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Friday, December 29, 2006
eBay Idiots
I'm looking to buy an LG VX8600 phone on eBay. I probably won't end up really doing it, because they are all going for more than $200. In my quest to get this phone, however, I ran into an idiot who looks like he's trying to make a lot of money on a Motorola phone, by listing it as a new LG VX8600. [url=http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=005&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&viewitem=&item=150074273334&rd=1&rd=1]Check it out[/url]! He's got the item listed as a VX8600, as this picture of the listing title clearly shows:But these pictures clearly show a Motorola phone! What the heck?
The best part is that he "found this phone outside," which means he stole it and he's trying to sell it on eBay when he should be returning it to the wireless carrier so that they can get it back to the rightful owner. I've been e-mailing him and telling him to change his listing and stop selling it as well. He just calls me a retard and tells me that I can't read. Here's the correspondence between us:
Me:
[blockquote]So you basically stole this phone and you are selling it on ebay now? How would the ESN ever be cleared for activation?[/blockquote]
jcity730:
[blockquote]NO CORRECTION I DIDNT STEAL THE PHONE OK!!!! THE PHONE WAS FOUND OUTSIDE OK SO DONT ASSUME THINGS AND DO YOURSELF A FAVOR AND DON'T BID ON IT OK !!! HAVE A NICE DAY!!![/blockquote]
Me:
[blockquote]It is very easy to find out who a cell phone belongs to by contacting the carrier. Return it to its rightful owner.[/blockquote]
jcity730:
[blockquote]listen do not email me again ok if you do not want the phone bid on something else instead of harrassing me !!!!!!![/blockquote]
Me:
[blockquote]That's not an LG VX8600! It's a Motorola phone! It says Motorola all over it! Why are you selling it with the description of a VX8600?[/blockquote]
jcity730:
[blockquote]obviously you can't read the auction it says up for grabs is an used VERIZON V-CAST PHONE GREY IN COLOR THE PICTURES ARE THERE IF YOU DONT WANT IT DONT BID ON IT!!!![/blockquote]
Me:
[blockquote]Obviously you don't know how to post properly on ebay. The title to your listing, what people see when they click on your listing, is LG VX8600 (Verizon Wireless). And the description shows an LG VX8600 with all of the specifications of that phone, not the Motorola phone that you are selling. Look at your listing again, because you are misleading people. Change your listing to say Motorola Razr and not LG VX8600.[/blockquote]
I haven't received a reply to my last e-mail to jcity730. The item currently has a bid of $134.50 and has 2 days, 14 hours left. I just wish there was some way that I could get word out to all of these bidders that they are not getting what they think they are getting! This is really frustrating to me. Tell me, who is the idiot that can't read here?
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"It looks like there is an M on the back of the phone. It looks more like a Motorola Razr than the vx8600. Could you just explain that for me? I just want to bid on a genuine LG."
ReplyDeleteI am after him too!
I'm sure eBay has somewhere you can report people that are misrepresenting the product they are selling. Maybe you should try that.
ReplyDeleteBy his emails, he sounds like a 14-year old kid...
I've tried doing what I can to get his listing removed, since it is dishonest. Here is what eBay has to say about it:
ReplyDelete[blockquote]Dear eBay Member,
Thank you for writing eBay to report what you believe may be stolen
property.
If you see an item on eBay that you believe is stolen, please contact
law enforcement immediately. Please inform the police officer handling
the case that eBay will be pleased to cooperate in the investigation.
Ask the officer to contact eBay at the following Help page:
http://pages.ebay.com/help/contact_us/_base/index_selection.html
To ensure that the report reaches the right person in the shortest
amount of time, the officer will need to select the following options:
- "Report a listing policy violation or prohibited (banned) item"
- "Stolen Property"
- "You are a Law Enforcement Official."
Feel free to forward this message to the law enforcement officer
assigned to the case.
Thanks again for taking the time to write in; it's my pleasure to assist
you. If you need further assistance, please don't hesitate to reply to
this email and let us know!
Sincerely,
eBay Customer Support[/blockquote]
Hahaha, I can't stop laughing; this guy is a total moron. Just another stupid guy trying to get something for nothing. Hahaha....
ReplyDeleteHowever, as far as the people who have bid on it, if they're not smart enough to notice that it has the Motorola logo on it instead of LG, maybe they deserve to get swindled. This phone is obviously not LG, therefore stupidity rewards stupidity.
And that message from eBay makes me laugh even more - "Sorry there's a problem, it's really not about us though; there's nothing we can do. Report it to the police, they'll take care of it." Yeah, sure; they'd probably laugh in your face!