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isabelladangeloSo I have the high bid on an item I really really want. The seller is from Italy but she often sells to the US; I've seen some of her antiques before. The item only has a day left and I was getting really excited about it until I saw this message in my email:
Hi,
I got an offer of 300 euro.
Are you still interested for 330 euro plus shipping.
Best regards
Danilo
First off, my high bid a lot less than 300 euros (which is about $415) and s/he wants me to pay nearly $450 for something that, legally, I already have the highest bid on?
Yeah, I've reported it to ebay. Yeah, I realize I probably won't get the item. I've told the seller that the offer of 300 is more or less likely a Nigerian Scam (contact and offer for at least 3 times the original list bid? Make sure the transaction is outside of Ebay? Yeap, scam.) and that I was going to hold to my current, legal, high bid on ebay. Yeah, I realize there isn't much I can do if they pull it - but Ebay can throw a hissy fit about it!
...and I really really want the item. It's so pretty and would be an excellent addition to my textile collection.
Hi,
I got an offer of 300 euro.
Are you still interested for 330 euro plus shipping.
Best regards
Danilo
First off, my high bid a lot less than 300 euros (which is about $415) and s/he wants me to pay nearly $450 for something that, legally, I already have the highest bid on?
Yeah, I've reported it to ebay. Yeah, I realize I probably won't get the item. I've told the seller that the offer of 300 is more or less likely a Nigerian Scam (contact and offer for at least 3 times the original list bid? Make sure the transaction is outside of Ebay? Yeap, scam.) and that I was going to hold to my current, legal, high bid on ebay. Yeah, I realize there isn't much I can do if they pull it - but Ebay can throw a hissy fit about it!
...and I really really want the item. It's so pretty and would be an excellent addition to my textile collection.
