In a message dated 11/7/2004 6:53:37 PM Pacific Standard Time, classicrendezvous-request@bikelist.org writes:
Date: Sun, 7 Nov 2004 15:13:15 -0500 From: "Tom Sanders" <tsan7759142@comcast.net> To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org> Subject: [CR]Scam on that E-Bay Masi Special Message-ID: <MONKEYFOODqKwRPQIWD0000181e@monkeyfood.nt.phred.org> Content-Type: text/plain;charset="US-ASCII" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Precedence: list Reply-To: tsan7759142@comcast.net Message: 1
It is really a sloppy scam. To offer it to a bidder at $600 is really pretty comical. I was high bidder on it through much of the final day. I took the position at about $860 and was there until it passed $1025...and then the bidding really took off! No one has offered me a 2nd chance at my higher bid. I am a poor guide to E Bay scams, however. I am still trying to see if I have been scammed out of $1500 on a recent deal there. More on that when the dust settles. Tom Sanders Lansing, Mi
Tom and the CR List, I was the second highest bidder for the Masi Special last week and just got an email from the seller who reports that the winning bidder is no longer a registered with ebay. He is offering a 2nd chance to purchase the bike. I was outbid by $45.10. Here's the content of the letter:
Hi, last week you were the 2nd highest bidder on a Masi Special bike we had for sale. it now appears that the high bidder is no longer registered with eBay. Are you still interested in the bike ? if yes, we will send you a 2nd chance offer. Thanks for the earlier interest. Barry... Thank you, we$ellit
Does this sound legitimate to you? The return address is that used for the original auction.
Curious in San Francisco,
Wilson Lem