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post #21 of 29
1/19/04 at 12:48am
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Originally Posted by frequencydrive
That is exactly what I am talking about. You call it greed I call it stupid. I guess I could have called it greed if I were speaking euphemistically.

I have never heard of an ebay warehouse. *big red flag goes up* *western union* *another big red flag* *approved bidder list* I mean WTF man? If someone falls for this crap they've got it coming.

SAY THE FOLLOWING WHILE TAPING YOUR HEELS TOGETHER

There is no such thing as a free lunch... There is no such thing as a free lunch...

How many times do people have to be told. I have never gotten "an absolute steal" in my entire life. And at the same time I have never been ripped off. Are the two connected? Go looking for steals and you just may be the one who gets stolen from. G-R-E-E-D = S-T-U-P-I-D.
Actually there IS a real ebay approved bidder list, so no red flag there.
And I don't agree that it is "stupid", whats wrong with finding a good deal? Thats what you call stupid?
So I guess you are the type of person who buys everything retail?

Well in defense of all the "stupid" people you are referring to, there are times you can save but you just have to be very informed and careful about it, I've bought all my car parts online and one time was able to save $300 USD on suspension.

Anyway not trying to start a flame war or anything just feel its not fair to judge people so quickly.
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post #22 of 29
1/19/04 at 1:28am
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...category=46323


lololol hes saying exactly what we are.... only he payed 1.80 to do it
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post #23 of 29
1/19/04 at 5:10am
Western Union = Like leaving a brown bag of money somewhere for someone to pick up. Once it's picked up, you won't ever see it again ...
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post #24 of 29
1/19/04 at 3:50pm
True western union'ing money is a really bad idea......

Update on that scammer:

Turns out that the account was stolen, so the scammer is totally in the clear, but he did give his address out. So only way he can get caught is if someone is in LA and goes over and gives him a good beat down or calls the cops on him
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post #25 of 29
1/19/04 at 3:58pm
People try to guess passwords of well known sellers/sellers with high feedback. Then change username, wait for 30 days, and you're off to scam land.

I've NOT done it before, but I've downloaded some "material" that helps me identify stuff, and I use eBay regularly.

Paypal and Escrow, ALL THE WAY
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post #26 of 29
1/19/04 at 4:41pm
As with all scams, ripoffs and scheisterisms, there's more than enough folks out there who simply don't understand the old adage, "IF IT SEEMS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE, IT PROBABLY IS". No matter how many times they get screwed, they always come back for more.

I wouldn't do anything on EBAY for more than $50 and then only through vendors I know really, really, really well or have someone I know really, really, really well vouch for. And then I use a satisfaction gauranteed, money back card. Which brings up the biggest threat of all, once these fiends have your CC number, you are very potentially screwed. If they don't use it they may sell the numbers to someone who will.

EBAY is just a big flea market where everybody is masked and not physically present. Think about it.
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post #27 of 29
1/19/04 at 4:50pm
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Originally Posted by CharlieBox
Didn't catch it the first time, but the first laptop link is not even an alienware. Notice the case? That would be a Sager case if I am not mistaken.
The Alienware pictured in the link is the old Area-51 design using the CLEVO. Sager also uses the CLEVO which is obvious witht the similar case design with the exception of logos and paint. Alienware now uses Uniwill which is used in the current Area-51 and the Area-51:Sentia. Not sure who the ODM is for the desktop models.
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post #28 of 29
1/22/04 at 9:21am
No one seemed to catch that Mr Ebay Warehouse's email was from AOL. Uh... HELLLO?? There's the first and last red flag right there. Finished.

Yes, it's too good to be true. If you don't have the patience or the ability to sit down and think something through rationally before acting on it, then that's stupid, IMO. Or just plain naive. Naive the first time, stupid for every other instance afterwards. Just like people clicking on attachments in emails- how many times do they need to be told that it's a Bad Thing to Do?

*sigh*
Sorry. Just frustrating because if ppl used a bit of sense, we wouldn't have to deal with things like this- they'd go away because no one'd ever bite.

Oh, well. Guess I have to say PT Barnum was right.
There's a sucker born every minute.
(sorry if I've misquoted him or not go that right)
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post #29 of 29
1/22/04 at 7:58pm
Thread Starter 

well said

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Originally Posted by FriedToast
Oh, well. Guess I have to say PT Barnum was right.
There's a sucker born every minute.
(sorry if I've misquoted him or not go that right)
Right on my brother.
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