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 Joined: December 2003 Posts: 13997
Location: Upper Left USA | Here is an example of a classic "Don't touch it with a ten foot pole" auction on Ebay:
Ovation LX from China
Wrong picture
Western Union payments leave no recourse or traceability.
Don't worry about shipping costs - it will never be sent!
Feedback rating of 1!
check out the Seller's other items. |
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 Joined: April 2004 Posts: 13303
Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Feedback rating of 1 based on an item that sold for .24 cents. I feel confident! |
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Joined: November 2003 Posts: 11039
Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | That's about f@*ked-upped as it gets. |
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Joined: March 2002 Posts: 15682
Location: SoCal | Damn. Now I wish I hadn't bid on this guitar..... |
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Joined: March 2004 Posts: 201
Location: Vernon, CT | Looks like some cheap piece of plastic crap that sells for $5 at a yard sale and has a little turn crank on the side that when you turn it plays "Pop Goes The Weasel!" LOL
John L. |
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Joined: February 2005 Posts: 121
Location: Powder Springs, Ga. | I have no problem sending money to China. I'm sure the Atlanta DA's office will prosecute if I don't get my item. |
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Joined: March 2005 Posts: 7
Location: out west, up high, in the snow | But shipping is only $450.00 + $10.00 insurance, so what's the problem? |
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Joined: February 2005 Posts: 112
Location: WV | I don't know if it will do any good but I reported the auction to eBay. This kind of crap really pisses me off. eBay sucks bad enough as it is. |
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 Joined: December 2003 Posts: 13997
Location: Upper Left USA | I did as well. |
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Joined: March 2002 Posts: 255
| I received a bad email telling me my ebay account was cancelled. Then it had a ebay link to go to and put your ID and password in.. But my ebay account wasnt.. In the fake ebay website that looked exact< In the ID I put EAT SHIT and in the password I put AND DIE!!! |
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 Joined: April 2004 Posts: 13303
Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Well done 444,
I wish all users were as hip to the scams. Then maybe they would go away. |
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Joined: February 2004 Posts: 171
Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma | ad yanked by e-bay... looks like you've done some good... |
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