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Could this be a scam? a little help here please!
mozeppa
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I bid on this coin....
Linky
and no one else bid up until the last 6 seconds.
opening bid was 49.99 or 49.95 (i forget)
so I "over" bid just in case someone might snipe me. (which is o-k by me...if it happens , it happens)
my "over" bid is sniped in the last 6 seconds.....now the auction is over and my "over" bid has lost by 1 dollar.
within minutes I recieve a email offering me a "second chance" to buy the same coin....only now at my maximum bid.
stating that the top bidder couldn't complete the sale
seems to me the seller could have a shill out there bidding and canceling just to see what you would have paid for the coin...then offering
it to you as a "second chance offering" at that maximum bid.........do people do this stuff?....is my theory all wet?
Linky
and no one else bid up until the last 6 seconds.
opening bid was 49.99 or 49.95 (i forget)
so I "over" bid just in case someone might snipe me. (which is o-k by me...if it happens , it happens)
my "over" bid is sniped in the last 6 seconds.....now the auction is over and my "over" bid has lost by 1 dollar.
within minutes I recieve a email offering me a "second chance" to buy the same coin....only now at my maximum bid.
stating that the top bidder couldn't complete the sale
seems to me the seller could have a shill out there bidding and canceling just to see what you would have paid for the coin...then offering
it to you as a "second chance offering" at that maximum bid.........do people do this stuff?....is my theory all wet?
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Let the 3rd bidder have a shot at it...
what is up with the hillbilly song that they play?
President, Racine Numismatic Society 2013-2014; Variety Resource Dimes; See 6/8/12 CDN for my article on Winged Liberty Dimes; Ebay
<< <i>Here's a "doubled die" the winner of this auction got a couple months ago... "doubling" sure... Doesn't look like doubling to me. Not sure why I added a link to that auction, but it is funny to see what people call doubling. >>
amazingly enough the guy who won that auction ...won the the one i'm questioning!
<< <i>Anyone know the name of the song that is playing while the auction runs? It kind of grows on me. >>
document.write("<BGSOUND SRC='http://www.deadzoom.com/auction-template/music/squirrel_dance.wav' hidden='TRUE' LOOP='10'>");
document.write("<P>");
}
<< <i>Anyone know the name of the song that is playing while the auction runs? It kind of grows on me. >>
Yeah, me too, like a fungus!
Michael
<<<within minutes I recieve a email>>>
The time frame is very strange. I'd never snipe an auction and tell the seller "within minutes" that I couldn't complete the deal. I would procrastinate a few days and try to get my $$ together or see what payday was going to look like before I backed out of a deal and risked a neg, especially over a $50 coin.
I would pass on a "2nd chance."
was 2nd high bidder on an item - some time later (not sure on minutes) the winner/high bidder asked me a question through eBay
they say they were buying it for a gift, but that person did not want it - they already paid for the item but would be willing to sell it to me for my high bid -
I am considering it, but because of them - my high bid was $10 higher than the next high bid without them
I hate it when you see my post before I can edit the spelling.
Always looking for nice type coins
my local dealer
then says they can't pay 5 minutes later. It's a scam.
<< <i>Don't buy the coin. No one snipes with 6 seconds left and
then says they can't pay 5 minutes later. It's a scam. >>
I can see how it could happen.
Buyer uses sniping service. Either forgets to cancel snipe, or changes his mind too late, after the bid is beyond "failsafe" time to withdraw. Not that I'm saying that's the case here, but it's possible...
<< <i>what is up with the hillbilly song that they play? >>
My sound was turned WAY UP and I couldn't figure out why the squirreldance started blasting.
By the way a big PASS on the coin for reasons touched on above.
Live Long and Prospect.
The coin has a big ugly spot , so you wouldn't want it anyway.
Tell the seller where he can put his coin(no, maybe you shouldn't do this).
I did kind of like the music in a sick way, though.