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03-13-2013, 09:35 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Jamestown, NY | | | Check this out...(Ebay mystery)
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Fender-Preci...item1c30fba323
I just watched this end about 10 min ago - very soon after it listed.
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Originally Posted by two fingers  I imagine playing that thing is like having several girlfriends at once. It probably seemed like fun at first but........ | |
03-13-2013, 09:38 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Minneapolis | | | Chose to end early when contacted by interested party?
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03-13-2013, 09:40 PM
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Originally Posted by michael_atw | Whoa...2k?
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03-13-2013, 09:41 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Jamestown, NY | | Quote:
Originally Posted by bassbully Whoa...2k? | I was sort of tripping over it; then I saw he had a refinn'ed '65 with modified parts for the same price.
Then I noticed something else. Try to see if you can spot the strangeness.
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03-13-2013, 09:42 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Chicago | | | damn, that guy is sweet |
03-13-2013, 09:45 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Chicago | | Quote:
Originally Posted by michael_atw I was sort of tripping over it; then I saw he had a refinn'ed '65 with modified parts for the same price.
Then I noticed something else. Try to see if you can spot the strangeness. | I saw his 65 P, what do ya think? |
03-13-2013, 09:48 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Davenport, Iowa | | | No strangeness spotted here, I tired.
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Originally Posted by HeebHammer70 I figure if spend absolutely no money for the next 3 months I can save up my pay for it! | |
03-13-2013, 09:49 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: The Rainshine State | | | Wow, you're probably talking about how every item he has up for auction is listed at $2,000, even items that aren't worth that much! Weird for sure! I wonder what's up with that?
*Edit: At least everything in the musical instrument section is listed with a Buy It Now price of $2000, not the clothes and whatnot.
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03-13-2013, 09:52 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Greenville, NC USA | | | Yep, the $2K price tag on everything and the strap buttons are what stood out to me as well.
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03-13-2013, 09:53 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Jamestown, NY | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Backstreets Wow, you're probably talking about how every item he has up for auction is listed at $2,000, even items that aren't worth that much! Weird for sure! I wonder what's up with that? | Bingo. '69 J went too about a half hour ago.
But note the feedback; 60 transactions a month average.....most of them under $10.
Seems to ring as a new scam. I almost fell for it. I would guess his account was hijacked. Be advised. They used to list old basses and tell people to email them on their personal account; maybe this is a new method of movement.
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Originally Posted by two fingers I imagine playing that thing is like having several girlfriends at once. It probably seemed like fun at first but........ | |
03-13-2013, 09:55 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Minneapolis | | | I noticed many of the big ticket items are very expensive carbon fiber racing bicycles listed for, wait for it, $2000.
It appears the real seller dealt in resale clothing, then the account got ganked by an instrument/bicycle fence.
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03-13-2013, 09:56 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Chicago | | | Yea, her Ebay profile says "retired probation officer and grandma" "99% of my listings are old clothes".....how did granny get a hold on nice P basses ha |
03-13-2013, 09:57 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Jamestown, NY | | Whoa...even more weird.
The pages quickly redirect to the old style Ebay page and the page identity changes.
EDIT: http://www.reduser.net/forum/showthr...rt-Ebay-Hacked
DON'T CLICK ANYTHING ON THESE PAGES FROM THIS SELLER. The links are redirecting to steal personal information.
BEWARE any Ebay'ers if you see any more of these pop up on Ebay!!
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03-13-2013, 09:59 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Greenville, NC USA | | | Uh..... yikes.
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03-13-2013, 10:01 PM
|  | Who's an Old Fart? | | Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Central Iowa | | | There is not a scam hiding under every rock. He may list $2,000 for Buy it now, but his reserve is probably much lower.
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03-13-2013, 10:04 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Minneapolis | | | Yes, and a seller who has dealt in cheap clothes for 13 years might suddenly decide to get into the vintage instrument and high-end bicycle business.
And none of the suspect listings have bidding options, they seem to be Buy it Now only with 30 day listings. all the clothing listing (the legit ones) were short auctions. And many of the bikes listed have wheelsets worth more than $2k themselves.
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03-13-2013, 10:06 PM
| | Who's an Old Fart? | | Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Central Iowa | | Quote:
Originally Posted by FourBanger Yes, and a seller who has dealt in cheap clothes for 13 years might suddenly decide to get into the vintage instrument and high-end bicycle business. | He may have been a closet collector all along and his wife is making him thin out the herd. I don't like to rush to judgement.
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03-13-2013, 10:06 PM
|  | Patiently Waiting For The Next British Invasion. | | Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Ohio | | Quote:
Originally Posted by FourBanger Yes, and a seller who has dealt in cheap clothes for 13 years might suddenly decide to get into the vintage instrument and high-end bicycle business. | LoL
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03-13-2013, 10:09 PM
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Originally Posted by hsech He may have been a closet collector all along and his wife is making him thin out the herd. I don't like to rush to judgement. | A closet collector of 10k racing bikes? Seller profile says she is an elderly granmother. Seller suddenly has 200k worth of top-line MENS racing bikes, all different sizes as well mind you.
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03-13-2013, 10:20 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Minneapolis | | | And the listings are dropping like flies as people try to score the too-good deals and get sucked in.
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