[TenTec] FW: Warning on eBay

[Steve Snyder W7CM]

Hey it could be a lot worse.  I bought a Pro 2 of Ebay in early January and 
got nothing!!!!!!!!! Oh yes I did pay for it in full!!  A person needs to be 
very ware of Ebay buying and selling.

S


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <ss409ss at aol.com>
To: <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, September 15, 2006 5:32 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] FW: Warning on eBay


>
>  I am usually aware of these things and all of the other scams, but one 
> caught me off guard a while back but I was able to change my password 
> before anything happened. I was pretty ashamed of myself when I realized 
> what happened and it was very clever and one I havent seen before..
>
>  I listed a bunch of stuff on Ebay and  after the auctions ended I got an 
> Ebay email which opened up like the typical inter-Ebay type correspondence 
> we've all seen before. I answered the email and realized that it was a 
> phishing email after I sent the reply.. I then logged in and changed my 
> password and all was ok but if I didn't realize it, I would have been 
> jammed..
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: n4zz at bellsouth.net
> To: dgarner at usit.net; tentec at contesting.com
> Sent: Fri, 15 Sep 2006 12:14 PM
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] FW: Warning on eBay
>
>
> Hi Dave,  I did not see your ad, but might be interested in your Orion II.
> I live in Nashville and my Brother lives in Knoxville on the east side.
> What filters do you have or anything else with the xcvr?  73 Don n4zz
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Dave Garner" <dgarner at usit.net>
> To: <tentec at contesting.com>
> Sent: Friday, September 15, 2006 9:50 AM
> Subject: [TenTec] FW: Warning on eBay
>
>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Dave Garner [mailto:dgarner at usit.net]
>> Sent: Friday, September 15, 2006 6:49 AM
>> To: 'tentec at contesting.com'
>> Subject: Warning on eBay
>>
>> I have listed my Orion II twice on eBay for sale and both times the
>> reserve
>> was not met.  However, both times, serious bidders have received fake
>> offers
>> via email to purchase the Orion at a reduced price from thieves posing as
>> the owner of the rig.
>>
>> I will have the rig at the Ten Tec hamfest September 30 for anyone 
>> wishing
>> to purchase it.  Price is $3,600.
>>
>> Use extreme caution when bidding on eBay or listing items to sale.  I 
>> have
>> sent eBay Security copies of the fake offers both times but just received
>> a
>> "canned" email back from them on how to avoid problems in using their
>> service.
>>
>> WA4YRK
>> Dave
>> Knoxville, TN
>>
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