Re: Ebay faker warning - Terry made up subject $$$

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Original poster: "Brian" <ka1bbg-at-webryders-dot-net> 

where are you located, cul brian f.
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Sent: Saturday, October 09, 2004 1:38 PM
Subject: Re: Ebay faker warning - Terry made up subject $$$


 > Original poster: "Gary Weaver" <gary350-at-earthlink-dot-net>
 >
 > There are a lot of scams on ebay.  Never trust any email that appears to
be
 > from ebay because it probably isn't.  I get emails all the time wanting me
 > to confirm my account by emailing them my credit card number and password.
 > Look out for spyware too.  I saw on TV Thursday night the government
passed
 > a law making it illegal to make spyware and distribute spyware.    I
 > received an email 3 days ago from an ebay buyer offering to pay me $100.00
 > more than my asking price for an item I was selling if I would remove the
 > item from ebay and sell it to them so they would not have to wait a week
 > for the auction to end.  I agreed and close the auction when I emailed the
 > person the email came back, the email account name had been changed.  It
 > turns out the person asking me to close my auction was selling the same
 > thing and did not like competition.  With my auction out of the picture
 > they have a better chance of getting more for the item they are selling.
 > People think up some really strange plans but sometimes do realize they
can
 > get caught.  2 years ago I was selling something on ebay and another
person
 > selling the same item started sending me 5000 emails every few hours.  It
 > kept my email jammed up and all the email from ebay customers bounced.  I
 > could not talk to any of my customers.   The guy that was sending me the
 > 5000 emails was so proud of himself that he sent me an email and told me
 > why.   He did not like it that I was selling the same item on ebay that he
 > is selling and said it has reduced his sales.  He said as long as I
 > continue to sell on ebay he was going to keep sending me 5000 emails over
 > and over so I can not conduct business.   I was getting very pissed off
and
 > reported him to the FBI and ebay because what he was doing is illegal.
It
 > wasn't long the guy got kicked off ebay.  He changed his name and was back
 > on ebay in a  few days then was kicked off again and again.  Ebay took
care
 > of the problem.
 >
 > I have a bunch of 6" and 8" PVC pipe I will give it away for FREE to
anyone
 > that wants it and is willing to pay postage to get it.   Not sure this is
 > such a good deal sense the stuff costs about $2.00 a foot new and postage
 > to get it will probably cost you 3 times that.   I am going to trash it
all
 > I need to clean out my work shop.
 >
 > Gary Weaver
 >
 >
 >
 >  > [Original Message]
 >  > From: Tesla list <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
 >  > To: <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
 >  > Date: 10/7/2004 9:27:39 AM
 >  > Subject: Re: Ebay faker warning - Terry made up subject ;-))
 >  >
 >  > Original poster: "Mike" <induction-at-comcast-dot-net>
 >  >
 >  > Hi,
 >  >       I know how you feel I got this email from ebay confirming
 > account..I
 >  > don't have nor want an account. Yet somebody tried to start one. I have
 >  > them investigating this to the last detail. How I feel and deal with
 >  > identity theft, even theft for that matter, like this or some meatball
 >  > selling 600 mm wire you had stored there, it's all the same.When you
 > catch
 >  > the crook, go all the way. If they beat court, they had still beat you
 >  > prior so your still in play.  Nice thing about hose clamps, they
 > configure
 >  > in series, I like the kind with the nut driver heads on the tightening
 >  > screw, get lots of torque. Bad for the circulation, though.
 >  > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
 >  > To: <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
 >  > Sent: Thursday, October 07, 2004 12:53 AM
 >  > Subject: Ebay faker warning - Terry made up subject ;-))
 >  >
 >  >
 >  > >Original poster: "Gregory Hunter" <ghunter31014-at-yahoo-dot-com>
 >  > >All,
 >  > >
 >  > >I was browsing E-Bay for Tesla Coil stuff this
 >  > >evening. Imagine my surprise when I came across this
 >  > >gem:
 >  > >
 >  >
 >
 >http://cgi.ebay-dot-com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=4660&item=3844655717
 > &rd=1
 >  > >
 >  > >This seller lifted both the image and my writeup
 >  > >straight from my web page:
 >  > >
 >  > >http://hot-streamer-dot-com/greg/filter.htm
 >  > >
 >  > >For the record, I am not the seller, I don't know who
 >  > >the seller is, and I don't stand to profit one dime if
 >  > >he does happen to sell his kit.
 >  > >
 >  > >I promptly sent him a "nasty gram" via "ask seller a
 >  > >question" as soon as I saw the ad. I'm over it now.
 >  > >
 >  > >
 >  > >=====
 >  > >Gregory R. Hunter
 >  > >
 >  > >http://hot-streamer-dot-com/greg
 >  > >
 >  >
 >  >
 >
 >
 >