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(Msg. 16) Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2008 10:27 am
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On Sun, 03 Feb 2008 08:31:09 +1100, Mr_Hankey.DeleteThis@qnr.com.au wrote:

>On Sat, 2 Feb 2008 23:03:02 +1100, Dale Porter wrote:
>
>>That all sounds sooo familiar. We saw a classified ad through E-bay for a
>>campervan and contacted the seller. The price looked very good, but when I
>>got a response from the so-called seller it soon became clear that it was a
>>scam.
>>
>>The campervan, still registered in Australia, was actually in the UK, and
>>half the asking price had to be paid directly to a shipping company that had
>>the campervan.
>>
>>Very dodgy, and it was promptly reported to E-bay.
>
>Does eBay actually respond to these reports. I haven't had any trouble
>with eBay, but I did in a never again dual with another auction site.
>My complaints about non delivery of the goods were met with stony
>silence.

I have an ebay account called noscammers or something. I just bid top
dollar on the bike and dont pay it. mostly they're pulled prior.. but
ive 'won' a few.. i got an email once and just ignored it. I'm quite
rich so I always win them..

paulh

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(Msg. 17) Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2008 12:26 pm
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(Msg. 18) Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2008 3:17 pm
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On Feb 3, 12:26 pm, Mr_Han....RemoveThis@qnr.com.au wrote:
> On Sun, 03 Feb 2008 10:27:52 +1100, paulh wrote:
> >On Sun, 03 Feb 2008 08:31:09 +1100, Mr_Han....RemoveThis@qnr.com.au wrote:
> >>>Very dodgy, and it was promptly reported to E-bay.
>
> >>Does eBay actually respond to these reports. I haven't had any trouble
> >>with eBay, but I did in a never again dual with another auction site.
> >>My complaints about non delivery of the goods were met with stony
> >>silence.
>
> >I have an ebay account called noscammers or something. I just bid top
> >dollar on the bike and dont pay it. mostly they're pulled prior.. but
> >ive 'won' a few.. i got an email once and just ignored it. I'm quite
> >rich so I always win them..
>
> Huh? I think you've lost me. The way I read it is that you high-bid
> every bike, then not pay. Is that it? If so is that just not... erm...
> cricket...?
> Or have I missed something here?
>
> --
> Mr H

Not paying for a bike that doesn't exist seems perfectly reasonable to
me.
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(Msg. 19) Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2008 3:48 pm
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Theo Bekkers wrote:
> Noel wrote:
>> "Theo Bekkers" <tbekkers RemoveThis @bekkers.com.au> wrote
>>> "Noel" <yakenjokin RemoveThis @ANTISPAMhotmail.com> wrote
>
>>>> 1. I may be slightly wrong about the model number.
>
>>> You certainly are. There's no 280 slk compressor. And this story has
>>> been around since the 1914 Cadillac. Or was it a 1911 Rolls.
>
>> errm,, well I did see the car and several others plus plethora of
>> merc cast iron, plastic and even some wooden models in his house,,,
>> he could have been telling porkies about the price and story I really
>> don't know. As for the model number of the car, well I don't know much
>> about mercs
>> either and it was about 8 years ago.
>
> Stop digging Noel, you're just making the hole deeper. My son just happens
> to be currently driving the company SLK 350 , which he is about to trade in
> as soon as the C63 arrives, probably in March. I have personally owned a
> Merc since 1972. Still have a 230S waiting for some loving attention in the
> back shed. I have most MB books of note on my bookshelves.
>
> Firstly the model is not 280SLK but SLK 280. The 280 had a 3.0 litre
> normally aspirated engine. The earlier SLK 230 had a Compressor and was made
> from 1998. I believe the 280 replaced it circa 2005 or 6.

geez wgaf...................
>
> Cheers
> Theo
>
>
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(Msg. 20) Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2008 5:10 am
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