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914World.com _ 914World Garage _ OT - argghhh so pissed!

Posted by: drewvw May 19 2006, 05:55 PM

I put up an item on ebay (to raise some cash for 914 parts ) and been hit with fraud bigtime.

First off, somebody stole my picture and started the exact same auction. Ebay took care of that quickly.

Second, it looks like a "new" user has jacked up the price ridiculously high. I am not expecting him to pay. Any way to deal with this?

Posted by: Ctrout May 19 2006, 06:34 PM

QUOTE(drewvw @ May 19 2006, 05:55 PM)

I put up an item on ebay (to raise some cash for 914 parts

) and been hit with fraud bigtime.

First off, somebody stole my picture and started the exact same auction. Ebay took care of that quickly.

Second, it looks like a "new" user has jacked up the price ridiculously high. I am not expecting him to pay. Any way to deal with this?

How much did he jack it up? 25%? 500%? Wait until the auction ends. Maybe you'll get lucky and the guy's an itiot and will actually pay.

Posted by: Thack May 19 2006, 06:39 PM

You can strike his bid. Tell him he doesn't have enough history or feedback. Contact the second highest bidder and set up a buy it now for a price he's willing to pay, then kill the first auction.

Posted by: drewvw May 19 2006, 07:01 PM

nice! I got ahold of one of the other bidders who wants to take it offline. He just won the auction....

Posted by: mikez May 19 2006, 07:02 PM

Carefull on how you do that...eBay just might want to try and ding ya for it.

Posted by: Thack May 19 2006, 07:02 PM

What were you selling that is so attractive that someone would hijack your auction?

Posted by: drewvw May 19 2006, 07:07 PM

thanks mike, will do....It was a convertible top cover for a honda s2000. They usually go for like 60-100 bones. Some guy with no feebback and new was way up over that.