Just Spotted this on Ebay - Please warn others

simsun

Evening all,

I have just spotted a seller on Ebay selling information on how to reclaim your bank charges from the last 6 years at a cost (small but a cost never the same).

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270096340201&ssPageName=ADME:B:FSEL:UK:1

Please warn people that this kind of auction contains information that can be found for free elsewhere on the internet (including here obviously).

I have emailed Ebay and await their response ...if I get one I will post it here.

cheers
simsun

pennylane99

there are plenty of things for sale on ebay which can be found elsewhere for free if people can be bothered to look....

funkyfunkymonkey

pennylane99 wrote:

there are plenty of things for sale on ebay which can be found elsewhere for free if people bothered to look....

Sim Cards :rotfl:

FFM

simsun

true...but bearing in mind the high profile that bank charges has had in the last 12 months then this just smacks a little bit of trying to make a quick buck from free information.

I don't disagree with your argument but ethically, I don't think this kind of listing should be allowed.

cheers
simsun

pennylane99

funkyfunkymonkey wrote:

Sim Cards :rotfl:

FFM

those pg tips monkeys....;)...:rotfl:

and info in most of the e-books can be found elsewhere

Hintza

There is nothing wrong with this listing (as long as it gives folk some help and is not a scam). I think you will find there could be many folk who would be glad of a little help.

I think you are wrong to complain to EBay, no one is forced to buy it and if the seller offers a reasonable service for his whopping 99p price good on him.

(I have put this as politely as possible...I really feel more like a good rant!!)

aqueoushumour01

just because the info is freely available doesn't mean it shouldn't be sold if there are people out there who are too stupid or just too lazy to do a google search!

pennylane99

just had a quick look, theres plenty of other people selling the info as well, if someone wants to buy the info instead of looking for it themselves, thats up to them

ormus

theres used to be a guy on ebay selling the plans to build your own aircraft. (single seater full size aeroplane) for 9.99
the plans were freely available all over the aviation, homebuild, type sites if you looked for it.

Kaminari_2

I don't think there is anything wrong either with it.

However they do suggest there will be a surcharge for using paypal which i think is wrong.

ormus

complain to ebay then. its against the rules to ask for a surcharge for paypal.