Auctions With Unknown Person, Crazy Pics And Incoherent Descriptions.

Trying to understand this sellers wares, as they claim modern perfs on varieties.

Guessing this a scam

There are a slew of these, but I am more than a bit suspect.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/353208582386
https://www.ebay.com/itm/353208582389

One feedback from one sale in the last 12 months, and suddenly he has a heap of "rare" items. I have no doubt that this seller is to be avoided

Just to clarify jubilee's comment, this seller has had 1 feedback as a seller EVER. Exactly 1. And his feedback as a buyer is extremely suspicious.

He has bought multiple lots from just a few sellers, which can be a suspicious way to build up feedback when a member only has 1 feedback as a seller. He also left a negative feedback for a seller, then traded with them again on 5 more lots. Could be a way to appear legit by leaving a negative feedback.

This seller also bought a $1,000 item at auction, with no competition. I have no idea if the item is worth $1,000 but if not it would be a totally bogus transaction.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/353163939835

Personally, I'd run. Don't walk- run.

This seller clearly does not know how to use a perforation gauge! He is counting the perforations.

Greedy much??

I'd bet a buck it's a hijacked account.

Huh - guy is using description area to sell and over promote his other BS. What a bunch of crap.

I reported this listing for trying to sell his $10,000,000 China Airmail cover outside ebay. They'll probably ignore me.

I COULDN'T bid on this guy's stuff simply because I cannot make out what he is trying to say! Sounds quite unstable, too. I guess what he is doing is legal (or at least mostly so) so I would simply give him a VERY wide berth.

As a follow up to my post above, the $1,000 item he "bought" uses the same type of perfing as the items he SELLS. Look at the images- there are notations of how many perfs are on each side.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/3531639398...ue#itemTitle

Not to mention, BOTH buyer AND seller are the same screen name - altamazin_68.

Doh!

An interesting exchange then. Reminds me of the day I was walking along the street in Westminster when I heard a rather acrimonious argument going on behind me, Turned around to see it was one man vigorously arguing with himself ...

1) I didn't know that was even possible
2) How dio you know the buyers screen name since ebay has been hiding it fooor many years?

Eye there are a few hidden secrets in ebay ;-)

Just kidding, sort of. There is a somewhat difficult way to find ID's of buyers but it is possible. I would like Bobby and/or Don to weigh in if it's ok for me to explain how.



I asked the seller if he has a perf gauge and if he knows how to use it. This is his response:

New message from: altamazin_68 (312Turquoise Star)
All count out the same..thanks for free tips. Check to check the cutting system, too.

The actual sharing of this information is not problematic from a terms of service perspective or acceptable use policy.

It is on the reader of this information and their interaction with ebay or any other service, how they search or use APIs, etc in accordance with the web sites terms. If they violate the terms outlined, ebay can take actions as they outline (suspend access, law enforcement, etc)

Thanks Rismoney. I just want to be sure that the moderators here, who are not beholden to ebay, would consider such a post appropriate on their site.

It is acceptable as long as it is not a hack or violation of the Terms of Service.
Don

Thanks Don. I only use information that ebay provides to all users. I'll write it up and post.