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":::Jerry::::" writes

"Tony Morgan" wrote in message
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In message , Grumps
writes
Just a quick note; I saw the HC42E on ebuyer for £324.99 (no stock
though).

You'd be far better bidding for one of the brand new Sony
DCR-TRV30Es
currently on Ebay.


Always assuming that you don't mind risking the lose of your money,
eBay has more holes in it's 'bidders security' than a colander [1],
people who use the 'fraudsters friend' are either plain stupid or have
more money than sense IMO....

At times eBay seems more akin to a gambling house than an auction
house IMO. :~(

[1] most 'sited' auction houses would be shut down if they had half
the cases of stolen products and customer / seller fraud that eBay
do...

You've obviously never used (or looked closely at) Ebay (and their
payment arm, Paypal). Both Ebay and Paypal provide a free protection
scheme. I had cause to use it when I purchased (yet another) camcorder
but didn't get delivery. I got a full refund from Paypal, though I had
to wait three weeks while they investigated.

The big problem at the moment is identity theft - but it's only a
problem if someone is foolish enough to furnish CC/DC details in
response to an unsolicited e-mail bearing the E-bay logo (which shows an
IP origin in Romania). But that is hardly Ebay's fault.

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Tony Morgan
http://www.camcord.info