Another Ebay scam - upadted: listings pulled - yes!

coinguy1 · April 7, 2003 11:45PM

current listing by scam artist with no feedback history

previous listing of identical coin by reedededge

other items currently for sale by scam artist

I KNOW that no one will get taken on the 1929 $5 above, because a "friend" of mine bid on it. And, he REALLY wants it badly!

The other items currently listed by the seller are not coins, however, so my "friend" did not bid on any of them. If anyone can offer conclusive evidence that these other listings also involve hijacked images, I might be able to persuade my "friend" to bid on some of them, too.

MadMarty · April 7, 2003 11:47PM

He has a lot of stuff for a 0 feedback and sunglasses, I wonder who he was before?

mrdq · April 7, 2003 11:51PM

UNBELIEVABLE

Nice catch coinguy1.... I wish we could tar and feather the bastidge.

NBSQLGeek · April 7, 2003 11:52PM

Geez thats alot of people that dont care what they bid on. Some has sunglasses and zero feedback they are not getting my money.

K6AZ · April 7, 2003 11:57PM

Wow, look at that list of other items!

A whats-what list of just about every type of item that is heavily scammed on eBay, including Rolex watches, digital cameras, camcorders, expensive Honda parts, and high end car audio equipment. Most every auction description has been lifted from legitimate sellers. Every item ends around the same time on the 11th. While the eBay coin crowd is generally street smart when an auction is a scam, looking at the bids on the car items and electronics gives you a new meaning of the eBay term "bidiot".

goose3 · April 7, 2003 11:58PM

Coinguy sometimes I think you are in the wrong line of work.

I think your title should be Detective Coinguy!

dragon · April 8, 2003 12:01AM

Wow! Honda and Acura used car parts, stereo equipment, Rolex watch, gift cards, etc. Sounds like a police report list of stolen items to me.

And notice he he only takes money orders/cashiers checks.

Tonelover · April 8, 2003 12:03AM

Here's an article just published regarding ebay's "anti-fraud" software. Certainly the scammers realize that they are free to conduct their business as they please.

Article

coinguy1 · April 8, 2003 12:07AM

I just happened to recognize the 1929 $5 when I was doing my most recent search of new NGC and PCGS lsitings. I really would like my friend to bid on the other items - if only there was a way to match them to previous sales....

agentjim007 · April 8, 2003 12:11AM

jimmysdiscount is not affiliated in any way with agentjimmy007

coinguy1 · April 8, 2003 12:17AM

Jim, glad you cleared that up for us!

tjkillian · April 8, 2003 12:50AM

Most of the folks who are bidding on his auctions have zero feedback or low single digit feedbacks. Sounds like a big time shilling operation as well.

Mark, will your friend bid on that half eagle?

Tom

Duncan · April 8, 2003 1:24AM

GET HIM BOYS, GET HIM !!! NICE GOING...

NoGvmnt · April 8, 2003 1:43AM

coinguy, since that "friend" of yours is involved in one of "jimmysdiscount" auctions, he can request "jimmysdiscount"s contact information from Ebay. Why don't you have your "friend" do that and report back here?

Ebays contact information request.

coinguy1 · April 8, 2003 1:57AM

contact information below - the phone number is no good. Does someone know how to quickly contact Ebay to get them to pull the auctions since the contact information is no good?

Name: Jim Jones
Company:
City: Tacoma
State: WA
Country: United States
Phone: (253) 875 - 1915

agentjim007 · April 8, 2003 1:58AM

you only get contact info when you win the auction. you can only ask seller a question until then.

Opps...guess I was wrong ( hard to believe ain't it

)

MadMonk · April 8, 2003 1:58AM

The nerve of some people. Coinguy1, I guess your friend will get the non-paying bidder deal. Too bad we can't email The bidders on any of the other auctions. Appreciate you letting us know.

agentjim007 · April 8, 2003 2:04AM

12 jim jone's in Tacoma...this must be the one that drank kool-aide in s. america somewhere...HE'S BACK

sinin1 · April 8, 2003 2:06AM

Try this (although getting eBay to do anything quickly ???)

false identity

coinguy1 · April 8, 2003 2:19AM

sinin1 - done - thanks.

Steve27 · April 8, 2003 2:29AM

I must say, you guys are good!

Ljr1964 · April 8, 2003 2:29AM

I am not interested in calling, but here is Ebay's telephone number. It will take a few minutes but you will get a CSR.

Ebay main telephone #

408 376 7400

Who's calling?

Steve27 · April 8, 2003 2:30AM

I must say, you guys are good!

NoGvmnt · April 8, 2003 2:32AM

There is a Jimmy Jones that lives in Tacoma but his info is the following:
Jimmy Jones
6250 S Ferdinand St
Tacoma, WA 98409-1222
(253)475-7933

But the phone number that is listed in coinguys' "friends" info belongs to this person in Spanaway, Wa.:

Acena, Timothy
2809 282nd Street Ct E
Spanaway, WA 98387-9528
(253)875-1915

Ljr1964 · April 8, 2003 2:37AM

The nerve of some people. Coinguy1, I guess your friend will get the non-paying bidder deal. Too bad we can't email The bidders on any of the other auctions. Appreciate you letting us know.

Madmonk, if you have the time or energy to do so, you can email ALL the high bidders on the other auctions. They are not private auctions or at lease the few I looked at were not. Just click on their name and you can e-mail them through E-bay.

zenny · April 8, 2003 2:41AM

all the legit bidders prove that it's no fluke that we have an image of P.T. Barnum on one of our commemerative half dollars. I think we might be up to two or three a minute by now, however.

z

edited to add: as usual, nice catch Mark.

ElectricEye · April 8, 2003 2:54AM

EBay notified by moi as well...

MadMarty · April 8, 2003 5:08AM

I E-Mailed the seller and asked about the coin... I got this response!

<< oh, that is no longer up for auction, it was a mistake >>

sinin1 · April 8, 2003 5:23AM

WOW the guy closes down the $5 gold, and cancels the 4 bidders out - for awhile I was wondering if possibly affiliated with reedededge, but probably not.

Scamcrook probably got cancelled out on that item but at least they found some other stuff to interest them from 'jimmysdiscount' - I see they are high bidder on 19 of their 43 auctions -

DCAMFranklin · April 8, 2003 5:50AM

<< I E-Mailed the seller and asked about the coin... I got this response!

<< oh, that is no longer up for auction, it was a mistake >>

>>

Why would that happen, unless he lurks on this Forum??

coinguy1 · April 8, 2003 5:56AM

DCAMFranklin, you asked

<< Why would that happen, unless he lurks on this Forum?? >>

I don't think he lurks on the forum (he only had one coin lsited) or he would have pulled other listings too. He probably got scared off by being questioned about the coin.

wayneherndon · April 8, 2003 6:50AM

No gym equipment, so that lets Legend off the hook.

WH

sinin1 · April 8, 2003 1:21PM

It looks like scamcrook decided to bid on them all - 15K worth and climbing

I wonder if someone from a law enforcement agency will hand deliver the money order/cashiers check

doops · April 8, 2003 4:34PM

<< jimmysdiscount is not affiliated in any way with agentjimmy007 >>

i finally figured it out....agent jim's icon is a cross between david bowie on acid and the dude in silence of the lambs that was making a chick suit from chick skin...
nothing personal, just going on the icon....

dorkkarl · April 8, 2003 6:42PM

1 more reason i've given up on ebay

K S

sinin1 · April 8, 2003 11:59PM

doops -> agent jim's photo is like coin photos, it all has to do with the lighting

coinguy1 · April 9, 2003 12:17AM

The seller canceled scamcrook's bids.

Hopefully Ebay will do something before it's too late.

MadMarty · April 9, 2003 12:18AM

Damn him!!! Poor scamcrook, doesn't get to buy anything!

sinin1 · April 9, 2003 12:41AM

how bizarre - jimmys(fivefingered)discount cancels scamcrooks bids for "no feedback" although they have no feedback themselves and they let other no feedback bidders stay.

ElectricEye · April 10, 2003 4:02AM

jimbo is gone from EBAY

"I have reviewed your report and have taken appropriate action in
accordance with our site policies. Such action may include issuing a
warning, a temporary suspension, an indefinite suspension or terminating
the membership. At this time, I can inform you that the seller you
reported is not a registered eBay user."

coinguy1 · April 10, 2003 4:11AM

Good news!

I kept checking on the listings and was beginning to worry that Ebay would not do anything. My day has been made better by this news.

ksteelheader · April 10, 2003 4:17AM

Good job to all that were involved...........Ken

MadMonk · April 10, 2003 4:25AM

HIP-HIP-HURRAY....
another one bites the dust!
See what a community can do!

ElectricEye · April 10, 2003 6:19AM

I sent jimmysdiscount an email thru EBay congratulating him on being suspended by EBay. He actually replied: "why was I suspended" (like I would know or be involved in the suspension process) My answer: "fraud investigation" Funny thing, he never replied to my last email. If you would like to contact Jimmy Jones, "JimsDiscount@aol.com"