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First time E-Bay and it's fraud
The one and only time I try to buy something on E-Bay and it turns out to be a fraudulent transaction.
I see a Thermador range that retails for $8K or $9K. Buried in the text is an offer to sell it for $2,200. I send an e-mail to confirm the sale price and shipping costs. I get a positive response. I send another e-mail asking the "seller" to call me. He does, with a heavy Eastern European (Russian mafia) accent. "Is not problem," he tells me, "I sell to you for $2,200." I call a friend that buys and sells cars and boats on E-Bay to help me with the purchase. He says with the seller's high rating there shouldn't be any problem except that it was too late for the seller to stop the auction with only 12 hours to go. He bids for me but the auction is suspended, something about the seller's account being hijacked. The next day I search for ranges again and see the same set-up but with a Wolf range.
So, based upon my experience I logically assume that all E-Bay transactions are fraudulent.
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