Ebay auction--am I becoming paranoid??

Bamacues

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Maybe I am a bit of a cynic anymore. Seems like every auction that I see that has the slightest off the wall stuff about it bugs me.

So is this one legit?

http://cgi.ebay.com/Corsair-custom-...ryZ21212QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

1. Hundreds of Ebay transactions, but only 1 in the last year or so.

2. Heart wrenching story line.

3. Just too low a reserve..they said $500, but it is a sale below that.

It has me confused...but that is not hard to do.
 
joe, i agree, this looks fishy. also, a zero feedback bidder has done a lotg of the bidding. am i wrong, isn't this cue worth a lot more, maybe triple?

guy
 
Looks like one of those 'staged' auctions to me.

Look at all the bidders with the wierd (and similar) altho common for these types of actions , bidders.

Not sure what the deal is put these pop up kinda often and definately smell fishy.

My gut feeling is they are feedback builders created by and for "certain" sellers.

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BPG24 said:
this guy has 2000 feedback @99% positive..... it's hard to argue with that....
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That is what bugs me about the whole thing. It says the guy has tremendous feedback, but only 3 show up as a seller, 1 from 04, 1 from 06 and 1 a month ago. Real nice cue. I would not mind bidding on it but something about the whole thing just bugs me.
Joe

Great item, Reliable, Fast delivery, Thank you! A ++++++++ mushcoll73 ( 600) Oct-18-07 13:32

Very professional seller and nice, quality products!Fast shipping. Thanks!! sharony1 ( 1567) Nov-27-06 13:14

A+ seller! would buy from again! wcocarpebeadum ( 439) May-19-04 20:03

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I think it's legit. They tried to sell it once and didn't meet the reserve. My gut tells me it's fine.

If you win an auction that advertises Paypal, then they don't accept Paypal afterward as a form of payment, that's a bid red flag.

Chris
 
howardthedick said:
My gut tells me it's fine.my eyes tells me ugly.
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They are not in Woodland Park, Colorado anymore, however. They are in Shelbyville, Indiana, making gourds. I guess they heard you people in Indiana were out of your gourds.

www.THEGOURDRESERVE.COM
 
You guys are probably correct and everything is just fine. Lately, though, there have been so many scams and rip-offs that anything out of the ordinary jumps out at you.
 
ebay

tate did you see my ebay give away tonight im sick.do you think the market is ever going to turn around.
 
howardthedick said:
tate did you see my ebay give away tonight im sick.do you think the market is ever going to turn around.
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I did and was a little late in placing one more bid!!! Absolutely disgusting it went that low...
 
Woodlan Park

Bamacues said:
Maybe I am a bit of a cynic anymore. Seems like every auction that I see that has the slightest off the wall stuff about it bugs me.

So is this one legit?

http://cgi.ebay.com/Corsair-custom-...ryZ21212QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

1. Hundreds of Ebay transactions, but only 1 in the last year or so.

2. Heart wrenching story line.

3. Just too low a reserve..they said $500, but it is a sale below that.

It has me confused...but that is not hard to do.
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The location is Woodlan Park, CO which is 30-minutes west of Colorado Springs, a very small town. These stories always sound fishy, plus the cue seems to have several problems.
 
howardthedick said:
tate did you see my ebay give away tonight im sick.do you think the market is ever going to turn around.
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Greg,

What cue was it?

Chris
 
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