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Amazing Auction Found on Ebay - anyone tried?

Looks like a scam to me. No way would someone sell a 1 ct. F IF for $1000. The photo looks more like clarity I something than IF. And the oddball payment methods look very suspicious.
 
Listing has been removed from eBay so I think that gives you the answer you were looking for.
 
Example #40981390 of something that sounds too good to be true...
 
People routinely put a lot of faith in the ebay feedback system and it’s worth considering whether this is a reliable source. As pointed out, there are several red flags on this deal and the ONLY think going for it is that the seller presumably has a good feedback number. At best that’s a minor advantage and mostly it’s about digging for marks against rather than marks in favor but here are a few tips:

Read the actual reviews, not just the summary number. People will routinely give a ‘positive’ review that reads like ‘pretty good deal for a crappy item’, or ‘it did eventually arrive’. Details matter. Routinely neutral feedbacks are more telling than negatives.

Look at the goods. One easy way to get a big number is to sell a lot of inexpensive and unrelated things. 1000 transactions selling postcards successfully is nice but it doesn’t make them a good place to buy a diamond ring.

Lots of feedback over a very short period is a BAD sign. There are an assortment of ways to game the ebay feedback system but most of the scammers are in a hurry. Someone who has sold a thing or two a week for a few years is a much better sign than someone who sold 500 things in the last 2 weeks.

As mentioned above, if the ad says things that are just too good to be true, don't just pass on the deal, pass on the dealer.
 
it is almost impossible to get a good deal on eBay save for the rare transactions that involve individuals selling off their 2nd hand rings or diamonds.
 
Toolhous.org -- You can input any ebay userid and quickly scan that person's feedback received or given for neutrals or negatives. (And other details, as well.)

It's currently against ebay policy to leave a negative or neutral feedback couched as a positive, and ebay will remove those if the person who received it reports it.

Also note that the only feedback a buyer can receive from a seller now is positive, and having many positive feedbacks racked up as a buyer indicates nothing about that person as a seller. It may indicate little about that person as a buyer, too, lol.
 
It was a scam and they removed the listing. If you can't pay through pay pal it is a scam...that is how they pull off the scam.
 
TC1987|1360941543|3380783 said:
It's currently against ebay policy to leave a negative or neutral feedback couched as a positive, and ebay will remove those if the person who received it reports it.
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I wasn't aware of a rule about this but damning with faint praise isn't a negative. How do they decide? If you leave a positive is it necessary to gush and use a lot of ++++'s? That's even more hollow than I thought.
 
Dave
Can I ask you a question directly? I really value the advice you give on this forum.

Thanks
BB
 
brotherbrother|1360956460|3381062 said:
Dave
Can I ask you a question directly? I really value the advice you give on this forum.

Thanks
BB
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Do you mean Neil?
 
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