smarmy1 wrote:Score one for the home team!
bclarkie wrote:I think we all need to be more proactive than we have been in the past, as being passive about Dave's horsesh*t thus far hasn't worked. Dave violates Ebay policies on pretty much a daily basis with impunity and I think that its about time we all stopped letting him getting away with it and did something about it.
bclarkie wrote:Seriously, do me a huge favor and message the seller to report him to Ebay for it too.
Center_Stage_Hobbies wrote:Does Cougar really have a user ID here on this forum? I would be REALLY curious....
Xaxaxe wrote:Some of his words and actions over the past couple of years have served as rock-solid proof that he is a fairly constant presence here. My personal guess is that he reads every word.
Center_Stage_Hobbies wrote: Or is he just milking the hobby for what it is worth and having fun at the expense of people who genuinely love RPGs?
To whom it may concern,I recently bid on Ebay auction, ** expired/removed eBay auction **, AD&D D Dungeons Dragons Lankhmar adventure modules lot. Unfortunately, I did not win the auction outright. Rather the auction was won by 'cougarrinard', an Ebay PowerSeller based in the United Kingdom (according to his Ebay My World Page). The auction listing clearly stated 'US bidders only.' According to the 'Unwelcome and Malicious Buying' section on Ebay's help page, http://pages.ebay.com/help/policies/unw ... uying.html, this is an example of 'Failure to meet a seller's terms'. I would expect someone who has achieved Ebay's PowerSeller status to respect the rules in order to maintain the prestigious reputation accorded PowerSellers.Fortunately, the seller honored the 'US bidder only' auction terms, and soon after I received a second-chance offer for the items which I promptly purchased. I certainly appreciate this seller's honesty and integrity in this matter which is a refreshing change. While I was in no way harmed materially, emotionally, or financially by initially losing the auction, I do feel, as part of the ebay community, my duty to report activity, inadvertent or otherwise, which may be a violation of Ebay rules. If you have any questions or require additional information, please feel free to contact me.Sincerely,smarmy1
gyg wrote:I've been meaning to ask - what made the Coug mail you that message in the first place - it seemed really out of character for him to actually jump in like that?
smarmy1 wrote:Sorry it took so long to respond, but I needed a moment to compose my thoughts. I did not feel comfortable asking the seller to file a complaint, but rather, as participant in the auction, I felt justified to contact Ebay directly. Here is what I sent to Ebay customer support on the subject of 'Unwelcome & Malicious Buying':To whom it may concern, I recently bid on Ebay auction, ** expired/removed eBay auction **, AD&D D Dungeons Dragons Lankhmar adventure modules lot. Unfortunately, I did not win the auction outright. Rather the auction was won by 'cougarrinard', an Ebay PowerSeller based in the United Kingdom (according to his Ebay My World Page). The auction listing clearly stated 'US bidders only.' According to the 'Unwelcome and Malicious Buying' section on Ebay's help page, http://pages.ebay.com/help/policies/unw ... uying.html, this is an example of 'Failure to meet a seller's terms'. I would expect someone who has achieved Ebay's PowerSeller status to respect the rules in order to maintain the prestigious reputation accorded PowerSellers. Fortunately, the seller honored the 'US bidder only' auction terms, and soon after I received a second-chance offer for the items which I promptly purchased. I certainly appreciate this seller's honesty and integrity in this matter which is a refreshing change. While I was in no way harmed materially, emotionally, or financially by initially losing the auction, I do feel, as part of the ebay community, my duty to report activity, inadvertent or otherwise, which may be a violation of Ebay rules. If you have any questions or require additional information, please feel free to contact me. Sincerely, smarmy1 Hopefully, this will give him pause the next time he considers bidding in the Colonies.
Xaxaxe wrote:Searching memory banks ... searching ... searching.I'm pretty sure it was a response to a "gotcha!" email that I sent him after he went with private feedback on the LPF account. I know it was childish of me, but I couldn't resist, as it represented a rare, tangible victory over Darth Cougar.So, in response, I got that ... whatever the hell it was. Semi-English manifesto, maybe?
Semi-English manifesto, maybe
Xaxaxe wrote:I gotta say ... truer words have probably never been spoken on these forums.Cougar abuses eBay's policies every day of every week of every month. All kidding aside, he is a menace. But he knows how to play the system, so he usually gets away with it ... the shutting down of the LPF user ID was, frankly, a rare victory for the good guys.Brian is right: he needs to be reported with more frequency and more consistency and from more sources. That's the bottom line.A final thought: we've had some discussion here recently about how some threads or some individual posts at The Acaeum have had the overall effect of "damaging the hobby." Which is fine, I guess, although I don't agree at all. I would argue, though, that Cougar's bullying, rip-off tactics, feedback abuse, and general disdain for eBay's regulations are 100 times more damaging to the hobby than anything that has ever been said here. Cougar is the problem here, not these random clowns we sometimes get who spam the classifieds or try to justify their elaborate shilling schemes.
It has come to my attentions that certain individuals are trying to warn my customers away with lies about me. It should be easy to see who is the more respectable ebay trader just compare our respective feedback scores? You will see that I am several times their rating. If you have been e-mailed by someone with silly lies about me please report it to ebay as it is auction interferance & treated very seriously. The danger being someone may actually believe the lies and lose out on great items because of a few idiots. Please report any such e-mails to e-bay & me asap, thanks.
gyg wrote:Well put indeed - whether ebay take note is the next question - but the moral high ground is yours!(as are the Lankhmar Mods - savour this victory )
Xaxaxe wrote: Semi-English manifesto, maybe?