Fight Against Crime #20 on Ebay 0

[telerites]

Fight Against Crime #20 on Ebay

http://www.ebay.com/itm/222524299894?ul_noapp=true

This has all the bells and whistles of a scam/highjacked account but wanted to get thoughts.  

The description title is odd and wouldn't be a way a comic nerd would list it.  Only item for sale.  Account has no feedback as a seller.  Ebay lister's ID was changed on March 31, 2017.  The actual description seems fairly good.  Free shipping is an added enticement for a scammer since they don't have the book and won't be sending anything.

Thoughts?

[Artboy99]

58 minutes ago, telerites said:

Fight Against Crime #20 on Ebay

http://www.ebay.com/itm/222524299894?ul_noapp=true

This has all the bells and whistles of a scam/highjacked account but wanted to get thoughts.  

The description title is odd and wouldn't be a way a comic nerd would list it.  Only item for sale.  Account has no feedback as a seller.  Ebay lister's ID was changed on March 31, 2017.  The actual description seems fairly good.  Free shipping is an added enticement for a scammer since they don't have the book and won't be sending anything.

Thoughts?

account shows 2 items with feedback as the seller ( the only 2 that are viewable ) but the items are not comics or comic related they are jewelry type items. It is a nice looking copy, but in light of the ID change Mar 31/17 and relative uncertainty I would stay clear.

Good luck if anyone bids / wins and then receives the book.

[telerites]

1 hour ago, Artboy99 said:

account shows 2 items with feedback as the seller ( the only 2 that are viewable ) but the items are not comics or comic related they are jewelry type items. It is a nice looking copy, but in light of the ID change Mar 31/17 and relative uncertainty I would stay clear.

Good luck if anyone bids / wins and then receives the book.

You are correct.  I had the Search Seller Feedback Tab open.  

[Sqeggs]

2 hours ago, Artboy99 said:

3 hours ago, telerites said:

Fight Against Crime #20 on Ebay

http://www.ebay.com/itm/222524299894?ul_noapp=true

This has all the bells and whistles of a scam/highjacked account but wanted to get thoughts.  

The description title is odd and wouldn't be a way a comic nerd would list it.  Only item for sale.  Account has no feedback as a seller.  Ebay lister's ID was changed on March 31, 2017.  The actual description seems fairly good.  Free shipping is an added enticement for a scammer since they don't have the book and won't be sending anything.

Thoughts?

account shows 2 items with feedback as the seller ( the only 2 that are viewable ) but the items are not comics or comic related they are jewelry type items. It is a nice looking copy, but in light of the ID change Mar 31/17 and relative uncertainty I would stay clear.

Good luck if anyone bids / wins and then receives the book.

The two recent (apparent) sales make this something other than an obvious scam.  The fact that one of his two "buyers" left this fb:  "Have 100% faith in the integrity of this seller. A pleasure to deal with. A+!" is a bit suspicious to me.  Do legit buyers feel obliged to vouch for the integrity of sellers?

Tough to know for sure, but a high-grade raw copy of a very hot book being offered by a seller with no background in selling such books would cause me to avoid the auction.

[Artboy99]

1 minute ago, Sqeggs said:

The two recent (apparent) sales make this something other than an obvious scam.  The fact that one of his two "buyers" left this fb:  "Have 100% faith in the integrity of this seller. A pleasure to deal with. A+!" is a bit suspicious to me.  Do legit buyers feel obliged to vouch for the integrity of sellers?

Tough to know for sure, but a high-grade raw copy of a very hot book being offered by a seller with no background in selling such books would cause me to avoid the auction.

I agree completely. I found that feedback extremely suspicious as well.

[Action252Kid]

Just as an FYI, in case anyone was in the mood for gambling on this shady auction, it's a scam.  This identical copy has been listed at least a half dozen times over the past few years, with the same pics & description lifted from the original 2013 sale (see link below).

http://www.comicsvalue.com/FIGHT-AGAINST-CRIME-HORROR-AND-TERROR-VOL-1-20-JULY-1954-STORY-COMICS-VF/251390990231.html 

[Sqeggs]

12 hours ago, Action252Kid said:

Just as an FYI, in case anyone was in the mood for gambling on this shady auction, it's a scam.  This identical copy has been listed at least a half dozen times over the past few years, with the same pics & description lifted from the original 2013 sale (see link below).

http://www.comicsvalue.com/FIGHT-AGAINST-CRIME-HORROR-AND-TERROR-VOL-1-20-JULY-1954-STORY-COMICS-VF/251390990231.html 

Thanks for removing any doubt. 

Edited May 28, 2017 by Sqeggs
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[Mxwll Smrt]

12 hours ago, Action252Kid said:

Just as an FYI, in case anyone was in the mood for gambling on this shady auction, it's a scam.  This identical copy has been listed at least a half dozen times over the past few years, with the same pics & description lifted from the original 2013 sale (see link below).

http://www.comicsvalue.com/FIGHT-AGAINST-CRIME-HORROR-AND-TERROR-VOL-1-20-JULY-1954-STORY-COMICS-VF/251390990231.html 

[telerites]

14 hours ago, Action252Kid said:

Just as an FYI, in case anyone was in the mood for gambling on this shady auction, it's a scam.  This identical copy has been listed at least a half dozen times over the past few years, with the same pics & description lifted from the original 2013 sale (see link below).

http://www.comicsvalue.com/FIGHT-AGAINST-CRIME-HORROR-AND-TERROR-VOL-1-20-JULY-1954-STORY-COMICS-VF/251390990231.html 

Not that I intended to bid but that's some good research.  Thanks 

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