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On 7/12/06, Walt Sommers <[email protected]> wrote: > > Well, I must say thanks to Loran's efforts in maintaining this forum and > the > generally high caliber of sincere collectors who subscribe and participate > in this Phono-List. The books and reference materials we have access to > out > there are indeed education to help prevent scam artist tactics, but the > real-time inputs and often immediate warnings (like this thread started) > from people on this list have been a wonderful public service and I don't > even have to pay any taxes for it. > > New collectors, from what I have observed, are not only getting scammed as > they try to get involved, but because they don't have the luxury of > talking > to knowledgeable people (or at least they aren't initially aware of > resources like this list) they often pay too much for machines that have > all > sorts of inelegant repairs, mixes and matches of parts, reproduction > parts, > and so on. > > Caveat emptor will always be the final consideration for all rational > creatures like us, and I, for one, am glad to have the resources and > relationships as a result of this forum to help guide me. At lease here, > and > I can say this from personal experience, we can and do look out for each > other's backs... > > Walt > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On > Behalf Of [email protected] > Sent: Wednesday, July 12, 2006 7:42 AM > To: Antique Phonograph List > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Is this that fishy Home again? > > For me at least, the time has come where I'll probably not be bidding on > any > machines on Ebay, especially the high end ones. Due to these scam artists' > ability to hijack a legitimate seller's Ebay name and other data, you > can't > even say, "Oh, I know this guy, he's ok." I feel bad for all the > prospective > collectors starting up out there. We were all in that boat once, many of > us > long before all the reference books that abound out there. > I came close to being scammed last year when I was unsuccessful on bidding > on a Kreusi replica. Several days later, I received an email from the > "purported" seller saying that the high bidder had reneiged, and I could > have it for my bid. He even sent me a "legitimate" looking website of the > shipper. He wanted me to wire the money Western Union to Greece!!!. I > called > the shipping company, and they said the didn't do business the way this > individual claimed and that it was probably a scam. (I was suspicious when > he told me NOT to contact the shipping company. Sometimes it's good to be > contrary!) > If anyone is interested, I saved all those emails from the seller (and > "shipping company")and I will send them to you off list. (It's good for a > chuckle, because he was really desperate, he even changed the wire address > to a UK office later on!) I also went to the FedGov page and reported the > attempted transaction, needless to say, I haven't heard a peep from them. > > Be ever vigilant! > Bill > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > [email protected] > > Phono-L Archive > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org/archive/ > > Support Phono-L > http://www.cafepress.com/oldcrank > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.9.10/385 - Release Date: 7/11/2006 > > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > [email protected] > > Phono-L Archive > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org/archive/ > > Support Phono-L > http://www.cafepress.com/oldcrank >
