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  • sp41700
    sp41700 Posts: 110 Forumite
    As a reputable ebay powerseller I would like to thank you guys for what u did to the laptop seller. It really annoys me when people put links on ebay for sale.

    And the way you handled the auction removal had better results than you could imagine. If ebay pulls an auction, after you report it, they refund the sellers listing fee, however if somebody bids on it and pushes the bids through the ceiling then the seller doesn't get his/her listing fee back and in this case its atleast £50 lol. Glad that you warned all the underbidders to because the other way he could have scammed the underbidders was with second chance. But they are wise thanks to your prompt actions.

    Well done and keep up the good work.

    Graham
  • sp41700
    sp41700 Posts: 110 Forumite
    firstly... well done peeps.... another ebay scammer bites the dust

    take a look at this guy's auctions

    dodgy ebay auctions selling a link

    he has got 6 auctions, 3 for laptops and 3 for nokia mobile phones, all 6 are links.....

    i have reported this one and the other 5 items this joker has listed    ;D
    I have just reported them and asked ebay (politely) to end them too. G.
  • payless
    payless Posts: 6,957 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    As a reputable ebay powerseller I would like to thank you guys for what u did to the laptop seller. It really annoys me when people put links on ebay for sale.

    And the way you handled the auction removal had better results than you could imagine. If ebay pulls an auction, after you report it, they refund the sellers listing fee, however if somebody bids on it and pushes the bids through the ceiling then the seller doesn't get his/her listing fee back and in this case its atleast £50 lol. Glad that you warned all the underbidders to because the other way he could have scammed the underbidders was with second chance. But they are wise thanks to your prompt actions.

    Well done and keep up the good work.

    Graham

    whats sad is that it had to be dealt with that way, as Ebay did not respond quickly enough to the numerous requests to get it pulled
    Any posts on here are for information and discussion purposes only and shouldn't be seen as (financial) advice.
  • payless
    payless Posts: 6,957 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    firstly... well done peeps.... another ebay scammer bites the dust

    take a look at this guy's auctions

    dodgy ebay auctions selling a link

    he has got 6 auctions, 3 for laptops and 3 for nokia mobile phones, all 6 are links.....

    i have reported this one and the other 5 items this joker has listed    ;D


    bad, but at least he is zero rated, and starting at £10-

    the guy yesterday made it look so plausable that he was selling 20 starting at £425 each!
    ( 120+ rating)
    Any posts on here are for information and discussion purposes only and shouldn't be seen as (financial) advice.
  • --Tony--
    --Tony-- Posts: 1,752 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    And to top it all I got a slap from Ebay within 10 min's for posting a link to the auction in their forum.

    They did not waste much time in dealling with me (yesterday lunchtime) but were not bothered with the content of my thread >:(

    Good job guys, I too have had loads of thanks from the people I warned.
    .
  • Aren't some people sweet....

    Dear pippa385,

    a bit confused - are you bidding ont the item or for the info as stated in the sellors instructions. Is there actually an item to buy??? advise you Check it out incase of a scam


    To respond to this eBay member go to:
    XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

    Thank you,
    name-removed


    good advice, check out the info before I cough up my £1.25M! As opposed to this one....

    Dear pippa385,

    You are just a stupid idiot.


    To respond to this eBay member go to:
    http://contact.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ReturnUserEmail&requested=77headhunter&frm=-1&iid=-1&de=off&redirect=0&contactsubmit=Contact+Member

    Thank you,
    77headhunter


    Seems someone ain't happy - ROFLMFAO!
  • It is with great regret that I wish to inform you of the sudden loss of Pippa385 :-[ Due to the fact that I can't remember the password or the security questions (hey I was in rush!), it would appear that Pippa has gone to the great auction house in the sky.

    Still, tune in next time when she *may* just get resurrected under a new guise ;D ;D
  • payless
    payless Posts: 6,957 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    someone mentioned a webbased email provider thats allows ebay registration ( without c/c) - fancy posting or PM the info ;)
    Any posts on here are for information and discussion purposes only and shouldn't be seen as (financial) advice.
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