Heads up: Scam scope on e.bay

[John]

This one has been on many times before. It's a scam and I'm pretty sure is using a stolen or hacked e.bay ID:

http://www.ebay.co.u...=item4ac318023f

The way the buying / contact instructions are worded should be enough to warn people off I hope

[MadAlbert]

Eek! Did you report it? :|

[tich]

thanks for the heads up John.

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

There it is again! We have seen that self-same picture before, haven't we

[trazor]

Have reported this item many times before, the sellers account has been hacked.

See his other items for sale..........

[John]

Eek! Did you report it? :|

Yes, I've reported it.

[Mattscar]

Genuine vintage holy grail super amazing fender strat for 99p? Bargain I tell thee.

[Prador]

Literally hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of stuff ending within a few minutes of each other. That is quite an ambitious ebay cash-out

[sparkyjon]

ive reported it loads too, it keeps coming up, if you look at the sellers stuff there is a lot of gear with the same line buy now is 1700 please contact me and all bids will be cancelled..

how this can keep going on they should be banned,.

[coulthamst]

This seller apparently has Two selmer mark six tenor saxes for sale, buy it now priced at £1500. Any sax player who has studied the market knows that these sell for £4000 up to silly money. Be very worried.........

[sparkyjon]

what makes it more of a cheek , is they are avoiding ebays fee's buy not adding a buy now, if it was a scam just be happy with what you've ripped someone off with taking the urine..

[John]

....how this can keep going on they should be banned,....

They use a different e.bay account each time they do this. I guess e.bay can't check each ad posted so they rely on reporting.

[MadAlbert]

I wonder how many reports they need...

[trazor]

It's gone now, until next time.......

[nameunknown]

Next Time? - as in:

"3500mm / f8.7 Herschel space telescope for sale. Four years old. Only one careful owner, who no longer needs it. Comes with some astro-photography accessories, and solar power pack. No Tripod. Near Wigan. Buyer collects. £3500. Will require some helium (widely available from party balloon shops)."

Sellers other items include: Nebraska (minor planet 10195), derelict lunar lander (with Richard Nixon's signature), rare Blur recording & Beagle, Maxwell Montes plot of land with fine view of Ishtar Terra (coolest place to live for miles)...

[John]

It's gone now, until next time.......

Back again - persistent blighter !:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Astrophysics-6-f12-Superplanetary-refractor-on-Losmandy-Celestron-G11-mount-/171019472338?pt=UK_Photography_Telescopes&hash=item27d18e0dd2

[Mattscar]

Aaaaaaaaaannnnddd.... its gone!

[tich]

I was on the phone to my mate earlier & he were on about it so reported it.

[emadmoussa]

It's no longer available. What kind of telescope was it?

[John]

It's no longer available. What kind of telescope was it?

An Astro Physics 6" F/12 Superplanetary apochromat. They go for around $5,000 in the states but are pretty uncommon on this side of the pond.

[sparkyjon]

Its was back on earlier day before two sellers were selling the same kit same picture and same asking price in the description.

[emadmoussa]

An Astro Physics 6" F/12 Superplanetary apochromat. They go for around $5,000 in the states but are pretty uncommon on this side of the pond.

How much was it for?