This is one of those "if it's too good to be true, it probably is" deals.
The item in question was for a Bose system that cost £1,175, which was a
£3,000 SAVINGS off the normal price. If it was new, that's a big red-flag
to me.
In any case, the guy got burned through a hole in the escrow service's
systems or procedures. Being in a different country doesn't help, as the
item was sold from Oregon.
I'd try to pay for an item like that with a Credit Card, if possible, that
way you're protected by the CC's insurance policies.
As a seller, Ebay will protect you for domestic credit-card
fraud/charge-backs if you follow their procedures. But for international
purchases, you're on your own.
Skip
Original Message:
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From: Sam Shiell Sam.Shiell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Tue, 5 Nov 2002 15:36:25 -0000
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [OM] E*Bay
Hi Guys
Got in late from work the other day and Simone told me that there'd been an
article on a "Consumer" programme on the telly about E*bay. Apparently
someone had won a bid for something (the value was over 3000 UK pounds).
The seller had a very high positive rating, but in any case he used an
escrow service to pay.
Turns out the whole thing was a scam and he's lost a good deal of his
money.
Have a look at this site for details.....
http://www.bbc.co.uk/watchdog/reports/reports_webay.shtml
A bit worrying ain't it.
Sam
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