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Old 02-07-2008, 06:29 PM
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I found this on eBay and thought it was a joke. This guy is selling mineral rights to land in Arizona. Not the land just rights to hunt gold. Has anyone ever heard of doing this? Is it a scam?

Here is the link to eBay: 160 Acre Placer Gold Mining Claim Arizona by Wickenburg - eBay (item 330208762301 end time Feb-07-08 17:45:00 PST)
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Old 02-07-2008, 06:33 PM
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Everyone around here is selling their mineral rights to the natural gas companies, hoping they hit gas, then you get a percentage of the take.
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Old 02-07-2008, 06:43 PM
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I found this on eBay and thought it was a joke. This guy is selling mineral rights to land in Arizona. Not the land just rights to hunt gold. Has anyone ever heard of doing this? Is it a scam?

Here is the link to eBay: 160 Acre Placer Gold Mining Claim Arizona by Wickenburg - eBay (item 330208762301 end time Feb-07-08 17:45:00 PST)
And for a down payment no less. Wonder he came up with the $2,299.00 value? And what about the annual maintenance fees, cost? No thanks!
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Old 02-07-2008, 07:42 PM
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I'm currently in a dispute with a scam-artist on ebay.......be careful who you deal with there, seems like it becomes more of a safe-haven for people (rip-offs) like this daily.....and chases-off buyers for those there who are honest. Feedback doesn't mean anything when they use alias' to post their own good feedback.

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Old 02-08-2008, 12:08 AM
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seems like a scam to me. the more i keep hearing about places that could or do for sure have gold out here, the more i think it could be just laying anywhere...and i got a good feeling about this summer! i dont think it's necessary to buy a claim...but i could be wrong.
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