Not necessarily fraud, there is a function where you can copy another ad
for the same type item. You are supposed to edit it to your particulars
but some do not. I see more erroneous stuff due to ignorance than to
chicanery. There does seem to be a lot of ignorance on eBay. The best
thing is to be knowledgable about what you are buying. Come to think of
it, that applies to any auction you may bid at.
In all the years I have bought stuff on the internet I have only been
outright cheated once, and that recently. I ordered something from one
of those pricegrabber.com storefronts. Never got it, never got an answer
to my emails, never got a response from pricegrabber.com. Luckily it was
only $15. I guess I should have complained to paypal, but I was not
feeling too well at the time and decided to eat the loss. And to just
warn folks to watch out for pricegrabber.com, consider yourselves warned..
graywolf
http://www.graywolfphoto.com
"Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof"
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Tom Reese wrote:
I think fraudulence on Ebay varies from category to category. I've had no
problems with camera gear from private sellers, but am currently embroiled
in a dispute concerning a mis-described car part. The motor trade has
never suffered from a surplus of ethics.
I saw a very expensive 600mm Canon lens on eBay a couple months ago where
the listing was copied verbatim from an earlier listing. Same description,
same pictures, same everything. It was an obvious fraud. The bids were in
excess of $4000 with less than 12 hours to go.
Tom Reese
