Talk about an ebay RIPOFF

fierce_carrot · January 13th, 2007, 07:11 PM

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...ayphotohosting

Is this a new internet scam from nigeria?

Ben Harmless · January 13th, 2007, 07:13 PM

No, just an idiot wasting everybody's time. Read his Q&A at the bottom.

Paulprobuild · January 13th, 2007, 07:23 PM

Do you think there has been some glue sniffing going on

LMFAO

BritishBluesBoy · January 13th, 2007, 07:30 PM

Wow. The spirit of jimi Hendrix visited him and played the guitar through him... Sounds entirely sensible, sane and plausible to me. NOT.

teleclarkster · January 13th, 2007, 07:30 PM

Geez, this guy must have some sense of humor! I searched his feedback and found that he paid $149.99 for it. I can only hope that Jimi comes and plays through me so I can sell one of my guitars for so much!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...2509%26fvi%3D1

markothefish · January 13th, 2007, 07:38 PM

I hope the spirit of jimi comes back to him and kicks him in the N*ts...Seriously it wasn't even that funny it was just kind of lame....

BritishBluesBoy · January 13th, 2007, 07:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by markothefish

I hope the spirit of jimi comes back to him and kicks him in the N*ts...

BWAAAAAA HHHAAAAA HHAAHHAAAA

studio1087 · January 13th, 2007, 07:39 PM

There is an insertion fee based on the opening acceptable bid.

I sold a real Les Paul Firebrand once and the opening bid was set at $550. I think that it cost about $7.00 to place the ad and then you pay an extra percentage based on the full selling price. If the item doesn't sell, you don't pay the second fee.

This comedian may get a $150 charge against his checking account for listing an item with an opening bid of $333,000.00. The insertion fee is listed at the bottom when you compose the ad. When you click to actually post, you get billed.

I've seen tons of ebay ads where someone posts a photo of their friend and titles it "Dingbat for sale" or something funny but they usually set the starting bid at $10.00 so that the joke only costs them 50 cents.

This guy's gonna get a big bill for this.

0le FUZZY · January 13th, 2007, 07:43 PM

...Wadda marooon!!

0.F.

Paulprobuild · January 13th, 2007, 07:47 PM

Think about what the Ebay fees would be if someone hit the buy it now

Someone over here sold a spoof item on a Buy It Now & ebay wanted their fees based on the sale price of £1,000,000

beachkos · January 13th, 2007, 08:20 PM

if only it was a "lefty" ! SIGH !

KVCC · January 13th, 2007, 09:50 PM

Too funny. Love the questions below.

If he had asked $ 1500.00 he may have got away with it. That would have been a nice profit for that greedy scammer..... and would have fooled someone possibly. Someone may have thought it was special , rare , etc.
I've never heard of that brand name.

Chuck 909 · January 13th, 2007, 10:07 PM

... this goofy auction the spirit of Jimi came to me and and told me he only plays Fenders and Gibsons in the Rock & Roll Heaven band.

teleman65 · January 13th, 2007, 10:41 PM

I just sent him the following question

Quote:

Is that the guitar you won in August for US $149.99? at

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...2509%26fvi%3D1

Do you think he'll respond?

Maybe he'll respond on the auction page.
Do you think his mother now believes in retroactive contraception?

bug music · January 13th, 2007, 11:41 PM

His wife told him "You have to get rid of one guitar before you can get another". Now he can say "There honey, it's been on ebay a week and still no bids... Oh well I tried". It's an old trick, but it still works (sometimes).

- Jay

JDC · January 13th, 2007, 11:49 PM

"I hope the spirit of jimi comes back to him and kicks him in the N*ts.."

LMAO

Now I have to wipe off the coffee that I spit all over my monitor screen, when I read this !!

jlrich · January 14th, 2007, 12:16 AM

I wish I had money to throw away that he did with the insertion fees.

durango jon-boy · January 14th, 2007, 12:24 AM

Go drink some kool aid bud. What a quack.

Did you see that some guy offered him a Johnson strat and 3 oz. of belly button lint?
LMAO

backalleyblues · January 14th, 2007, 12:50 AM

I think the seller had some of that brown acid we always hear about... :rofl:

Franc Robert
Back Alley Blues Band

sleepyeye · January 14th, 2007, 01:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jlrich

I wish I had money to throw away that he did with the insertion fees.

I'm not an EBay expert, but it looks like he will only be charged the $4.80 max insertion fee.

http://pages.ebay.com/help/sell/fees.html

teleman65 · January 14th, 2007, 03:20 AM

Seems there's a cousin/sibling(it's so hard to know with the inbreeding)

http://cgi.ebay.com/Crate-MX65R-Guit...em190070737609

KVCC · January 14th, 2007, 06:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bug music

His wife told him "You have to get rid of one guitar before you can get another". Now he can say "There honey, it's been on ebay a week and still no bids... Oh well I tried". It's an old trick, but it still works (sometimes).

- Jay

I bet that is it!!! I've never thought of that one, but I bet that is what happened. Same with the crate amp. And if someone crazy & hugely wealthy decides to buy it, they have a story to make themselves famous as well as rich!!!

What's the matter with me... how come I never think of stuff like this?!

Disastercaster · January 14th, 2007, 09:04 AM

What a blithering idiot.

Frankie · January 14th, 2007, 10:53 AM

LMAO ... Guys like that are what make folks like us seem so smart

Guitarzan · January 14th, 2007, 02:51 PM

Though slightly used this Masterpiece is in excellent condition. Item will not be shipped until payment has cleared. Certified Bank Check only. A return receipt will also need to be signed if this guitar is not picked up in person with valid identification. Insurance will be an additional responsibility to the purchaser if shipping item. Of all Electric Guitars ever built, I believe this one Honor's Mr. Les Paul in the most esteeming manners. This guitar is being sold "As is" and is in excellent condition.

"Honor's"..."M"asterpiece..."E"lectric "G"uitars...

Not a very good mastery of the language.

I wonder if he will take a "Certified Bank Check" issued by the head teller at the First Bank of Lagos, Nigeria..

Tom A. · January 15th, 2007, 09:35 AM

Don't look now but he has DOUBLED the price!!!!!!

January 13th, 2007, 07:11 PM	#1 (permalink)
fierce_carrot Tele-Holic Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Iowa Age: 53 Posts: 985	Talk about an ebay RIPOFF http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...ayphotohosting Is this a new internet scam from nigeria?

January 13th, 2007, 07:13 PM	#2 (permalink)
Ben Harmless Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Albany, NY US of A Posts: 3,387 12 Photos	No, just an idiot wasting everybody's time. Read his Q&A at the bottom. __________________ "I think I'll go for the life of sin, followed by the last-minute, presto-change-o, deathbed repentance." - B. Simpson

January 13th, 2007, 07:30 PM	#4 (permalink)
BritishBluesBoy Friend of Leo's Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Brooklyn, NY Age: 40 Posts: 4,724 62 Photos	Wow. The spirit of jimi Hendrix visited him and played the guitar through him... Sounds entirely sensible, sane and plausible to me. NOT. __________________ BBB.

January 13th, 2007, 07:38 PM	#6 (permalink)
markothefish Friend of Leo's Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Greenville, Rhode Island Age: 42 Posts: 2,116 7 Photos	I hope the spirit of jimi comes back to him and kicks him in the N*ts...Seriously it wasn't even that funny it was just kind of lame.... __________________ Quote me as saying I was mis-quoted. Groucho Marx

January 13th, 2007, 07:39 PM	#8 (permalink)
studio1087 Friend of Leo's Join Date: May 2003 Location: Near Milwaukee Age: 44 Posts: 4,232 36 Photos	There is an insertion fee based on the opening acceptable bid. I sold a real Les Paul Firebrand once and the opening bid was set at $550. I think that it cost about $7.00 to place the ad and then you pay an extra percentage based on the full selling price. If the item doesn't sell, you don't pay the second fee. This comedian may get a $150 charge against his checking account for listing an item with an opening bid of $333,000.00. The insertion fee is listed at the bottom when you compose the ad. When you click to actually post, you get billed. I've seen tons of ebay ads where someone posts a photo of their friend and titles it "Dingbat for sale" or something funny but they usually set the starting bid at $10.00 so that the joke only costs them 50 cents. This guy's gonna get a big bill for this. __________________ JLG Carry On

January 13th, 2007, 07:23 PM	#3 (permalink)
Paulprobuild TDPRI Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Scarborough United Kingdom Age: 41 Posts: 59	Do you think there has been some glue sniffing going on LMFAO

January 13th, 2007, 07:30 PM	#5 (permalink)
teleclarkster Tele-Holic Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Way Out West Age: 54 Posts: 646 10 Photos	Geez, this guy must have some sense of humor! I searched his feedback and found that he paid $149.99 for it. I can only hope that Jimi comes and plays through me so I can sell one of my guitars for so much! http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...2509%26fvi%3D1

January 13th, 2007, 07:43 PM	#9 (permalink)
0le FUZZY Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Kolly-forn-knee-ya Posts: 10,001 6 Photos	...Wadda marooon!! 0.F.

January 13th, 2007, 07:47 PM	#10 (permalink)
Paulprobuild TDPRI Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Scarborough United Kingdom Age: 41 Posts: 59	Think about what the Ebay fees would be if someone hit the buy it now Someone over here sold a spoof item on a Buy It Now & ebay wanted their fees based on the sale price of £1,000,000

January 13th, 2007, 08:20 PM	#11 (permalink)
beachkos Tele-Holic Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Newburgh, New York Age: 54 Posts: 641 5 Photos	if only................ if only it was a "lefty" ! SIGH ! __________________ "The key to avoiding a shark attack isn't necessarily in being able to swim faster than the shark, rather the key lies in being able to swim faster than the person you're swimming with. " Beachkos - circa 1972

January 13th, 2007, 09:50 PM	#12 (permalink)
KVCC Banned TDPRI Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Canada Age: 40 Posts: 75	Too funny. Love the questions below. If he had asked $ 1500.00 he may have got away with it. That would have been a nice profit for that greedy scammer..... and would have fooled someone possibly. Someone may have thought it was special , rare , etc. I've never heard of that brand name.

January 13th, 2007, 10:07 PM	#13 (permalink)
Chuck 909 Tele-Meister Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 288	after I read ... this goofy auction the spirit of Jimi came to me and and told me he only plays Fenders and Gibsons in the Rock & Roll Heaven band.

January 13th, 2007, 11:41 PM	#15 (permalink)
bug music Tele-Holic Join Date: May 2004 Location: Taxachusetts Posts: 763 3 Photos	His wife told him "You have to get rid of one guitar before you can get another". Now he can say "There honey, it's been on ebay a week and still no bids... Oh well I tried". It's an old trick, but it still works (sometimes). - Jay __________________ "When I die they're gonna say He couldn't play sh*t, but he sure made it sound good" - Hound Dog Taylor

January 13th, 2007, 11:49 PM	#16 (permalink)
JDC Tele-Meister Join Date: May 2003 Location: Las Vegas, Nevada Posts: 296 4 Photos	"I hope the spirit of jimi comes back to him and kicks him in the N*ts.." LMAO Now I have to wipe off the coffee that I spit all over my monitor screen, when I read this !!

January 14th, 2007, 12:16 AM	#17 (permalink)
jlrich Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Marion, NC Age: 42 Posts: 1,156 6 Photos	I wish I had money to throw away that he did with the insertion fees. __________________ MySpace YouTube

January 14th, 2007, 12:24 AM	#18 (permalink)
durango jon-boy Banned Tele-Holic Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: The Greatest state of Arizona Posts: 624	Go drink some kool aid bud. What a quack. Did you see that some guy offered him a Johnson strat and 3 oz. of belly button lint? LMAO

January 14th, 2007, 12:50 AM	#19 (permalink)
backalleyblues Tele-Meister Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Tampa Bay, FL, USA Age: 45 Posts: 413	I think the seller had some of that brown acid we always hear about... :rofl: Franc Robert Back Alley Blues Band __________________ "It don't mean a thang if it ain't got that TWANG!!"

January 14th, 2007, 09:04 AM	#23 (permalink)
Disastercaster Tele-Holic Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Dublin, Ireland Age: 20 Posts: 781	What a blithering idiot. __________________ Mighty Atomics, Garage Rock N Roll!!!

January 14th, 2007, 10:53 AM	#24 (permalink)
Frankie Tele-Holic Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Findlay, Ohio Age: 50 Posts: 543	LMAO ... Guys like that are what make folks like us seem so smart __________________ Frankie Findlay, Ohio Glendale Pine Tele spanking a Blues Jr. Snatch it back and hold it..

January 14th, 2007, 02:51 PM	#25 (permalink)
Guitarzan Tele-Holic Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Hotlanta, GA Posts: 933	Though slightly used this Masterpiece is in excellent condition. Item will not be shipped until payment has cleared. Certified Bank Check only. A return receipt will also need to be signed if this guitar is not picked up in person with valid identification. Insurance will be an additional responsibility to the purchaser if shipping item. Of all Electric Guitars ever built, I believe this one Honor's Mr. Les Paul in the most esteeming manners. This guitar is being sold "As is" and is in excellent condition. "Honor's"..."M"asterpiece..."E"lectric "G"uitars... Not a very good mastery of the language. I wonder if he will take a "Certified Bank Check" issued by the head teller at the First Bank of Lagos, Nigeria.. __________________ Set an eye on 'em Amos. Make it count, son.

January 15th, 2007, 09:35 AM	#26 (permalink)
Tom A. Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Byram, Mississippi Age: 57 Posts: 429 9 Photos	Don't look now but he has DOUBLED the price!!!!!!