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Elias
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 Posted - 2007/03/15 : 15:24:34
I want to buy sum gear off Ebay and the cheapest stuff is always stuff that the police are floggin off in auctions, they're floggin ipods for 10er and Playstation 3's for around 20 quid
Has anyone brought anything from them and is it a con?....it gotta be
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Jax
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Posted - 2007/03/15 : 15:44:24
im pretty sure anything the police seize have to be destroyed
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T~
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Posted - 2007/03/15 : 15:52:51
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Originally posted by Jax:
im pretty sure anything the police seize have to be destroyed
They can auction confiscated or lost property that hasnt been claimed
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clarke101
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Posted - 2007/03/15 : 16:11:30
Sounds like a scam to me.
If it sounds to good to be true it usually is.
Post a link to one of the auctions
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Elias
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Posted - 2007/03/15 : 19:36:30
quote:
Originally posted by clarke101:
Sounds like a scam to me.
If it sounds to good to be true it usually is.
Post a link to one of the auctions
http://search.ebay.co.uk/police-auction
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Jax
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Posted - 2007/03/15 : 19:42:38
that has 100% got to be a scam, that obvious id be surprised if anyone fell for it
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clarke101
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Posted - 2007/03/15 : 21:45:56
The important thing on e-bay is to read the listing.
They for an e-book about police auctions. It doesnt give any details on the book so tbh i could probably knock one up in an 1hr then sell it.
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Brian K
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Posted - 2007/03/15 : 22:28:23
thing that concerns me is if it's police seizures why don't they have any pictures from them? all of the pics listed are just standard get it anywhere on the web images.
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Dave Tee
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Posted - 2007/03/15 : 23:14:54
Police do auction things off but I doubt they'd do it through ebay and those "ipod for a 10a" ones are without a doubt a con.... if something looks too good to be true chances are it is 
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clarke101
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Posted - 2007/03/15 : 23:18:01
IF YOU READ MY POST ABOVE AND THE ACTUAL WORDS OF THE LISTINGS ALL WILL BE REVEALED.
They are not police auctions for items. They are auctions for an e-book about Police Auctions
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djDMS
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Posted - 2007/03/15 : 23:46:11
Some people will fall for any old shite!
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whispering
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Posted - 2007/03/16 : 06:19:56
I think its illegal to impersonate as police in most countries, you should report to the police about the police 
Oh and real police do auctions all the time, just not online AFAIK.
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Brian K
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Posted - 2007/03/16 : 07:28:17
quote:
Originally posted by clarke101:
The important thing on e-bay is to read the listing.
speaking of, I watched an empty wii box go for $255 =P
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clarke101
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Posted - 2007/03/16 : 07:50:42
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Originally posted by Brian K:
quote:
Originally posted by clarke101:
The important thing on e-bay is to read the listing.
speaking of, I watched an empty wii box go for $255 =P
Yeah, a few 360 boxes were going for double that at uk launch. Muppets
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Elias
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Posted - 2007/03/16 : 11:55:15
I thought it looked a bit suspect.....I thought Ebay would av done sumthing about it by now coz it's bin there for ova a yr
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clarke101
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Posted - 2007/03/16 : 12:32:04
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I thought it looked a bit suspect.....I thought Ebay would av done sumthing about it by now coz it's bin there for ova a yr
They are not suspect. If you read the listing it quite clearly states that the auction is for an e-book. They are however hoping that people think they're for something there not.If people bid thinking they are getting a psp etc then its their own fault for being thick.
People wonder why e-bay is full of scam merchants its because the people using it are stupid illiterate muppets.
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