[AJD] $300 Ebay JD gas cap -Fraud second chances

[G.Dombaugh]

Good Morning all....
Be very careful of the "Second Chance" offers, especially on the higher 
ticket items.
About a 6 months ago I bid $2150.00 for a like new (but older) 345 JD mower. 
The mower sold
for something like $3100.00.  I get this official looking email that had 
eBay's name on it
giving me a "second chance" offer at my price. (Obviously, this didn't sound 
quite right.)
 Since I had already spoken to the seller once, I called him back and the 
"second chance" offer did not come from him.  It was a FRAUD offer that 
requested my immediate payment to secure the mower and they would even
pay the freight to my location to make it more enticing.  If I had sent the 
money I would have been out
the $2150.00 with NO MOWER.     .... eBay confirmed that it was a FRAUD 
offer....

Garrell Dombaugh

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chris C" <jdnutinwa at yahoo.com>
To: "Antique John Deere mailing list" 
<antique-johndeere at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Monday, November 07, 2005 11:41 PM
Subject: Re: Re[2]: [AJD] $300 Ebay JD gas cap


>I am quite sure that I have had this happen to me on more than one 
>occasion.  That is why I do not accept second chance offers unless I 
>absolutely have to have it and/or the price is still too good to pass up.
>
>             Chris
>
> Bus Driver <mpmbd at yadtel.net> wrote:
> To second what Spencer has said, I think I discovered a sly shill 
> technique
> on eBay. Suppose an item starts with $1.00 minimum bid. You are first 
> bidder
> and bid $9.95 as your maximum bid and Ebay posts your intial bid of $1.00.
> Couple of other bidders bring it up to $5.95 and you are still high 
> bidder.
> Seller wonders how much you really did bid. So his shill bids until shill 
> is
> the highest bidder. Auction ends. Now seller knows your maximum bid and
> sends you "second chance" offer of the item at $9.95. Since you had 
> already
> committed to that amount, you probably will buy it at $9.95. I think this
> was pulled on me once.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Spencer Yost"
> To:
> Sent: Monday, November 07, 2005 8:29 PM
> Subject: Re[2]: [AJD] $300 Ebay JD gas cap
>
>
>> I don't know the seller and I am specifically NOT accusing him of this,
> but
>> items like this, that go for more than they could ever be worth on their
>> best day, remind me to mention this: Watch for shill/push bidding. The
>> practice is very common on Ebay - no, let me re-phrase that: It is VERY,
>> VERY common....
>>
>> Spencer Yost
>> Owner, ATIS
>> Plow the Net!
>> http://www.atis.net
>>
>>
>> *********** REPLY SEPARATOR ***********
>>
>> On 11/6/2005 at 10:58 PM greg at theoldtractorcompany.com wrote:
>>
>> >OMG yet again
>> >This is the cap I had written an article about some time ago.
>> >I have two of thes caps in my collection, lucky me I guess
>> >Wow, that is completely unreal I think
>> >Greg
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >Greg Stephen
>> >The Old Tractor Company
>> >Stephen Equipment Company
>> >PO Box 709
>> >Franktown, CO 80116
>> >303-663-5246
>> >303-468-0377 FAX<<--GREAT WAY TO REACH ME!
>> >
>> >On Sun Nov 6 19:39 , 'Dean VP' sent:
>> >
>> >>Chris:
>> >>
>> >>Yep, that is cool. I seem to recall my Dad having one in the 40's or
>> 50's.
>> >>It may be a Fig Newton of my imagination. However, just think what $300
>> >can
>> >>really buy.
>> >>
>> >>Dean A. Van Peursem
>> >>Snohomish, WA 98290
>> >>
>> >>Forbidden fruits create many jams!
>> >>
>> >>www.deerelegacy.com
>> >>
>> >>http://members.cox.net/classicweb/email.htm
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>-----Original Message-----
>> >>From: antique-johndeere-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
>>
>>>[antique-johndeere-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com','','','')">antique-j
>> ohndeere-
>> >bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of
>> >>Chris C
>> >>Sent: Sunday, November 06, 2005 5:59 PM
>> >>To: ATIS LIST
>> >>Subject: [AJD] $300 Ebay JD gas cap
>> >>
>> >>If I had $300 burning a hole in my pocket I think I
>> >>would buy this just to have it! Check out Ebay item
>> >>#7560234025
>> >>
>> >> Chris
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
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