HudsonValleyNoah Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 http://cgi.ebay.com/Klipsch-60th-Anniv-Klipschorn-Floorstanding-Speakers_W0QQitemZ330146322579QQihZ014QQcategoryZ14993QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groomlakearea51 Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 It's likely a scam; several reasons (in no particular order): eBay user is "0" and signed up for eBay yesterday.... (just to sell these???); wants buyer to contact him before bidding (BIG red flag!!!)... the "grammar" in the only part of the ad that the seller obviously wrote... (indicates off-shore english as a third language...) "PLEASE CONTACT ME BEFORE PLACE A BID!"; and I've seen that photograph before; I just can't place it.[^o)] So.... I sent him a nice innocent eBay message. Reads something like this: Very nice!! Very interested, but you said to contact you first before bidding. I can't wait for the request by the scammer for my phone number, email, bank, etc. Then a nice chat with eBay security this evening. You never know, did anyone named JCalhounnn in New York buy a pair of these? 99.99999999999% chance not........ This has been a very busy 3 weeks fore scammers of high end audio on eBay. Must be desperate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddy Dee Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 what Marshall said. description screams scammer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coytee Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 Oh, I dunno... don't we have a forum MEMBER who's name is "JC"?? [6] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverSport Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 I thought other than that one pair Speakerfritz got these were not available in North America... Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacksonbart Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 DIBS!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coytee Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 oh dear...seems Brutus got out and put a bid on them... [:^)] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coytee Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 Think we can set an ebay record for highest bid on an item?? I'm good for about 2.5 million Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
customsteve01 Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 ebay already pulled them Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Amy Posted July 12, 2007 Moderators Share Posted July 12, 2007 I thought other than that one pair Speakerfritz got these were not available in North America... Bill They are available in North America http://www.vanns.com/shop/servlet/item/features/542999796 However, this guy has my listing and my pics. I call... FIBS!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest " " Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 13K is a great price considering that the ad says Free Shipping! No Sales Tax! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryO Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 "However, this guy has my listing and my pics. I call... FIBS!!!" XOXOXO Kick some serious A$$ girlfriend! Harry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott0527 Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 13K is a great price considering that the ad says Free Shipping! No Sales Tax! 6 months financing, no interest... Hmmmm, not a bad deal at all. I would always feel so "second class" however since the Jubilees are far superior in sound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldbuckster Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 Amy's right that's a Vanns ad.................. When they start selling Jubilee's then we're in trouble............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groomlakearea51 Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 I'm surprised it took eBay as long as it did to pull this one off the site. I think the problem was that one or more of the "bidders" were also part of the scam to get the price up as high as they could. Gotta' love the Vann's ad... "This time, when you whip out your Visa, you're buying a piece of history" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddy Dee Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 Think we can set an ebay record for highest bid on an item?? I'm good for about 2.5 million Coytee, That's an excellent idea. Too bad Ebay pulled it first. I think we might get the "seller's" head spinning with anticipation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coytee Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 I think the problem was that one or more of the "bidders" were also part of the scam to get the price up as high as they could. Just so it's known...I have a "junk" ebay account that I've used in the past to hike the price of something just so no honest bidder would buy it (hence my comment about bidding it to about 2 million) and get scammed. That junk name is "Brutus_rulz_McIntosh" and was made to kill fake McIntosh listings. So far Brutus has appeared probably a dozen or so times and ironically, EVERY FREAKING time Brutus shows up, the listings die a day or so later. Seems Brutus is very inept at his bidding or can easily sniff out a fake. So, I had a bid in of $5,000, then went back in and upped my bid to $10,000. As for the first bidder, you might be right. I think however, at the time of the demise of the listing, that I was the high bidder (and I had no part of the bogus listing) I just wanted to clarify that for the record. [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ki Choi Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 Thanks for saving me...from myself... I was in one of my weak moments with mimimal self control... salivating over the closed back.. imagining the pair pointing at me in my listening chair...Glad it was a scam. Although a pair of 60th Anniversaries in my room would have looked beautiful.. maybe someday soon. I beleive the same loser had a listing for TD-124 where I had a bid in but had the same message of contacting the seller first and would not accept bids.... It was pulled by ebay yesterday also. Ki Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest " " Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 "I would always feel so "second class" however since the Jubilees are far superior in sound." there will be help to get you thru this..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groomlakearea51 Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 Just so it's known...I have a "junk" ebay account..... That's hilarious!!! "Brutal Brutus" as it must be known in the scammer circles!!![] It's sure is fun to "mess with 'em..." [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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