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Post Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2005 10:46 am 
 

Deadlord36 wrote:Errrr, that would need a general consensus vote. If there are 5 "yeas", I will pass the message on and the Caped Shiller will probably take action. Vote quickly though, don't do a Terry Schiavo act. The auctions won't last forever.


One vote here, obviously.  

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Post Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2005 11:21 am 
 

Deadlord36 wrote:Errrr, that would need a general consensus vote. If there are 5 "yeas", I will pass the message on and the Caped Shiller will probably take action. Vote quickly though, don't do a Terry Schiavo act. The auctions won't last forever.

You have a Yea here.............


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Post Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2005 12:08 pm 
 

yeppers.....


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Post Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2005 12:22 pm 
 

Hell YEA! :P

or HELL YEE!

NUKE DA BITCH!

but wait till the last hour or min or sec so he can't cancel the bids
  

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Post Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2005 12:24 pm 
 

YES, release the hounds....
  

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Post Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2005 2:35 pm 
 

And in case one of the above changes their mind...

YESSIR. Bring forth the horsemen of the apocalypse!


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Post Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2005 3:11 pm 
 

and if the above wasn't enough, go nuke that beeeeatch!  :twisted:


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Post Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2005 4:34 pm 
 

Can I vote again?
If so, then Yes..... :lol:


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Post Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2005 4:39 pm 
 

Oh Yeah!

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Post Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2005 4:52 pm 
 

One vote against the evil wrongdoers.

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Post Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2005 5:25 pm 
 

rosenkav wrote:One vote against the evil wrongdoers.

"Chief of the guards, re-activate Grond"

Anybody remembers Finieous Fingers?


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Post Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2005 5:57 pm 
 

Nice, first we get a Bob Probert picture, now we have a Randy"Macho Man" Savage pic.   :lol:


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Post Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2005 6:27 pm 
 

bclarkie wrote:Nice, first we get a Bob Probert picture, now we have a Randy"Macho Man" Savage pic.  :lol:


I aim to entertain.  8)


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Post Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2005 8:32 pm 
 

Randy Savage. I remember perfectly his first match.


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Post Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2005 8:35 pm 
 

Deadlord36 wrote:Randy Savage. I remember perfectly his first match.


That, good sir, is scary.  8O


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Post Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2005 4:40 am 
 

johnhuck wrote:I'm not one for hanging an innocent man. But I've just used the link below to say

I'm concerned that jonb7839 and the_game_emporium are one and the same due to their auction listing style. the_game_emporium left a lot of unhappy people in their wake. Can you check this out?

Thanks.

eBay


Reply from eBay.

Thank you for taking the time to write eBay with your concerns. My name
is Arwen and I'm happy to help you further.

We are concerned about violations on the site and have thoroughly
investigated your report. In accordance with our site policies, we have
found that there is not enough evidence to show that a violation has
taken place. We understand your concern about this situation, and can
reopen the investigation if any additional information can be provided.

Because privacy concerns are important to everyone we are not at liberty
to discuss the details of another user's account. We hope that you
understand our position in this situation. We also hope that it assures
you that your personal account history will always remain private.

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Post Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2005 5:00 am 
 

Provided eBay get thier cut of the profits, I see no reason why they should prevent a company like Eastern Treasure Chest for ripping everyone off. The seller makes a couple of thousand dollars and eBay get their cut. That's cool.

What incentive do eBay have to prevent any form of fraud? They are being payed to turn a blind eye?

They make millions of dollars a year from this type of business and the suckers who fall for it. It's all part of the eBay learning process, and its the nature of the business.



Or look at it another way. With a very small anount of stock, and some fairly rare desirables, you could run a business that nets you $3-5K a year with little or no outlay at all. If you run a similar scam with Signed Photos and one with CDs you could turn over a tidy profit by doing practically nothing. If you get your brother, sister, and wife doing it (probably one and the same redneck) you could have a family scam turning over $50K a year for doing f*ck all. Now that is good business sense.


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Post Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2005 6:09 am 
 

Nobody here knows a lawyer?

I am not american and not a lawyer, and know practically nothing about usa law, but I speculate that, by answering in such a way, e-bay could be judged as an accomplice of the ex ETC if someone would file a suit and take the case in court.

Just gently answer to Arwen that you're going to report the fact - and our suspicions - to the justice and see what happens...
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Post Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2005 6:48 am 
 

rosenkav wrote:Nobody here knows a lawyer?

I am not american and not a lawyer, and know practically nothing about usa law, but I speculate that, by answering in such a way, e-bay could be judged as an accomplice of the ex ETC if someone would file a suit and take the case in court.

Just gently answer to Arwen that you're going to report the fact - and our suspicions - to the justice and see what happens...
Frank...you got the law-dog posse on this?


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Post Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2005 7:40 am 
 

Why not?

Seems like this ETC guy is screwing people with the help (or blank cooperation) of ebay.

How many have fallen in this kind of trap?

I generally think twice or thrice before raising accusations, but in this case... maybe I'll let the long arm of justice find out who's behind this.

Just contact the people who have been ripped off by this guy, and feed them the facts. I think their lawyers will have something to say about this.
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