Yikes!I got scammed!!!

octagon · Post by **octagon** » Sun Oct 15, 2006 7:38 am

Wow!Did you you send the the seller the latest question Paul? The folks at "[email protected]" are gonna have fun with that one.

sowhat · Post by **sowhat** » Sun Oct 15, 2006 7:52 am

Ha-ha. Cool question and priceless answer! The next question could probably be: "Copy? Do you mean the product or the ad?" Does this guy even realize somebody's having fun?!

wj350 · Post by **wj350** » Sun Oct 15, 2006 8:04 am

It's interesting I actually got an email via Ebay from an Australian asking what I had meant by my question/comment. I explained the pix were ripped off from a legit ad from the UK and he seemed genuinely surprised.

It's also odd if you look at his store--there appear to be quite a few legit items there--even guitars (Tokai, etc.), yet he clearly lists both the Ric and a couple "Gibsons."

philhowes · Post by **philhowes** » Mon Oct 16, 2006 2:12 am

I can't believe it hasn't been pulled yet.

webhead · Post by **webhead** » Mon Oct 16, 2006 2:13 am

Another key scam procedure is if you're the seller and you get an e-mail from some buyer stating "Can you confirm that this auction is the same as this one "83298329923." They stick a different auction # as a link- then it goes to a faux EBay sign in page.... I've been getting a ton of those....

will_nesbitt · Post by **will_nesbitt** » Mon Oct 16, 2006 7:39 am

Tis gone now

octagon · Post by **octagon** » Mon Oct 16, 2006 11:07 am

No it's not:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=260041358919

By the way this guy sent me his real name address and banking info so that I could wire him money for the the auction that was cancelled so if anyone at Rickenbacker is interested in this let me know.

octagon · Post by **octagon** » Mon Oct 16, 2006 6:00 pm

Now it's gone and hey guys,thanks to all your hard work this seller is "No longer a registered user".Yeah!

philhowes · Post by **philhowes** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 1:56 am

I filled in the form reporting a fraudulent listing - I'm sure others did too - pretty frustrating experience and time consuming - and I guess they have a lot to do at EBAY China but it still took over 16 hours for the listing to be pulled. I got a nice message from Ebay.

oh yeah ...he'll be back.

octagon · Post by **octagon** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 9:20 am

Thanks Phil!Thanks for your service in this long war against piratical fascism.I am going to nominate you for a Medal Of Freedom.

wj350 · Post by **wj350** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 10:24 am

Chalk one up for the good guys!

Good job Mitch, et al.

doctorwho · Post by **doctorwho** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 2:18 pm

We should forward this thread to the French companies suing eBay - it's a direct refutation of eBay's claim that they "immediately" remove fraudulent items.