EBay Series I - use caution

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Author Message bsee Intermediate Member Username: bsee Post Number: 177 Registered: 3-2004 Posted on Friday, August 06, 2004 - 7:28 am:    http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3740816341 This is a bass that someone had for auction out of Australia a month or so ago. Same description, same pictures. I am contacting the eBay seller, who is on a brand new account, to validate the sale. He has one feedback from another brand new eBay account and is looking for a cash-type payment. The evidence is circumstantial, but worthy of caution. I have no other real knowledge of this thing, so buyer beware. Who knows, maybe this guy bought it from Australia and doesn't like it. -Bob bassman10096 Senior Member Username: bassman10096 Post Number: 530 Registered: 7-2003 Posted on Friday, August 06, 2004 - 7:56 am:    Good point. I've never gotten stuck, but I've acted very cagy in situations like that. I think I've protected myself in a few cases (Yes, the majority of buyers and sellers are good, but it only takes 1 bad actor + your money...). Let's stay safe out there. Bill the_mule Intermediate Member Username: the_mule Post Number: 197 Registered: 1-2004 Posted on Friday, August 06, 2004 - 11:16 am:    I also recognised this, especially the sentence "The finish on the body has the scaling associated with an Alembic of this vintage and certainly adds to it's allure" rang a bell. No reserve with such an expensive instrument? Caveat Emptor indeed! Wilfred alemboid Member Username: alemboid Post Number: 87 Registered: 5-2003 Posted on Friday, August 06, 2004 - 11:58 pm:    Seems to possibly be the proverbial "Slippery Weasel". Forgive me if I'm wrong, but something smells, and my shoes are still on... Alemboid alemboid Member Username: alemboid Post Number: 88 Registered: 5-2003 Posted on Saturday, August 07, 2004 - 12:06 am:    Seems to possibly be the proverbial "Slippery Weasel". Forgive me if I'm wrong, but something smells, and my shoes are still on... Alemboid alemboid Member Username: alemboid Post Number: 89 Registered: 5-2003 Posted on Saturday, August 07, 2004 - 12:12 am:    Seems to possibly be the proverbial "Slippery Weasel". Forgive me if I'm wrong, but something smells, and my shoes are still on... Alemboid alemboid Member Username: alemboid Post Number: 90 Registered: 5-2003 Posted on Saturday, August 07, 2004 - 12:16 am:    Seems to possibly be the proverbial "Slippery Weasel". Forgive me if I'm wrong, but something smells, and my shoes are still on... Alemboid alemboid Member Username: alemboid Post Number: 91 Registered: 5-2003 Posted on Saturday, August 07, 2004 - 12:18 am:    Sorry guys, I posted once, and explorer crashed. I brought it back up and tried again, to crash again, then tried to "refresh" and four posts showed! Sorry! Alemboid bsee Intermediate Member Username: bsee Post Number: 186 Registered: 3-2004 Posted on Sunday, August 08, 2004 - 7:23 pm:    I got a response to my query about local pickup. The "seller", and I use the term loosely, claims to have been relocated to London and that he will ship from there. I wouldn't even try to buy this thing without an escrow deal. fungke Junior Username: fungke Post Number: 32 Registered: 7-2004 Posted on Monday, August 09, 2004 - 9:25 am:    Seems to have disappeared... shame, looked a nice example too.