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jellyfish king
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Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2004 3:54 pm

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 49977&rd=1

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Posted: Fri Nov 12, 2004 12:51 am

Iuz the Evil plus tons of 2e material on CD:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 83484&rd=1

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Posted: Fri Nov 12, 2004 11:17 am

I reported that guy, too, Allan. I guess I should have mentioned it here.

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Posted: Sat Nov 13, 2004 4:05 am

Reported: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 5934456131

... I am afraid, WOTC has stopped taking down those auctions. The recently reported auctions were never stopped.

- "When the going gets weird, the Weird turn pro."

Hunter S. Thompson (July 18, 1937 - Feb 20, 2005)

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Posted: Sat Nov 13, 2004 12:51 pm

OK, give me some time to contact Captain PDFkiller.

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Posted: Sat Nov 13, 2004 2:54 pm

That's really disappointing. WotC isn't on their Verified Rights Owner list. I know it's time-consuming to chase these guys down, but it really just comes down to filling out a form. WE find 'em all.

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Posted: Sat Nov 13, 2004 6:15 pm

It just shows you that Wizards really does not care about anything BUT their d20 Fantasy monstrosity.

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Posted: Sat Nov 13, 2004 10:34 pm

And just to confirm, Hasbro is not a member, either.

Apparently, WotC was simply sending a nastygram to those people violating their IP rights, not having it pulled by eBay.

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Ralf Toth
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Posted: Sun Nov 14, 2004 3:57 am

WOTC did a great job taking those auctions down. I hope, Mr. Smith is simply on holiday or something. On the other hand, I could understand if they stopped pursuing these cases. For them, it's no financial gain, but additional work. The only company which is probably financially hurt by those illegal auctions is SVGames, the licensee for PDF versions of the old gaming material.

- "When the going gets weird, the Weird turn pro."

Hunter S. Thompson (July 18, 1937 - Feb 20, 2005)

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Posted: Sun Nov 14, 2004 9:28 am

Perhaps we should be trying to contact SVgames.

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Posted: Sun Nov 14, 2004 9:37 am

I'm not sure, if this helps. SVGames is only the licensee, not the holder of the copyright. As I understand eBay's rules, only the copyright owner can challenge the auction.

If the current auctions aren't stopped, maybe it's not a bad idea to ask Captain PDFKillah to do the job.

- "When the going gets weird, the Weird turn pro."

Hunter S. Thompson (July 18, 1937 - Feb 20, 2005)

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Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2004 2:15 pm

Syrsuro wrote:Has this been reported yet?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 36760&rd=1

Carl

Look at the bottom of this one......Talk about grasping for straws.

ATTN: Ebay staff and Vero program: The information included in this package is compiled by us. It is assumed that the bidders and winners of this auction already have purchased the original copies of these books and manuals and are bidding on a back up of their original purchase on CD-Rom. We have met and exceeded Ebay's "Compilation & Informational Media Guidelines" This item is not in violation of any of Ebay's policies or procedures. This auction has been placed in the proper category. We are the sole designers and owners of this back-up CD-Rom.

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Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2004 6:05 pm

jellyfish king wrote:
Syrsuro wrote:Has this been reported yet?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 36760&rd=1

Carl

Look at the bottom of this one......Talk about grasping for straws.

ATTN: Ebay staff and Vero program: The information included in this package is compiled by us. It is assumed that the bidders and winners of this auction already have purchased the original copies of these books and manuals and are bidding on a back up of their original purchase on CD-Rom. We have met and exceeded Ebay's "Compilation & Informational Media Guidelines" This item is not in violation of any of Ebay's policies or procedures. This auction has been placed in the proper category. We are the sole designers and owners of this back-up CD-Rom.

What a joke. Note the poor feedback and the fact that the seller is no longer a registered user.

Exactly how delusional does one have to be to say: "Hey, I think I'll take a bunch of stuff STILL currently in print and protected by laws which I obviously don't understand, then put it all on a CD and sell it to other idiots. Yeah! That's a great idea!"

The people who do this are morons. Every single one of the them.

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Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2004 6:16 pm

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 8147542690

This is up for grabs again. I tried a different tactic this time and reported the auction directly to eBay. Let's see how they respond ...

- "When the going gets weird, the Weird turn pro."

Hunter S. Thompson (July 18, 1937 - Feb 20, 2005)

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Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2004 10:43 pm

What's up, Ralf?

This looks like an original product, a legal software sale. What am I missing?

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Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2004 11:36 pm

LloydBrown wrote:What's up, Ralf?

This looks like an original product, a legal software sale. What am I missing?

Check the not-so-fine-print at the bottom:

"Item comes in a DVD style case with some artwork and in the CD-R format.If you are unsure what this means"

Definitely not original, or legal!

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Posted: Sun Nov 21, 2004 9:11 pm

Gotcha. I didn't see that part.

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Posted: Sun Nov 21, 2004 9:42 pm

Ralf Toth wrote:http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 8147542690

This is up for grabs again. I tried a different tactic this time and reported the auction directly to eBay. Let's see how they respond ...

Well four days later and it is still there and has sold 3 copies with 7 copies left....
So much for E-Bays strict rules. :roll:

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