Biggest rip-off on ebay~~~

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.
 
with listings like that allowed to stand, it's no wonder ebay has a problem with the perception of containing rip-offs and crooks.
 
THUCYDIDES79 said:
The way he structured the auction is also idiotic.

Starting price $999
Buy it now price $1000
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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
 
wait a sec, isnt gold $1700+ per ounce
can someone explain why at $1k buy it now its not a good deal?
 
serial said:
wait a sec, isnt gold $1700+ per ounce
can someone explain why at $1k buy it now its not a good deal?
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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.
 
I reported the turtle head to ebay for what its worth. Perhaps if more of us do the same they might do something :rolleyes:
 
Looks like he's already had one victim:

gold roman coin constantine the great 16mm diameter weighs 2-3 grams AU $100

Seller is a thief. Sent me a fake gold coin & took no responsibility
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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.
 
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:
 
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.
 
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:
 
think it may have been ebay, he has no other listings either. only a guess
 
alex.ross said:
serial said:
wait a sec, isnt gold $1700+ per ounce
can someone explain why at $1k buy it now its not a good deal?
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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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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.
 
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