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Having fun with Ebay scammers!

I get this email:

Dear eBay Member,


Sorry for the disturbance ...
I have this product and I noticed that it is identical with the one that you are bidding on: Extremely Rare ANACS 1802/1 $2.50 Gold Quarter Eagle!! Item number: 8416640060
and I thought that I can offer it to you for a very good price: US$ 5,100.00
If you are interested in my offer please reply me for more details !

Thank you for your time !
I will wait your email

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I reply:

Do you want to send it to me for inspection--I will either buy (and pay for) it or return it.

Otherwise, I'm not interested.

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I suspect that wil be the end of it!!!

Comments

  • fcloudfcloud Posts: 12,133 ✭✭✭✭
    ? could get you in trouble?

    President, Racine Numismatic Society 2013-2014; Variety Resource Dimes; See 6/8/12 CDN for my article on Winged Liberty Dimes; Ebay



  • << <i>? could get you in trouble? >>





    I won't lose any sleep over that.
  • granddadgranddad Posts: 966
    I would send them another e-mail with a link to a web site where they could purchase a grammar book.


    Have a Great Day!
    Louis
  • BearBear Posts: 18,953 ✭✭✭
    Go for it. Send a cashiers check along with

    your credit card #, SS#, mothers maiden name

    and your shoe and hat size. Then wait at your

    mail box.image
    There once was a place called
    Camelotimage
  • BochimanBochiman Posts: 25,789 ✭✭✭✭✭
    That's having fun with them?
    Pretty boring. Someone posted something awhile back that had a lot of fun with a scammer....

    Asking for their paypal or address and acting like they are very interested....playing it out for a few messages to make them think you are totally into it.

    THAT would be having fun with them...

    I've been told I tolerate fools poorly...that may explain things if I have a problem with you. Current ebay items - Nothing at the moment

  • LincolnCentManLincolnCentMan Posts: 5,347 ✭✭✭✭
    Several years back, I had some dude from another country send me a list of coins that he had inherited. It was probably 100K worth of coins. When he found out he was going to have to send the coins to me before I sent payment, he abrubtly quit sending emails to me. Go figure.

    David

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