In need of an editor, I'd say . . .

bassduke49 · Post by **bassduke49** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 1:28 am

. . . thanks for the warning, but can't he just say, "Don't bid on auctions from China." ?

http://cgi.ebay.com/Rickenbacker-Bass-SCAM-WARNING-Fender-USA-jazz-bass_W0QQitemZ150009932616QQihZ005QQcategoryZ4713QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

beatlefreak · Post by **beatlefreak** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 2:41 am

I believe that he has the right idea, as Ebay is reluctant to get rid of the scam listings as long as they think they'll get listing fees from them.

The Chinese fake / counterfeit auctions are getting out of hand. We all need to report these scams every time we come across them. Do this by clicking on the "Report this item" link at the bottom of the listing.

bassduke49 · Post by **bassduke49** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 3:09 am

Kris, what you just said in your last sentence was all he needed to say. As an editor, I found his listing (and I'm not blaming him for providing the warning) to be "reader unfriendly." I started nodding off after the first few sentences. Mixed fonts, sizes, colors, difficult to read, repetitive and overly obvious points -- all lead to rapid reader disinterest.

vito · Post by **vito** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 3:51 am

.....I'm sorry, Paul. Did you say something?

jnbass · Post by **jnbass** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 7:25 am

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 11:38 am

I disagree that listing fees are why Ebay is "reluctant" to address those auctions. The loss of transaction fees from burned customers would be a much greater issue for them.

bobcat · Post by **bobcat** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 12:06 pm

There are also some borderline racist passages in that warning auction . . . still, his underlying message is good: these are scam auctions, so don't bid on them!

johnallg · Post by **johnallg** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 12:41 pm

Not sure of the racist issue - he's just dissing these jerk scammers.

hieronymous · Post by **hieronymous** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 2:02 pm

The only overtly racist thing that I see is his use of the name "chinkblitz" - that's going a little overboard in my opinion - certainly takes it out of the "borderline racist" category into overt racism if you ask me. I also find his claim to "our English language" to be a bit odd - wouldn't "the English language" suffice? He does try to make it clear though that he's not against all Chinese. Interesting approach against scammers though...

johnallg · Post by **johnallg** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 3:38 pm

I'd forgotten that one, but it is aimed at the ******* scammers.

One of the auctions is up over $12,000 at last look. Ya gotta love it.