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Bad images, 0% feedback and it's in Stornoway which makes collection a little tricky

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2010-orange-five-pro-/281196121068?pt=UK_Bikes_GL&hash=item4178984bec

Yet people are bidding on it?
do they just hope it's genuine and that they may get a bargain, and if it isn't eBay and PayPal will protect them and so there's no real risk?


 
Posted : 30/10/2013 9:37 am
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Sellers have to start somewhere, but ISWYM cash on collection would be my preffered option.


 
Posted : 30/10/2013 9:41 am
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Got a nice Lapierre for sale too... with photos taken in a completely different place..


 
Posted : 30/10/2013 9:54 am
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Here's a quick trick/ tip.
Grab the image of suspicious item and use it as a Google image search. If it throws up the exact same image in a forum/gallery/flikr gallery somewhere else entirely then there's a good chance its a scam


 
Posted : 30/10/2013 10:00 am
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Oh yeah - dead clever that google image search thing!


 
Posted : 30/10/2013 10:01 am
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There we go - that's why the pics are small
http://www.pinkbike.com/buysell/1036489/


 
Posted : 30/10/2013 10:02 am
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Jeezo! Never been a big buyer from ebay and that kinda reinforces why! Good work folks.


 
Posted : 30/10/2013 10:10 am
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Have reported it to eBay as fraudulant, but they don't even give you a text box to explain why these days, so they will probably just ignore my report.


 
Posted : 30/10/2013 10:21 am
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Interpoltrackworld at its finest.


 
Posted : 30/10/2013 10:21 am
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How do you do that greeble?


 
Posted : 30/10/2013 1:24 pm
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OPs link no longer works so suspect DezB's report has worked


 
Posted : 30/10/2013 1:36 pm
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How do you do that greeble?

Do what? A Google image search based on an image?
Like so
http://www.google.com/insidesearch/features/images/searchbyimage.html


 
Posted : 30/10/2013 2:09 pm
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Yes, that. Thanks, that will probably come in handy at some point.


 
Posted : 30/10/2013 5:08 pm
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I also emailed the seller. Told him he was a fraud and should take down the auction or suffer the consequences! 😆


 
Posted : 30/10/2013 5:42 pm

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