> Le 13 déc. 2014 à 17:59, Chris Albertson <albertson.ch...@gmail.com> a écrit : > > Did you file a "not as described" dispute with eBay? They take those > seriously. > At the time there was not the « report item» button that you see on the item descriptions now. Maybe they take infractions more seriously now. I must admit that the lack of positive action at the time made me think it’s a waste of time reporting anything.
> On Sat, Dec 13, 2014 at 4:02 AM, Mike Cook <michael.c...@sfr.fr> wrote: >> >> I personally have found eBay notably unhelpful in cases where illegal or >> unethical practice are reported. >> As an example, four or five years ago I found a Spanish seller selling a >> lens I have in my collection, same serial number, same photo that appeared >> on eBay when I bought it some months previously . I reported it to the >> Spanish police and to ebay. Result a couple of mails thanking me for >> reporting it, then zip. The same item was on sale for more than a month >> after I reported it. I had the same weak response on the occasions where I >> have detected and reported « shilling » practices. Let us know if you have >> more luck. >> >> >>> Le 13 déc. 2014 à 11:36, Dr. David Kirkby (Kirkby Microwave Ltd) < >> drkir...@kirkbymicrowave.co.uk> a écrit : >>> >>> On 13 December 2014 at 05:13, Peter <time...@exemail.com.au> wrote: >>>> On 12 December 2014 at 08:31, Dr. David Kirkby wrote: >>>> >>>>> This has been reported to eBay by telephone, reported to the police, >> and I will soon create a case on >>>>> eBay, and report it as a fake. I have a crime reference number from >> the police. >>>> >>>>> Unlike others, I *am* going to do something about this scam, rather >> than just get my money back and >>>>> let the problem persist for others. >>>> >>>> It's great that you have generously decided to help expose the scams of >> yixunhk, particularly considering the time and effort involved. I am sure >> that many, especially time-nuts, will be grateful. Of course, yixunhk's >> HP-equipment rebirthing scams are not confined to the HP 58503A/B models - >> but your reporting to eBay should nevertheless also help expose yixunhk's >> other scams. >>>> >>>> Peter >>> >>> Thank you Peter. >>> >>> I find it odd that so many time-nuts appear to be aware of this scam, >>> but have done little or nothing about it. >>> >>> I don't know if this is a "British thing" to want to report such >>> practices, but we do have a few TV programs where reporters have >>> exposed scammers. e.g. >>> >>> "Coyboy Builders" >>> http://www.channel5.com/shows/cowboy-builders >>> >>> "You've Been Scammed" >>> http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b017k60v >>> >>> In contrast, it seems many time-nuts are aware yixunhk is selling >>> counterfeit items, several have fallen victim to it, but few if any >>> have done done anything about it. I find that quite strange myself. >>> >>> >>> >>> Dave >>> _______________________________________________ >>> time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com >>> To unsubscribe, go to >> https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts >>> and follow the instructions there. >> _______________________________________________ >> time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com >> To unsubscribe, go to >> https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts >> and follow the instructions there. >> > > > -- > > Chris Albertson > Redondo Beach, California > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com > To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.