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Telephone Talk => Auction Talk => Topic started by: Fabius on September 12, 2017, 11:12:01 AM

Title: Hacked Account?
Post by: Fabius on September 12, 2017, 11:12:01 AM
$15 BIN for a 1938 WECO 302 with E1 handset. Seller has no recent activity.

There's also a second identical item listed by this person. If hacked, why? For $15? And it's local pick up only. Strange.

https://tinyurl.com/ycq8r77o
Title: Re: Hacked Account?
Post by: poplar1 on September 12, 2017, 11:22:26 AM
Photo seems to have been stolen from this reputable phone collector:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Bell-System-302-Telephone-with-E1-Handset-1938/282647591270

Ebay also suggests another identical listing, but this one has been deleted.
Title: Re: Hacked Account?
Post by: Dan/Panther on September 12, 2017, 12:19:25 PM
The listing says 2 available, since it's local pickup I guess first come gets choice.

D/P
Title: Re: Hacked Account?
Post by: twocvbloke on September 12, 2017, 12:47:27 PM
Looking at the feedback of the first listing, it seems that account hasn't received or left any feedback for over a year, suggesting that it has indeed been borrowed without consent, and probably abandoned by whoever had it originally...
Title: Re: Hacked Account?
Post by: Fabius on September 12, 2017, 12:51:08 PM
I reported both to eBay. Same photo used in both.