I know this is an old thread but this tale must be told.
So, as some of you know, I've been trying to sell my 7280 for awhile. <shamelesspromotion>
It's in near perfect condition btw, in the original box with a speck case.
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Anyway, it was up on eBay for 7 days with only one bid. That guy retracted his bid for some reason or another. At the last second, someone bids on it for 18.99 over the price. No reserve.
About a minute after that I get this email from the buyer:
"Dear seller,
Am happy to win your auction and i will like to inform you that the item
won is needed in the western part of africa nigeria, as a gift for my
bussiness partner who went to nigeria for a festival, *osun festival*
for discovery of how things work in nigeria and their culture, the
address is stated below, please remember to include HAPPY OSUN
FESTIVAL > on the package, and 120 USD will be added for
postage to nigeria thru usps express mail for fast delivery,
the address is as follows:
Beko Lukman Adewoye
po box 258,
Ikirun,
Osun state,
Nigeria
235001
Get back asap! so that i can make payment via paypal"
The guy who sent the email's name is "frank mark" (yeah right). his addresss is a mail boxes etc in FL.
Then, this morning, I get two bogus paypal emails saying he has paid me $198.99. Of course, I login to my paypal account and, surprise, not there.
Because of the nature of my work, I could never ship anything to Nigeria anyway. Would raise way, way to many flags.
Bastards. Now, I'm stuck with the selling costs from eBay!!! What a joke!
Nigeria, as of last week, just got blackberry service so I'm sure these types of 'sales' are on the rise. Watch out!!
Anyway, just a heads up for anyone selling bb's on ebay.
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