[threelittlegems]

"hi , my sister has heard about a buisness on the internet . something to do with e-bay . but they want us to pay 4000 buck for the buisness . have u heard about it and what do u think ? "

An old school friend messaged this on Facebook to me. Seriously - I do not even know where to start with this.

After lots of writing and deleting comments around how to research a business and evaluate opportunities, I ended up just saying you'd be better off hanging around on Ebay, figuring what sells and buying $4000 worth of product to sell.

My husband wanted me to answer with, 'take your $4k to the TAB, you'll have better odds'.

Now I have another message that says

"its something do with other people items and getting a profit . i think it to make shore the package goes too the right area . i'm not too shore . the man is coming over too talk to us on monday . but it sounds to go to be true . put we will look up more about e-bay . that good advise thank u "

Does anyone have a clue what my friend is talking about?

[epg]

Sounds like a great business idea - for the guy selling it!

Your husband is probably right.

[Mrs Mc]

ive have had a call about something like this recently.

I put for a proposal for prospective clients and didnt win the business, but one of the prospective clients rang me to say i impressed him a lot and he has a propostition for me.

He started telling me it was a website like Ebay but we all get profits from the sales, he continued to say it also had a socail aspect like facebook. I asked what the website was, but he would not tell me, he said it would be better if i met him and he dicsussed it further (the entire time i was thinking scam). I got out of meeting with him by telling him i was busy. But since then he has invited me to 5 "meetings" with a group of people and thier main "leader" was speaking an accountant, i googled his name and nothing.

He said i could join them for a "small invesment"

I think i am going to keep fobbing them off

tell your friend to stay clear

[Guest_3Keiki_*]

I would also recommend a dictionary

[protart roflcopt...]

Do people really use such appalling spelling and grammar in writing about business opportunities?

They would be better off learning how to communicate effectively.

[ZombieMum]

Think they have confused eBay with Amway.

[BearBait]

Is it really your friend writing this drivel or has some Nigerian scammer taken their account? The English is quite flawed for a presumably native speaker.

[~~~]

Gosh - another flag for Amway too.... esp the harassment afterwards Either way, sounds dodgy....

[threelittlegems]

Yes, I am quite startled at the grammar and spelling as well.

I grew up with her, born and bred in Australia, and she went to school until at least Year 11.

She first messaged me a few months ago about her kids, and the spelling / grammar was the same.

Hmm...maybe it is a new approach from Amway.

[=R2=]

I would also recommend a dictionary

That was painful to read.