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[Gibbons]

Ebay SCAMMER!!

Ebay ID: dgeorge000000

http://search.ebay.co.uk/_W0QQsassZdgeorge...1QQfsooZ1QQrdZ0?

The above link shows all the guys items!!! everyone of them are a scam, as its just for a photo. Be warned. As many have already purchases from him on £100+ items.

I am ranting about this because a close friend of mine is a victim.

What can we do about this?

[N4Z.]

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Please note that this aution is strictly for a picture of the item suggested and not for a quantity of that item so please aknowledge before bidding on item suggested

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Please not this auction is for a picture of the desired item only no products will be sent or recieved thank you

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Please not you are only bidding on a picture of this auction and the actual item itself is for display purposes only thank you.

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PLEASE NOTE THIS AUCTION IS FOR A PICTURE OF THE BIOSHOCK GAME ONLY AND NOTHING ELSE ALL BIDDERS MUST READ THIS AND AKNOWLEDGE IT AS YOU WILL NOT RECIEVE A OFFICIAL BIOSHOCK GAME

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Please not that only a picture of the selected item not the actual item will be sold it will be the ony item sent and refunds arnt available

You can always read the small print.

Nothing illegal there. All the warnings are blended pretty well, but its not illegal. ALWAYS Check small print

Edited by S0LDIER., 18 October 2007 - 08:35 AM.

[Gibbons]

Im pretty sure its illegal to word things like that though. I saw it on Judge Judy hahaha. Seriously!!

[N4Z.]

Floomo, on Oct 18 2007, 02:32 PM, said:

Im pretty sure its illegal to word things like that though. I saw it on Judge Judy hahaha. Seriously!!

But there is nothing on those auctions that say you are bidding for those items, all i see is a warning saying your bidding for the photo. The person doing it is a complete bastard, but hes thought it through pretty well.

[Donna]

He only has one negative feedback saying he cheated a 10yr old boy, you have to be 18 to use ebay so I guess the adult never read the auction description properly and only took the kids word. That's their fault not the seller, I can't see it being a scam or illegal as lots of people do that on ebay.

If they feel it's wrong then they have to report it and put in a paypal dispute, it takes weeks. But if the buyer never read the description properly the seller will win hands down.

[Archangel]

I watched a Judge Judy about a month ago that was an auction like this. Even though it was worded exactly the same Judge Judy made the seller reimburse them for the auction plus some.

Go JJ!

[Donna]

Archangel, on Oct 18 2007, 09:51 AM, said:

I watched a Judge Judy about a month ago that was an auction like this. Even though it was worded exactly the same Judge Judy made the seller reimburse them for the auction plus some.

Go JJ!

I saw one on her show with 2 cell phones, but the seller forgot to mention it was for photo's and she added a weight or something that's why that one was a scam. And JJ is in the US she can't do jack poop for a UK eBay site.

[Lastcrime]

yeah they all say that they are for a picture and not the actual thing, i can see how you'd be really pissed i would be to, but you can't really do anything about it. He is not a a scammer but he is just smart cause he knows that he can catch people who do not read the full thing.

[damir_zg]

clever charlatan! i bet i would be furious if that happened to me, but i think that couldnt happen to me cuz im quite suspicious when it comes to money, especially my money

[ktd]

Donna, on Oct 18 2007, 04:08 PM, said:

He only has one negative feedback saying he cheated a 10yr old boy, you have to be 18 to use ebay so I guess the adult never read the auction description properly and only took the kids word. That's their fault not the seller, I can't see it being a scam or illegal as lots of people do that on ebay.

If they feel it's wrong then they have to report it and put in a paypal dispute, it takes weeks. But if the buyer never read the description properly the seller will win hands down.

Just because you screw up doesn't mean that person who took advantage of it is free to go. If you leave your keys in your car when you run in to buy milk and your car is stolen when you get back, it was your ignorance that caused it to be stolen but that doesn't mean the person who stole it is free to go. Also, hiding details can be considered false advertising. In this case I'm sure the seller would lose because he hid it within a section unrelated to the terms of the deal. You can't advertise something saying it's only $1 and then in a really long description of it put in really small font that there is a $100 shipping fee. You must clearly mark a section dedicated to the terms of the deal.

[Lastcrime]

yah kevthedude is right i was just looking at a nintendo ds one he posted i think you could win, 1) for the reasons that kevthedude stated, that because he hid the actual price in between or w/e and 2) because of this
Nintendo DS Lite

Manufacturer Nintendo
Product family Nintendo DS
Type Handheld game console
Generation Seventh generation era
First available JP March 2, 2006
AUS June 1, 2006
NA June 11, 2006
EU June 23, 2006
CH June 29, 2006
SK January 18, 2007
System storage Cartridge save
Connectivity Wi-Fi, LAN
Online service Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection
Units sold 28.69 million worldwide (details)
Top-selling game Nintendogs (14.79 million, as of July 25, 2007).[2]
Predecessor Nintendo DS (concurrent)

He states the type is a handheld counsel and gives all the information for a handheld counsel and not a picture.

[SebLev]

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Please not that only a picture of the selected item not the actual item will be sold it will be the ony item sent and refunds arnt available

didn't even spell it right... lmao

yeah it's stupid how they do that and yeah Judge Judy had some one like that but yeah they didn't say it was a picture they were getting and added a weight.... but technicly they kinda do the same thing but they do say it's gonna be a picture in REALLY small print.... even though they didn't even spell it right... but they say it's a nintendo platform end yet it's a picture so if you can stretch it his or your own way it doesnt matter...

[Donna]

kevthedude, on Oct 18 2007, 06:40 PM, said:

Donna, on Oct 18 2007, 04:08 PM, said:

He only has one negative feedback saying he cheated a 10yr old boy, you have to be 18 to use ebay so I guess the adult never read the auction description properly and only took the kids word. That's their fault not the seller, I can't see it being a scam or illegal as lots of people do that on ebay.

If they feel it's wrong then they have to report it and put in a paypal dispute, it takes weeks. But if the buyer never read the description properly the seller will win hands down.

hiding details can be considered false advertising. In this case I'm sure the seller would lose because he hid it within a section unrelated to the terms of the deal. You can't advertise something saying it's only $1 and then in a really long description of it put in really small font that there is a $100 shipping fee. You must clearly mark a section dedicated to the terms of the deal.

If it's in the description it's not hidden is it?, they always say read the fine print. I ain't defending the guy but you cannot tell me people click and buy stuff without reading all the printed text if you do you shouldn't be on ebay in the first place. I reported it to ebay hrs ago and he's sold a heap of photo's since then so doesn't look like ebay is very concerned.

[Lastcrime]

yes donna but his whole page is filled with descriptions for a Nintendo ds for instance (just one i saw) and it gives the whole specs about the ds and then all of the sudden somewhere in the middle of everything it says its a picture. I think you would have a fair chance of beating this guy.

Edited by Lastcrime, 19 October 2007 - 06:45 AM.

[Stu]

its ridiculous how he gets away with it. very unethical practice and ebay should do something about it. he has purposely hidden the fact it is a picture in amongst a shit load of text... and its not even in the small 'small print' so i dont know why people keep refering to it.

it might not be against the law but anyone with some common sense would reimburse the buyer and close down the sellers account.

tell your mate to file a dispute with ebay, i had someone sell me a shoddy fake shirt and had it resolved and my money refunded within a week. they tend to side with the buyer a bit more in my experience.

[l3lueMage]

I saw that judge judy episode once also. Check the "Weight" of the item, if its like 5 pounds or w/e then obviously hes trying to scam and put that small print. Just buy then sue him saying but the weight was 5 pounds andya...you will win cause he should put the weight at like 1oz or w.e if its just a pic D:

[Donna]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Nintendo-DS-Lite-Bri...emZ180171137773 got removed, dunno if the others did or not I only had one in the report email but it took ebay a long time to remove them and his account is still active.

I noticed all his buy it now auctions was text taken straight from wikipedia lol anyone could edit it.

[Gibbons]

I posted this on the ebay forums, and within about 3mins they guys auctions were removed. Im not sure what will happen to his account though. Maybe a warning. Lets hope he doesn't try this again.

Fortunately my friend got the money back via paypal.

[nate]

Thats slick! Despite the small print you can't blame the buyer when the seller bulks up the auction with that much text and throw in a few lines about it being a photo and not what the rest of the description is implying. There was obviously intent to rip people off despite what the small print said, and as someone said in an earlier post I think ANY Judge would realize this and require the money to be reimbursed to whoever bought it. Lol that being said I probably would not have bought something that was a BIN for so much under the list price.