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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Quote:Yes we also got it shut down the last time the seller listed this rip off. It was only about a month ago. It was reported as a hijacked account and after it ended, ebay removed all the bids. Here's the old thread.eBay should shut the seller account down. I suppose it draws internet traffic. If this was your ebay account, wouldn't you want ebay to shut yours down? Hmmmmmm.... There's something odd about all this. I agree that the previous auction run by this seller bore all the hallmarks of a hijacked account (long dormant account, no previous large sales like this, etc.). However, it's interesting to note that (a) this auction seems to have all new pictures, which I wouldn't expect in a total scam auction, and (b) the one recent positive feedback the seller received was actually for that previous auction that sold for $32,000. I suppose the "buyer" was in on the scam, but you just never know.... [And, hey -- I just noticed this was my 1000th post!] Edited by barryg
05/09/2012 12:38 pm
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[And, hey -- I just noticed this was my 1000th post!]  Congratulations barry - - I think you should celebrate by adding some more silver to your stack.  |
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Canada
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That artpiece on the left with Paris looks very modern. I've seen lots of imitations of this very style and motif.
Most of the plates say "Plate" on them for a good reason.
Having those notes of high value just sit around to get mishandled is just bad taste. It would be worth it for the seller to have them graded professionally, especially if s/he paid $350 to have a clock ultrasonically cleaned (seriously?)...
Saw lots of junk foreign coins mingling with what could be common dollars.
That "blue sapphire" ring looks like blue spinel to me. There's probably a good reason why the seller didn't photograph its huge belly.
One of the diamond rings - the center piece showed a huge gaping window.
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Pillar of the Community
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 At first glance it all looked nice since I did not have a spare 15 to 20 grand laying around to seriously consider bidding an did not really read an examine all the WISHY WASHY INFORMATION, not that I would ever buy anything on ebay at that high price even if I had the means, short of being from a reputable PM dealer who I had bought from before an knew was 100% legit, or a CCF member here perhaps.... Nothing more then another 100 slab coin lot starting low with no reserve an stock picture that this here jack wagon typing sucked right into hook line an sinker, just in a more dressed up fashion.... They take all this junk, an put a couple of decent items in with it (all the stuff that did not sell at the estate sell, swap meets, or auctions do to wise people examining it an determining it is just PLATED junk for example) an dress it up with some shady misleading pictures. Then they let the ebay fools with pockets full which apparently is a deeper pool then I had ever realized, pick away at that junk lot an push it up into criminally high numbers.... I would be real surprised if anyone dumped 25 grand in one of these, if they came out with even 12 grand worth of retail merchandise. Like BarryG an Liber said, short of knowing the true clarity an having those diamonds examined, it could be the swing in a couple of hundred bucks of just gold weight, to a pristine 50 thousand diamond an setting, no way to tell on the laptop period ..... Edited by Silverhawk74
05/09/2012 1:45 pm
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Looks like someone piled a lot of cheap garbage then salted it with a few good items. No thanks.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Even though the previous auction ended and all bids were cancelled, the high bidder immediately left positive feedback for this seller on the last auction. What does that tell you. You know, I am tired of reporting ebay auctions. It does no good. I may become the high bidder of this auction and leave negative feedback about it being a scam though. |
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Maybe he/shes a estate liquidator of sorts?
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Pillar of the Community
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I think that is most likely Tzarmarko an Nickel guy I smell a shill rat as something is rotten in the state of Denmark eh, rof  .... |
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TheNickelGuy, What would one use as the rationale for shutting down the auction? What ebay rule has the seller broken? It seems shady but I couldn't detect anything that crossed line, myself. Just curious. |
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United States
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I would never disguise myself as somebody else on this forum. The scenario as I recall on this seller was they were reported as a possible hijacked account. The seller was inactive since 2010 and the only two auctions they have listed are this one and one similar that all bids were removed and the auction was shut down and no longer available. Why it is again visible is beyond me except that it did end with a winning bid but soon after it disappeared. I suspect that the high bidder had no role in this auction other than to leave positive feedback. validate the seller and to set up the bait and hook. I doubt they ever traded any money or received a truckload of stuff. I wouldn't really bid on this to win and leave negative feedback, I just got mad at ebay for letting stuff like this happen. If something sounds too good to be true it probably is. |
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United States
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ebay has pretty good buyer protection up to a certain amount. I don't remember the limit. But as long as the auction stays under that amount, the winner will get his/her money back from the seller if the merchandise isn't delivered. I believe the scam is making the hoard look a lot juicier than it really is, versus outright theft. Just a hunch. Forget to add, if they indeed highjacked an account, it's definitely more than fishy and I feel sorry for the winner. But they would still have to list things like credit card information, which would allow law enforcement to track them down, assuming they'd bother doing so.
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05/09/2012 8:13 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Quote:Item 221015973377 is no longer available. 200 items found similar to 'Antique Lot Gold Silver Coins Vintage Currency Notes Art Dollar Clock Diamond' The both lots that looked similar are "Poof" gone. I would love to read someday that they were arrested and taken off in handcuffs as well as the shill bidders. |
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