The eBay Scambuster Topic

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Re: The eBay Scambuster Topic

Post by cantab » Thu Jul 08, 2010 6:04 pm

Why do eBay think that's a good idea? You'd probably be asked to leave a physical auction house if you showed up wearing a mask.
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Re: The eBay Scambuster Topic

Post by cantab » Mon Feb 14, 2011 6:51 pm

The Flash Flood is now being knocked off, http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/H20-Extreme-Fun-S ... 27b8a7d840
I work on Windows. My toolbox is Linux.
Arsenal:
Super Soaker: XP215, 2xXP220, Liquidator, Aquashock Secret Strike M(odded), Arctic Blast M, CPS1200, CPS2100, SC Power Pak, 3l aquapack, 1.5l aquapack
Water Warriors: Jet, Sting Ray M, Shark, Argon M, Tiger Shark, PulseMaster
Others: Waterbolt, The Blaster, Storm 500, Shield Blaster 2000, generic PR gun, generic backpack piston pumper (broken), 3l garden sprayer M, 10l water carrier:

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Re: The eBay Scambuster Topic

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Re: The eBay Scambuster Topic

Post by soakernerd » Mon Feb 14, 2011 8:52 pm

hmm. I wonder if it is any good?
Pessimist: These blasters hold no water
Optimist: But their small output means they last just as long
Marketing: Huge blasts of water!
user: I shot it at an angle and it went a whole ten feet!

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Re: The eBay Scambuster Topic

Post by -G-JiV- » Mon Feb 14, 2011 9:02 pm

I do not think so. It may beat some XPs but that is all. I got one, it uses a double-stream but neither powerful nor good range or soakage. Lost money to my mind.
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Re: The eBay Scambuster Topic

Post by martianshark » Tue Mar 01, 2011 11:21 pm

Supposively someone's selling a NIB MXL. Thing is, they stole the picture and description from iSoaker. And they claimed it to be an original MXL, but the picture shows the 2002 version. Not only that, they claim it's the most powerful water gun ever made.
http://cgi.ebay.com/BRAND-NEW-VERY-HUGE ... 3cb567e6c3

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Re: The eBay Scambuster Topic

Post by C-A_99 » Wed Mar 02, 2011 2:46 am

"PERFECT GIFT BEFORE CHRISTMAS HURRY!!!"
(Yes, because people prepare their gifts for the holidays 9 months in advance.)

I think that description was stolen from another description that was stolen from iSoaker.

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Re: The eBay Scambuster Topic

Post by martianshark » Wed Mar 02, 2011 3:18 am

Do they even read the stolen description before they use it?

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Re: The eBay Scambuster Topic

Post by -G-JiV- » Wed Mar 02, 2011 8:24 am

haha, i do not think so... :p
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Re: The eBay Scambuster Topic

Post by Captaing » Mon Jul 11, 2011 1:43 pm

I know some people who just see how many bids there are, and if there are very few, something is probably up.

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Re: The eBay Scambuster Topic

Post by Captaing » Wed Jul 27, 2011 3:10 am

Up on eBay is an arctic shock. The seller says that it is CPS. He even goes and describes CPS tech. Please report this auction

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Re: The eBay Scambuster Topic

Post by zeda.beta » Wed Jul 27, 2011 8:04 pm

Captaing wrote:Up on eBay is an arctic shock. The seller says that it is CPS. He even goes and describes CPS tech. Please report this auction
That's actually just a person trying to make use of the two seconds of information that he found with a google search instead of asking the questions to understand what he's talking about. While negligent, I wouldn't think that he was knowingly lying, just ignorant. You might want to point him to a link that shows how the arctic shock works, or the principles behind ap guns.
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Re: The eBay Scambuster Topic

Post by Captaing » Sat Jul 30, 2011 3:42 am

Thanks for the pointer

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Re: The eBay Scambuster Topic

Post by atvan » Sat Jul 30, 2011 5:39 pm

http://cgi.ebay.com/GORGON-Water-WARRIO ... 4108wt_989

And again with a Gorgon. He says it is Hydro Power. And he is selling it for 3-4 times retail, when it is currently availible. If it was HP, though, might be nice, but I highly doubt it.
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Re: The eBay Scambuster Topic

Post by yamyam446 » Fri Aug 12, 2011 11:33 am

yess Ok Thank For You SoMuch! :D :D
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