Hopefully no one here bought that E97 Nichols on ebay

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Posted By: Bob Marquette

Apparently it was a scam and an identity theft case.

Subj: TKO NOTICE: eBay Listing(s) Removed
Date: 4/10/05 4:45:58 PM Central Daylight Time
From: ended@ebay.com
To: trophybob@aol.com
Sent from the Internet (Details)



Dear Robert Marquette (trophybob@aol.com),

The following is a notice from eBay Trust & Safety regarding:

Item Number - 5182880342
Item Title - 1909-10 BRIGGS CO. LOZENGE E97 SIMON NICHOLS SGC 10

Our records show that you placed a bid on this item. We removed this item from the Site and cancelled your bid because it appears that the seller's account has been compromised and used by an unauthorized third party. The seller's privileges to trade on eBay may be temporarily suspended while we investigate this matter further. Due to privacy concerns we will not be able to share further details related to this seller.

If someone claiming to be the seller asks you to complete a transaction outside of eBay, we strongly recommend that you ignore the request. Transactions for items listed on eBay that are completed outside of the eBay marketplace are not covered by the Buyer Protection services offered by eBay and can be highly indicative of fraud.

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Posted By: quan

i was in the ball park for it...too bad for the seller as the schlei went really high!