[citw150] Re: lesson 3 question 6

I have bought jewerly over the internet, not real expence jewlery but neither 
the less and i had a great experance. Infact i am trying to get my credit debt 
down so i can get somemore, lol.


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 --- On Mon 02/14, link zelda < uncannystudent@xxxxxxxxx > wrote:
From: link zelda [mailto: uncannystudent@xxxxxxxxx]
To: citw150@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2005 19:18:52 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [citw150] Re: lesson 3 question 6

eric,<br><br>i had the same problem. i bid on an x-men original #97<br>which is 
worth a hundred or so. got the product and<br>the cover was ripped off, pages 
bent, the full 9<br>yards. it's worth nothing but wrapping 
paper.<br><br>jase<br><br><br>--- eric thomas <airickthomas@xxxxxxxxx> 
wrote:<br><br>> The Societal Issue i chose has to do with Internet<br>> fraud 
and Auction and Retail Schemes Online.<br>> According to the Federal Trade 
Commission and<br>> Internet Fraud Watch, fraudulent schemes appearing<br>> on 
online auction sites are the most frequently<br>> reported form of Internet 
fraud. These schemes, and<br>> similar schemes for online retail goods, 
typically<br>> purport to offer high-value items - ranging from<br>> Cartier® 
watches to computers to collectibles such<br>> as Beanie Babies® - that are 
likely to attract many<br>> consumers. These schemes induce their victims 
to<br>> send money for the promised items, but then deliver<br>> nothing or 
only an item far l
 ess valuable than what<br>> was promised (e.g., counterfeit or altered 
goods).<br>> The reason I chose this issue is because I had a<br>> personal 
experience with it. On eBay I had paid<br>> hundreds of dollars for this rookie 
card which its<br>> face value is worth thousands. So i thought I was<br>> 
getting a prime investment when the seller assured<br>> to me that it was 100% 
authentic. When I <br>>  finally<br>>  received the card it was in Mint 
Condition, it was<br>> too good to be true I took it to a grading company<br>> 
to get graded and found out it was a reprint worth<br>> about $5.<br>> Eric 
Thomas<br>> <br>>              <br>> ---------------------------------<br>> Do 
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