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Old 06/15/2005, 09:06 PM
ShannonT ShannonT is offline
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Does something seem a little off here?

Check out this auction at eBay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=4556404729

Does it seem a little strange that a bike that retails for around $30000 would be "Buy it now" from a NEW seller for $5000?

And payment in CASH?!?

My brother really wants this bike and even contacted the seller. She said the bike is in England. WHAT?! And that shipping was included in the price of the bike.

This has got to be a scam, right?
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Old 06/15/2005, 09:11 PM
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or an angry girlfriend
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Old 06/15/2005, 09:15 PM
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Didn't think about that one!
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Old 06/15/2005, 09:19 PM
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0 feedback score and the item location says United States. I wouldn't just walk away from that one, I would run
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Old 06/15/2005, 09:20 PM
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Old 06/15/2005, 09:28 PM
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Well, something seems to be amiss.
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The seller ended this listing early because the item is no longer available for sale.
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Old 06/15/2005, 09:41 PM
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Well, something seems to be amiss.
They had only been a member since June 10th--can you say hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm........................
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Old 06/15/2005, 09:41 PM
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I swear the last time I checked it was still for sale!

I just hope my brother doesn't go around looking for other "deals".
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Old 06/15/2005, 09:42 PM
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I swear the last time I checked it was still for sale!

I just hope my brother doesn't go around looking for other "deals".
me too! On both counts
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Old 06/15/2005, 09:45 PM
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Old 06/16/2005, 05:21 AM
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Ummm....tell your brother I'll give him whatever he wants for only $5000 cash....I'll give him my Swiss bank account to deposit the money in.
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Old 06/16/2005, 09:29 AM
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There has been a lot of this on Ebay lately...

People selling things for ridiculously low amounts, but they only accept cash, are located outside the US, and don't actually use the "buy it now" function, instead they cancel the auction and complete the transaction outside of Ebay.

Some others include dual G5 Macs with 30" LCD monitors and about $5,000 worth of software, a 40GB iPod... whole thing ends up being worth close to $10,000 but they will sell it to you (outside of Ebay) for $1,000 including shipping.

Definitely scams
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Old 06/16/2005, 10:01 AM
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I remember someone from England selling a MACH1 that way(the car was supposeldy in the US). They wanted like $10K for it cash. Sale would always end early then re-appear.

there was some sob story that went with it.

Scam....
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