View Full Version : red aro on ebay...
wizzin
10-17-2006, 12:25 PM
http://cgi.ebay.com/Rare-18-Red-Asian-Arowana_W0QQitemZ290038442661QQihZ019QQcategoryZ32 12QQcmdZViewItem
Uhh...
dacox
10-17-2006, 12:51 PM
it's a scam
wizzin
10-17-2006, 12:58 PM
that's what I thought. If the feds saw that and went after you, what would you say? "uh, well there was no fish" Ok, that's illegal. Or. "Uh, I didn't know they were illegal". Yeah right. You're going to jail.:screwy:
ethnics
10-17-2006, 1:02 PM
i doubt its a scam, the seller has 77 100% positive feedback. i think the owner is just a retard. thats the same aro that was on craigslist... that owner is in for a surprise when f&g knocks on his door...
DarthLungFish
10-17-2006, 1:49 PM
I don't know guys. I think this a scam by F/G! Here is a fish on AquaBid. Very Questionable...
http://www.aquabid.com/cgi-bin/auction/auction.cgi?fwarowana&1161633537
I can almost garantee there is a fish there. It is local pickup only. On those items, I pay when I pick up. WHat value would it be for the seller to have a fish listed, sell it, Pay the big fee for selling it, and then when the person arives have no fish for him to buy? Make sense?
DarthLungFish
10-17-2006, 8:54 PM
Yeah, but this can be good or it can be a scam. Some Under Cover F/G officers getting people to stop by thinking they are buying a Red and end up getting arrested. Just a little Fishy to me.
I see what your saying. But, isn't that intrapment?? Why would they do that? That just doesn't even seem like something some government agency would do. I was going to use an anology that its like saying your selling child porn to bust perverts, but then it dawned on me. They do that. Still, I'm not convinced that this is the same thing as perverts pose a threat to society and us tropical fish geeks are just wierd. Anyone who would think to spend that much money on a fishy. By the way, why wouldn't they make the price more affordable if it was some agency trying to bust fish geeks?
xxblwn408
10-17-2006, 9:15 PM
Let me at it...:naughty:
DarthLungFish
10-17-2006, 9:19 PM
True to that! DateLine did it, with kids and Camera and having Sick Men coming over to houses thinking that they where going to be spending the night with an under age boy or girl.
But for a F/G officer, this is there business. I could see the government post a "Real" like auction with a price that is close to reality as possible to real market prices. They arrest people knowing that they are buying Illegal Fish. Later down the line, a search warrant of the suspects house. Maybe they might find other things, like illegal fish or drugs, or whatever.
But for me, not worth it!
Gr8KarmaSF
10-17-2006, 9:25 PM
This is real....thats all i have to say.
Well, I wrote a strong letter to the seller and guess what? HE has dumped the auction. So, Darth. What do you think? Do you still think it was an agent? Could be. Maybe they got someone who wanted to do a backdoor deal, so they made their bust, and closed the auction. Its possible. I don't think so though. I still believe it was some rich ignoramous that can afford a very un affordable fish that wanted to sell it. When I emailed him and mentioned "jail time", I think he got cold feet. What do you think Darth?
big E
10-17-2006, 11:05 PM
Will we ever get to the bottom of this ????
DarthLungFish
10-17-2006, 11:14 PM
Well, I wrote a strong letter to the seller and guess what? HE has dumped the auction. So, Darth. What do you think? Do you still think it was an agent? Could be. Maybe they got someone who wanted to do a backdoor deal, so they made their bust, and closed the auction. Its possible. I don't think so though. I still believe it was some rich ignoramous that can afford a very un affordable fish that wanted to sell it. When I emailed him and mentioned "jail time", I think he got cold feet. What do you think Darth?
I don't know what to think, to be honest with you. I just felt a bad feeling about that auction. I mean, everyone in the Hobby knows about Red Arows and how Illegal they are! You have to live under a rock Not to know. Thats what made me think "Scam". And in all places, Cali! Well, he/they pulled it off.
Now to other Threads! :)