Interesting ~ EBay Powerseller "Triplexotica" was NARU'D

ElectricEye

I wonder what happened to this highly rated Beverly Hills seller of bullion?

JohnZ

He got NARUed for his annoying mouse booger.

Russ

Anybody know what he was NARUed for?

Russ, NCNE

ElectricEye

I believe it was Reserve Fee Avoidance. That user has since returned to active EBay status.

RickMilauskas

Sorry but...what is NARU'd and Reserve Fee Avoidance??

Cladiator

I got news for you all...that person is still in action on ebay and I know this because they are the high bidder on one of my auctions! Is this person "bad"? Should I ban them from my auctions? Why is this person not liked?

Click here and look at the high bidder!

ElectricEye

<< <i>I got news for you all >>



Read two posts above yours...

Cladiator

<< <i>Read two posts above yours >>




yeah, yeah, yeah....should I be worried about them bidding on my stuff?

lordmarcovan

<< <i>Sorry but...what is NARU'd and Reserve Fee Avoidance?? >>



NARU is an acronym for "Not A Registered User", which is eBayspeak for "banned".

Reserve Fee Avoidance is when somebody starts an auction really low but then has somebody else (or one of their own alternate ID's) bid it up to their unspoken reserve amount. At least I think that's what that means. Seems like it would be rather difficult to prove?


What I wanna know is what the "mouse booger" is, and how this thread from last Christmas suddenly reappeared at the top?


<< <i>He got NARUed for his annoying mouse booger. >>

ElectricEye

<< <i>Seems like it would be rather difficult to prove? >>



EBay does a search after a complaint is launched (theoretically) and determines if an auction was closed near the end of the auction and then the indentical was relisted again. Repeated violations merit the NARU status (theoretically).

Russ

<< <i>What I wanna know is what the "mouse booger" is >>



It's an annoying icon that follows the mouse curser around.

Russ, NCNE

ElectricEye

<< <i>how this thread from last Christmas suddenly reappeared at the top? >>



Russ is mimicking clw54 in the role as "Thread Resuscitator"

wallstreetman

I had no problem with Leo , he paid right away!

NumisMe

The only problem with triplexotica is that he tends to close his auctions just before the closing time because the bids are not high enough.
I personally reported him at least a dozen times for closing the auctions with less than a minute to go.
It is very frustrating !!!
In at least one of those auctions, DHRC was the high bidder at the time the auction was pulled. I doubt that they were very happy either.

Coppernicus

Whenever I get to an auction with the mouse "trails" or animation, or colored scroll bars, etc., I hit the back button so fast it'd make your head spin!! If the item is worthwile, you don't need the tricks. The best coins with good pictures will sell themselves!!

My auctions are always plain, clean, simple and accurate. A good coin doesn't need hype.

Mike

wallstreetman

I wont buy anything from him, I've just realized he has turned into a real Bozo!

SamThompson

just outa curiousity, how does NARU'ing anyone affect anything, can they not simply just make a new account? or have other ones on standby? or do they block them by credit card/address?

earlwbollinger

Getting Naru'd usually means your locked out for 30 days.
Repeated offenses get you Naru'd again. Eventually they ban you forever.
Creating another account can be tricky as Ebay will cross-check addresses and such to ensure Naru'd users aren't trying that
approach.
Unfortunately there are ways around it. As is seen with shill bidders and such.

ElectricEye

<< <i>Unfortunately there are ways around it. >>



I reported one guy and had seven of his accounts NARU'D on the grounds that they were the same person who was previously NARU'D for fraud. Some months later his original ID returned to EBay as active and remains today. Typical EBay safe harbor.

cosmicdebris

Maybe not naru'd from eBay but I am pretty sure he got banned from the forums last night by SM1.