Hello,
I am glad that flippa shutdown this auction:
https://flippa.com/2714402-mobile-ad...bin-quick-sale
as it fails some basic check. I cannot believe that people have bid upto $7k on this auction. The seller apparently has cancer."She was just recently diagnosed with Invasive Lobular Carcinoma,
Wow sounds really scary.
Here are the basic steps that I took to verify the site.
1. Always check the buyer background and history
I looked at the buyers profile.
https://flippa.com/users/494871
Hmmm. Lots of other associated accounts. I went through all the accounts associated and the listings that they have had.
2. Dig a bit deeper
One of the user is webdorkette
https://flippa.com/users/469628
who is associated with another account webdesign12
https://flippa.com/users/477643
and you see the site that they have listed for sale
https://flippa.com/2689288-start-up-...-14k-in-profit
It is the same template, with similar pricing structure. Coincidence?
3. Analyze writing pattern
Look at the sellers general tone of voice here:
https://flippa.com/2714402-mobile-ad...bin-quick-sale
compare it to the tone of voice here:
https://flippa.com/2689288-start-up-...-14k-in-profit
I leave it to you to make the conclusion :-)
Of course hindsight is 20/20 and it is easy to spot it after the account has been suspended.
I am interested to know other flippa auctions that didn't pass the sniff test.
Thanks
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