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Topic: Zum scam on eBay |
Bonnie Saher
From:
Squaw Valley Ca
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Posted 7 Nov 2020 8:26 am |
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| eBay currently has a zum on For 3,000.00 it is a great picture with a newer looking zum and a story of a sick father. but there is no bidding or buy now if you look at the pictures one of them has the email of a pawn shop to buy the guitar with a caption that all bids on eBay will be canceled |
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Dan Kelly
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Boston, MA
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Posted 7 Nov 2020 9:01 am
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It does seem to be an interesting situation. The seller reportedly has 8700 + transactions with a 100% positive feedback. So, they know how to do business on eBay.
Cancelling bids, in lieu of a "Buy It Now" price is just not how it is done. It says the seller is away, which again is not a very common situation for a good volume seller.
The company name for the eBay store is "Merlemond Vintage." Yet, communications are to be directed to "info@pawn-online.com."
Maybe an employee got access to the eBay store and is trying something, I dunno, just guessing. It is curious, though.
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Jerry Jones
From:
Franklin, Tenn.
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Dan Kelly
From:
Boston, MA
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Posted 7 Nov 2020 9:23 am
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Good catch Jerry... This looks like another "cookie cutter" scam as detailed in your post.
How does the scammer "hijack" an account, I wonder. As a low volume seller on eBay, I would like to know. I will do a search and find out.
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Barry Coker
From:
Bagley Alabama, USA
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Paul McEvoy
From:
Baltimore, USA
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Posted 8 Nov 2020 3:19 am
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| Steel guitar has come a long way! Now even scammers know what it is. |
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Damir Besic
From:
Nashville,TN.
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Posted 8 Nov 2020 8:45 am
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I don’t know what it looks like, I guess it is already removed , but if it’s red, white and blue , D10 ZUM , it is a scam .. Bruce made only 3 in that color combination, and one is S10... one D10 is owned by a collector in MD. and another D10 is somewhere in TX ... if you see new model ZUM D10 in red white and blue on eBay , it is a scam , report it
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Greg Forsyth
From:
Colorado, USA
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Posted 8 Nov 2020 11:42 am
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Thanks to Bonnie for posting this topic.
Great way to inform all of us and prompting those in the know into sharing their knowlege. |
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Nicholas Scott
From:
Norfolk, VA USA
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Damir Besic
From:
Nashville,TN.
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Jon Light (deceased)
From:
Saugerties, NY
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Posted 5 Dec 2020 7:05 am
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Same seller is showing a Sheerhorn, known to be fraudulent.
Scam seller or hacked seller......?
Only thing that matters is knowing that the listings are bogus. |
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Scott Denniston
From:
Hahns Peak, Colorado, USA
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Posted 5 Dec 2020 7:39 am
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Hey the bid is only up to $5.30 for the custom Zum. How can you lose?  |
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Richard Sinkler
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aka: Rusty Strings -- Missoula, Montana
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Posted 5 Dec 2020 8:42 am
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| Hey the bid is only up to $5.30 for the custom Zum. How can you lose? |
I looked at his other items for sale. Most all if them that are new listings (many) have a first bid of $5.30. And they ALL have a shipping cost of $35, from a big console organ to a wrist watch. This guy just has to be legit. 
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Jon Light (deceased)
From:
Saugerties, NY
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Posted 6 Dec 2020 6:27 am
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| The Zum, the "Sheerhorn" and, actually, the seller, all seem to be gone. Whack-a-Mole......I am sure this is not the end. |
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Nicholas Scott
From:
Norfolk, VA USA
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Posted 13 Dec 2020 4:50 pm
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Back up again. Already reported it.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/124485731751
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Richard Sinkler
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aka: Rusty Strings -- Missoula, Montana
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Posted 13 Dec 2020 5:37 pm
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Good work. It's gone again.
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Carter D10 8p/8k, Dekley S10 3p/4k C6 setup,Regal RD40 Dobro, Recording King Professional Dobro, NV400, NV112,Ibanez Gio guitar, Epiphone SG Special (open D slide guitar) . Playing for 55 years and still counting. |
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Nicholas Scott
From:
Norfolk, VA USA
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 13 Jan 2023 9:26 am
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They must be taken off again.
They wouldn't come up on my computer.
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Nicholas Scott
From:
Norfolk, VA USA
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Jerry Overstreet
From:
Louisville Ky
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Posted 20 Sep 2023 10:39 am
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| Great watchdog service there Nicholas. Looks like the scammer has been shut down once more. These criminals never stop looking for ways to steal people's money. |
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Dennis Montgomery
From:
Western Washington
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