The eBay BS Game: Questionable items, Stephen King signatures, sellers

[sarajean]

King, Paul Newman (Hey Wiz see this?), William S. Cohen
Bad picture, worse King signature.

the picture has been taken down, but this still kills me:

SEE FAQ'S CONCERNING SHIPPING, ETC IN MY ME PAGE

in my me page?!

[Patrick]

Does that set off your grammar alarm, SJ?

By the way, the photo of the signatures is there, it is the second photo so you don't see it unless you look for it and click on it.

[Hutch]

It may not do much good for one person to report an item for forgery. However, it may do good if several folks complained about an item. A support representative from eBay said that they do track complaints not only by item number but by seller ID. Thus, if enough complaints were filed for a seller who is habitually listing forgeries are received, eBay may act.
Here are the steps you'll need to report forgery:

1) copy the item number or numbers

2) click " Help " at the upper right of the eBay page

3) click " Contact Us " on the left

4) click on " Start here " in the Online and Answers and Email section

5) select Listing Violations and click on Continue

6) For Step 1 select Counterfeits and copyright violations ; for Step 2 select Other potential infringement; for Step 3 select Unauthorized use of celebrity faces, names or signatures and click Continue

7) click Email Us

8) enter the item number(s) and click send
Just think what we can all do!!

Has anyone been reporting the following seller's Stephen King auctions per the above instructions posted by Mike?

http://cgi.ebay.com/Stephen-King-The...QQcmdZViewItem

&
http://cgi.ebay.com/Stephen-King-Dar...QQcmdZViewItem

[jhanic]

I will soon. I don't know how much good it will do, though, given that those are one-day auctions. By the time eBay can do anything, the auction will be over. Hopefully, though, they'll ban renaissance_auctions.

John

[Hutch]

I will soon. I don't know how much good it will do, though, given that those are one-day auctions. By the time eBay can do anything, the auction will be over. Hopefully, though, they'll ban renaissance_auctions.

John

the auction for The Shining is 7 days

[wizardsrainbow]

Hand signed index card.
I am not an expert, but I certainly wouldn't want this signature.



King, Paul Newman (Hey Wiz see this?), William S. Cohen
Bad picture, worse King signature.

Definitely not! If I want Paul Newmans sig, I can go to his house. He lives in the town (Westport CT) right next to mine.

[jhanic]

I will soon. I don't know how much good it will do, though, given that those are one-day auctions. By the time eBay can do anything, the auction will be over. Hopefully, though, they'll ban renaissance_auctions.

John

the auction for The Shining is 7 days

Correction noted. Blame it on a "senior moment"!

John

[sarajean]

Does that set off your grammar alarm, SJ?

you know me all too well, patrick. the "FAQ'S" bit bothers me as well.

[NeedfulKings]

I will soon. I don't know how much good it will do, though, given that those are one-day auctions. By the time eBay can do anything, the auction will be over. Hopefully, though, they'll ban renaissance_auctions.

John

I hope they can put a stop to him. My guess is that ebay will say that they're "not experts in signatures" and "buyer beware". They're making money off this doofus.

I guess one way is to buy a book and then leave him feedback stating that his SK sigs are fraud.

[Dolan]

eBay needs a public 1-800 number. Can you imagine the staffing they would need?!

[Hutch]

It may not do much good for one person to report an item for forgery. However, it may do good if several folks complained about an item. A support representative from eBay said that they do track complaints not only by item number but by seller ID. Thus, if enough complaints were filed for a seller who is habitually listing forgeries are received, eBay may act.
Here are the steps you'll need to report forgery:

1) copy the item number or numbers

2) click " Help " at the upper right of the eBay page

3) click " Contact Us " on the left

4) click on " Start here " in the Online and Answers and Email section

5) select Listing Violations and click on Continue

6) For Step 1 select Counterfeits and copyright violations ; for Step 2 select Other potential infringement; for Step 3 select Unauthorized use of celebrity faces, names or signatures and click Continue

7) click Email Us

8) enter the item number(s) and click send
Just think what we can all do!!

As for renaissance_auctions...I called an ebay rep. through a by invitation only service number and he confirmed the steps Mike outlines above as a valid method of action. I think more than just a few folks will have to file complaints.

[Patrick]

It may not do much good for one person to report an item for forgery. However, it may do good if several folks complained about an item. A support representative from eBay said that they do track complaints not only by item number but by seller ID. Thus, if enough complaints were filed for a seller who is habitually listing forgeries are received, eBay may act.
Here are the steps you'll need to report forgery:

1) copy the item number or numbers

2) click " Help " at the upper right of the eBay page

3) click " Contact Us " on the left

4) click on " Start here " in the Online and Answers and Email section

5) select Listing Violations and click on Continue

6) For Step 1 select Counterfeits and copyright violations ; for Step 2 select Other potential infringement; for Step 3 select Unauthorized use of celebrity faces, names or signatures and click Continue

7) click Email Us

8) enter the item number(s) and click send
Just think what we can all do!!

Has anyone been reporting the following seller's Stephen King auctions per the above instructions posted by Mike?

http://cgi.ebay.com/Stephen-King-The...QQcmdZViewItem

&
http://cgi.ebay.com/Stephen-King-Dar...QQcmdZViewItem

Those links are not working. Were the auctions removed?

[Brice]

It may not do much good for one person to report an item for forgery. However, it may do good if several folks complained about an item. A support representative from eBay said that they do track complaints not only by item number but by seller ID. Thus, if enough complaints were filed for a seller who is habitually listing forgeries are received, eBay may act.
Here are the steps you'll need to report forgery:

1) copy the item number or numbers

2) click " Help " at the upper right of the eBay page

3) click " Contact Us " on the left

4) click on " Start here " in the Online and Answers and Email section

5) select Listing Violations and click on Continue

6) For Step 1 select Counterfeits and copyright violations ; for Step 2 select Other potential infringement; for Step 3 select Unauthorized use of celebrity faces, names or signatures and click Continue

7) click Email Us

8) enter the item number(s) and click send
Just think what we can all do!!

Has anyone been reporting the following seller's Stephen King auctions per the above instructions posted by Mike?

http://cgi.ebay.com/Stephen-King-The...QQcmdZViewItem

&
http://cgi.ebay.com/Stephen-King-Dar...QQcmdZViewItem

Those links are not working. Were the auctions removed?

Yes, both were removed although he now has the following signed (by him??????) books:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Stephen-King-Thi...QQcmdZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.com/Stephen-King-The...QQcmdZViewItem

[Fsmdr]

Here is a few of this person's current auction in case anyone else wants to report them : 280173778409, 280173835831, 280173589505, 280173591302

You can go ahead and copy any of the above listing number.

[Hutch]

It may not do much good for one person to report an item for forgery. However, it may do good if several folks complained about an item. A support representative from eBay said that they do track complaints not only by item number but by seller ID. Thus, if enough complaints were filed for a seller who is habitually listing forgeries are received, eBay may act.
Here are the steps you'll need to report forgery:

1) copy the item number or numbers

2) click " Help " at the upper right of the eBay page

3) click " Contact Us " on the left

4) click on " Start here " in the Online and Answers and Email section

5) select Listing Violations and click on Continue

6) For Step 1 select Counterfeits and copyright violations ; for Step 2 select Other potential infringement; for Step 3 select Unauthorized use of celebrity faces, names or signatures and click Continue

7) click Email Us

8) enter the item number(s) and click send
Just think what we can all do!!

Has anyone been reporting the following seller's Stephen King auctions per the above instructions posted by Mike?

http://cgi.ebay.com/Stephen-King-The...QQcmdZViewItem

&
http://cgi.ebay.com/Stephen-King-Dar...QQcmdZViewItem

Those links are not working. Were the auctions removed?

Here's a link to their auctions for the past 30 days :
http://cgi6.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...=3&completed=1

One recent change is their Stephen King auctions are now private to hide the bidder ID.

As for the seller's 1st BCEs printed the same year as a true 1st...despite their claims, they are stateless It's not possible to distinguish between one printed five years ago and one printed fifteen years ago.

[Randall Flagg]

SIGNED by KING-Oil painting. Supposedly by contemporary French painter.
Signature is conveniently on the back and isn't shown. Seller is in Hungary.
So, who is willing to shell out >$900 for this?

[Cutter]

As for the seller's 1st BCEs printed the same year as a true 1st...despite their claims, they are stateless It's not possible to distinguish between one printed five years ago and one printed fifteen years ago.

Jeeze those are horrible. I even looked at one of his Koontz signatures and it was horrible too. This guy is just ripping off everybody!

[Hutch]

As for the seller's 1st BCEs printed the same year as a true 1st...despite their claims, they are stateless It's not possible to distinguish between one printed five years ago and one printed fifteen years ago.

Jeeze those are horrible. I even looked at one of his Koontz signatures and it was horrible too. This guy is just ripping off everybody!

This seller has sold over $2200 worth of fake signed Stephen King books in the last 3 weeks as of this post..... I'm sure there is more to come.

[Patrick]

SIGNED by KING-Oil painting. Supposedly by contemporary French painter.
Signature is conveniently on the back and isn't shown. Seller is in Hungary.
So, who is willing to shell out >$900 for this?

You should buy it. Letti can go pick it up.

I'm going to go out on a limb and guess that the artist scrawled SK's name on the back just to identify the subject and now someone is acting like it must have been written (signed) by SK himself.

[Patrick]

As for the seller's 1st BCEs printed the same year as a true 1st...despite their claims, they are stateless It's not possible to distinguish between one printed five years ago and one printed fifteen years ago.

Jeeze those are horrible. I even looked at one of his Koontz signatures and it was horrible too. This guy is just ripping off everybody!

This seller has sold over $2200 worth of fake signed Stephen King books in the last 3 weeks as of this post..... I'm sure there is more to come.

When you add it all up like that, it makes me kinda sick to my stomach.

[Rahfa]

I really wonder...I honestly think what he's doing is listing auctions, shill bidding, to create a sense of people winning items and encourage bidders that way...one of the winners is gibson.sg, who def. knows better, and he doesn't have feedback, so it makes me wonder if it was a completed sale or what.

Legit signed items aren't selling, so why would fake items? Maybe I just want to believe he's not succeeding in the defrauding...but bottom line, I don't really believe it...

[Matt]

I agree Rahfa--with my limited experience, that really sounds dubious at best.

[Hutch]

I really wonder...I honestly think what he's doing is listing auctions, shill bidding, to create a sense of people winning items and encourage bidders that way...one of the winners is gibson.sg, who def. knows better, and he doesn't have feedback, so it makes me wonder if it was a completed sale or what.

Legit signed items aren't selling, so why would fake items? Maybe I just want to believe he's not succeeding in the defrauding...but bottom line, I don't really believe it...

gibson.sg has the item in hand. He paid for it. He was warned about it after he won and before paying. He bid in haste. Regardless he to honor his bid. He tried to get a refund not on the basis of the fake signature but rather the fact that it was BCE and not a first edition as described. I think he doesn't want to leave a negative feedback for fear of possible retaliation.

[Matt]

Wow!

Well, there you go then.

That must be a really horrible position to be in. Dora was talking about trying to find something for Christmas for me and I told her to be careful.

Actually, I told her to skip it for Christmas because I have to do those myself.

Its amazing what you learn, so glad this thread is here because its not just about King stuff on Ebay--I bet this happens with all kinds of other shit too.

Buyer beware!

[Darkthoughts]

Yes, it does and it sucks. To update my ebay hoohah and retaliation feedback; the seller asked if I wanted to mutally retract feedback, but I've decided not to. His negative should remain, my comments might warn other potential buyers.