"Unrevealed Source" wrote in message
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I believe the play here is that the shills bid it up, then the seller
contacts the next-highest bidder and offers to sell it off eBay (since the
high bidder "backed out"), for that seller's high bid. That way, there
is
no PayPal buyer protection or negative feedback that can be left.


"Frank Bals" wrote in message
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$510 and no photo with the frequency display on? I would want to see it
for
that kind of money.....



"dxAce" wrote in message
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Unrevealed Source wrote:

For a collector, I could see $300, or MAYBE even $400. These two
brand-new
ebay members have bid this up to over $500! No way this is real, or
at
least these are not bids by people that know anything about the used
radio
market.

I just love it when someone sees shill bidding around every corner,
under
every rock and behind every
tree.

dxAce
Michigan
USA

http://www.iserv.net/~n8kdv/dxpage.htm







I didn't think of that. Very astute on your part and I think it would work
rather well if the other person goes for it. I wouldn't . I want some sort
of protection at those prices.

Lucky

Lucky wrote:
"Unrevealed Source" wrote in message
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I believe the play here is that the shills bid it up, then the
seller contacts the next-highest bidder and offers to sell it off
eBay (since the high bidder "backed out"), for that seller's high
bid. That way, there is no PayPal buyer protection or negative
feedback that can be left.

I don't believe that the above is true... The name of the "next-highest
bidder" came from eBay and eBay calls this type of transaction a "second
chance" offer, with all the rights, privileges and protection that that
the highest bidder has. Also, the price in this case is what the
*second* highest bidder offered, not the first highest. However, if
someone does offer you something "off eBay", watch out!
73,
Carter