Ebay people. is this a scam?

millerman 3732

I listed the BD player that I have for sale in the fleamarket on ebay this morning and I just received this E-mail. Is this guy for real? I'm only asking 339.99 + $22 shipping.


Question from drseaside
drseaside( 0)
Positive feedback: 0%
Member since: May-18-05
Location: FL, United States
Registered on: www.ebay.com


Item: Samsung BDP-1000 Blu-ray Disc player (320135872157)
This message was sent while the listing was active.
drseaside is a potential buyer.



Dear Seller,
I just went through the listing of your item and would like

to purchase it immediately for a friend who resides abroad.I am ready

to pay 1,400.00us for it to cover shipping&Insurance charges(if you have

any doubt about my price,inform me please,i can be flexible).Please get

back to me as soon as possible with your Paypal details which is also

your registered email address with Paypal,so that payment can be

effected asap. My name is Morgan and my email is
(officially_me4@yahoo.it) or you can IM me at the same email address if

you have
any questions.And for better talk here is my adding:


YAHOO MESS:officially_me4@yahoo.it
MSN MESS:officially_me4@hotmail.com
GMAIL Mess:morganwole@gmail.com

Thanks and hope to hear from you soon.
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Details for item number: 320135872157
Item title: Samsung BDP-1000 Blu-ray Disc player
Item URL: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320135872157&sspagename=ADME:B:AAQ:US:1
End date: Friday, Jul 13, 2007 09:11:41 PDT

Gaara

A buyer with 0 feedback overpaying for a item to ship to a friend abroad? Right there I see 4 flags: 0 feedback, overpaying, for a friend, abroad.

I would assume the way this will work is he will send you the amount and ask you to return the extra. You will send the extra to him and the unit thinking you are good to go and the account will turn up stolen or there will be a issue with the funds.

I believe if you sell for a different price then the auction is for you get no protection from ebay, not that it matters as you are not protected selling to people with 0 feedback.

george daniel

Run away from that one,,when it's too good to be true,,it usually isn't .

RuSsMaN

Forward the email to spoof@ebay.com and they will kill the account that it was sent from.

engtaz

Does that remind you of the "25 acres of beautiful waterfront property" located in sunny Florida. fine print: Everglades swamp.

Tex

Yes it is a scam. The 5th red flag is when they want it done immediately or ASAP. They have probably hacked someones Paypal account and must complete the transaction before the account is blocked. You would not find out until after you have shipped the item and Paypal has taken the money back. There is a similar scam with Western Union money orders. They will overpay and want you to cash it at your bank ASAP and send the difference back to them. They get the cash and the merchandise while you get a bogus money order. Stay away from this one.

snow

Scam!!!!!! Dont even email him back to call him a loser IT can cost you dearly. For $1000. more than your asking for shipping and insurance you could ship to the moon lol.

Regards Snow

Gaara

Good call Tex, I totally missed the ASAP bit. 5 big red flags.

dragon1952

Scam

scottvamp

SCAM, 0% feedback/transactions tells the quick story.

millerman 3732

What the hell man I just got this email from someone else.

Question from kiwiklever000
kiwiklever000( 0)
Positive feedback: 0%
Member since: Mar-06-07
Location: WA, United States
Registered on: www.ebay.com


Item: Samsung BDP-1000 Blu-ray Disc player (320135872157)
This message was sent while the listing was active.
kiwiklever000 is a potential buyer.



would u be willing to ship this to another address besides mine? thanks for your time

snow

millerman 3732 wrote: »

What the hell man I just got this email from someone else.

Question from kiwiklever000
kiwiklever000( 0)
Positive feedback: 0%
Member since: Mar-06-07
Location: WA, United States
Registered on: www.ebay.com


Item: Samsung BDP-1000 Blu-ray Disc player (320135872157)
This message was sent while the listing was active.
kiwiklever000 is a potential buyer.



would u be willing to ship this to another address besides mine? thanks for your time

Dont even respond Its a phishing scam to get your email.

REGARDS SNOW

millerman 3732

Does this always happen when you list on ebay?

joeparaski

Add to that the fact that the guy is willing to overpay for an item from a seller who has had ZERO transactions on ebay....heck, "I" would be worried buying for you on ebay!

Joe

snow

millerman 3732 wrote: »

Does this always happen when you list on ebay?

No not always. It seems to me that it kind of depends on what your selling and how valuable it is depends on how many and what type of scammers you get. I think for me its maybe 1 out of 15 listings or so for me.

REGARDS SNOW

janmike

I have never had it happen to me, but I see fradulent listings all the time. Good call.

millerman 3732

joeparaski wrote: »

Add to that the fact that the guy is willing to overpay for an item from a seller who has had ZERO transactions on ebay....heck, "I" would be worried buying for you on ebay!

Joe

Come on I'm a good guy, I wouldn't do ya wrong. :cool:

janmike

Have to agree. I would not buy from a zero feedback seller. Anything below 99% has me looking the other way.

sucks2beme

Saw a California Audio Labs tube DAC. He has it listed as an "ALFA"
rather than an "Alpha" . User hasn't had a transaction in 6 years. Now he has three older high end audio devices listed. I sent a message to get the serial number.
We'll see where the bear poops soon enough.

NeilGabriel

I have had two listings on Audiogon and received scam offers on both. In both cases, the language in the offers was "off." Not standard English terms or phrasing. Each has asked for my best offer, asked a lot of questions, which I did not answer, and then said they wanted to buy. Anyone else with this experience on the A-gon? Do they expect you to ship without a check clearing? Or make a phoney Paypal payment?

wingnut4772

NeilGabriel wrote: »

I have had two listings on Audiogon and received scam offers on both. In both cases, the language in the offers was "off." Not standard English terms or phrasing. Each has asked for my best offer, asked a lot of questions, which I did not answer, and then said they wanted to buy. Anyone else with this experience on the A-gon? Do they expect you to ship without a check clearing? Or make a phoney Paypal payment?

I have had this from Audiogon also. The guys refused to give me an address and said he would have his 'shipper' pick them up and where to send the payment. I told hime to take a long walk off of a short pier.

Gaara

I have had the opposite issue, I have been sending emails to sellers and they refuse to respond back. For a few months I was looking to get some Omega high-eff speakers. 3 different sellers and 5 emails with offers to buy at listed price and I still don't have a pair.

sucks2beme

Gaara wrote: »

I have had the opposite issue, I have been sending emails to sellers and they refuse to respond back. For a few months I was looking to get some Omega high-eff speakers. 3 different sellers and 5 emails with offers to buy at listed price and I still don't have a pair.

This is killing off online sales.
Everyone is too afraid to respond. I get all sorts of weird emails anytime I bid
on EBAY. About 75% of the time I get no response to questions.
I always ask some kind of question if I suspect an item of not being legit.
"Local Pickup Available?" will tell you fast if its a scammer. If they say yes,
its a real seller. No response will raise a red flag. If they say no, then its a coin toss.

[Deleted User]

Here's another flag...look at his e-mail addy's. They can all be aquired without a paid account.

NeilGabriel

wingnut4772 wrote: »

I have had this from Audiogon also. The guys refused to give me an address and said he would have his 'shipper' pick them up and where to send the payment. I told hime to take a long walk off of a short pier.

The following came in today from an A-gon item I have listed (the 901 area code he gives is in Memphis area, not Arkansas):

"I got your response on your displayed item and I agreed with the condition of the item available with you,I wish to let you know that I am located in( AR) and i want to know the final price so that i can make available the payment to you immediately, I ought to come and have a look at it but I am
presently out of the state to ALASKA for an important seminar.Here is how the deal would go.
My option of making payment to you will be only by company's check and certified check in dollars, because that is the only convenient means for me. Concerning the shipment,my shipper will be at your place for the pick up after you receive the payment and when it clears .
I would have been present to see the item for myself but i dont have the chance cause i am handling some important seminar, I will add their shipping charges to the payment i will send to you due to their policy, so when you get payment you just deduct your charges and take $70 for ur self of run around and send the rest fund to my shipper via Western union money Transfer inorder for them to come for the pick up from your location.
Here is my info my address with my phone number as well.
901-248-6423
3075 Zack Ridge Rd.,
Marshall,Ar. 7265
N"B
pls make sure you reply back to my personal emaill address; kim_abott@yahoo.com
The method of payment is only by usa Certified Cheque.
FULL NAME:
ADDRESS:
CITY:
ZIPCODE:
STATE:
TEL PHONE: MOBILE;
Sincerely yours,
Mr. Kim John"

Gaara

Bad english and overpay scams, gotta love it.

Sucks,

I don't get it. The sellers all had 50+ feedback ratings on Agon and I have a rating of 54 right now. Very weird.

sucks2beme

Gaara wrote: »

Bad english and overpay scams, gotta love it.

Sucks,

I don't get it. The sellers all had 50+ feedback ratings on Agon and I have a rating of 54 right now. Very weird.

Someone is hooking people with those phishing schemes and using their accounts. Feedback becomes useless when its someone else behind the curtain. Every time I bid on EBAY now, I get a ton of useless emails with second chances, inquiries for non existing listings, ETC.
I guess I'll stick to the Flea Market.

sucks2beme

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320134956068&ssPageName=ADME:L:DBS:US:11
This guy had a listing on Audiogon for the same thing with a -1 feedback.
http://cls.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?dgtlplay&1188794513
This is his response when I asked if it was his:
Quote:
sorry, did not know it was on audiogon, a misunderstanding
between my partner & me. We were gonna sell item & I thought e-
bay was the way to go. he put on audiogon & this is first i heard of
it. have marked as sold & sorry for any confusion. :end quote

Kinda makes a guy think twice about bidding.:eek:

zombie boy 2000

I've had over 30 transactions on Audiogon and not a hint of a scammer.
I wouldn't let a little broken English sink a sale if that is the only red flag. I sold a preamp to someone who had just move here from China. Initial correspondence was difficult, so I asked for his telephone number. Talked to him as best I could and the deal went down. Smooth as silk.