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Counterfeit TRC alert
Posted: Tue Feb 16, 2010 4:27 pm
by ilan
http://cgi.ebay.com/Rickenbacker-Trussr ... 500wt_1182
I've seen his handle before, I think he's based in Italy although his eBay profile says London, UK. Anyway I'm calling the Rickenwaffen.
Re: Counterfeit TRC alert
Posted: Tue Feb 16, 2010 4:46 pm
by rickaddict
WOW...83.3% positive feedback on 300 transactions! You've gotta try pretty hard to get bad feedback so consistently!

Re: Counterfeit TRC alert
Posted: Tue Feb 16, 2010 5:09 pm
by cjj
I thought it looked kinda fake. It's hard to tell with the out of focus picture, I'm guessing he has a bad pic for just that reason...
Re: Counterfeit TRC alert
Posted: Tue Feb 16, 2010 5:35 pm
by ilan
The seller has just ended that auction and relisted with a higher BIN... I filed a report with eBay.
rickaddict wrote:WOW...83.3% positive feedback on 300 transactions! You've gotta try pretty hard to get bad feedback so consistently!
Feedback is now calculated for the last 12 months only. The seller (parcoleonardo) had 5 positives and one negative. 5/(5+1)=83.3%
Re: Counterfeit TRC alert
Posted: Tue Feb 16, 2010 7:51 pm
by jps
Re: Counterfeit TRC alert
Posted: Tue Feb 16, 2010 8:51 pm
by jingle_jangle
He posts them in envelopes without a return address, too...he knows he's a baaad boy...
Re: Counterfeit TRC alert
Posted: Tue Feb 16, 2010 11:53 pm
by beatlefreak
This has to be the Italian seller of fake TRCs. Most of his feedback is in Italian.
Re: Counterfeit TRC alert
Posted: Wed Feb 17, 2010 8:05 am
by MiroN
I do not want people to think that Italians are all crooks,
there are many fake all over the world,
please.
Re: Counterfeit TRC alert
Posted: Wed Feb 17, 2010 10:20 am
by ilan
eBay didn't act and someone paid $95 for it. I wish there was a way to inform the buyer.
Re: Counterfeit TRC alert
Posted: Wed Feb 17, 2010 10:31 am
by rickenbrother
MiroN wrote:I do not want people to think that Italians are all crooks,
there are many fake all over the world,
please.
Don't worry, Mario. We realize that it's just an individual doing this. You're right, there are individuals in every country which the rest of the people hope is not a representation of everyone there.
Re: Counterfeit TRC alert
Posted: Wed Feb 17, 2010 11:16 am
by beatlefreak
MiroN wrote:I do not want people to think that Italians are all crooks,
there are many fake all over the world,
please.
I'm not trying to say any such thing, but there has been an Ebay seller from Italy who regularly sells fake Rickenbacker TRCs. He has been discussed in the forum before.
Re: Counterfeit TRC alert
Posted: Wed Feb 17, 2010 3:39 pm
by ilan
I was informed that the seller's eBay account has been
suspended.