Joe;
I can't vouch for the Pog but I know for sure the Masi (290084662801) is bogus. The listing is lifted exactly from the previous auction... photos, description, font formatting, everything.
I think you can get a good handle on what this guy's doing by just looking at all his auction pages. Notice how they are all formatted differently? Why would anyone in their right mind do that? When you (legitimately) list multiple similar items, you use similar formatting to save yourself work.
As for hearing back from the guy, don't hold your breath. I wrote to him letting him know that the "MC55" that "his" description lists as the serial number was actually the frame size... he hasn't acknowledged or corrected. I also sent a link to the guy who won the bike in the previous auction and he notified eBay (Saturday) that the current auction's a scam. I guess we'll see how long it takes them to pull it.
Bob Hovey Columbus, GA
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2007 14:21:26 -0700 From: "JOE HUGHES" <rotab@msn.com> To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org> Subject: [CR]Poge for Real? Message-ID: <BAY114-DAV1EC31D4645108F858ECE7AF8A0@phx.gbl> Content-Type: text/plain;charset="iso-8859-1" MIME-Version: 1.0 Precedence: list Message: 5
Dale....I emailed the guy selling the tandem
and no word yet. I know the bike is real
but if it got sold once then who knows now.
Are the pics the same from the first auction?
Is that listing still anywhere on Ebay?
Joe Hughes
Denver, CO