Please read:
http://bincrooks.blogspot.com/
http://bincrooks.blogspot.com/
Yes, fleabay has a big job.
My ID got stolen once to post dirty pictures as for sale items.
The Blogger mentioned in post 1 (it's not my site) should have all the details of the scam. I found the Blog while researching a similar problem.Thanks John, I think that's a shot across the bows for all of us. I'd generally be very suspicious of buying anything on e-bay (being paranoid!), mind you I did buy my rickshaw through it, but from a bike dealer's in the UK that I spoke to first by phone and reckoned were sound. The scam you describe above is phenomenal, I still don't quite understand how it works, much less how the guy came up with it. But thanks again.
Since the binocular was purchased illegally, some manufacturer's WILL NOT honor the warranty. Legitimate dealers simply report the theft along with the serial number and the manufacturer refuses any and all service.
Or fresh cappuccino.....A word of warning. It is not the best source for loose green tea ...
What you are describing here is the classic definition of Interstate Wire Fraud, "using the telegraph, telephone or other electronic means to defraud across state lines". The FBI has access to all the telephone traffic records for this superstore8407 seller plus the credit card bank holder and so a quick little visit to the FBI (or maybe even a call with some way to mail copies of your invoice etc.) would get this seller arrested in easy fashion. ...