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Found this
181266366740 item number on eBay

The same person has loads of other stuff but somthing odd going on

Or is it just me


 
Posted : 21/11/2013 7:55 pm
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How do you find something with a item number?


 
Posted : 21/11/2013 7:58 pm
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Paste the item number into the eBay search box.


 
Posted : 21/11/2013 8:00 pm
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Sorry I use the eBay app is does not give a URL

Just copy that number into the search box


 
Posted : 21/11/2013 8:00 pm
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[url= http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/181266366740?ru=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fsch%2Fi.html%3F_sacat%3D0%26_from%3DR40%26_nkw%3D181266366740%26_rdc%3D1 ]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/181266366740?ru=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fsch%2Fi.html%3F_sacat%3D0%26_from%3DR40%26_nkw%3D181266366740%26_rdc%3D1[/url]


 
Posted : 21/11/2013 8:01 pm
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[i]Just copy that number into the search box [/i]

Psst, no one can be bothered doing that.

HTH.


 
Posted : 21/11/2013 8:02 pm
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Ahaa, cheers.


 
Posted : 21/11/2013 8:03 pm
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Thanks muke


 
Posted : 21/11/2013 8:03 pm
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Looks dodgy to me. All the bikes 'she' has for sale are pictured in different locations. The scalpel looks like it's pictured outside a house in the US.

Brand new Moots with Di2 for £1k.

Hacked eBay account.


 
Posted : 21/11/2013 8:17 pm
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He has 500 items (bikes, guitars, cameras, and scientific instruments) each with a price of £1000 (if you contact him directly)?

hacked.


 
Posted : 21/11/2013 8:20 pm
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Yep, hacked account


 
Posted : 21/11/2013 8:20 pm
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Another one from the same seller

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2012-Cannondale-Scalpel-29er-Ultimate-Build-Carbon-Frame-XX-Enve-Carbon-Wheels-/171178954271?pt=UK_SportingGoods_OtherSports&hash=item27db0f8e1f

I suspect the reason for the weirdness may be him trying to avoid paying eBay's fees?


 
Posted : 21/11/2013 8:23 pm
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Yeah, hacked account.
They are coming up almost daily at the moment.


 
Posted : 21/11/2013 8:24 pm
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The http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2012-Trek-Fuel-EX-7-Mountain-Bike-Barely-Used-Full-Suspension-/171178954311?pt=UK_SportingGoods_OtherSports&hash=item27db0f8e47

Has a overseas electric socket in the background, leave well alone

EDIT: Reported to eBay, not that anything will happen, but if you don't then you can't complain


 
Posted : 21/11/2013 8:26 pm
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[i]I suspect the reason for the weirdness may be him trying to avoid paying eBay's fees?[/i]

Do t think its as simple as that.


 
Posted : 21/11/2013 8:26 pm
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I've not been on eBay as a buyer or seller in ages , does it happen a lot then


 
Posted : 21/11/2013 8:26 pm
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Do t think its as simple as that.

OK, I see now. I should have refreshed the page before I posted!


 
Posted : 21/11/2013 8:41 pm
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If an account gets hacked,I'm assuming the account was legitimate for the original account holder. What does this mean for them? What happens to them?


 
Posted : 21/11/2013 8:48 pm
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If an account gets hacked,I'm assuming the account was legitimate for the original account holder. What does this mean for them? What happens to them?

IME you tell eBay, eBay remove all the ads, you reset your passwords and carry on as before. When it happened to me it was sorted literally in a couple of hours but I spotted it before any transactions had happened. I suppose it probably gets a bit messier when someone thinks they've bought (and paid for) something.


 
Posted : 21/11/2013 9:23 pm
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Has anyone tried that google image search thing on the picture (I can't remember how to do it)?


 
Posted : 21/11/2013 9:43 pm
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[quote=Legoman said]Has anyone tried that google image search thing on the picture (I can't remember how to do it)?

Yup, same pic as used in an ebay.com (US) auction now pulled.

Google cache [url= http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:UCOijG1I7kYJ:www.ebay.com/itm/2013-Cannondale-Scalpel-29ER-1-/370912021289+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=uk ]linky[/url]

Classic hacked account scenario.


 
Posted : 21/11/2013 9:46 pm
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Sometimes you can get a clue of the ads authenticity from the URL of the photo.
In this case, all newly listed high value items (all at £1000) have photo URL starting with "ElectronicsUkShop. co. uk", which does not seem to be a photo sharing site and is not where usual ebay uploaded photos are stored.


 
Posted : 21/11/2013 9:53 pm

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