JustPlainKat here... now...i have quit reading the FML for all intents and purposes...but this article in the listing caught my eye...since i e-bay also... >From: Jen B <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Ebay buyers beware of a bidding scam (shilling) on some ferret > figurine items! > >The following information is NOT meant to slander or slam ANYONE in any >way but I do feel that potential ebay buyers of some particular ferret >items need to be aware of a "shilling" scam that occured when I bid on >four different ferret clay figurines - all sold by the same seller. > >... I was consistently outbid by FIVELOVES until the prices were in the >mid $20 range within minutes.... first...i would like to say that i have had dealings on several different fronts with these people for several years...and they are very special people...as far as i have been involved with them... if what Jen says happened as she said it...i would venture to say that "MINKEY98" was not aware of it...maybe it was a friend THINKING they were doing them a favor...i have no idea...i do not know who "FIVELOVES" is...but i do know who "MINKEY98" is... i will also say...that these figurines are all totally handmade [sculpted] by "MINKEY98"'s wife...and they are extraordinary pieces... well worth the $20.00 apiece... jen...i am sorry this happened to you...but i feel confident...[if that still has any meaning on this forum]...that it was not the doing of the owner of that ebay...as i said...i have had dealing with them for several years now...and they just do not seem the type of people that would do this...nor condone it being done... just my 2 cents... JustPlainKat ===== Kat's personal & ShelterHelp pages... http://ferretlover97.terrabox.com I have Crocheted Sleepsacks 4 Sale!!!!... http://ferretlover97.terrabox.com/sleepsack.html SOS Raffles... http://raffle.supportourshelters.org/ ADV Giving Tree 2004... http://www.mkaresq.com/ADV/advgt.htm When you care about others....when you reach out to others.... ...when you give of yourself to others...YOU MAKE A DIFFERENCE! [Posted in FML issue 4668]