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Re: The dockter/Big Al/etc
@guinessmstr45....Welcome aboard....Sorry to hear of your bad experience. This particular scammer has been known to forum members for a long time. Your post may here may help some new collectors avoid him. Cheers, RickO -
Re: New (for me) and WEIRD letter from Paypal
So far, in this thread: "Scammers are running wild." "Paypal. . . the abuse keeps on coming." Paypal is making an attempt at protecting themselves, thus protecting you from fraud. I'd allow them to do their job in the hopes they'll have some success. -
Re: Warning - ebay seller lifts images of my coin!
<< <i>The fun is over.... and the seller has no other items for sale........ >> The seller must've got scared and closed them out. If eBay had shut them down, they'd be out of the database. Good work, folks -- one less scammer on eBay. -
Re: How much fraud is there on eBay? Last year eBay covered $50,000,000 in claims
<<< How much fraud is there on eBay? >>> Fraud is now rampant on Ebay IMO, and Ebay is a playground for just about every internet scammer and 2-bit crook out there. And good feedback is really NO guaranty of an honest and reliable seller IMO. Just be careful. -
Re: What I sent out and what I got back
I suspect, that your scammers have tried the same M.O. with other sellers. I agree with derryb in getting PayPal's high value fraud department involved. With a potential 4 grand loss involved, it might be prudent to seek the help of an attorney.... -
Re: The latest SGS scam?
If anyone, around here or knowledgeable in coins, considers SGS to be ANYTHING besides a scam, then I will be truly amazed!!!! The reply to the email doesn't surprise me. They are a pure scam. The seller is a scammer as well but it is most likely SGS starting the scam and the seller running with it. -
Re: Ebay policy question
<< <i>selller only requires insurance for Paypal payments....$2.10 for a $12 coin.......so he's basically trying to recoup paypal fees. >> No, what he's doing is protecting himself against scammers who file bogus chargebacks. Russ, NCNE -
Re: Doctor's estate selling on ebay, 2000 unoppened cases from 70's and 80's.
here is the link from the registry board. I am in mickey's camp that the guy is an idiot but not a scammer , had his head up his a$$ but 3 buyers neg'd him for no reason and he got naru'd. not very fair. other thread on this issue -
Re: no coins on Ebay worth mentioning. hmmmm
Ebay has become something of a self-fulfilling prophecy. Buyers low ball their bids hoping for rips or because of overgrading and decent sellers can get more for the quality pieces at shows. That leaves Ebay wide open for the scammers and the drek & swill . -
Re: Scrapbook Paper and Glue
One thing always possible, I call it a "scrapbook scam" and I've seen this a number of times before. Could be an antique store, flea market, or anywhere, old scrapbooks aren't that hard to find. But what a scammer does is he takes the old scrapbook, which has the usual glued in newspaper clippings, postcards, old photos,…
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