Someone's Going To Get Stung

Amazombie

neilwoods wrote:

You can put anything you want under any heading you like, not just ebay but anything, as long as the item description is correct and true then it isnt FRAUD.CAVET EMPTOR

Sorry have to totally disagree, if the intention is to defraud then its a crime. Its called obtaining money under false pretences.

Anyone trying to sell an image of an item and listing it under the category of the actual item is deliberately attempting to deceive and should be dealt with.

pennylane99

powertron wrote:

Is it me or has this private bidder thing helped protect the identites of shill bidders?

Hopefully the winning bidder does not plan on paying.

Either way someone is going to lose out.

unfortunately, they already paid....

smashed

Perhaps the winning bidder might receive an image that is not owned by the seller. The buyer could then claim money back thru paypal

Snooze_Control

I agree totally with Shelly.

If people are too stupid to read what's written in front of them then they deserve everything they get. I've no sympathy whatsoever.

Who knows, maybe the winner actually really wanted a picture of the Wii to put on their wall??!!!!!!! :rotfl:

SC

Biggles

Perhaps the winning bidder might receive an image that is not owned by the seller. The buyer could then claim money back thru paypal

Now, that's an interesting angle. If he sends an image that was copied from the official website, it would be breach of copyright?

smashed

Its worth a shot.

Snooze Control.. thats a shocking attitude. The seller is conning people.. albeit ignorant people. So does that mean you have no sympathy for old grannies who are duped into handing over cash because they are confused by the talk that they are given?

Im sure you would have a different opinion if it was your mum who bought it in error? :S

Snooze_Control

smashed wrote:

Im sure you would have a different opinion if it was your mum who bought it in error? :S

She wouldn't do. She's got a brain in her head and knows how to use it.

Sorry, but a good number of my negatives have come from people who haven't read the item description properly and my opinion is that they should be permanently banned from sites such as Ebay as they're clearly not intelligent enough to use it properly. In fact maybe it would be a good idea for all potential Ebayer's to have to pass an IQ test (say 140?) before they're allowed to buy and sell on Ebay. Half of the threads on these forums wouldn't exist then!

SC

impy78

Snooze, there are thick people on Ebay who neg you for no good reason. And I am sure that your listing were honest and true. However, the whole purpose of auctions like these are to confuse people into parting with money.

The auction description is poorly worded anyway, with terrible english, and is obviously not there in good faith.

There is a difference between people not reading the auction, and a seller who lists in the wrong catagory, with a misleading title. Although it is "within the rules" it is not a nice thing to do.

Snooze_Control

impy78 wrote:

Snooze, there are thick people on Ebay who neg you for no good reason. And I am sure that your listing were honest and true. However, the whole purpose of auctions like these are to confuse people into parting with money.

The auction description is poorly worded anyway, with terrible english, and is obviously not there in good faith.

There is a difference between people not reading the auction, and a seller who lists in the wrong catagory, with a misleading title. Although it is "within the rules" it is not a nice thing to do.

But you would simply ignore a bloke in the street trying to sell you a picture of a Wii so why should it be any different when you see the exact same thing advertised on Fleabay?

SC

impy78

Snooze_Control wrote:

But you would simply ignore a bloke in the street trying to sell you a picture of a Wii so why should it be any different when you see the exact same thing advertised on Fleabay?

SC

I would indeed, BUT people who are not experienced on e-bay or those of us who are dyslexic and would not read the description neccesarily as what he has written would be duped because it is written.

Now, had the guy put in a correct description in the title, or a description in the body of the auction, such as:

NB: This is NOT an actual Wii. It is a picture of a Wii console which will be supplied, rather than listing the peripherals and games that come with a wii, then it wouldn't be dishonest.