Date:         Thu, 21 Aug 2003 14:05:40 +0000
Reply-To:     maurio11@COMCAST.NET
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From:         David Maurio <maurio11@COMCAST.NET>
Subject:      Re: eBay e-mail header: is this guy out to scam me?

The guy says he doesn't have a credit card to set up an Ebay account but he
has feedback?

Beware of these international deals, it's MUCH harder to get any kind of
recourse if things go wrong.

I'd stay away, I'd rather spend the extra money for peace of mind than risk it
on a sketchy deal like this...


--
David /NJ
85 Wolfsburg Westy "Beatrix"
> On Thu, 21 Aug 2003, Andrew Grebneff wrote:
>
> > Does the FORGED bit above mean that the sender's address has been
> > altered of faked? This is a private response to an eBay bid, offering
> > me the same item cheaper; it was sent by an eBay member via eBay's
> > e-mail forwarding system. I suspect that the fellow is out to scam me.
>
> I'd be very suspicious of this.  Messages like this are against eBay's
> rules, and you won't even have the scanty protections you get in a normal
> eBay auction.  Besides, what will you do if you agree to this and then win
> the auction?  Retracting a bid is considered poor form.
>
> It's possible the guy is on the level, but under-the-table offers like
> this leave a bad taste in my mouth.
>
> David Brodbeck, N8SRE
> '82 Diesel Westfalia
> '94 Honda Civic Si