DarrenW
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| posted on 27/6/05 at 02:23 PM |
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Ebay con - or not??
This sounds strange. You buy an email that tells you where you can buy the advertised product.
Has anyone tried this before??
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=67772&item=5783735629&rd=1
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donut
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| posted on 27/6/05 at 02:31 PM |
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The email will probably tell you which car to nick it from!!! 
Andy
When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/andywest1/
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slaggywelder
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| posted on 27/6/05 at 02:37 PM |
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Hi,
My brother tried one for an iPod, pay your £1 and we will send you details, blah, blah, blah.
He was sent an email with a dozen or so links most of them came up 404 errors, the ones that worked were either asking for more money to other sites
(auction houses) or put money into a draw were you may win the iPod as first prize.
Same as the you can afford to buy the car of your dreams send £3 and get another million to do the same and you'll be on top of the pyramid,
scam.
Perhaps I'm bitter and twisted and it maybe above board.
Send me £5 and I'll send you a link were you can build a Lotus 7 type car from £250, with all the support you need, nudge, nudge, wink, wink
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Mark
[Edited on 6/27/2005 by slaggywelder]
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nicksertis
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| posted on 27/6/05 at 02:53 PM |
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I've seen auctions like this for mobile phones, the link is to a website where you pay £20 pounds to go on a list. when there is 20 people below
you on the list, you get your phone.
It all sounds cool, but its just a thinly veiled pyramid scheme like Mark said. Basically if you're the 10th person on the list, there has to be
another 200 (20 for each member above you, as well as 20 for you) people to join after you before you will get your phone. In short, never going to
happen unless you get on the list at number 1 or 2, and there are 20-40 mugs who pay to get on the list after you.
I imagine that the link on sale in this case will be very similar. Can you imagine going on the list at number 50 or 100 even??
Edit: Sorry, just had a research and these schemes aren't pyramid schemes as such, as you do get something for your money (ie a cd with software
on it), and then you go on a list to "win"/"earn" a free mobile phone. Minor difference but I thought I'd mention it
anyway.
ATB,
Nick
[Edited on 27/6/05 by nicksertis]
[Edited on 27/6/05 by nicksertis]
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nicksertis
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| posted on 27/6/05 at 03:06 PM |
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Just found this link :
http://www.spamfo.co.uk/component/option,com_content/task,view/id,257/Itemid,2/
explains it better than my brain can!
Nick
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britishtrident
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| posted on 27/6/05 at 04:10 PM |
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I reported it to ebay -- last week I reported a guy for selling registration documents.
I also have reported this add twice http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4558322601 but it hasn't been pulled yet --- read
right to the bottom of text. Well out of order.
[Edited on 27/6/05 by britishtrident]
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Hellfire
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| posted on 27/6/05 at 04:51 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by britishtrident
I reported it to ebay -- last week I reported a guy for selling registration documents.
I also have reported this add twice http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4558322601 but it hasn't been pulled yet --- read
right to the bottom of text. Well out of order.
Am I missing something? I can't see aproblem with it.... patronise me - point me to it!!!
[Edited on 27/6/05 by britishtrident]
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britishtrident
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| posted on 27/6/05 at 05:20 PM |
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Described twice in the add as a 36k miler but states near the bottom it had new engine at 45k and has actually done 81k miles and only the engine is
a 36k miler
If a dealer tried that the consumer protection would nail his hide to the wall.
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andy d (rizla)
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| posted on 27/6/05 at 05:24 PM |
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read the misleading mileage mixup
too slow
[Edited on 27/6/05 by andy d (rizla)]
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big_wasa
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| posted on 27/6/05 at 06:13 PM |
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old saying ......
If something sounds to good to be true ,it often is.......
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tks
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| posted on 27/6/05 at 06:47 PM |
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cant see the fault??misleading..
maybe i'm to good??
But 81000 minus 45000 when engine came in.. = 36000 engine miles..
dunno??
whats wrong?? offcourse he states in the title the engine miles and not the 81000 of the clock/car...
tks
p.d. no i'm not the seller...
this aint no good!: Number of Previous Owners: 3
[Edited on 27/6/05 by tks]
The above comments are always meant to be from the above persons perspective.
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owelly
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| posted on 27/6/05 at 09:19 PM |
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I saw a similar thing. A gadgy was selling information which would save you thousands off the forecourt price of imported cars. I rather cheekily,
e-mailed a bloke who had bought the info (handy history!!) to ask him if it was a scam. He forwarded all the info he had recieved and added that in
his opinion, it was a scam. All you got for your £4.99 was a list of web addresses for 'off-the-boat' importers. most of which, did not
work.
I contacted one of the importers, arranged a (obscenely good) deal and I pick up my new car in two weeks time!!!
Best fiver I never spent!
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MikeP
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| posted on 29/6/05 at 03:22 AM |
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Pretty simple really - if the suppliers the goods are really that hard to find but known by the seller, he'd make more money faster buying the
systems himself and selling them on ebay.
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DarrenW
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| posted on 29/6/05 at 09:25 AM |
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I think the Rover link is quite innocent. Its amazing how many non-techy people think that it i sthe engines mileage that dictates how many miles the
car has done. At least he has stated what the speedo mileage is. This reads like an example of a guy who doesnt realise there are other wear and tear
parts on a car.
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DarrenW
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| posted on 29/6/05 at 09:26 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by big_wasa
old saying ......
If something sounds to good to be true ,it often is.......
I also like the old engineering saying - if it doesnt look right it probably isnt.
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