[Milsurplus] They gotta be kidding (ebay)

[Dave Merrill]

This kind of activity has been going on for several weeks.  Each time
hundreds of high-end items are offered (by a different 'seller' at very 
low starting prices with the stipulation that approval is needed before
bidding.  Sounds like a scheme to harvest email addresses since eBay
discloses your email address when you 'ask seller a question'.

>They apparently yanked the guys auctions
>and cancelled the guy altogether just
>moments after I posted.
>
>He was selling a Racal rx for several million
>dollars.
>
>>It now shows as an invalid item.
>>
>>73
>>Glenn
>>WB4UIV
>>
>>At 11:12 PM 07/02/04, WF2U wrote:
>>
>>>  -----Original Message-----
>>>From:   milsurplus-bounces at mailman.qth.net
>>>[mailto:milsurplus-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Tom Norris
>>>Sent:   Friday, July 02, 2004 10:41 PM
>>>To:     armyradios at yahoogroups.com
>>>Cc:     milsurplus at mailman.qth.net
>>>Subject:        [Milsurplus] They gotta be kidding (ebay)
>>>
>>>For those out there that have not had a good laugh
>>>lately. There are a couple or three decimal places
>>>out of whack somewhere.
>>>
>>>Note price. Also note the seller has zero feedback and
>>>is now "naru" Geesh.
>>>
>>>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5707659348
>>>
>>>No way in the world am I associated with the seller.
>>>
>>>Tom