Just another EBay scvmb@g. Soooo... Do you think I went too far with this?

VamGuy

LINK

Edited to correct link.

50cents

Not at All

UtahCoin

It just needs a BIN button,

jmj3esq

Very nice Morgan. Beautiful color. I think you did very well at that price.

50cents

Read the Auction

messydesk

I didn't realize the US was a Roman province.

curly

I like what you've done.

ArgentumRex

good job

sbeverly

Interesting Auction.

AUandAG

What are you talking about? What I see is a highjacked account with a seller from
Bejing, China. Zero feedback and with ebay for 7 years? Nah, don't think this is
for real in my book. At least I won't be bidding on this monster 1897 morgan that
he came all the way from China to buy at the St Louis show!
bob
edited to add my laughing buddies:

FatMan

How can scammers be so stupid.

mercurydimeguy

If you actually ran this auction (I hope not), paid for it, etc., you must have way too much free time on your hands.

Yes, I do think this seller went too far.

Does this seller think he/she is some kind of eBay police or vigilante. The person who started this listing must be craving attention.

At the end of the day, people will read this listing and not bid because they will think the seller is nutty. And if someone does bid, it would only be to fuel the seller's need for attention...and not because a bidder is serious.

...and at the end of the day eBay wins anyway because the seller actually paid to have this listing...now how is that for ironic

If you happen to be seller, this is not intended as a flame at you...but come on...do something productive with your free time...like post something educational here that might be edifying to the forum.

If you are not the seller, then thanks for sharing an interesting laugh....

VamGuy

<< <i>If you actually ran this auction (I hope not), paid for it, etc., you must have way too much free time on your hands.

Yes, I do think this seller went too far.

Does this seller think he/she is some kind of eBay police or vigilante. The person who started this listing must be craving attention.

At the end of the day, people will read this listing and not bid because they will think the seller is nutty. And if someone does bid, it would only be to fuel the seller's need for attention...and not because a bidder is serious.

...and at the end of the day eBay wins anyway because the seller actually paid to have this listing...now how is that for ironic

If you happen to be seller, this is not intended as a flame at you...but come on...do something productive with your free time...like post something educational here that might be edifying to the forum. >>



You're not really getting it, are you?

mercurydimeguy

...maybe not...i must be dense...this is a nutty listing where the seller says the listing is a scam...am i missing something?

a039

<< <i>...maybe not...i must be dense...this is a nutty listing where the seller says the listing is a scam...am i missing something? >>



yep

VamGuy

<< <i>...maybe not...i must be dense...this is a nutty listing where the seller says the listing is a scam...am i missing something? >>

Yes, this scumbag stole my entire auction listing from item #150122012999, including the images. Since I self host my images, I changed two of them to expose this fraud for what it is. The seller does not yet know that what used to be two large images of the coin, are now two large warnings to prevent somebody from getting ripped off. Now, do you get it?

WinPitcher

I'm with mercury I have no idea what is going on.

someone please explain it to us.

thanks,

Steve

Heywood

I hope I have this right-

Somebody is trying ti sell a coin using your pictures, co you changed the picture they were stealing to expose them?

I like it !

Heywood

You explained it while I was typing

HighRelief

Nice detective work VamGuy

mercurydimeguy

I understand. It is not clear...you should have worded your "image" differently. It looks like normal text. You could have said something like, "IF YOU ARE SEEING THIS TEXT, SOMEONE STOLE MY IMAGE....PLEASE REPORT THIS AUCTION TO EBAY...", etc.

Also, what's wrong with just reporting the auction to eBay directly and have them shut it down?

REALGATOR

He stole your 1887 MS67 also.

-RG

dbldie55

I love the 14-D listing. It claims he is a power seller, even though he has a 0 feedback rating. If you are going to steal a description, you should at least edit it to make sense.

jmj3esq

Wow. Now I see the problem. At first glance I thought you made a good buy on a nice coin. Sorry.

VamGuy

<< <i>He stole your 1887 MS67 also. -RG >>

Thanks for the heads up on the second listing. It's been "corrected" as well.

LINK

ModernCrapNut

With ebay's reporting system, it's much easier for you to report a problem than us, although I did send them a message

VamGuy

I've already reported both listings.

curly

Good work VamGuy.

AskRaq

Gotta luv it!

mojoman

GREAT JOB I just emailed him and ask him/her/it WHAT IS GOING ON,SAID I WAS INTERESTED,and could he show me proof he owns it
More people with coins like yours should do this to prevent fraud like this , or ebay should just STOP letting China the whole from selling on ebay,China the whole population(SORRY there has to be some honest sellers of items there, but it is stuff like this that makes you say no to buying from CHINA) that is 2 today that forum members have found so called owners of rare or nice coins being sold on ebay , that are clearly B.S ads. how many people a day get scammed from China? ebay makes the money but the buyers lose out unless they get buyer protection on the sale then I am not even sure if that works,I avoid anything from CHINA and and a few other country's, But I have sold items, to people there and have had no problem, .MoJo

mojoman

Wonder who really owns this one? from the same seller?

1936 Norfolk, NGC MS68, Picture Perfect Monster!
item 330119679976
link

dthigpen

Nope, perfect response, nothing Vulger or Pornographic in it either to potentially get people to try and turn it around on you. Well handled.

Pandavab

I was confused about what was going on until you explained it. With a broadband connection those images of words appeared instantly and it looked like it was just text, not an image.

An interesting way to deal with that problem, though. At the very least it's a good laugh. Hopefully no one is stupid enough to still bid on those auctions. It's a shame that people are so despicable to try to rob people of their hard earned money.

OffCenter

<< <i>Nope, perfect response, nothing Vulger or Pornographic in it either to potentially get people to try and turn it around on you. Well handled. >>



If I were him I'd add a bukake image or some graphic gay porn.

TomB

That is fantastic.

Boothill40

<< <i>Wonder who really owns this one? from the same seller?

1936 Norfolk, NGC MS68, Picture Perfect Monster!
item 330119679976
link >>



That one belongs to Jet Proofs I'll email them with a heads up.

Russ

<< <i>I understand. It is not clear...you should have worded your "image" differently. It looks like normal text. You could have said something like, "IF YOU ARE SEEING THIS TEXT, SOMEONE STOLE MY IMAGE....PLEASE REPORT THIS AUCTION TO EBAY...", etc.

Also, what's wrong with just reporting the auction to eBay directly and have them shut it down? >>





Russ, NCNE

BlindedByEgo

Great job!

RonB

Hmmmm

Wondering why eBay is taking so long to shut it down...

-Ron

CoinHunter2003

Good show!

mercurydimeguy

<< <i>

<< <i>I understand. It is not clear...you should have worded your "image" differently. It looks like normal text. You could have said something like, "IF YOU ARE SEEING THIS TEXT, SOMEONE STOLE MY IMAGE....PLEASE REPORT THIS AUCTION TO EBAY...", etc.

Also, what's wrong with just reporting the auction to eBay directly and have them shut it down? >>





Russ, NCNE >>



I love getting my chops busted...in style, even

BlackBeard

Simply awesome VamGuy. That's just what the dirtbag loser deserves. The funniest part is he can't read english so he will never change it or know what is up.

Edited to add: Oh by the way, no you did not go to far. That's what he gets for stealing webspace and site traffic in addition to the photo.

foundinrolls

<< <i>Wonder who really owns this one? from the same seller?

1936 Norfolk, NGC MS68, Picture Perfect Monster!
item 330119679976
link >>





I found it.. A seller called jetproofs has had his images and descriptions stolen. I just sent him a message.
Bill

TwoSides2aCoin

I think you could have used "poop'', just as effectively.
My dad used to call me a "sawed off turd". That would have even been effective, too.

theump

<< <i>Wonder who really owns this one? from the same seller?

1936 Norfolk, NGC MS68, Picture Perfect Monster!
item 330119679976
link >>




That coin is from Jetproofs and is for an auction that is really running. I called Jim and let him know what was going on and he told me he was aware of it and has contacted ebay.


As a matter of fact the pictures are screwed up. The auction is for a Norfolk coin, but the pics are for an Iowa coin!

Shortgapbob

Nice job! What a great way to expose a fraud.

There are certainly many, many problems with ebay's presence in China, but I doubt ebay is willing to risk losing all of the potential revenue from the emerging Chinese market by refusing to do business with Chinese sellers. It's a major problem that I hope is addressed soon in some manner.

foundinrolls

the 1914 D Lincoln belongs to lens-doc I just messaged him on the scam.

Bill

foundinrolls

The Italian Gold Piece pictured by the scam man from China is from a finished auction by paulbosco I messaged him as well.
I just spoke to Paul, he's working on it:-)

NEXT....

TorinoCobra71

Most Awesome......



TorinoCobra71

foundinrolls

The Nero Augustus piece listed by the scammer was also a Paul Bosco coin. Paul is reporting that one too.

Thanks for starting this thread! At least we should get this guy knoked out pretty quick.

23Pairer

Great job VG! Hope they Hang 'Em High. A**holes