eBay descriptions
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Gaffer

Original Poster:

7,156 posts

306 months

Tuesday 12th April 2005
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I have put my Suzuki up on eBay and today I noticed another one has been listed but the thing is they have copied my description word for word.

I can tell its mine for 2 reasons, first the fonts and secondly the wording (i put that it has chrome side steps/rear bar) and they also have pics up which clearly show it doesnt have those.

Now - do I contact that seller and ask them to remove the wording to their own or not?

Lazy buggers

Claire

alexkp

16,484 posts

273 months

Tuesday 12th April 2005
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I had someone nick photos of a Rolex I was selling the other week and put them in their own listing.

Bloody cheek!

Email them and let them know you are not happy, as it makes one of you look like a scammer.

Tell them you will report them to ebay if they don't change it.

Gaffer

Original Poster:

7,156 posts

306 months

Tuesday 12th April 2005
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OK...I am really pissed off as it took me ages to get the formatting and the wording correctly.

They have even copied my starting bid and taken the same photos apart from 1.

Grrr

Claire

mustard

6,992 posts

274 months

Tuesday 12th April 2005
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anonymous said:
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Had someone lift some pictures of an Esprit 350 Sport off our company website, seller ended the sale after a stern email

Gaffer

Original Poster:

7,156 posts

306 months

Tuesday 12th April 2005
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I am in 2 minds what to do...
make them look a fool
or make them change the description


Decisions decisions

Claire

benyeats

12,155 posts

259 months

Tuesday 12th April 2005
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I would make them look like a fool ! They have in effect stolen your work, not a problem if you had already sold your car but they are your rivals for bidders.

Would be interested to hear how you get on with ebay, I recently found it to be a waste of time, still next time I know to add the following to my description "note: ebay is an auction site and not a charity system for transfering classic Mercedes cars to council estates at several thousand pounds below market value". Just a thought that would have saved a lot of time .

Cheers

Ben

rude-boy

22,227 posts

262 months

Tuesday 12th April 2005
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Dear slir

I is in the most fortunate position of being able to by ure product. I noting that you are asking £X pounds for this. I am having an assocciate in UK who is owing me £X,000. I will be asking them to forward to u a check for this some. Please send me the difference and i will be arranging collection for the product.

please contact me soonest.

Umberto Umbongo

Gaffer

Original Poster:

7,156 posts

306 months

Tuesday 12th April 2005
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Oh please ask them that question..

I have mailed them and taken a screen shot just incase they get a bit arsey.

Anyone fancy bidding/asking daft questions?



Claire

julianhj

8,868 posts

291 months

Tuesday 12th April 2005
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Gaffer said:
Oh please ask them that question..

Anyone fancy bidding/asking daft questions?



Claire


Post the other person's link and I'll have some fun...

Gaffer

Original Poster:

7,156 posts

306 months

Tuesday 12th April 2005
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mustard

6,992 posts

274 months

Tuesday 12th April 2005
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made enquires about the side steps

mxdi

13,994 posts

278 months

Tuesday 12th April 2005
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I like your little zippee

Gaffer

Original Poster:

7,156 posts

306 months

Tuesday 12th April 2005
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Roop bought him for me a few years back - he is my mascot and Zippy was my nickname at school as I never shut up.

Claire

jessica

6,321 posts

281 months

Tuesday 12th April 2005
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I had someone in Australlia nick my ebay ID run up a 200 quid listing bill selling nicked PCS
first i knew ebay mailed me
I had to change all my passwords.
very annoying....

BliarOut

72,863 posts

268 months

Wednesday 13th April 2005
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Just sent

my e-mail said:

This looks very much like the text in another advert that was placed before yours, in fact it's identical.... Are you Nigerian?

beano500

20,854 posts

304 months

Wednesday 13th April 2005
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I've just asked why the description and pictures don't match.....

Gaffer

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7,156 posts

306 months

Wednesday 13th April 2005
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Claire

meeja

8,290 posts

277 months

Wednesday 13th April 2005
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Gaffer said:
They have even copied my starting bid and taken the same photos apart from 1.


If you have hosted your own pictures (rather than upload them to eBay) you could change the pictures on your hosting server to something derogatory....

You change your own listing so that the pics come out okay, but on the scammers listing the pics would show your "modified" pictures.

Obviously only works in some cases mind.....

meeja

8,290 posts

277 months

Wednesday 13th April 2005
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anonymous said:
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The one I saw was for DVD's of something (May have been Lord Of The Rings) and the guy who created the original listing went to a lot of trouble, and used about twenty screen grabs from the film.

Once someone had stolen his HTML listing, and used the URL's for his pictures, he changed the pictures to say things like "STOP STEALING ME PICS" and "YOU THIEVING W****R" etc etc

Very, very funny.

Gaffer

Original Poster:

7,156 posts

306 months

Wednesday 13th April 2005
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Well she/he has removed some of the text but left the wording/formatting exactly the same.
How can I make them change it…as time goes on I am more and more pissed off..!

Claire