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Re: [OM] [OT] eBay scam?

Subject: Re: [OM] [OT] eBay scam?
From: "John Hudson" <13874@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 30 May 2003 09:10:20 -0300
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Scales" <tscales@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, 30 May, 2003 06:58 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] [OT] eBay scam?


> Don't know about Canada, but it's not legit in the U.S.  Once it is
opened,
> you can't refuse it.
>
> Tom


Same in Canada.




> ----- 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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