Something's fishy here....

BodaZoffa · Post by **BodaZoffa** » Wed Jul 28, 2004 9:17 pm

Take a look at this auction (notice the description)....

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 91516&rd=1

Then take a look at mine....

http://cgi6.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?V ... =3&rows=50

This guy practically copy & pasted my description. His feedback is low too. Hmmmmmmmm.......

Boda

TLC55555 · Post by **TLC55555** » Wed Jul 28, 2004 9:19 pm

BodaZoffa wrote:Take a look at this auction (notice the description)....

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 91516&rd=1

Then take a look at mine....

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 91516&rd=1

This guy practically copy & pasted my description. His feedback is low too. Hmmmmmmmm.......

Boda

Holy crap...$13 shipping

BodaZoffa · Post by **BodaZoffa** » Wed Jul 28, 2004 9:21 pm

Here's the wierd part, I copy & pasted my link above, & the link brought his auction up. I had to copy & paste my entire selection page to show you my auction. What the heck is going on here.....?

TLC post above has my original copy & paste, which both link back to his page.

Boda

TLC55555 · Post by **TLC55555** » Wed Jul 28, 2004 9:24 pm

BodaZoffa wrote:Here's the wierd part, I copy & pasted my link above, & the link brought his auction up. I had to copy & paste my entire selection page to show you my auction. What the heck is going on here.....?

TLC post above has my original copy & paste, which both link back to his page.

Boda

Holy crap...$13 shipping

BodaZoffa · Post by **BodaZoffa** » Wed Jul 28, 2004 9:29 pm

Now here is the REALLY wierd part....

He used my scanned picture of the Harbinger on his too. I compared them & they are the same. This is really wierd.

Boda

greg · Post by **greg** » Wed Jul 28, 2004 9:34 pm

Somebody ask him for the CGC serial number...
(I can't do it.. my Ebay username is too obvious.)

soundoftheuniverse · Post by **soundoftheuniverse** » Wed Jul 28, 2004 9:37 pm

BodaZoffa wrote:
This guy practically copy & pasted my description.

What do you mean "practically"? Lets hope scammers aren't noticing the lucrative nature of some of these Valiant auctions.

Hopefully this guy is just too lazy to write his own description and not out to rip anyone off.

Then again, I'm not holding my breath.

soundoftheuniverse · Post by **soundoftheuniverse** » Wed Jul 28, 2004 9:39 pm

I sent him an email asking for the serial number. No one else send one for today ok.

ZephyrWasHOT!! · Post by **ZephyrWasHOT!!** » Wed Jul 28, 2004 10:07 pm

(A) 'looks like a 9.8' is an idiot.

(B) I once had a guy copy, verbatim, my Miracleman auction descriptions. I used to spend a LOT of time writing these cool, lengthy descriptions extolling the virtues of whatever book I was selling...

So I ask the guy why...and he wrote back saying 'you write such DAMN good copy, I couldn't resist'...

I didn't make him change it.

x-omatic · Post by **x-omatic** » Wed Jul 28, 2004 10:58 pm

report the auction to ebay as it against ebay policy to copy someones auction. Then site back and watch them do nothing.

greg · Post by **greg** » Wed Jul 28, 2004 11:07 pm

He's edited the auction to include the serial number.

Looking at his history... it doesn't look like he's ever sold before...
So, I'm betting he does have a 9.4 Harbinger 0 Pink,
but he didn't know how to make/post an image.
(Not very good form to "borrow" someone else's...)

$13.00 for shipping is pretty bad unless he's hiring a taxi to deliver it.

Master Dorque · Post by **Master Dorque** » Thu Jul 29, 2004 1:12 am

Yeah, sadly, this is fairly common on Ebay. Usually just lazy sellers and not anybody trying to work a scam. A couple years ago I sold a set of the Tortured Souls action figures. I wrote a really good desription, took some good pictures, and did really well on the auction. I liked to look at similar auctions to see what the prices were doing. Sure enough, my images and words were in another auction. I contacted Ebay and they didn't do a thing. So...no harm no foul. Anyway, it was almost a year later, and I wanted to see if the sets of the first series Tortured Souls were still selling for as much as I had gotten. I was checking out auctions, and I found an auction that had exact phrases taken from my auction almost a year earlier...still circulating! These were not common phrases that just happened to be rewritten. I still remember one of the parts that had been copied...."these figures are graphic and disturbing. What more could you want in an action figure?" Still making the Ebay rounds almost a year after I wrote it!

BodaZoffa · Post by **BodaZoffa** » Thu Jul 29, 2004 6:29 am

We should write a book..... "Famouse eBay Phrases & Quotes"

ZephyrWasHOT!! · Post by **ZephyrWasHOT!!** » Thu Jul 29, 2004 2:48 pm

BodaZoffa wrote:We should write a book..... "Famouse eBay Phrases & Quotes"

First entries: "I'm not a comic grader, but the books are in EXCELLENT to MINT condition!'

"I don't know anything about comics, but these books are MINT!'

"We're not professional graders, but these look PERFECT to us! As is, all sales final, no returns.'

"Books are EF-MINT condition!"

"Books are NEAR MINT or VG."

"S&H is $25"

"100% Guaranteed NM! No returns!"

"98% as described."

"S&H is $3 for the first item, and $1 for each additional item."

woosuh · Post by **woosuh** » Thu Jul 29, 2004 8:27 pm

Hello all,,,,,,,,,,, I thought it was a good pic and good description so dont take it offensively if I used your information, maybe i thought you would feel flattered. But yes the auction is legit and the CGC number is
0081032016 and the book has nothing wrong with it. Wish I could keep it cuz i'm 'a prime time valiant collector........

TLC55555 · Post by **TLC55555** » Thu Jul 29, 2004 9:36 pm

woosuh wrote:Hello all,,,,,,,,,,, I thought it was a good pic and good description so dont take it offensively if I used your information, maybe i thought you would feel flattered. But yes the auction is legit and the CGC number is
0081032016 and the book has nothing wrong with it. Wish I could keep it cuz i'm 'a prime time valiant collector........

Holy crap...$13 for shipping

You must live at the North Pole.

soundoftheuniverse · Post by **soundoftheuniverse** » Thu Jul 29, 2004 9:39 pm

ZephyrWasHOT!! wrote:
BodaZoffa wrote:We should write a book..... "Famouse eBay Phrases & Quotes"
First entries: "I'm not a comic grader, but the books are in EXCELLENT to MINT condition!'

"I don't know anything about comics, but these books are MINT!'

"We're not professional graders, but these look PERFECT to us! As is, all sales final, no returns.'

"Books are EF-MINT condition!"

"Books are NEAR MINT or VG."

"S&H is $25"

"100% Guaranteed NM! No returns!"

"98% as described."

"S&H is $3 for the first item, and $1 for each additional item."

ROFLMAO

Hahaha, the funniest part is that you're not exaggerating!

dino · Post by **dino** » Thu Jul 29, 2004 11:41 pm

woosuh wrote:Hello all,,,,,,,,,,, I thought it was a good pic and good description so dont take it offensively if I used your information, maybe i thought you would feel flattered. But yes the auction is legit and the CGC number is
0081032016 and the book has nothing wrong with it. Wish I could keep it cuz i'm 'a prime time valiant collector........

Here you go man, I bid for you. What's a prime time valiant collector though?

Brother J · Post by **Brother J** » Fri Jul 30, 2004 12:10 am

dino wrote: Here you go man, I bid for you. What's a prime time valiant collector though?

Deion Sanders collects Valiants?

woosuh · Post by **woosuh** » Fri Jul 30, 2004 11:43 am

i only collect valiant and umm transformers..................maybe some gi joe's. i'll be putting up more valiant books.....have over 5000 and i sent about 100 to be graded so those will be up too......oh i have sportscard shop too if any body wants some sports cards..........someone will get a great deal on pink harby graded since i copied the description. Enjoy all .....

The Spider · Post by **The Spider** » Fri Jul 30, 2004 2:20 pm

woosuh wrote:
i only collect valiant and umm transformers..................

I do that, too.

Another member... I think it was Shaxper... also collected TFs, but not quite as much lately.

soundoftheuniverse · Post by **soundoftheuniverse** » Sat Jul 31, 2004 8:22 am

woosuh wrote:
someone will get a great deal on pink harby graded since i copied the description. Enjoy all .....

People forgive and forget about you plajarizing the description, that we can forgive or I can at least. What's disturbing is the frikkin $13 shipping. Drop that to $5 and you'd most likely see your bid double maybe triple, just cuz you seem like a magnanamous nice guy.

Make more money and possibly get more people interested in your other auctions too all because you decided to let us pay you the other $8 in our generous bids on your book most likely netting you more money than at $13 shipping *firm.

Meanwhile you laugh all the way to the bank. See how that works. Let us think we're getting some extra "value" and we'll shop with you. Make it obvious there is little "value" associated with your auctions and a few may still bid on your "Hot" books but most others will be ignored.

So my 2 cents, drop the shipping at least in half. Otherwise it may backfire in your face like a vintage episode of Herby the Luv Bug!

But then again with some of the Ebay Maniacs it may still go for $75+, who knows.

Flinx · Post by **Flinx** » Sat Jul 31, 2004 9:36 am

soundoftheuniverse wrote:<snip>People forgive and forget about you plajarizing the description, that we can forgive or I can at least. What's disturbing is the frikkin $13 shipping. Drop that to $5 and you'd most likely see your bid double maybe triple, just cuz you seem like a magnanamous nice guy. <snip>

If you don't like $13.00 postage check out the postage for outside the US on this Predator vs Magnus trade;
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... eName=WDVW

tssgery · Post by **tssgery** » Sat Jul 31, 2004 9:47 am

Flinx wrote:
soundoftheuniverse wrote:<snip>People forgive and forget about you plajarizing the description, that we can forgive or I can at least. What's disturbing is the frikkin $13 shipping. Drop that to $5 and you'd most likely see your bid double maybe triple, just cuz you seem like a magnanamous nice guy. <snip>
If you don't like $13.00 postage check out the postage for outside the US on this Predator vs Magnus trade;
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... eName=WDVW

Brother J · Post by **Brother J** » Sat Jul 31, 2004 1:06 pm

hopefully that's a typo, unless he's getting in a box and shipping himself with the book. $80.00 is a bit steep unless he's shipping it to the moon.

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