[alfa] Re: 147 GTA on Ebay

[George Graves <gmgraves@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I did, but I just received the following from E-bay:

Dear George Graves (gmgraves@domain.elided),

Please be aware that auction:2440163321 -Alfa Romeo : Alfa Romeo has 
been ended early and your bid has been cancelled.  Please note that we 
have recently ended all listings for the sellercuteetuteeas it appears 
the account has been compromised and used by an unauthorized third 
party. The seller's privileges to trade on eBay may be temporarily 
suspended while we investigate this matter further.

If this seller contacts you to complete a transaction outside of eBay, 
we strongly recommend that you do not  because it will not be covered 
under eBay's Fraud Protection Program.  If you have already sent 
payment, we advise you to take steps to protect yourself depending on 
the nature of your payment.  For example, if you paid by personal 
check, you may stop payment on the check.  If you paid for this item 
with a credit card, you should contact your credit card company's 
security department right away to inform them of the potential problem 
with this payment -- most companies provide full protection from loss 
for online purchases in these circumstances. If you have made a payment 
by money order or wire transfer, you may contact that company for 
further information at 1-800-325-6000 (Western Union), or at 
1-800-926-9400 (Money Gram).

We emphasize that there is no definitive information regarding the 
seller or their items at this time, and our difficulties in confirming 
information about the seller may be the result of a mistake or 
misunderstanding.

There are many tips on how to protect yourself with any Internet 
transaction on our help page located at:

http://pages.ebay.com/help/buyerguide/bidding-tips.html

Do not respond to this email, as your reply will not be received. If 
you would like additional information related to this notice, please 
refer to the eBay Contact Customer Support page at the address provided 
below and contact us with your concern:

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Regards,
Customer Support (Trust and Safety Department)
Ebay Inc. SLC, UT

:-(

George Graves
'86 GTV-6 3.0 'S'
And destined to remain a VW driver for everyday transport (dammit!)


On Oct 29, 2003, at 1:45 PM, alfa-digest wrote:


> Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2003 12:07:54 -0800
> From: Damian Magista <magista@domain.elided>
> Subject: [alfa] 147 GTA on Ebay
>
> I was somewhat shocked to see a 147 GTA on Ebay today. I emailed the
> seller to see where it is located. Here is his response:
>
> Hello,
> The car is in California,USA.
> It is not registred yet but it will be when I fine a buyer.
> It is perfectly legal.
> Where are you located in US?
> Regards!!!
>
>
> Ok...who's gonna pony up for this one?
>
> Damian <-- wishin' I had a 147 GTA
>
> magista@domain.elided
> 1750 Berlina
> Sea, WA.
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