What's the catch?

Chuck(G) · Post by **Chuck(G)** » Tue Dec 20, 2005 1:21 pm

Simply emailing the seller and requesting an additional photo is usually enough to smoke the fakes out.

sc_curtis · Post by **sc_curtis** » Tue Dec 20, 2005 11:50 pm

I thought my intentions were clear, but some of you seem confused. I bid to see if it was a scam. If it turned out to be a scam, no way was I gonna pay. Since ebay has alerted me that it is a scam, I would have to be a complete idiot to just send money, wouldn't I.

It will be interesting, however, to see if the "seller" emails me back after I forwarded that email.

BTW, since ebay yanked the listing, the seller cannot post negative feedback on my account. It is as if the auction never took place.

As clear as I can say it: I WILL NOT send money to this person, since the existence of this tuba is in question.

SplatterTone · Post by **SplatterTone** » Tue Dec 20, 2005 11:57 pm

since the existence of this tuba is in question.

Well ... but ... but ... if it doesn't exist, then how did they take the photographs?

Oh gosh! This just blows my mind!!

Chuck(G) · Post by **Chuck(G)** » Wed Dec 21, 2005 2:28 am

sc_curtis wrote:I thought my intentions were clear, but some of you seem confused. I bid to see if it was a scam. If it turned out to be a scam, no way was I gonna pay. Since ebay has alerted me that it is a scam, I would have to be a complete idiot to just send money, wouldn't I.

Respectfully, I think you have too much faith in eBay's ability to respond to a situation. Requesting escrow or more information that only someone in physical possession of the instrument is a better road that trusting the good folks at eBay to be on the ball, IMOHO.

It's funny; on the classic computer list, folks use "second chance" eBay auctions frequently with no problems. Of course, it's rare to see something going for much more than $50 there--and the folks buying know the right questions to ask

sc_curtis · Post by **sc_curtis** » Wed Dec 21, 2005 12:10 pm

Something like that....I have a month to waste, why not?!?!

Tubaryan12 · Post by **Tubaryan12** » Wed Dec 21, 2005 12:11 pm

bloke wrote: but just a bit amused that someone would waste time bidding on an obvious scam auction.

Actually, this gentleman performed a public service. By winning the auction, he made sure that some unsuspecting tuba player with a limited budget didn't make a costly mistake. Why, just the other day, the credit card company called me and told me someone had been making charges on my card just under the $500 fraud threshhold. I answered a few questions and then that nice young man even took the time to confirm that I was actually the card holder by asking me for the security code number off the back.........uh....gotta go.....I seem to need to make a phone call......

windshieldbug · Post by **windshieldbug** » Wed Dec 21, 2005 2:50 pm

What's the Catch?

Is that like "catch of the day"?

windshieldbug · Post by **windshieldbug** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 8:49 am

Hello?... I've fallen... and I can't get up!