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Topic: 1 BTC sold for 9832 US Dollars (!) on ebay (Read 2670 times)

newbie
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July 03, 2013, 05:32:27 PM
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If it was paid (which it almost certainly wasn't) you'd be pretty happy with getting that for 1 bitcoin haha
member
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Joke between to friends to draw attention and maybe raise bitcoin price.
newbie
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Hmm.. The most logical explanation for this occurrence is likely to be the most common one: bids were placed by non paying eBay customers. The hypothesis that the very top bidders are trying scam the seller seller is unjustified. My reasoning is as follows. If scammers can file chargebacks by only spending a reasonable amount like $150, then the sale would match an actual real world model better. If sales match real world models better, then the scams would be more realistic, making it easier for the sellers to fall for the scam. The sales do not match real world models. Therefore, it is harder for sellers to fall for the scam. Customers intending to file Paypal disputes would not want sellers to be in such a state. Consequently, the top bidders are not trying scam the buyer. Appraising the situation using cost vs. benefit analysis demonstrates that it is improbable that any of the customers who placed the outlandish bids are pulling any scams. The assertion that the seller placed bids on his or her own auction could be true. There is no way to prove that it is not. But it is unlikely to be so.
member
Activity: 70
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maybe money laundering

This seems most likely
legendary
Activity: 974
Merit: 1000
maybe money laundering
newbie
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Merit: 0
No feedback yet, just wait Smiley
Maybe he will never pay it Sad
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   Exceptional Seller!!!   mafishco ( 656)     Jun-18-13 16:44
    1 Full Bitcoin Sent To Your Online Wallet (#161042374155)   C $10,000.00   View Item

Still smells a bit funny.
newbie
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I want to believe, Help me JEsus, help me believe!
sr. member
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Merit: 250
No feedback yet, just wait Smiley
Maybe he will never pay it Sad
newbie
Activity: 14
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This won't be paid in the end.
legendary
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I wonder how things like these can happen. Same user with different accounts? Purpose?  Huh

+1
sr. member
Activity: 399
Merit: 250
happens on ebay all the time, transaction never actually happens though

True, I think a redditor made the right point as he said:

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People sell Bitcoins on ebay with the intention to screw the buyer.
People buy Bitcoins on ebay with the intention to screw the seller.

http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1d5c2c/i_bought_a_bitcoin_on_ebay_using_paypal_be/
member
Activity: 79
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happens on ebay all the time, transaction never actually happens though
sr. member
Activity: 260
Merit: 250
Is this the same bitcoin with an image of Buddha and Jesus that Abraham Lincoln was paid for chopping wood back in the day?  Personally, I wouldn't have paid more than $7k for it.
hero member
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I'm willing to bet up to 10BTC that the paypal transaction will be reversed because the account is hacked or because the buyer will claim they received nothing.
legendary
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I wonder if the seller is going to be able to withdraw the money from his paypal account  Roll Eyes
hero member
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well in a couple of years buyer will sell that 1BTC with profit
legendary
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Merit: 1000
I wonder how things like these can happen. Same user with different accounts? Purpose?  Huh
sr. member
Activity: 392
Merit: 250
I can sell you a btc for half that price if you want Smiley
hero member
Activity: 759
Merit: 500
this is how to make money!
sr. member
Activity: 399
Merit: 250
cmon, it was work to copy it in here...  Grin
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