Fishy ebay item

[David Grant]

Is this likely a fraudulent auction?

http://cgi.ebay.com/TECHNICS-SH-AC300-Dolby-Digital-Surround-AC-3-Processor_W0QQitemZ270023631488QQihZ017QQcategoryZ 14978QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

It has identical photos and description to one which just ended:

http://cgi.ebay.com/TECHNICS-SH-AC300-Dolby-Digital-Surround-AC-3-PROCESSOR_W0QQitemZ170022104855QQihZ007QQcategoryZ 14978QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Makes me a little nervous... Anything I can ask the seller to help make
sure it's safe?

Thanks,

Dave



--
Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com

[Predrag Trpkov]

"David Grant" > wrote in message
...
> Is this likely a fraudulent auction?

Not necessarily.


> It has identical photos and description to one which just ended:

Some people are just lazy. On the other hand, eBay is flooded with
fraudulant auctions. In most of them, however, more costly items are offered
by sellers with more dubious feedback.


> Makes me a little nervous... Anything I can ask the seller to help make
> sure it's safe?

You can ask them for a detailed photo of, say, the front panel or display.
You can ask if you can pay and pick up the item personally after the
auction. The reply will tell you a lot.

Predrag

[William Sommerwerck]

It's probably fraudulent. I just bought a used AIBO from an (apparently)
honest seller. I discovered there are three to six fraudulent AIBO auctions
every day on eBay!

I just got a Parasound C2 controller, and have an SH-AC300 in excellent
(near-new) condition for sale. Please contact me directly, and we can
discuss what a fair price would be, means of payment, etc.

If it's of any interest, I used to review for Stereophile, and the regulars
in this group will tell you I've been here much too long. <grin>