Scam alert

Lightning Strike · Fri Dec 14, 2007 12:08:26 pm

Check out this scammer:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... SS:US:1123

myron · Post by **myron** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 12:49:30 pm

what is it...I'm at work and can't e-bay...

Escaflown4 · Post by **Escaflown4** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 1:55:06 pm

Myron, this is just another one of those sellers that ruin the hobby for us. He's auctioning off random books with a chance to score key issues. I'm pretty sure most of us have seen them on ebay. These sellers need to be booted off ASAP!

myron · Post by **myron** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 2:08:32 pm

Escaflown4 wrote:Myron, this is just another one of those sellers that ruin the hobby for us. He's auctioning off random books with a chance to score key issues. I'm pretty sure most of us have seen them on ebay. These sellers need to be booted off ASAP!

ah, the jackass that has like 50 lots of 50 books and "each lot contains at least 1 awesome book" type crap...nice.

thanks Esca

Dr. Solar · Post by **Dr. Solar** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 3:18:37 pm

Hint: they wouldn't be doing it if it didn't work out in their favor.

I guess there is someone who will fall for it born every minute.

Lightning Strike · Post by **Lightning Strike** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 3:47:59 pm

myron wrote:
Escaflown4 wrote:Myron, this is just another one of those sellers that ruin the hobby for us. He's auctioning off random books with a chance to score key issues. I'm pretty sure most of us have seen them on ebay. These sellers need to be booted off ASAP!
ah, the jackass that has like 50 lots of 50 books and "each lot contains at least 1 awesome book" type crap...nice.

thanks Esca

It's worse than that. His auction has "Amazing Spiderman 300" (and some other issues) in the subject line for a BIN for a couple bucks, but in the description it basically says each winner will get one random Spidey issue (out of hundreds) and that one lucky winner will get a Spidey 300, etc.

But who's to say he even has or gives away those key issues instead of just dumping a bunch of commons to everyone who's silly enough to try this?

Rubiks-Q-Bert · Post by **Rubiks-Q-Bert** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 3:49:50 pm

http://cgi1.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?R ... n&active=1

Dr. Solar · Post by **Dr. Solar** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 3:55:51 pm

I don't think this kind of thing is against ebay regulations.

It would be interesting to buy all of these and see if the key issues came as part of the lot or not. I've always wondered.

X-O HoboJoe · Post by **X-O HoboJoe** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 4:19:21 pm

Marvel does this every month, except with new comics and at LCS's instead of on eBay.

I'm still waiting for a good one.

Dr. Solar · Post by **Dr. Solar** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 4:45:01 pm

X-O HoboJoe wrote:Marvel does this every month, except with new comics and at LCS's instead of on eBay.

I'm still waiting for a good one.

ZING!

Lightning Strike · Post by **Lightning Strike** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 5:47:27 pm

X-O HoboJoe wrote:Marvel does this every month, except with new comics and at LCS's instead of on eBay.

I'm still waiting for a good one.

superman-prime · Post by **superman-prime** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 9:54:01 pm

a comic shipped in a bubble mailer not so good

offer to buy them all (50)and see what he says

iccarus · Post by **iccarus** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 11:07:40 pm

Dr. Solar wrote:I don't think this kind of thing is against ebay regulations.

It would be interesting to buy all of these and see if the key issues came as part of the lot or not. I've always wondered.

Don't try it. These types of auctions are very common with MTG as well, and they almost always end up being total crap. The people who score the awesome big money items could easily be traced back to the seller in some way, if ebay allowed you to check that. Usually a friend or shill account.

ZephyrWasHOT!! · Post by **ZephyrWasHOT!!** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 11:55:31 pm

iccarus wrote:
Dr. Solar wrote:I don't think this kind of thing is against ebay regulations.

It would be interesting to buy all of these and see if the key issues came as part of the lot or not. I've always wondered.
Don't try it. These types of auctions are very common with MTG as well, and they almost always end up being total crap. The people who score the awesome big money items could easily be traced back to the seller in some way, if ebay allowed you to check that. Usually a friend or shill account.

And think....only $5 to own an Amazing Spiderman #342! Wow!

iccarus · Post by **iccarus** » Sat Dec 15, 2007 12:49:34 am

ZephyrWasHOT!! wrote:
iccarus wrote:
Dr. Solar wrote:I don't think this kind of thing is against ebay regulations.

It would be interesting to buy all of these and see if the key issues came as part of the lot or not. I've always wondered.
Don't try it. These types of auctions are very common with MTG as well, and they almost always end up being total crap. The people who score the awesome big money items could easily be traced back to the seller in some way, if ebay allowed you to check that. Usually a friend or shill account.
And think....only $5 to own an Amazing Spiderman #342! Wow!

I know, it's like buying that $10K scratch-off ticket. I mean, somebody's gonna win it...might as well be ME!

rlute11 · Post by **rlute11** » Sat Dec 15, 2007 12:53:35 am

superman-prime wrote:a comic shipped in a bubble mailer not so good

offer to buy them all (50)and see what he says

This guy lives about 2 hours from me. I wonder if he'd let me pick 'em up?

Lightning Strike · Post by **Lightning Strike** » Sat Dec 15, 2007 6:31:07 pm

rlute11 wrote:
superman-prime wrote:a comic shipped in a bubble mailer not so good

offer to buy them all (50)and see what he says
This guy lives about 2 hours from me. I wonder if he'd let me pick 'em up?

Call him on it. If he's honest about giving them key issues out randomly than it shouldn't matter if someone buys them all. It's the same result if he sells them all singley.

iggy101us · Post by **iggy101us** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 8:53:27 pm

3 purchases and only 34 lots left . . . I better hurry . . . . NOT!

caxiotis · Post by **caxiotis** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 10:38:52 pm

Wow that is rediculous.

myron · Post by **myron** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 10:59:35 am

Dr. Solar wrote:I don't think this kind of thing is against ebay regulations.

It would be interesting to buy all of these and see if the key issues came as part of the lot or not. I've always wondered.

I actually thought it was...might be all in the wording of the auction though...

Smashey · Post by **Smashey** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 1:29:35 pm

Its a dutch style auction. Sports cards are sold like that all the time. Some of them actually work out for everyone (judging by the feedback), some of em are scams.

Draco · Post by **Draco** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 3:31:20 pm

X-O HoboJoe wrote:Marvel does this every month, except with new comics and at LCS's instead of on eBay.

I'm still waiting for a good one.

Draco · Post by **Draco** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 3:37:15 pm

Also if the guys who bought already could tell us ( honestly

) if they have any of the keys it would be cheaper still to own the nice ones.

especially if you live nearby and pick up. open them in front of him.

If he screw you show him copies of the emails from the other winners who state no keys found and legal action away we go.

Of course thats a lot of hassle to get a copy of Am sp #252 or 300 right.