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eBay, an idea that started out with good intentions, to serve the
internet community has gone the way of so many other internet
services of it's type. They think they're GOD, (along with many on
these groups who think they are almost God, or NEWGROUP POLICE at the
very least).

eBay is now only concerned with MILKING the very MOST money they can
from it's customers. Try to call them on the phone? Are you
kidding? Send them an e-mail? Good luck. They don't care, and why
should they, they're the only game in town. U.S. Capitalism at it's
best, but more about THAT later...

I recently put a UNIDEN 296D and 796D scanners on eBay for sale, and
also made FA posts on these groups. Luckily, the 296D sold early
with BUY IT NOW, and for some strange reason, the 796D was bid to a
price past what the original BUY IT NOW pricing was. Yep, there's
that good ole US capitalsim at work again. No one twists arms to bid
that high, and as far as I know, ther is NO mechanism on eBay to STOP
a bidder from bidding an item TOO HIGH.

The auction was to end today. I would have had a decent return for
my scanner, and the buyer would have a brand new, in box, never
opened, never used scanner.

But yesterday eBay replaced my auction with this notice......

***This listing (5759983900) has been removed by eBay or is no
longer available. Please make sure that you've entered the item
number correctly. If the item was removed by eBay, please consider
this transaction canceled***

I DID NOT CANCEL THE AUCTION.

eBay offered NO explanation as to why they removed this auction. As
far as I know, the 796D is NOT banned for sale on eBay. They cancel
your auction, but they DO NOT refund your listing fee. They send you
NO e-mail explaining the removal. NONE. I sent them an inquiry, but
so far no response. This is NO WAY to do business.

I am now out the listing fees, and the financial reward of the
winning bid. eBay, or SOMEONE hurt me bad in this, for no legitimate
reason....

Other then what I THINK happened.

Some NO LIFE, MISERABLE lurker in these groups, basically a RAT ,
SCUMBAG dropped a dime on my newsgroup listings to eBay, and they
removed my auction. If you check my newsgroup post, and it's
responses, you can formulate some potential suspects for yourself.

Day in and day out these newsgroups are LOADED with nonsensical SPAM,
and hore**** to beat the band, and nothing is ever done about it.
Because someone was basically JEALOUS that my auction would bring a
few bucks more then THEY thought it was worth, they act like a RAT
******* Newsgroup Cops and cause me harm.

Well folks, the gloves are off. I will offer the scanner on a
straight FOR SALE basis 80 ZILLION times on these groups. Since it
is unfortunately the only game in town, if I have to, I will re-post
it on eBay, but will follow eBay's rules and NOT post any FA on the
alt.radio.scanner,rec.radio.scanner,rec.radio.swap ,alt.online.marketin
g.ebay newsgroups, not even rec.radio.swap.

However, rest assured, that I will make a second vocation of
reporting ANY and ALL FA eBay posts (especially by Kris Baker) I find
to eBay ad nauseum. Even those on the rec.swap group. eBay rules DO
NOT allow posts even on a swap or for sale newsgroup. So, all you
fellow hobbyists who get censored or DUMPED by eBay like I did, thank
your fellow ASSHOLE lurker for it.

Yes, this was LONG and I am ****ED. Thanks for reading.

Dan

You're hardly blameless in all this, but I do agree with you on one
point... eBay should provide a legitimate reason each and every time it
ends an auction.

Day in and day out these newsgroups are LOADED with nonsensical SPAM,
and hore**** to beat the band, and nothing is ever done about it.

Other people pee in the pool and get away with it, so it's OK
for me to pee in the pool.

Well folks, the gloves are off. I will offer the scanner on a
straight FOR SALE basis 80 ZILLION times on these groups.

An now I am threatening to pee in the pool many more times.

Other people pee in the pool and get away with it, so it's OK
for me to pee in the pool.


Well folks, the gloves are off. I will offer the scanner on a
straight FOR SALE basis 80 ZILLION times on these groups.


An now I am threatening to pee in the pool many more times.

And what's your point?

After being damaged by another so called "hobbyist", am I supposed to
turn the other cheek?

Would you?

Dan

Dan Conti wrote:

Other people pee in the pool and get away with it, so it's OK
for me to pee in the pool.

Well folks, the gloves are off. I will offer the scanner on a
straight FOR SALE basis 80 ZILLION times on these groups.

An now I am threatening to pee in the pool many more times.

And what's your point?

After being damaged by another so called "hobbyist", am I supposed to
turn the other cheek?

Would you?

I wouldn't respond in such a way ("80 ZILLION times") that I would be
annoying a bunch of people who have nothing to do with my dispute.

You were in the wrong, you got busted, and in your description of
how you would like to take revenge you are in the wrong again.

Why don't you just read the eBay rules and follow them? Do that
and no "rat scumbag" will be able to drop a dime on you.

Why don't you just read the eBay rules and follow them? Do that
and no "rat scumbag" will be able to drop a dime on you.



No problem. As long as everyone else follows them as well.

And why stop there, how about going after all the other spammers on the
groups?

Heck, if we did that you losers would have nothing to read or moan about.

Dan

Dan Conti wrote:



Why don't you just read the eBay rules and follow them? Do that
and no "rat scumbag" will be able to drop a dime on you.



No problem. As long as everyone else follows them as well.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but did you just say you will follow their
rules if and only if everyone else does? I have no dog in this fight,
but this doesn't make you look all that good.

Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired

You're hardly blameless in all this,

You are right. I fully admit posting here on the groups.

However, it's a hard pill to swallow to have fellow hobbyists hurt you
in this way, when I meant no harm to anyone.

Over the years many hobbyists have benefiited from the equipment I've
sold. No one is getting rich.

I think if we are going to clean up the newsgroups, then Let's do it for
all, not just one because someone got their panties twisted seeing an
item bid up for more then it should have. That's just not fair.

but I do agree with you on one
point... eBay should provide a legitimate reason each and every time it
ends an auction.

They should, but for some reason in this case, they have not.

If and when I ever get a response, I will post it here. But I suspect
it is as I said, someone on these groups did me in.

So much for the amateur radio fraternity.

Dan

Dan wrote:





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eBay offered NO explanation as to why they removed this auction. As
far as I know, the 796D is NOT banned for sale on eBay. They cancel
your auction, but they DO NOT refund your listing fee.

http://pages.ebay.com/help/confidenc...g-ended.html#6 - Yes they do.

A

http://pages.ebay.com/help/confidenc...g-ended.html#6 - Yes they do.

A
Maybe they'll issue a credit at the end of a cycle, but as of right now
- nothing...