actually looks like a hacked account - low feedback, but all positive, no bikes in previous sales - and now a rash of bikes shipping from china (or is it the uk?), a good portion of which look suspiciously deal-priced, on 1-day auctions as a snatch and grab before ebay can react. looks like 2 people have already taken the bait, too.
-joel
At 11:47 -0800 11.19.2005, Dan Kehew wrote:
>And I'm guessing seller #2's not the real user of that account,
>who's not in China but rather in Germany. Look at feedback, and it
>appears all their buying, selling, and "item located at" info is
>from German locations -- until now. Let's also note that the China
>auction is a 1-day listing. Blech. -- Dan Kehew, Davis CA
>
>same bike, photoshopped background on the bogus china auction:
>
>
><http://ebay.com/<blah>
>
>the original, and actual sale, from a reputable seller, is here:
>
><http://ebay.com/<blah>
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portland, oregon
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i know what innocence looks like - and it wasn't there,
after she got that bicycle...