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Old Jun 14, 2005 | 07:32 AM
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http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...sPageName=WDVW
anybody think this is true?
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Old Jun 14, 2005 | 07:44 AM
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Highly doubtful......
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Old Jun 14, 2005 | 08:44 AM
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probably stolen, non functional, never going to arrive at your front door etc.
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Old Jun 14, 2005 | 09:00 AM
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If you win the seller sends you a link to a site where you have the opportunity to buy like 500 or so at that price. Its a scam.
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Old Jun 14, 2005 | 10:00 AM
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figured it was
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Old Jun 14, 2005 | 01:16 PM
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first sentence, really big letters.

"You are bidding on a way to obtain this item for $80.00."

its pretty much a pyramid scheme from what i hear.
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Old Jun 14, 2005 | 03:54 PM
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Tons of people do this on ebay. Mostly with audio/video equipment. Funny thing about it is that many people don't read the auction info before bidding. Somewhat off subject: Similar, most people don't read user agreements for software or internet purchases. Most of them tell you straight up that they are going to sell you personal information for "profitable reasons".
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Old Jun 19, 2005 | 01:31 AM
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crooked way of doing "business".
I see that the auction has been removed.
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