Log in or Sign up
Coin Talk
Home
Forums
>
Coin Forums
>
Coin Chat
>
Anyone like this 1916-D on the Bay?
>
Reply to Thread
Message:
<p>[QUOTE="Conder101, post: 26224701, member: 66"]Which is also a federal offence as KBBPLL pointed out.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Probably since you made the point that someone was going to get ripped off for a lot of money, Ebay decided to "protect" him by removing the last guys bid, Doesn't matter that no one else was "protected" and some one still got ripped off.</p><p><br /></p><p>Frankly there is only one way to get Ebays attention and get them to move on this and that is publicity that hurts their bottom line. It is easy for us to publicize this in the hobby, but frankly we are small potatoes as far as Ebay is concerned. No these stories of how people are being ripped of by being sold worthless counterfeits for big money, AND Ebay facilitating the fraud need to be published in the more mainstream press. </p><p><br /></p><p>Inform the general public that Ebay has no problem helping thieves steal money from buyers. MILLIONS of people use eBay. If you can get the general public thinking that ebay is helping crooks it will start affecting their bottom line and just might convince eBay that they need to be more proactive against fraud. Fraud like what we are seeing is going on in areas all over ebay, but most people only think about their own small area of interest. If they can be made to see that it is a widespread problem across all of eBay, you have a chance of making ebay take action. Of course their first action will be to go after the person spreading the information, with lawyers.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Conder101, post: 26224701, member: 66"]Which is also a federal offence as KBBPLL pointed out. Probably since you made the point that someone was going to get ripped off for a lot of money, Ebay decided to "protect" him by removing the last guys bid, Doesn't matter that no one else was "protected" and some one still got ripped off. Frankly there is only one way to get Ebays attention and get them to move on this and that is publicity that hurts their bottom line. It is easy for us to publicize this in the hobby, but frankly we are small potatoes as far as Ebay is concerned. No these stories of how people are being ripped of by being sold worthless counterfeits for big money, AND Ebay facilitating the fraud need to be published in the more mainstream press. Inform the general public that Ebay has no problem helping thieves steal money from buyers. MILLIONS of people use eBay. If you can get the general public thinking that ebay is helping crooks it will start affecting their bottom line and just might convince eBay that they need to be more proactive against fraud. Fraud like what we are seeing is going on in areas all over ebay, but most people only think about their own small area of interest. If they can be made to see that it is a widespread problem across all of eBay, you have a chance of making ebay take action. Of course their first action will be to go after the person spreading the information, with lawyers.[/QUOTE]
Your name or email address:
Do you already have an account?
No, create an account now.
Yes, my password is:
Forgot your password?
Stay logged in
Coin Talk
Home
Forums
>
Coin Forums
>
Coin Chat
>
Anyone like this 1916-D on the Bay?
>
Home
Home
Quick Links
Search Forums
Recent Activity
Recent Posts
Forums
Forums
Quick Links
Search Forums
Recent Posts
Competitions
Competitions
Quick Links
Competition Index
Rules, Terms & Conditions
Gallery
Gallery
Quick Links
Search Media
New Media
Showcase
Showcase
Quick Links
Search Items
Most Active Members
New Items
Directory
Directory
Quick Links
Directory Home
New Listings
Members
Members
Quick Links
Notable Members
Current Visitors
Recent Activity
New Profile Posts
Sponsors
Menu
Search
Search titles only
Posted by Member:
Separate names with a comma.
Newer Than:
Search this thread only
Search this forum only
Display results as threads
Useful Searches
Recent Posts
More...