[OT] most comic eBay scam yet, methinks

Bedtime for Mubarak said:

I follow the "bikes for sale that don't exist" scams on eBay
with some amusement, but this is one of the biggest,
yet weakest ones yet. No photoshopped storefront,
no stolen photos, in fact "don't bid!"

A good larf:

http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZfermens1234

This appears to be the guy(s) formerly known as Akron Bike 12xx. They've been at it for over a year (Akron Bike wasn't their initial name).

On Sat, 22 Jan 2005 15:37:41 +1100, meb

may have said:

Bedtime for Mubarak said:

I follow the "bikes for sale that don't exist" scams on eBay
with some amusement, but this is one of the biggest,
yet weakest ones yet. No photoshopped storefront,
no stolen photos, in fact "don't bid!"

A good larf:

http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZfermens1234

This appears to be the guy(s) formerly known as Akron Bike 12xx.
They've been at it for over a year (Akron Bike wasn't their initial
name).

For a while he was helmet12xx as well, but he morphed to fermens12xx
last week, with a short detour through random usernames for a day or
two. Lately he's been splitting his listings and putting up two
batches at the same time on different user IDs.

The sad part is that I have the funny feeling that he's still finding
suckers who are either inexperienced enough or just plain dumb enough
to bite on his pitch.

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Werehatrack said:

For a while he was helmet12xx as well, but he morphed to fermens12xx
last week, with a short detour through random usernames for a day or
two. Lately he's been splitting his listings and putting up two
batches at the same time on different user IDs.

Another M.O. is his use of listing categories. Here's
one:

Listed in category: Music > CDs > Comedy
Also listed in: Sporting Goods > Cycling >
Road Bicycles > Racing Bicycles

One category is legit but unrelated, the other
category doesn't exist.

Larry Coon
University of California