Post #746117 by nomeus on Fri, Jul 3, 2015 1:52 AM

yea those names are not real. generated to protect members privacy.

aint nobody bent here, certainly not me but as i said, there isnt any lying going on. and i get what youre saying about "thats not how a running auction works" but if a seller whats to deal off the site or make changes, thats on them. ive had plenty of sellers over the years suggest paypal invoices to avoid paying ebays fees. is it undermining the whole process? absolutely but it happens all the time.

reminds me of a story from a year ago or so. stolen disney property on ebay. 3 different costumes. captain hook, a lion king character and king louie from jungle book (all walk into a bar, jk). someone in france had obviously stolen these costumes as they were paris disneyland costumes. they were listed at 20,000.00 each i believe. i called ebay and asked them what kind of protection would i receive if i paid 20k and didnt get the item. they said of course i would get a refund. what i didnt understand was, the seller now is 20k richer and ebay is out 20k. i asked them if they press any kind of theft charges and they stated that they do not. at best there would be some kind of "collections". i guess the point im trying to make is, if they dont bat an eye over $20,000, they surely are not going to pursue selling fees and ban members for "lying and being shifty". see what i did there?

....they dont care, nobody cares, this has been happening for years and will always be. if anyone reading this thread is that bothered by these things, the only thing i can think of to do is be a whistle blower of sorts. contact members selling items that you think or know are worth X amount and educate them on the value. advise them to accept various offers or ride it out but not to cancel their listings and accept someones offer. sounds time consuming to me but hey, knowledge is power.