Those wacky chinese auctions......

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Thu Mar 09, 2006 6:04 am

Ireland, of all places?

http://cgi.ebay.com/RICKENBACKER-4003-STEREO-BASS-GOODIESOLY-WHITE_W0QQitemZ7397108563QQcategoryZ33038QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

shinynewtoy · Post by **shinynewtoy** » Thu Mar 09, 2006 6:21 am

What's wrong with that? Sure looks like a Gretsch to me!

Ebay needs to put an end to this garbage before it's reputation goes down the toilet.

bassduke49 · Post by **bassduke49** » Thu Mar 09, 2006 6:52 am

In eBay's defense, I've noticed this same listing dozens of times over the past few weeks, but none ever seem to reach their expiration dates before they are yanked. Obviously, it keeps coming back, probably as a new listed account, but you can imagine what it must take to monitor the millions of items listed each day. Certainly we, the cognoscente, aren't fooled. I mean, how many blue Ricks could their be in China? So we know it's a fraud, and reports in to eBay seem to nip them in the bud. Of course, the buds keep popping up.

kcole4001 · Post by **kcole4001** » Thu Mar 09, 2006 11:30 am

Isn't "zhongghuo" what the worms were saying in Men In Black?

basse · Post by **basse** » Thu Mar 09, 2006 11:43 am

Did you notice that about 60% of the new listings today under the Ilan's "Rickenbacker Bass" search were Chinese with zero feedback?

leftyguitars · Post by **leftyguitars** » Thu Mar 09, 2006 11:44 am

I mailed the "seller" earlier and asked whereabouts in Ireland zhongghuo actually was. Guess what? He never replied!

shinynewtoy · Post by **shinynewtoy** » Thu Mar 09, 2006 11:44 am

...not to mention 40% are the same blue '78...

leftyguitars · Post by **leftyguitars** » Thu Mar 09, 2006 10:16 pm

I got a reply...

Item: RICKENBACKER 4003 STEREO BASS + GOODIESOLY WHITE (7397108563)
This message was sent while the listing was active.
jtrgfdk is the seller.

"This item in the China"

bassduke49 · Post by **bassduke49** » Fri Mar 10, 2006 2:34 am

This morning, all but one are gone. See?

bassduke49 · Post by **bassduke49** » Fri Mar 10, 2006 10:37 am

And here they come again. Now there's two. Just wait . . . .