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Re: [OM] [OT] eBay scam?

Subject: Re: [OM] [OT] eBay scam?
From: "Tom Scales" <tscales@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 30 May 2003 05:58:41 -0400
Don't know about Canada, but it's not legit in the U.S.  Once it is opened,
you can't refuse it.

Tom
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Andrew Gullen" <andrew.gullen@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2003 9:27 PM
Subject: [OM] [OT] eBay scam?


> I may have been stung.
>
> I *really* wanted a copy of John Shaw's "Closeups in Nature". I saw one
for
> sale by a somewhat suspect seller (details when this settles out) and
> decided to risk a few bucks and see what happens. I BIN it and send Paypal
> for about USD 21.
>
> Sure enough a few days later a book arrives. But it's "The Photographer's
> Guide to using Filters" by Joseph Meehan. Nice book but not what I want. I
> send a polite email asking for my book and offering to either send this
one
> back at his expense or pay USD 8 for it. I get the following ...
>
> > DO U HAVE THE MAILER IT WAS SENT IN??
>
> > PLEASE MARK REFUSED AND DROP IN MAIL BOX, WILL FIND ITS WAY
> > BACK TO US HERE.....XXXX OFF YOUR NAME/ADDRESS, MAKESURE
> > VIEWPOINT IS VISIBLE.
>
> > AM OFF ON A TRIP OUT OF NY FOR 4 days - WILL POST THE CLOSEUPS IN NATURE
TO U
> > WHEN I GET BACK
>
> > sorry for mistake here... FILTER BOOK COST US $ 13. SO IF
> > U WANT TO READ FOR A FEW HOURS FINE, OTHERWISE WOULD NEED IT
> > BACK BEFORE ANY CORRECTION MADE...
>
> Anybody know whether this is a legit way to return it and a good idea? Any
> Canadians know whether this works between here and the US?
>
> BTW, this guy keeps getting kicked off eBay. He claims it's because he
sold
> some adult material last year. He pops back up with a new ID and about a
> dozen positive feedbacks, but when you examine them he's always the buyer
> and the items are all about a dollar.
>
> As I said, this was an experiment and I'm only out a few bucks at most.
But
> it does feel icky to get scammed - hadn't counted on that...
>
> Andrew
>
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