Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/04/16

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Subject: [Leica] Interesting SCAM
From: Bill <m6rf@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 16 Apr 2000 18:35:13 -0700 (PDT)

This person I know wanted to sell a Leica body and a lens.  The body
has a very unique and distinctive mark on it. My friend sold it on
the internet (not on the LUG).  The person who bought it wanted a 15
day return privilege.  So after a little haggling over price my
friend sold the camera to this person.

The camera was shipped second day air to the buyer in Texas.  Several
days later (through a series of circumstances) my friend found out
his camera was on E-bay auction with a reserve price on it.  He knew
it was his camera because the unique mark was visible in the photo of
the camera on E-bay.  At he end of the auction the camera was not
sold because the reserve price had not been met.

Yes, you guessed it.  My friend got the camera and lens back from the
buyer with a not saying that the camera did not meet his
requirements, or some such crap.

The moral is, be real careful who you sell cameras to in Texas and,
only offer a three day return privilege.


Regards,

Bill


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