Look At These eBay Items

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nsoltz

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Look at these items coming from a pawn shop in Duarte, CA.


I placed a bid on the P2 cards and then begin to wonder whether this gear is hot??? Fortunately, I have been outbid.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Panasonic-FS-10...QQihZ016QQcategoryZ107937QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com/PANASONIC-AG-HV...QQihZ016QQcategoryZ107937QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com/LOT-of-2-PANASO...yZ107937QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem


True story-- A couple of months ago I saw an HVX offered on eBay from a CA computer junk dealer. Someone bought it very cheaply. It came without power supply so he brought it to a friend (who is also a user on this board). Friend plugged it in and it worked. Next day, the guy gets a call from Orange County Sheriff's office saying that he is investigating a robbery from a company called "The Red Camera Company" and he had information that this person might have purchased property stolen in a recent break-in. Yes, seems that this camera was taken in the Red break-in and hocked to a junk dealer somewhere in San Gabriel Valley. Deputy comes to collect gear (he did get his money back from the eBay vendor who was just a victim as well), opens trunk of police car and buyer sees in the trunk (ta! ta!).. the prototype of the Red Camera that was stolen.

Meanwhile, if these goods are legit and the auction is legit, somebody is about to get a bargain. Somehow I doubt it...

Ned Soltz
 
I'm with you, I believe the camera is hot.

It could well be a theft, but there have also been a number of posts on this board from people who were swindled out of their cameras by someone in Southern California -- PIMP comes to mind, for instance.
 
Shame you couldn't get a cheap bid on the Red, eh? Even if it was just to play with for a day or two before turning it in.
 
Jarred,

A minor bit OT, but is there a sticky area set up on DVXUser where lost / stolen items and their corresponding serial numbers could be posted?

I've heard that there is a major strongarm robbery ring operating in GB in particular. It could help get the products back into the hands of the owner and perhaps even help to shut down some of that activity.

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Yep and those crimminals that swinddled me are still living the life out there. Probably thinking of ways to con other people. i cant wait til they get whats coming to them.
 
I just love how people actually consider these ebay deals. I mean, seriously, save a couple bucks, dude lost thousands on the HVX, and no HVX..
 
Not every awesome Ebay deal is inaccurate or unjust. Trust me on that one.

I personally think, after scanning the near 1000 feedbacks and seeing that this guy as been a member since 98!!!!... that someone just got an HVX for a crazy price. And someone else got an awesome deal on two 4 gig cards, and another on the Firestore.

Unless the account was hijacked, but Ebay usually takes down the bids quickly if that happens.

Sometimes it seems too good to be true... but it ends up being very true.
 
Kholi said:
Sometimes it seems too good to be true... but it ends up being very true.
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No doubt. Like the million dollar painting bought at a yard sale for $20.
But "Most" every time, if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is and you'll just loose your money.
But hey, keep kissing frogs and you might find that prince. :beer:
 
Well, the auction for the P2 cards ended and I received a "second chance" eBay offer from seller. But, after seeing the HVX and Firestore at such low prices, I still believe the whole deal is hot... so I passed.

Ned
 
I emailed the seller and he gave me the serial number on the camera. . .I wish there was a site where I could check on stolen equipment like this one. ....
 
nsoltz said:
Well, the auction for the P2 cards ended and I received a "second chance" eBay offer from seller. But, after seeing the HVX and Firestore at such low prices, I still believe the whole deal is hot... so I passed.

Ned
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Ned did you check the ebay site in "My Ebay" to see if that offer was really form the seller? Lately it seems everything I bid on that I dont win, I get a second chance offer within a day of the auction closing but it is a scammer trying to get me to bite. Always check your messages in "my ebay" to see if the offer is legitimate. Never go to ebay from a link in an email.
 
Yes... this was from the seller since it showed up in My Ebay.

I never respond to eBay-looking messages from emails owing to the large number of phishing schemes.

Ned
 
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