Why oh why don't people read auctions properly?

shelly

I give up!! My idea of misleading is different to everyone elses, that much is clear, doesn't make any of us more right though than anyone else.


I agree powertron that it could have been clearer for those that are TSFE, but to me it was clear enough.

toshkininny

He's got a couple of items being sold still, one being a nintendo wii BOX (!) finishing today, no bids though, thankfully.

real1314

Perhaps the DS lite buyer could ask the seller to show them a copy of the reciept they claim is for the item, which, if it is a reciept for a DS means that they have auctioned a DS Lite and must supply one.

freddysmith

Shame Ebay doesn't have an D?ckhead button so that everyone will know what he is.
Can't believe any right minded person doesn't condone this type of listing.

jan03

Shelly, I agree with you. If someone is to eager for something that they fail to read the listing properly then more fool them.

RoyaleMale

shelly wrote: »

I give up!! My idea of misleading is different to everyone elses, that much is clear, doesn't make any of us more right though than anyone else.


I agree powertron that it could have been clearer for those that are TSFE, but to me it was clear enough.

You seem to be more on the sellers side rather than any poor buyers that may have accidently bought this empty box.

Your title for example suggests it is the buyers fault for not reading. Well in the case of this auction I blame the seller for trying to mislead people. Looks like people did read the auction properly which is why hopefully the seller will not be getting his payment.

I despise such sellers and I'm pretty sure there are plently of people out there who are not intelligent enough to read between the lines. Is it fair for them to lose £78+?

real1314

jan03 wrote: »

Shelly, I agree with you. If someone is to eager for something that they fail to read the listing properly then more fool them.

Hmm, I think this view stems from the same source as despising (maybe that's a bit strong even) people who fall for 419 scams (...I'm a lawyer for a deceased who had £30m and no relatives, you can have 25% for helping me....), but those people try to get a lot of money that they know is not theirs.
This case is someone trying to get something they want, for a premium as the item is in demand. That's no excuse for ripping someone off.

Demonic_Angel

In my opinion, the seller IS deliberately trying to mislead potential buyers by having such a high starting price and postage costs. Yes, it states that the auction is for a box - not its contents; however, this scammer is depending on people NOT reading it properly and therefore bidding on it.

Let's be frank - who would want to buy a box for £70 (the starting price)?? The seller knows that NO-ONE would - he's trying to scam legally - hoping that silly people out there won't read the auction details properly.

This 'scam' uses a high starting price as bait for novices, reeling them in. This 'scam' uses a legal means to try to fool unwary and trusting ebayers.

Plenty of scammers stay the right side of the law - but they can come unstuck! Let's hope that, if this is a genuine scammer, they get what they deserve.

jayok

Agree with everything you say but arrgh that big blue bold font is :eek:

Avoriaz

Shelly and Jan, who is really at fault here?

The seller for deliberately setting out to scam people or the TSFE people daft enough to fall for the scam?

It is the seller, who has deliberately set out to defraud, that is to blame.

The innocent victims of their crime may be naïve and foolish, but we were all probably a bit naïve and foolish when we started on ebay. Most of us get lucky and learn the pitfalls before we get conned. Some are less fortunate.

When I hear of a young girl being attacked and raped because she was in the wrong place at the wrong time, had dressed provocatively and had had too much to drink, I think she was very foolish. But I also think the rapist who attacked her is the real criminal. I never think she deserved to be raped because she behaved foolishly.

Equally I never think that daft and naïve TSFE people deserve to be conned.