Why you should always READ feedback reviews on eBay...

[The Mad Monk]

I was actually considering bidding on this a few days ago, but noticed what products all the good reports were for, and decided to hold off a few days:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3039569059&category=39486

First, look at the feedback reviews, at this point you'll have to scroll back a few pages to find the good ones.

Then, look at the seller's other items. All of them.

You'll see what I mean.

[tandeetaylor]

Ick! Too much work.

[The Mad Monk]

Well, that's just sad.

[Proteus_MST]

Now, that is really strange.

Loook really like some people (Aussimike and others) want to hurt him without any reason and draw other into cancelling their auctions (and thereby also leaving negative or neutral remarks, without even giving him a chance)

Seems to be justified, that Aussiemike isn´t a registered user anymore (probably initiated by ebay)

[FrustratedPoet]

So this guy has set up dozens of fake sales and is trying to sell thousands of dollars worth of fake stuff. Looks like a normal day on eBay to me.

[The Mad Monk]

Did you see the eighteen pages of gold and platinum?

[FrustratedPoet]

Yep. From the looks of it the dude just robbed a coin museum or something.

[Proteus_MST]

Now, after seeing the auctions where he got good reviews I am very unsure.

Maybe the Fraud accusations could be right.

Every Auction where got good remarks seems o have highest Bids with less than 10 Dollar, many even less than 1 Dollar.

Fraud accusations start, when he set Items for auction, which got Bids with several hundred Dollars.

So maybe the accusations could be true.

[laurentius]

Yeah, why should I!?

*starts to read the post*

[Proteus_MST]

Originally posted by FrustratedPoet
Yep. From the looks of it the dude just robbed a coin museum or something.

Or a Bank, as he also has Goldbars set up for auction

[Skanky Burns]

Every Auction where got good remarks seems o have highest Bids with less than 10 Dollar, many even less than 1 Dollar.

Fraud accusations start, when he set Items for auction, which got Bids with several hundred Dollars.

Lets just say that I wouldn't bid on any items of his.

[Proteus_MST]

Originally posted by Skanky Burns

Every Auction where got good remarks seems o have highest Bids with less than 10 Dollar, many even less than 1 Dollar.

Fraud accusations start, when he set Items for auction, which got Bids with several hundred Dollars.

Lets just say that I wouldn't bid on any items of his.

Yep,
after seeing this pattern I also wouldn´t trust him too much

[The Mad Monk]

It's still going on -- when (if ever) does eBay typically step in?

[Harry Seldon]

Never. I bought a ripoff item from someone and pounded him on his review, along with about a hundred other people. Several of us notified ebay about it but we got a buyer beware type message.

I'm suprised anyone writes bad reviews anymore. Any time I bought something on ebay no one would post a review until after I did. The one time I put a neutral remark and explained I had to fight the guy to get shipping information, he comes back and gives me a negative review saying I lost his payment and refused to send him his item. Ebay is bull****; I won't be going back.

[MichaeltheGreat]

If anyone has less than 98% favorable reviews, I don't even consider them, and 98% is pretty shaky.

Even then, if I don't already know the seller, I check for recent reviews of similar price range items.