EBAY SCAM?

[atetone]

Something fishy going on here. This mandolin is on 2 auctions at the same time with different sellers. Identical wording and descriptions.
I have emailed the seller who had it on first assuming that this person is probably the legit seller. Maybe?
It is a Lyon and Healy style A.
ViewItem&category=359&item=3720264714&ssPageName=STRK:MEBWA:IT
This one looks like it might be the scam.

ViewItem&category=10179&item=3719180569&ssPageName=STRK:MEBWA:IT
This one might be legit.
You know I don't know how to do the link thing on this so it might not work.

[atetone]

Sorry about that. Obviously I don't know how to do it.
The item numbers are correct though, so I guess if you want you can just punch those numbers into ebay.
How do you do the link thing?? Could one of you techno-wizards do it for me?
I would appreciate it if someone could PM me on how to do it??
Thanks for putting up with me.

[Magnus Geijer]

First (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3719180569)

and

Second (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3720264714)

The easisest way to do links is to just click the blue-text http:// button.

/Magnus

[atetone]

Thanks kyswede. I am still trying to figure out how to do that.

[atetone]

OK, I think I got it. (till the next time) Thanks.
Well I feel a bit dumb, but what about the guy who posted the second ebay ad. He wasn't even smart enough to wait till the stolen ad closed.
I am like Einstein compared to him. I feel goooood!!!

[JeffS]

Nice catch. There is just too much fraud on eBay today.

[atetone]

I sent ebay a very terse message about this one. I told them that I am not impressed with their history on dealing with these scammers and that this time I want it dealt with properly , not just shrugged off.
It looks like they did the right thing this time, according to them anyway. The person who stole the ad is no longer an ebay member.
The big question is, am I still a member?
They might have given me the boot too.

[mrmando]

I found a fraudulent eBay listing -- a 0-feedback new user in the UK posted a copy of an ad for an expensive instrument that had just sold. Slightly different title for the ad, and the photos were cropped differently, but they were still the same photos and the text was verbatim.

So I zipped through eBay's help section, and while I still didn't find anything on "fraud reporting" per se, I did find a page where you can report borrowing of images and text. The page was set up to assume that the seller who placed the original ad would be using it. Well, I wasn't that seller but I used it anyway ... and less than 24 hours later the bad ad was gone and the note below was in my inbox.

(Now, the cynic in me just has to point out that eBay still doesn't seem to care that people run ads for items they don't own and have no intention of shipping. In other words, they don't mind if people steal your MONEY -- but they do seem to be concerned about the theft of text and images. However, the ad was pulled and that's the most important thing.)

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Hello,

Thank you for taking the time to write to eBay.

Thank you for taking the time to contact us with this information.

I have reviewed the information that you have provided and wanted to let
you know that the member has been warned against any future occurrence
of this type of activity and the listing in question has been ended.

I would like to thank you for your help in keeping eBay a fun and safe
place to trade.


Please let me know if there is anything further I can do.

Best wishes,

Emmanuelle Rice
eBay Trust and Safety

[PCypert]

This is actually the third go around on this mando. I emailed the seller the first time around and never heard a thing back. Oh well. How many times has this person's dad died?
Paul

[OlderThanWillie]

Save this address: #http://server.iad.liveperson.net/hc/16485391/?cmd=file&file=visitorWantsToChat&site=16485391

It's the entry link for Ebay's "Live Chat" where you can converse with a real person. Clicking on their link gives you an input page & the following text:

Welcome to eBay Live Help! We're here to help you get started. Whether it's learning how to search, bid, buy, register, or sell, we hope this chat helps you find success on eBay!

For questions about the following topics, please click these links: Site Security, Safe Trading, eBay Policy.

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[mrmando]

The Lyon & Healy in question was listed a third time & sold for $2,592. Seller became unregistered within a day or so after the auction ended. Winning bidder's ID is "aheist." Might have been more of aheist than he/she realized...