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Message started by paulpsomiadis on 12.04.04 at 18:29:00

Title: Re: Amazing : a new V5 6000 on Ebay
Post by paulpsomiadis on 12.04.04 at 18:29:00
Heh, 'invalid item'... ;)

Looks like it's been removed...wonder WHY? ::)

Heheheh! ;D

***EDIT***

Yup, the link now works...but it's THAT eBay seller again...I think he's either someone who was VERY lucky and owns a LOT of V5 6000's... ::)

...or he's just a fraud! :P

Title: Re: Amazing : a new V5 6000 on Ebay
Post by amp_man on 12.04.04 at 21:05:37

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Have I seen this card listed before?

*sigh*. Yes, you might have. I am very tired of deadbeat buyers. So please be so kind as to BID ONLY IF SERIOUS, thank you.


I think that explains the relisting. I'm amazed at how this guy's been so unlucky, kinda makes you wonder if maybe it isn't all the buyer's fault.

Title: Re: Amazing : a new V5 6000 on Ebay
Post by janskjaer on 14.04.04 at 18:31:54
Obviously, the selling of this V5 6k has not been going to plan for this seller.  I doubt he has had more than one.  I am guessing he's had the same one but failed to sell it on seperate attempts.  Even if someone has left him positive feedback,who is to know the deal when pair-shaped afterwards.  :-/

I don't understand why this guy doesn't list the item to pre-approved buyers only.  Yesterday, in my country, a EuroTunnel Boring Drill Machine went for £39,999.
In the first few days, it got a lot of publicity on webpages and newspapers because it was such an absurd item to sell on ebay.  Silly people obviously saw this as a practical joke. Within minutes the price went to £750k. An hour later, it rose to £1M !! 10 minutes later, and it was at £2.5M.
Half an hour later and the price was £10M !!!  :o :o :o

BBC Website wrote a report and within a couple of hours, ebay started to filter all the bogus buyers out and put a pre-approved cap on the item, dropping the price back down to £10k.
I tracked the item right up until it's sale yesterday which it went for a pound under £40k.

Item's that have had trouble in the past really need to be available only to pre-approved customers, who contact the seller first to explain their genuine reason to buy.

This would help the buyer AND the seller, if he really has a V5 6k, of course. ::)

Title: Re: Amazing : a new V5 6000 on Ebay
Post by VDX on 14.04.04 at 19:12:48
i put a high bid of 300.00 and it was at around 120.00, within a few hours i got the message i was no longer high bidder, then a little longer i got the message i was again the high bidder because bidder dropped out, whenever that happens i lose my feel for the bid, makes me wonder if its not the seller trying to raise the bid up, not saying thats the case but i dont care for it :-/

Title: Re: Amazing : a new V5 6000 on Ebay
Post by gdonovan on 15.04.04 at 02:11:07
The seller is a bit on the slippery side IMHO- I contacted him in private weeks ago to see if he had another (since it looked like he sold more then one) and he stated he would get back to me.

2 weeks later this card is posted on ebay and he is now playing dumb via e-mail.


Title: Re: Amazing : a new V5 6000 on Ebay
Post by janskjaer on 23.04.04 at 14:31:07
Then I would say don't trust this seller!  >:(

I've never been in contact with the guy, but something sparks worries and concern.

The amount of times I have seen that same card up for sale, by the same seller makes me VERY wary of him indeed.

Title: Re: Amazing : a new V5 6000 on Ebay
Post by VDX on 01.05.04 at 04:58:25
HAHA its back on ebay again, hmm :-/

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