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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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I am in the market for a full sized used battleship of the classic period. (no fakes please) Does he have any of those for sale?   |
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 United States
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What was the seller ID?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I am in the market for a full sized used battleship of the classic period. (no fakes please) 
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Well, I'm upset that the Brooklyn Bridge I wanted for my backyard isn't for sale anymore. Seller states he sold it last week.
Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis |
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Valued Member
United States
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I encountered one of these types of ebay listings the other day, for an 1892-O Micro O Barber half dollar, graded G06 by PCGS. The seller would not allow bids, and you had to contact him/her directly to arrange the sale. He/she was asking around $1,000 less than the PCGS guide. I reported the listing immediately, then went back later to see if it was still there. The message said that the listing had been removed because the item was 'no longer available' a.k.a. I got caught so I'm pulling it. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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@justanothercoinaddict I've seen "no longer available" turn into the orange hoodie (completely removed) later. If you still have the link go look again. People should always post the seller ID on these things because no one can find it after the listing is removed.
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Valued Member
 United States
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People should always post the seller ID It's not the seller's fault though, it's always some fine established seller with great history. They get hacked and the scammers post a million items for sale under their ID with "don't bid, email us to pay". Once they (or ebay) figures it out, the listings all come down, and the seller hopefully can get back to business and salvage their reputation. The mystery to me is how often this happens, how they can upload thousands of items so quickly, and how ebay simply cannot/will not prevent it from happening, over and over again.
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09/17/2023 12:57 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I only thought it would help us see whether the seller got banned or just all the bogus listings. Maybe it's not worth it. ebay is asleep at the wheel on this stuff. My PayPal got hacked years ago (somebody gave themselves a bogus direct payment from me) and it could only have been via ebay, because I never used PayPal anywhere else. It does make me curious if this scam works. I suppose it must since they keep doing it. |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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You have to remember the cost to send a spam email, post a bogus listing, etc. is very very low. You only need a few "successful" sales to make it worthwhile.
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Valued Member
United States
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Here we go again, quality seller w/ 4000+ sales and >99% positive, hacked by these monsters. 27000 items for sale, here's one - https://www.ebay.com/itm/305174108719Here's what it looks like, for when it inevitably gets pulled down -  Edited by TimNH
10/01/2023 10:38 pm
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Valued Member
United States
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Ah, I've been needing a new harpsichord. I'll look this fellow up!
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United States
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Registrant State/Province: AZ HEY! they are from Arizona! I'll find them  and teach them a thing or 2   
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Orange hoodie award. It's a bit mind boggling that ebay can't detect that a seller suddenly has 27000 listings. We've seen this same scam happen many times now. |
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United States
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United States
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Show your financial support of the Coin Community Family (click here)See my topic on Mexican Numismatic Medals (click here) |
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