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<p>[QUOTE="HandsomeToad, post: 530556, member: 12965"]<span style="color: black">Howdy peeps, <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: black">In the past year or so, Ebay has made a lot of changes to their auction formats and one is being able to hide the bidder's usernames (Private Auction format) and another is witholding feedback (Private Feedback). One of the interesting things about Private Feedback is you cannot set your feedback to private and sell but the catch is, it's only that way while you have ongoing auctions. Case in point - windy-cove-antiques:</span></p><p> </p><p><a href="http://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback2&userid=windy-cove-antiques&&ftab=FeedbackAsSeller&sspagename=VIP:feedback:3:us" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback2&userid=windy-cove-antiques&&ftab=FeedbackAsSeller&sspagename=VIP:feedback:3:us" rel="nofollow">http://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback2&userid=windy-cove-antiques&&ftab=FeedbackAsSeller&sspagename=VIP:feedback:3:us</a></p><p> </p><p>They were recently discussed on the CFE (Coin Forgery Ebay) Group and the counterfeits they were selling as authentic, were removed by Ebay but Ebay didn't NARU the seller. Somehow, the seller figured out what we were doing to contact the buyers of the counterfeits (feedback) so they made their feedback private but whenever they want to sell, all they have to do is turn their feedback on and sell and since they use a 24 hour auction format, they turn their feedback off 24 hours later. Here are the last four they just sold:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://search-completed.ebay.com/_W0QQcatrefZC5QQdfspZ32QQfbdZ1QQfclZ3QQfisZ2QQflocZ1QQfromZR6QQfrppZ50QQfsooZ2QQfsopZ32QQfssZ1QQftrtZ1QQftrvZ1QQnojsprZyQQpfidZ0QQsaaffZafdefaultQQsabfmtsZ0QQsacatZQ2d1QQsacqyopZgeQQsacurZ0QQsadisZ200QQsaobfmtsZexsifQQsargnZQ2d1QQsaslZwindyQ2dcoveQ2dantiquesQQsaslcZ0QQsaslopZ1QQsofocusZbs" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://search-completed.ebay.com/_W0QQcatrefZC5QQdfspZ32QQfbdZ1QQfclZ3QQfisZ2QQflocZ1QQfromZR6QQfrppZ50QQfsooZ2QQfsopZ32QQfssZ1QQftrtZ1QQftrvZ1QQnojsprZyQQpfidZ0QQsaaffZafdefaultQQsabfmtsZ0QQsacatZQ2d1QQsacqyopZgeQQsacurZ0QQsadisZ200QQsaobfmtsZexsifQQsargnZQ2d1QQsaslZwindyQ2dcoveQ2dantiquesQQsaslcZ0QQsaslopZ1QQsofocusZbs" rel="nofollow">http://search-completed.ebay.com/_W0QQcatrefZC5QQdfspZ32QQfbdZ1QQfclZ3QQfisZ2QQflocZ1QQfromZR6QQfrppZ50QQfsooZ2QQfsopZ32QQfssZ1QQftrtZ1QQftrvZ1QQnojsprZyQQpfidZ0QQsaaffZafdefaultQQsabfmtsZ0QQsacatZQ2d1QQsacqyopZgeQQsacurZ0QQsadisZ200QQsaobfmtsZexsifQQsargnZQ2d1QQsaslZwindyQ2dcoveQ2dantiquesQQsaslcZ0QQsaslopZ1QQsofocusZbs</a></p><p> </p><p>The farthing is the only one we can't tell authenticty on but these three are without a doubt fake:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/1796-Old-Bust-Dollar_W0QQitemZ230327531133" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://cgi.ebay.com/1796-Old-Bust-Dollar_W0QQitemZ230327531133" rel="nofollow">http://cgi.ebay.com/1796-Old-Bust-Dollar_W0QQitemZ230327531133</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/1877-20-Dollar-Coin_W0QQitemZ230327528968" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://cgi.ebay.com/1877-20-Dollar-Coin_W0QQitemZ230327528968" rel="nofollow">http://cgi.ebay.com/1877-20-Dollar-Coin_W0QQitemZ230327528968</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/1884-Morgan-Dollar_W0QQitemZ230327526039" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://cgi.ebay.com/1884-Morgan-Dollar_W0QQitemZ230327526039" rel="nofollow">http://cgi.ebay.com/1884-Morgan-Dollar_W0QQitemZ230327526039</a></p><p> </p><p>That's almost $1,600.00 that seller has now swindled from 3 unsuspecting Ebay'rs and Ebay is and was fully aware of this seller's MO, since we proved to them that this seller bought counterfeits from coins.hk, a seller that openly deals in counterfeits only:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=320307818727&btnG=Search" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=320307818727&btnG=Search" rel="nofollow">http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=320307818727&btnG=Search</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=380070100620" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=380070100620" rel="nofollow">http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=380070100620</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=320307818658&btnG=Search" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=320307818658&btnG=Search" rel="nofollow">http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=320307818658&btnG=Search</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=380070100577" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=380070100577" rel="nofollow">http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=380070100577</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=320307818620&btnG=Search" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=320307818620&btnG=Search" rel="nofollow">http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=320307818620&btnG=Search</a></p><p> </p><p>What this seller has done is to abuse a loophole in the Ebay system, to get away with knowingly selling counterfeits as authentic (you either sell as a counterfeit or you don't, and the seller never said it was a counterfeit and authenticity disclaimers are not allowed on Ebay). </p><p> </p><p>You need to be aware of this situation and more peeps need to complain to Ebay about this loophole. There needs to be at least a 90 day period between selling something and being able to make your feedback private or this loophole will be abused by all the scammers and Ebay will be even worse than it already is. :hatch:</p><p> </p><p>Ribbit <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p> </p><p>Ps: Feel free to report windy-cove-antiques for selling counterfeits. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="HandsomeToad, post: 530556, member: 12965"][COLOR=black]Howdy peeps, :)[/COLOR] [COLOR=black][/COLOR] [COLOR=black]In the past year or so, Ebay has made a lot of changes to their auction formats and one is being able to hide the bidder's usernames (Private Auction format) and another is witholding feedback (Private Feedback). One of the interesting things about Private Feedback is you cannot set your feedback to private and sell but the catch is, it's only that way while you have ongoing auctions. Case in point - windy-cove-antiques:[/COLOR] [URL]http://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback2&userid=windy-cove-antiques&&ftab=FeedbackAsSeller&sspagename=VIP:feedback:3:us[/URL] They were recently discussed on the CFE (Coin Forgery Ebay) Group and the counterfeits they were selling as authentic, were removed by Ebay but Ebay didn't NARU the seller. Somehow, the seller figured out what we were doing to contact the buyers of the counterfeits (feedback) so they made their feedback private but whenever they want to sell, all they have to do is turn their feedback on and sell and since they use a 24 hour auction format, they turn their feedback off 24 hours later. Here are the last four they just sold: [URL]http://search-completed.ebay.com/_W0QQcatrefZC5QQdfspZ32QQfbdZ1QQfclZ3QQfisZ2QQflocZ1QQfromZR6QQfrppZ50QQfsooZ2QQfsopZ32QQfssZ1QQftrtZ1QQftrvZ1QQnojsprZyQQpfidZ0QQsaaffZafdefaultQQsabfmtsZ0QQsacatZQ2d1QQsacqyopZgeQQsacurZ0QQsadisZ200QQsaobfmtsZexsifQQsargnZQ2d1QQsaslZwindyQ2dcoveQ2dantiquesQQsaslcZ0QQsaslopZ1QQsofocusZbs[/URL] The farthing is the only one we can't tell authenticty on but these three are without a doubt fake: [URL]http://cgi.ebay.com/1796-Old-Bust-Dollar_W0QQitemZ230327531133[/URL] [URL]http://cgi.ebay.com/1877-20-Dollar-Coin_W0QQitemZ230327528968[/URL] [URL]http://cgi.ebay.com/1884-Morgan-Dollar_W0QQitemZ230327526039[/URL] That's almost $1,600.00 that seller has now swindled from 3 unsuspecting Ebay'rs and Ebay is and was fully aware of this seller's MO, since we proved to them that this seller bought counterfeits from coins.hk, a seller that openly deals in counterfeits only: [URL]http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=320307818727&btnG=Search[/URL] [URL]http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=380070100620[/URL] [URL]http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=320307818658&btnG=Search[/URL] [URL]http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=380070100577[/URL] [URL]http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=320307818620&btnG=Search[/URL] What this seller has done is to abuse a loophole in the Ebay system, to get away with knowingly selling counterfeits as authentic (you either sell as a counterfeit or you don't, and the seller never said it was a counterfeit and authenticity disclaimers are not allowed on Ebay). You need to be aware of this situation and more peeps need to complain to Ebay about this loophole. There needs to be at least a 90 day period between selling something and being able to make your feedback private or this loophole will be abused by all the scammers and Ebay will be even worse than it already is. :hatch: Ribbit :) Ps: Feel free to report windy-cove-antiques for selling counterfeits. ;)[/QUOTE]
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