On 23/12/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: >He just expected it to go much higher >having seen the other *istD auctions and didn't think he would *need* a >reserve price - of course, he also didn't take into consideration his >"exotic" location and his non-existent feedback, OR the fact that he only >became an Ebay member two days ago. The poor guy has probably been lurking >around ebay for years, and finally summed up enough courage to actually list >something, of course, had it been a roll of film he was trying to sell, he >probably would have received a much better response.
Are you telling me that you have never heard of shill-bidding? Of setting up two or more eBay accounts with the express intention of scamming pretty Aussie's with bony butts?? There are many many documented examples of illegal activity involving eBay sellers and suspiciously good bargain sales. Have you ever wondered? There ain;t no such thing as a free lunch! If it looks to good to be true, it *is* too good to be true. Look - if you see a seller listing a high value item like a camera, and (say) he or she has 12 positive feedbacks, then it must be genuine right? Wrong. Look a little further, and you find out that thise 12 good feedbacks are all 'B' for Buyer - meaning the seller has purchased from 12 sellers to get 12 good feedbacks, and to top it all off they are for Pokemon cards. Well d'uh. I'm not a genius but even I get alarm bells ringing there. All is not as it seems, and this is just scratching the surface. We really should have an eBay masterclass sometime. I learn things all the time. Bulgaria??? Do me a favour! Mary Chritmoo, Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=====| www.macads.co.uk/snaps _____________________________ Free UK Mac Ads www.macads.co.uk
