ebay scam Giant Size X-men 1 0

[herc2000]

Hi Guys, just saw this go up.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Giant-X-men-1-July-1975-First-Appearance-Wolverine/132773515294?hash=item1ee9eb101e:g:14gAAOSwUKhbkyw-

 

thought it looked alright, so did a bit of checking and then found this real listing.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/p/Giant-Size-X-Men-2-1975-Marvel/85473045?iid=382555830677&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIM.MBE%26ao%3D2%26asc%3D53677%26meid%3Ddc4e12046dcd4377958a88fbba4e9d53%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D10%26mehot%3Dpp%26sd%3D132773515294%26itm%3D382555830677&_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851

 

Did contact ebay in the UK via message, but would not let me give any proper info and there's no live chat, maybe to late over here. I'm sure someone will buy this before the night is out :-(

[kav]

15 minutes ago, herc2000 said:

Hi Guys, just saw this go up.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Giant-X-men-1-July-1975-First-Appearance-Wolverine/132773515294?hash=item1ee9eb101e:g:14gAAOSwUKhbkyw-

 

thought it looked alright, so did a bit of checking and then found this real listing.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/p/Giant-Size-X-Men-2-1975-Marvel/85473045?iid=382555830677&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIM.MBE%26ao%3D2%26asc%3D53677%26meid%3Ddc4e12046dcd4377958a88fbba4e9d53%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D10%26mehot%3Dpp%26sd%3D132773515294%26itm%3D382555830677&_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851

 

Did contact ebay in the UK via message, but would not let me give any proper info and there's no live chat, maybe to late over here. I'm sure someone will buy this before the night is out :-(

Reported.  5 reports gets it taken down folks.

[Mystafo]

Reported.

And reported Kav for reporting ().

And then reported myself doubly.

[kav]

2 minutes ago, Mystafo said:

Reported.

And reported Kav for reporting ().

And then reported myself doubly.

 

[herc2000]

someone bought it for £200  :-(

Trouble is, once you buy it and pay, yes you are covered, but the last time I got scammed on some lenses, I had to wait about two weeks to get my money back.

 

 

Edited September 9, 2018 by herc2000

[Skeptic_Kepp]

Can someone explain to me the thought process of these types of scams? Since the buyer is protected, how would a scammer benefit in this situation? Are the scammers just really dumb? Am I missing something? 

[James J Johnson]

22 hours ago, Mystafo said:

Reported.

And reported Kav for reporting ().

And then reported myself doubly.

Reported!

And reported you for reporting Kav's reporting!

Likewise, I also ratted myself out.

Now I'm on double-secret probation with the rest of all us rats.

 

 

[aszumilo]

5 hours ago, Skeptic_Kepp said:

Can someone explain to me the thought process of these types of scams? Since the buyer is protected, how would a scammer benefit in this situation? Are the scammers just really dumb? Am I missing something? 

1 way is the scammers get the money, close the Paypal account and leave E-Bay/Paypal on the hook for the reimbursement.

[kav]

16 minutes ago, aszumilo said:

1 way is the scammers get the money, close the Paypal account and leave E-Bay/Paypal on the hook for the reimbursement.

New members dont get the money until buyers confirm they received item.  Its really a dumb scam attempt.

[James J Johnson]

5 hours ago, kav said:

New members dont get the money until buyers confirm they received item.  Its really a dumb scam attempt.

That's right. 21 days, or some such time frame, that paypal holds the funds in limbo if a seller has not established a good working track record with ebay of delivering items in a timely manner?

[kav]

2 minutes ago, James J Johnson said:

That's right. 21 days, or some such time frame, that paypal holds the funds in limbo if a seller has not established a good working track record with ebay of delivering items in a timely manner?

yep and you cant just be a buyer for say a year and bypass this-as soon as you start selling, you go on probation I think for your first 3 sales.