Just another crappy day on Ebay! Some !##%@% stole my photos and description!

BobaFett72

Ive had a 1955/55 Double Die penny up on Ebay for five days (its a ten day auction) and today a potential bidder on my auction informed me that there was another item up on Ebay with the same pics and portion of my auction text. Bast@rds!@ So i report to ebay (live help was of course useless) plus the auction ends in 10 hours ( a one day auction scam) so they wont take action until its over and done with.

Any suggestions?

ive followed the typical Ebay reporting procedures (their stellar customer service, click, email, click, waste time, click, dead letter office, click, well get back to you in a week, click, thank you come again,!)
This is my listing...
and the Fraud auction is number: 8361487697

Touchdown

Be the highest bidder and ask them if you can send them a M.O after the auction?

cullenbryant

ridin the storm out

p8nt

Just email the bidders and let them know it is a scam. This is against Ebay rules, but I have done it before for other people and Ebay never said a word about it to me. Its too bad you arent hosting your own pictures...

BobaFett72

hmm, i do have the photos posted on my photobucket site...

ILikeDimes

<< <i>hmm, i do have the photos posted on my photobucket site... >>




so if you rename them to say......a nice porn pic or somethin, that'll show up on his auction......THAT'S against ebay rules and he'll be kicked off (hopefully)......make sure to rename and redownload yours tho..........


edited to say: you may have to re-list your coin

p8nt

<< <i>hmm, i do have the photos posted on my photobucket site... >>



But you arent using them in the auction. He has copied your (Ebay uploaded) pictures. There is no way to change those unless Ebay does it.

Weiss

Doesn't have to be pornographic. I suggest a nice shot of a toilet, or a pile of dog poop. And definitely give us a link to the auction so we can see what images you decide on!

ldhair

The pics are not linked to your host.
Ebay is the host.

UncleWiggly

Well, somebody here on the forum managed to change their picture so that it showed up in the hijacked auction just recently.



Jerry

sinin1

'ask the seller if he has the coin pictured


if he says yes,bid 10K on item

ILikeDimes

<< <i>Well, somebody here on the forum managed to change their picture so that it showed up in the hijacked auction just recently.



Jerry >>






yep, someone did do that, that's why I thought you could...

markglicker

I have had that happen to me. Not a good thing.

sinin1

that same guy stole an Anaconda photo/description last week


check out his proof penny from great southern coin

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OldTimeHunter

Hes doing it with 6 auctions, all key coins.

TorinoCobra71

Scumnuker where are you??? We need you!!!

TorinoCobra71

OldTimeHunter

It looks like this piece of scum is also Tackhead4130 on the bay. He sold the 1911-D earlier today,
$359.41 & now its back on.
Link

I take that back, looking at his completed auctions all 6 that he has on now just recently sold.
I wonder how many more I.D.'s he has. Link

BobaFett72

Well, I am happy to report that the Fraud auction is getting a really lousy response and about a dozen Ebayers emailed me to warn me that some bozo stole my pics. I'm also really appreciative of all the folks on the forum who responded and messaged me. It pales in comparison to the lame response from customer service on Ebay.

Have a good day folks

Leo

cointagious

<< <i>It pales in comparison to the lame response from customer service on Ebay. >>




They're busy washing Meg's car in the parking lot.

Barry

<< <i>Well, somebody here on the forum managed to change their picture so that it showed up in the hijacked auction just recently.



Jerry >>


It can only be done if the scammer is dumb enough to link directly to your picture host. Here's a nice pic to use, should the need arise. I forget who gave it to me, but feel free to copy it and use it as needed: