Probably to avoid the account owner from becoming aware he's selling something he doesn't own via email questions - although it's just as easy to change the e-mail in the account it's also a red flag to eBay if a bunch of accounts all have the same e-mail. The link to report these auctions is here: http://pages.ebay.com/help/contact_us/_base/index.html Some of these folks have to be clueless - I can look at that not being super-knowledgeable on the letter cars and see it's a $65K car - when I found the real auction in old listings, lo and behold it sold for just a tad over that. It's not that hard to check these things out, looking at old listings, looking at what other things the seller has up and comparing to what they've sold in the past, if there is any recent account activity, etc. I'm amazed no one's use the Buy It Now on one of these listings (what the scammer wants most I suspect). I'd love to be able to buy that for $6500 and turn it around for 10 times the money. That's the biggest giveaway - it's too good to be true. Bill K. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jan & Roger van Hoy" <vanhilla@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2006 3:11 PM Subject: Re: [FWDLK] ebay '61 Chrysler 300G conv. > What's with the odd message and poor grammar? Seller definitely wants an > e-mail, not a bid... > > !!!ATTENTION BUYERS!!! > DO NOT BID WITHOUT ASKING THE PERMISSION OF DOING > THAT OTHERWISE YOU WILL GET WITH NEGATIVE FEEDBACK!!! > PLEASE EMAIL ME AT : > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Nichols" <nick.barb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2006 8:55 AM > Subject: [FWDLK] ebay '61 Chrysler 300G conv. > > > > There is a '61 Chrysler 300 G convertible on ebay that just appeared this > > morning. It could be a scam. They have a buy it now of $6500. If it > > isn't a scam somebody should jump on this. Nick. > > > > ************************************************************* > > > > To unsubscribe or set your subscription options, please go to > > http://lists.psu.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=l-forwardlook&A=1 > > > > ************************************************************* > > To unsubscribe or set your subscription options, please go to > http://lists.psu.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=l-forwardlook&A=1 > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.371 / Virus Database: 267.14.18/230 - Release Date: 1/14/2006 > > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.371 / Virus Database: 267.14.18/230 - Release Date: 1/14/2006 ************************************************************* To unsubscribe or set your subscription options, please go to http://lists.psu.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=l-forwardlook&A=1
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