Biggest rip-off on ebay~~~

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  1. kevalie

    kevalie Member

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    kevalie, Sep 12, 2012
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    a fool and his money are soon parted
     
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  3. THUCYDIDES79

    THUCYDIDES79 New Member Silver Stacker

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    The way he structured the auction is also idiotic.

    Starting price $999
    Buy it now price $1000

    Gotta love dumbness and dishonesty in one person.
     
    THUCYDIDES79, Sep 12, 2012
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  4. lucky luke

    lucky luke Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    with listings like that allowed to stand, it's no wonder ebay has a problem with the perception of containing rip-offs and crooks.
     
    lucky luke, Sep 12, 2012
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  5. spannermonkey

    spannermonkey Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    Have we all reported it ,I have :D
    And I've sent him a message telling him :p
     
    spannermonkey, Sep 12, 2012
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    how was it possible?
    when I try to put buy it now price less then 10% above the starting price ebay doesn't allow me to proceed with listing
     
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    serial Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    wait a sec, isnt gold $1700+ per ounce
    can someone explain why at $1k buy it now its not a good deal?
     
    serial, Sep 12, 2012
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    Look carefully, it's advertised as 999 mills - which usually means gold-plated cheap metals (copper, zinc, nickel, for example). It's not an 1 oz 999 gold.
     
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    I reported the turtle head to ebay for what its worth. Perhaps if more of us do the same they might do something :rolleyes:
     
    Au-mageddon, Sep 12, 2012
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    willrocks Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    Looks like he's already had one victim:

     
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    "1oz pure australian gold" I don't f***ing think so mate. Utterly disgraceful.

    May his gonads be infested with the fleas of a thousand camels.
     
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  12. spannermonkey

    spannermonkey Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    Aahh I've upset him :lol:
    I sent him a message telling him his a scammer ;)
    I got a response " it says it's gold " :lol:
    Yeah sure :lol:
     
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    eBay should ask him to correct his entry as it is extremely misleading and someone out there might be caught out and loose his or her shirt !
    However eBay is out to make about 15%, including PayPal, of $1000 leaving the debate entirely between this sheister and his poor victim.
    Who reckons eBay will do anything ?
    I think this will run to the end and hopefully no-one will buy.
     
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  14. kevalie

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    We should all report the listing to eBay.
     
    kevalie, Sep 12, 2012
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  15. spannermonkey

    spannermonkey Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    This is his latest response :D

    Dear spannermonkey70,


    so you cant read either read the back sunshine 999mills gold 1 troy ounce now if youve got nothing better to do than cause trouble go somewhere else peanut

    :lol:
     
    spannermonkey, Sep 12, 2012
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    owner or ebay have ended the listing.
     
    soupdragon, Sep 12, 2012
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  17. scone

    scone Active Member Silver Stacker

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    think it may have been ebay, he has no other listings either. only a guess
     
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  18. spannermonkey

    spannermonkey Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    Mission accomplished ;)
     
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    Exactly the reason it's a scam - tricks people into thinking they're buying actual gold instead of gold plated base metal.

    See http://forums.silverstackers.com/topic-810-ebay-warning-100-mills-silver.html - looks like they've moved onto "999 mills" gold. There's no such thing as 999 mills - it's an invented term by scammers.
     
    goldpelican, Sep 12, 2012
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  20. Au-mageddon

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    Nice to get a win against the thieving turtles once in a while :D
     
    Au-mageddon, Sep 13, 2012
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