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Guys,
Speaking about the initial Tretov's scans - I think the awards look OK, but why does the Lenin on the first scan have the same scanning defect as on the more detailed picture? Smells like a scam!
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Well,
It looks like first victims of this Kazakh seller are starting to complain - he's got his first negative feedback comment. Expect many more upset buyers to post about their bad experience.
Looks like typical scheme to make quick $$$ and disappear.
Teaches you something about so called deals on eBay - if you think that you're getting a bargain - think twice. There's a reason why no one else is bidding...
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Can someone please PM me the eBay alias of this scam guy, I lost it.
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Here we go - negative feedback starts to come in for this Kazakh seller:
- THIS SELLER IS A CRIMINAL. No items send.
- Seller dissappeared after receiving money. Never received the item.
- Attention everyone! Be aware, this seller is a liar, never received the item
No surprise, what do you expect by buying Nevsky for $127 or Lenin Mondvor Screwback for $510...
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I feel sad for the guy. But on the other hand - theoretically, this auction could have been good, the "low" prices could have been explained with the fact that few people may have found the auctions. He did not mention any of the words "soviet" or "russian" in the titles. When I search eBay for soviet items, I usually make search based on "item type looked for" + (origin)
I found those just by coincidence.
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Patrick,
Today anything decent gets noticed on eBay right away.
Market is really dry, it's not like old days when search on Russian Order on eBay would yield 20 pages...
Be realistic, miracles like that don't happen anymore.
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Search string
order (soviet,russian,ussr,russia,cccp,hungaria*,romania*,czech*) -book -patch -sword
usually generates about 5 pages :D . But you are right, it is not like before.
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Guys,
While I feel sad for his customers, I really don't understand how he could've gotten any customers in the first place. I mean, we all know that there is no such thing as a free lunch, so why do people still jump on Nevsky's for $127?! I guess it's beyond me.
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If anyone cares - Kazakh seller is suspended from eBay.