04-07-2004, 02:11 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Scotts Valley,
CA
Cobra Make, Engine: Heading the 289FIA route, ERA is the choice du jour
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Another Ebay scam to be aware of:
I was bidding on a Jag IRS and lost the final bid. After the auction closed, I received an email from an other Ebay member offering to sell me a Jag IRS that he had. Now, the guy very well may have had a Jag IRS for sale, but I'm a little suspicious by nature (which is one of the reasons Dirty Ernie has a red ERA 427 in his garage, and I don't...). He seemed a little too sympathetic to my being outbid. And, what the heck is he doing looking at a Jag IRS when he has one already, not to mention why he was so interested in selling his to me in particular when there's a sea of audience at Ebay should he list it properly?
Consider the repercussions of replying to the email from the seller of this Jag IRS: First, he has my Ebay id and would obtain my email address, so that's a good start on swipping my Ebay i.d. for fraudulent activity. Second, say I send this guy some money, or even worse, use my credit card to make the purchase. Bye bye bank account.
Jeeeeezzzz.
So, I turned the guy in to Ebay. If he actually had a Jag IRS to sell, he should just list it properly instead of trying to circumvent Ebay.
So, in case you guys haven't seen that one, head's up. You'll see it soon enough.
Dangerous Doug
BTW: Interesting thread above. Always wondered what would happen if I actually engaged one of those "sellers" just for fun and games. "Mr. Camaro?" Oh, come ON!
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