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the loon:
Not come across this befor so thought would share with everyone.
Been browsing ebay looking at sat nav systems and there seems to be a lot of units for sale from china. Seller(s) all seem to have 100% feedback but if you look closer thay have only been members for a couple of weeks.
One seller had 10 possative feed back but when you look at the items they have sold all the listings show is ?????
Suprisingly the buyers all have 0 feedback and very similar sign up dates  :?:

reported to ebay (not sure what they will do as no actual fraud has taken place)

but for an example look at

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Tomtom-Go-700-Sat-Nav-GPS-Receiver_W0QQitemZ190002944448QQihZ009QQcategoryZ4668QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

seems like a con to me  :evil:

Budgie:
This is quite common and has been going on for years.
Sometimes you'll find that they all leave feeback for each other after selling an apple for 1p.

This is one reason I never deal with anyone outside the UK.  :wink:

strapping young lad:
ive heard that people will bid for each other's items to boost the bid count (which means the item is worth having) and make the price go higher)

if i buy items like these i always ask for present day pictures not library pictures (which helps to prove the item exists)

Edge:
I nearly got stung by a chinese gang selling sat navs just before xmas,


As mentioned above:-
they are working in teams giving each other feedback, bidding on each others items to up the bid.

I reported to ebay that i had my concerns about so much feedback been attained in under 24hrs of joining ebay.....next day not just the seller was removed... but all the people who'd given him feedback went too. And i got a message from ebay saying "Sale/Transaction VOID". :D

andyhubbard:
Hi guys-i've now got to the point with ebay that i only go for items that i can collect or meet up with,also  that i can pay cash for.Example is:-
currently looking to replace cb for the car,found one that was only 12 miles away and a buy it now price,contacted seller who said he would only post out.I informed him i wasn't interested.

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