ebay - criminal intent (a little off topic)

[sports-rings]

I was alerted to the following and was hoping someone here could help since ebay never responds to my alerts.

I had sold an expensive golf-simulator that sold for many of thousands of dollars on ebay recently. This item is in high demand and rare to find on ebay. It will sell for thousands of dollars. I did not use stock photography, the pictures were taken in my office.

I was alerted this morning that an ebay seller with 0 feedback stole my pictures and using my exact description has started an auction. The seller is not the person who bought it from me.

When I looked for other items this zero-feedback scammer was selling, sure enough there was a high-end gps that was already bid upon for many thousands of dollars (who knew gps systems could cost so much?).

Could anyone with any pull with ebay help? I'd hate for buyers to get ripped off and it looks like the seller wants to speak with the bidders first, probably to give them a story about why they can't use paypal.

Here's the link: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Fsight-GC2-G...item3a89d3ce30



Thanks!

[tiger8mush]

looks like the FedEx box in the picture has a label with your name and address on it.

[drcy]

It is possible he has the item, but just found it easier to steal your pics and description. I know of cases on eBay where people sell technical equipment, but they have little knowledge about it or how it works.

[sports-rings]

It is possible he has the item, but just found it easier to steal your pics and description. I know of cases on eBay where people sell technical equipment, but they have little knowledge about it or how it works.

I had a few custom items with the unit and 5 extra golf courses (out of a universe of about 60) so it would be an amazing coincidence that he would have the extra hardware and the 5 of 60 extra courses I have.

And he wants to communicate with the bidders before they bid or buy the unit.

[earlywynnfan]

do you happen to have a link to your sale?

[Section115]

You can report him for putting his email address in the listing if nothing else. That is against eBay policy.

[doug.goodman]

Obvious scam, I don't care if he has the items, I reported both of his listings.

[sports-rings]

thanks for reporting the listings. I tried too. ebay makes it hard to alert them. I finally took their cookie-cutter one-size-fits-all form and left my phone number with them. Of course they did not call.

Here is my original listing...(and the sale was completed and the new owner did not resell the item)

http://www.ebay.com/itm/121213026242?ssPageName=STRK:MESOX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1561.l2649


and here is the scammer (what in the world must someone do to get ebay to unlist something???)

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Fsight-GC2-Golf-simulator-/251420462640?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3a89d3ce30

[earlywynnfan]

Poof!!