Posted By:
Mark"This is an old scam where sellers would use a fake account to win the auction, then send an offer to the underbidder, telling them that they could purchase the item for their max bid."
Jay, it's even less sophsticated than being the highest bidder with a fake account..at least then, the scammer presumably sends the card. It's as simple as emailing anyone and everyone who bid on an expensive card through the "contact a member" feature and then offering them teh card for their high bid or whatever they want to send pay. Some people are so excited to get a second chance offer that they don't question whether the offeror is really the seller. If the scammer sends 60 emails per hour and just 1 in 10 recipients sends him $2500, that's $15k per hour (does Shaq even make that?).