eBay scam, guy pretending to sell Ben's laptops.

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Re: eBay scam, guy pretending to sell Ben's laptops.

Post by what » Fri Dec 11, 2009 6:18 pm

I really hope nobody falls for this scam.

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Re: eBay scam, guy pretending to sell Ben's laptops.

Post by palmertech » Fri Dec 11, 2009 8:58 pm

Well, someone did, that auction went to completion.
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Re: eBay scam, guy pretending to sell Ben's laptops.

Post by hailrazer » Fri Dec 11, 2009 8:59 pm

palmertech wrote:Well, someone did, that auction went to completion.
No those were all shill bids. I'd stake my first born on it.
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Re: eBay scam, guy pretending to sell Ben's laptops.

Post by Michaelthurston » Sat Dec 12, 2009 11:27 pm

hailrazer wrote:
palmertech wrote:Well, someone did, that auction went to completion.
No those were all shill bids. I'd stake my first born on it.
I'd go with Hail on this one. I put my iPod touch up there about 2 weeks ago, Twice it got bought out by fake bidders.
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Re: eBay scam, guy pretending to sell Ben's laptops.

Post by samjc3 » Sat Dec 12, 2009 11:28 pm

Michaelthurston wrote:
hailrazer wrote:
palmertech wrote:Well, someone did, that auction went to completion.
No those were all shill bids. I'd stake my first born on it.
I'd go with Hail on this one. I put my iPod touch up there about 2 weeks ago, Twice it got bought out by fake bidders.
same here. my ipoT went 3 times to fake bidders. i go with hail.
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Re: eBay scam, guy pretending to sell Ben's laptops.

Post by benheck » Sun Dec 13, 2009 1:42 pm

This is pretty lame. I reported a problem too.

If you have to steal someone else's pictures (thus nothing is built) and you claim to do it by Christmas, well, you're full of crap.

I feel bad for whomever won the auction.

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Re: eBay scam, guy pretending to sell Ben's laptops.

Post by J.D » Sun Dec 13, 2009 1:49 pm

Well, that sucks.

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Re: eBay scam, guy pretending to sell Ben's laptops.

Post by Rekarp » Sun Dec 13, 2009 2:18 pm

Ben, someone totally stole a picture of your desk.
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Re: eBay scam, guy pretending to sell Ben's laptops.

Post by what » Mon Dec 14, 2009 7:52 pm

If it wasnt a fake bid, I pity the buyer. If it was fake, they probably deserve it.

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Re: eBay scam, guy pretending to sell Ben's laptops.

Post by benheck » Tue Dec 15, 2009 11:34 am

My desk! Oh noes!

I took a look, most of the bids were from people with no or low feedback. So it probably was a wash in the end.

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Re: eBay scam, guy pretending to sell Ben's laptops.

Post by desertman123 » Tue Dec 15, 2009 7:33 pm

benheck wrote:My desk! Oh noes!

I took a look, most of the bids were from people with no or low feedback. So it probably was a wash in the end.

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