We need a new forum section for Ebay discussions

[GOAT72]

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I Vote we either have a seperate forum section for them or members please stop posting EVERY ONE!

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Frank,
I vote for a new section too, but as far as "posting EVERY ONE!" -- that would be a stretch.
I reported seven bogus auctions to eBay last week and 2 other sYc members and I have traded-off emails from 4 more. Plus I'm currently baiting another one. That's a dozen in the past week that weren't reported here.
The ones that are posted here seem to be the most dramatic of the scams, i.e. Yenko/COPO cars and a Ram Air IV Judge. Probably because none of us can believe that others would fall for an auction involving a completely-restored '69 Z/28 for $7K.


I think the scam discussions will fade after awhile. After 5 baits I'm realizing how futile it is to attempt to thwart these jerks. I baited the SAME GUY 3 straight times and he's still at it - despite 3 reports to eBay and law enforcement.

But a "buyer beware" forum isn't a bad idea for ONE REASON: these scammers are always looking for a new angle, and one of these days they're gonna nail one of us, unless we are diligent in keeping up with their latest scam techniques.

My $.02... ($.03 Canadian)

Mac