Stoopid E-bayers...

[Michael Riebs / Audi V8]

E-bays response to the inquiry:

----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Riebs" <mriebs at pathwaynet.com>
To: "eBay Customer Support" <rswebform at ebay.com>
Sent: Monday, August 19, 2002 10:50 AM
Subject: Re: eBay SafeHarbor Department MO91008 (KMM58622129V92395L0KM)


> Hi Lilith,
> Did you look into his former username, Hott Items?
> I did some investigating of my own, and found the exact time he switched
> from one username to another:
>
> His last auction as "Hott Items" user name:
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1849396657
>
> His first auction as "joeanthony1" user name:
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1850252678
>
> There! It's the same guy, with 12 complaints, doing business under a
> different user name.
> Here are all the items he sold in the past 30 days under the old  "hott
> items" user name:
>
>
http://cgi6.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?MfcISAPICommand=ViewListedItems&us
> erid=hott_items+&include=0&since=30&sort=8&rows=0
>
> Check it out!
>
> If it's blatantly obvious to us regular outsiders, then you professionals
at
> E-bay ought to be able to see it too!
>
> Thanks.
>
> Michael L. Riebs.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "eBay Customer Support" <rswebform at ebay.com>
> To: "Michael Riebs" <mriebs at pathwaynet.com>
> Sent: Saturday, August 17, 2002 10:59 PM
> Subject: eBay SafeHarbor Department MO91008 (KMM58622129V92395L0KM)
>
>
> Hello,
>
> Thank you for writing to eBay to notify us of this situation.
>
> I understand your concern about this member's listings on our site.
> However, in accordance with our site policies, I have found that there
> is not enough evidence to show that a violation has taken place.
> However, I understand your concern about this situation, and can reopen
> the investigation if any additional information can be provided.
>
> Thank you for helping to keep eBay a fun and safe place to trade.
>
> Regards,
>
> Lilith
> eBay Motors
> SafeHarbor Investigations Team
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> Form Message
> Subject: Please investigate a current listing for possible fraudulent
> activity. 52010384 #US $MO RD1
> Item: 1850221886
> Message:
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>
> Actually, it's the brand new member you should be investigating, not
> every one of the 1503 items he has for sale, all of which sound
> questionable if you ask the 700+ members of the Audifans mailing list.
> A brand new member:
> joeanthony1 (1)
> Member since: Tuesday, Aug 06, 2002
> and 1503 items for sale, all ending on the very same day, all of which
> are seemingly bogus performance parts for various car makes.
> Hope we're all wrong about this guy.
> Comments from our list:
> >> WOW!
> >> Words fail me on this one. Check out his other
> >> auctions too....WTF?
> >> Mike
> > Damn, 1503 items by that guy, most of them
> > ending the same day.  The sad thing is people
> > are bidding on them.  Get all the money for all
> > that stuff, and skip town, what a dick.  The
> > only thing I see in there that might be real is
> > a performance chip. and judging by the other
> > items, I doubt it's legit.  Someone should clue
> > in ebay, I can't find a way to do it quickly, it
> > seems to want you user ID, and 12 to 36 hrs.
> > WTF?
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