no one could get a hold of one.

"I have the box, all I need is the console now!"

Mimikyu

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Terry

Solitaryman666 wrote:

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if someone posts that without reading the whole thread, they deserve to be somethinged.

Rhyme

Duff Man Jr. wrote:

There was a Xbox 360 BOX for sale a while back too, had a load of bids.

That cracked me up, someone bought it too

sgarvan

Duff Man Jr. wrote:

There was a Xbox 360 BOX for sale a while back too, had a load of bids.

there was also people putting mad bids in against xbox 360 email addresses

28064212

fade_to_grey wrote:

Well tbh, ANYBODY that buys something without reading what it is first fcukin deserves to be scammed! Thats just plain askin for it...

Agreed. It's not like it's fantastically well hidden in the description, it's the very first line

Day-wanna-wonga

ThrownAway wrote:

Shipping cost 78.99 from Ireland

No, it doesn;t. What are you sh*teing on about?

blorg

Solitaryman666 wrote:

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I honestly don't understand this mentality, the overwhelming majority of these auctions for lists and boxes etc. are deliberate attempts to scam people; why on earth would you be up for the scammer?

Unearthly

Best one yet

Big Brother UK had that get a golden ticket from a Kit Kat bar and be in with a chance of entering the house.

Some people auctioned off a normal Kit Kat bar with "might have a golden ticket" in the description and the bids were quite high. Quality

Ruu_Old

blorg wrote:

I honestly don't understand this mentality, the overwhelming majority of these auctions for lists and boxes etc. are deliberate attempts to scam people; why on earth would you be up for the scammer?

I don't think he is, just pointing out people should be more careful and not jump right into the "Buy It Now". A little bit of common sense, it really is their own problem if they get scammed.

blorg

Ruu wrote:

I don't think he is, just pointing out people should be more careful and not jump right into the "Buy It Now". A little bit of common sense, it really is their own problem if they get scammed.

Both posters stated that people buying "deserve" to be scammed; frankly, no, nobody "deserves" to be scammed, and it is not simply "their problem" if the auction is a deliberate attempt to scam them as this one seems to be (feedback history of 1p wins, etc.) It is primarily the scammer's problem, and ultimately, one would hope, the police and eBay's problem.

GreeBo

blorg wrote:

Both posters stated that people buying "deserve" to be scammed; frankly, no, nobody "deserves" to be scammed, and it is not simply "their problem" if the auction is a deliberate attempt to scam them as this one seems to be (feedback history of 1p wins, etc.) It is primarily the scammer's problem, and ultimately, one would hope, the police and eBay's problem.

Im sorry but where exactly is the scam?
If I bid and win on an auction titled "Ping G2 Driver" and when it gets delivered it turns out that its not a Titleist driver but is in fact exactly as it was described, namely a Ping G2 driver, was I scammed?

RTFD imo

event

blorg wrote:

Both posters stated that people buying "deserve" to be scammed; frankly, no, nobody "deserves" to be scammed, and it is not simply "their problem" if the auction is a deliberate attempt to scam them as this one seems to be (feedback history of 1p wins, etc.) It is primarily the scammer's problem, and ultimately, one would hope, the police and eBay's problem.

why is it a matter for the police?

he is selling a list

he states that its a list

is it his fault if someone doesnt read the description?

there is nothing illegal in that

blorg

He deliberately and fraudulently built up positive feedback from 1p auctions. Why, if he is completely legit?

I'd also note that more than one person on this thread missed the "list" part and thought they were actual box sets (although his descriptions are clearer now than when this thread first started.)

event

blorg wrote:

He deliberately and fraudulently built up positive feedback from 1p auctions. Why, if he is completely legit?

I'd also note that more than one person on this thread missed the "list" part and thought they were actual box sets (although his descriptions are clearer now than when this thread first started.)

you know this for a fact?

blorg

event wrote:

you know this for a fact?

Feedback is publicly viewable on eBay with links to the original items, so yes, I do know this for a fact (also someone else mentioned it earlier in the thread.)

http://feedback.ebay.ie/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedbackFromSellers&userid=wholesalelists69&items=-1&item=-1&de=off

1p auctions are a well-known way of gaming the eBay reputation system.

#Smokey#

always read teh description

Ruu_Old

Yep I would never wish misfortune on anyone or say they deserved to be scammed but with anything you buy online, take the time to read up about it, do the research and normally that works.

event

blorg wrote:

Feedback is publicly viewable on eBay with links to the original items, so yes, I do know this for a fact (also someone else mentioned it earlier in the thread.)

http://feedback.ebay.ie/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedbackFromSellers&userid=wholesalelists69&items=-1&item=-1&de=off

1p auctions are a well-known way of gaming the eBay reputation system.

yes a well known way, not a guaranteed way

its not a fact, you know nothing about the seller so dont try and claim he is scamming

he would be scamming if he had it in small print, or hidden in the text but in the first line, he states clearly what it is.