[Premium-Rx] Premium-Rx Digest, Vol 172, Issue 2
Ulysses Galletti
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Wed Mar 17 07:29:43 EDT 2021
John / KE7TPA
Interestingly, I've made a lot of purchases on Ebay since the 70's, and a
few years ago I tried to sell my R & S EK 893 and they didn't allow, for
the price, I would have to make several sales until I could put this radio
up for sale.
Ulysses Galletti PY2UAJ
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Em ter., 16 de mar. de 2021 às 15:26, <premium-rx-request at mailman.qth.net>
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> 1. Re: eBay question (John Barnwell)
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> Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2021 19:53:33 -0800
> From: John Barnwell <radioniner at yahoo.com>
> To: spencer bahner <spencer12345 at msn.com>
> Cc: "premium-rx at mailman.qth.net" <premium-rx at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: Re: [Premium-Rx] eBay question
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> I see them all the time, and yes they are very annoying. He used to put
> all the crap about no bids, only direct payment, etc in the item
> description. Apparently he was getting caught, so he has come up with this
> idea to put his BS in one of the photos. Same thief, same MO. Ebay is
> really lousy at catching these things. I grew weary of reporting them.
>
> Someone new to eBay might fall for this, but I don?t think a seasoned
> buyer would take the bait.
>
> John/KE7TPA
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> > On Mar 13, 2021, at 6:43 PM, spencer bahner via Premium-Rx <
> premium-rx at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
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> > All,
> > I assume others on this list have noticed the postings on eBay for nice
> R&S receivers and the like where the seller says you can ?only use a
> buy-it-now? and then lists their email address as the only way to purchase
> the item. A good example would be R&S PR100 receivers. I watch for certain
> premium receivers and these listings pop up at least weekly. The postings
> say don?t bid on the items.
> >
> > So I usually bid on them. At least a few bucks. I also almost always
> report the listing to eBay as ?being an offer to buy or sell outside of
> eBay?. I do this because these bogus listings are irritating, seem likely
> to be an attempt to rip off buyers (the stuff listed is always high end and
> the postings are copies of other legitimate sold items) and I?d like the
> eBay algorithms to catch these as they get posted. Which they don?t seem to
> since they use hijacked accounts and show the buy it now info and email
> within a photo rather than in the text of the posting.
> >
> > Anyway, do others notice these? Does it bug you at all? And do you take
> any action? Just curious.
> >
> > Spencer K7SLB
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> Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2021 23:23:06 -0500
> From: Daniel Robinson <dxace1 at gmail.com>
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> Subject: Re: [Premium-Rx] eBay question
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> In response to Spencer, Ebay has been plagued by numerous
> scam auction items just as described.? I reported on this on
> SWLing Post
>
> https://swling.com/blog/2021/02/dan-notes-that-premium-receiver-scammers-are-back-on-ebay/
> <
> https://swling.com/blog/2021/02/dan-notes-that-premium-receiver-scammers-are-back-on-ebay/
> >
> These scammers adopt multiple Ebay identities and switch the
> location where the item is allegedly located at.? They also disguise
> the scam by putting a page asking prospective buyers to bypass
> normal Ebay transaction policies -- that page used to be located
> in the first photo position, but now the scammer puts that page
> on the 2nd or later photo position.?? I spend a significant amount of
> time reporting these items to Ebay and often engage Ebay reps using
> Ebay concierge service.? Ebay has been doing a better job automatically
> deleting these scam listings, but it hasn't stopped this wave of abuse by
> these criminals (which is what they are) who are attempting to rip people
> off.? BTW, as the article at the above URL notes, items that are
> frequently
> listed include National Panasonic RF-8000, AEG Telefunken 1800A, ICOM
> IC-R9000, and sometimes Rhode & Schwarz EB200.?? I would urge anyone
> who wants to participate in helping Ebay control these criminals to do so
> and report these items to Ebay.? But Ebay does not make that easy -- the
> "REPORT" link is located at mid-page on the auction items on the right
> side.
>
> When an item is successfully reported and taken down, a refresh will bring
> up an Error Page.?? I wish I could say that our efforts to report such
> items are
> yielding results but each day I see the same criminals re-posting these
> same
> exact items, usually with the same photos of the item which by the way are
> stolen from auctions that are in many cases several years old.? I have
> wondered
> whether Ebay has algorithms that can automatically identify these repeat
> photos
> and take these auctions down, because the scammers are very adept at
> changing
> identities and the alleged locations of items and reposting.? Also -- a
> dead giveaway
> to these scam items is that they almost always have a very low starting
> price -- frequently
> $1.90 or similar rock bottom start level.
>
> Hope this helps those on the Premium list avoid becoming victims of
> these scams.
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> 1. Re: Eddystone 1650/6 Repair (Jason)
> 2. Re: Eddystone 1650/6 Repair (John Graham 02)
> 3. Drake MSR Documentation (fwbray at mminternet.com)
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> Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2021 20:28:17 -0400
> From: Jason<ve1pye at bellaliant.net>
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> Subject: Re: [Premium-Rx] Eddystone 1650/6 Repair
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> I see its listed for download on the eddystone group page
>
>
> http://eddystoneusergroup.org.uk/service-manuals-for-eddystone-receivers
> <http://eddystoneusergroup.org.uk/service-manuals-for-eddystone-receivers
> >/
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> On 2021-02-22 1:53 p.m., Ed via Premium-Rx wrote:
>
> Does anybody on the list have a repair source for this receiver?
> Thx Ed NI6S
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> Message: 3
> Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2021 06:17:55 +0100
> From: Heinz Breuer <dh2fa at me.com>
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> Subject: Re: [Premium-Rx] eBay question
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> Hello Spencer,
> when I see these scams I as many others report it to eBay and the auction
> usually gets cancelled very quickly.
>
> About four years ago my eBay account was hacked and 2432 auctions were
> bulk uploaded within a minute. The scammer didn?t even change my password
> or entered a new contact info. I received about 50 questions about these
> auctions.
>
> I noticed it when my phone iPhone didn?t stop beeping every time somebody
> placed a bid or asked a question. I called eBay about 15 minutes after the
> auctions started and within an hour all 2432 auctions were cancelled.
>
> eBay blocked my account for but restored it within a week.
> I didn?t sell any items myself at that time. It was annoying that eBay
> cancelled my bids and warned all sellers from whom I had won within the
> last two weeks not to deal with me. I had already paid for these auctions.
> It took me some time to set it right.
>
> BTW if you need an AEG Telefunken E 1800A I currently have one up on eBay
> and it is for real. I happily sell it to a list member outside eBay. And if
> somebody is interested in a Rohde & Schwarz EB 200 I might be convinced to
> let it go too.
>
> vy 73 Heinz DH2FA, KM5VT
>
>
> Von meinem iPhone gesendet
>
>
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> Message: 4
> Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2021 13:24:01 -0500
> From: Terry O' <watkins-johnson at terryo.org>
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> Subject: [Premium-Rx] Fwd: WJ Tech Notes $2 each postpaid each while
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> Special deal while they last. I have hundreds of original WJ Tech Notes,
> most of which are new, direct from WJ.
>
> Two bucks each, minimum order five different issues, postage included to
> anywhere in the continental US.
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> A spreadsheet of the entire run is available on request.? The quantities
> I have available as of today for each issue are listed on the spreadsheet.
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> Paypal accepted. Contact me directly at Watkins-Johnson at terryo dot org.
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> No bulk orders of any individual issues will be accepted.
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> Best,
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