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Warning: eBay UK - Hijacked accounts selling extreme high value Test Equipment
Reprobyte:
I have noticed in the last week that on eBay UK there are lots of extremely high priced items being listed all as 3 or 5 day auctions, all with worldwide shipping and all with the same exact desciption eg: a simple "excellent working condition, calibrated."
The accounts have all either never sold before or not sold these type of items.
Furthermore I started to notice these separate accounts in different parts of the UK had images that were taken in the same room as each other! (see images) So now I knew my hunch was right. I went online chat to warn eBay, but even though I proved the items were in the exact same room as each other, they only removed one of the items and left the others and they are still up for people to get robbed, despite my efforts.
I also messaged each seller, and they have all ignored me.
If you see these items with worldwide shipping on a 3 day auction beware, as I can almost guarantee you wont be getting your item. I wanted to warn people as eBay don't seem to care and this has happened to me in the past, with high end audio rack gear on eBay, and you have to go through a load of hoops to get your money back, so beware on bidding on some of these sellers popping up in the UK.
Listings that are still listed:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/225484894484 - LCR meter that photos are taken in same room as removed 5500A listing
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/144997342801 - Fluke 5720A, seller never sold an item on ebay been offline for over a year, same wording as the others I found
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/144997351890 - Rohde Schwarz FSIQ26 same seller as above
I hope this post can help someone avoid getting robbed.
Fungus:
https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblab-109-ebay-test-equipment-scam/
Reprobyte:
Thanks, I have noticed a lot of those types of scams too on similar items. The difference here is the auctions are actually taking the money via eBay from what I can see, not sure how they get the money before they get caught though, but this happened to me in the same manner via eBay on some high end audio rack kit years ago, seems a similar scam, more believable as it's within eBay.
Fungus:
--- Quote from: Reprobyte on March 21, 2023, 01:05:35 pm ---Thanks, I have noticed a lot of those types of scams too on similar items. The difference here is the auctions are actually taking the money via eBay
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You don't know that for sure. If you win the auction they might start emailing you about payment via. bank transfer or something like that, telling you that a bid on ebay is a legal contract, etc., etc..
Or they might take the money via. eBay, close their bank account, and never ship anything.
Or...
Reprobyte:
I had 2 items via eBay in the past, 1 for £900 and one for £1800, luckily with both I got my money back, not sure who footed the bill for it!
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