tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post5449565420308892647..comments2024-03-25T15:02:25.695+11:00Comments on oz.Typewriter: Typewriter is in Minnesota; How Come it's For Sale in Australia?Robert Messengerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04366507489948676594noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-1357332350210355832013-02-18T20:48:51.097+11:002013-02-18T20:48:51.097+11:00Not quite the same type of fraud, but suspect desc...Not quite the same type of fraud, but suspect descriptions, had me, last week, challenge two UK sellers. One had (it turns out) a couple of Good Companions for sale - one shiny and one not - and had got the pictures mixed up. The promised updated photos didn't materialse before the lot ended and the Imperial went for a very reasonable £29.50... question is, <a href="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VINTAGE-IMPERIAL-GOOD-COMPANION-1934-TYPEWRITER-with-CARRYING-CASE-/230927050077?item=230927050077&ViewItem=&ssPageName=ADME%3AX%3ARTQ%3AGB%3A1123&nma=true&si=pGNcDmbsqh6Zidjrg6%252B7zgZXy60%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557" rel="nofollow">which one?</a><br /><br />The other lot plainly showed a Corona 4 yet was described as 'folding'. I contacted both sellers and politely challenged their descriptions and got prompt replies of acknowledged mistakes. Nonetheless, the £150 starting price for the <a href="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Antique-Vintage-Corona-Typewriter-With-Folding-Case-/251227094615?item=251227094615&ViewItem=&ssPageName=ADME%3AX%3ARTQ%3AGB%3A1123&nma=true&si=pGNcDmbsqh6Zidjrg6%252B7zgZXy60%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557" rel="nofollow">stubbornly non-pliant Corona 4</a> saw the machine remain unsold. Interesting that after my challenge, the listing title changed from "Antique Vintage Corona Folding Typewriter With Case" to "Antique Vintage Corona Typewriter With Folding Case". Subtle.Rob Bowkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065940710708289511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-73566389352547227552013-02-17T13:10:42.290+11:002013-02-17T13:10:42.290+11:00Ebay does not care about anything but collecting i...Ebay does not care about anything but collecting its fees on listings selling and forcing people to use PayPal and collect more fees. AKA Corporate greed.<br /><br />I report my radio images all the time. Ebay's response: n o t h i n g.Bill Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14649212489891769390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-64303763891824482802013-02-17T11:17:12.023+11:002013-02-17T11:17:12.023+11:00This seems to be a recurring theme. Buyer beware, ...This seems to be a recurring theme. Buyer beware, I'd say... Scott Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13243020164163596709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-21970477069352232302013-02-17T11:05:51.082+11:002013-02-17T11:05:51.082+11:00That's happened to me at least once. Some mont...That's happened to me at least once. Some months ago I detected an ad in the local eBay associate, MercadoLibre, where this guy was selling an IBM Selectric II... using a picture I took of my mint-green machine for my blog. <br /><br />"Nice photo", I said to the seller as a question to his ad. "Looks exactly like my own typewriter; I have the photo here...", with link to MY blog. Needless to say, the photo disappeared from the ad. Miguel Chávezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09411154570699775904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-77388786336248398502013-02-17T10:13:48.517+11:002013-02-17T10:13:48.517+11:00Images that are nice and clear, such as Alan's...Images that are nice and clear, such as Alan's, are likely to be stolen. I would suggest Alan and others to water-mark their photos (as the seller did of his own) to prevent theft.ProfessorCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-63086302452633069202013-02-17T09:27:56.616+11:002013-02-17T09:27:56.616+11:00Or simply gets a refund, in which case the seller ...Or simply gets a refund, in which case the seller gets away with it.Robert Messengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04366507489948676594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-50155610870434530872013-02-17T09:26:57.017+11:002013-02-17T09:26:57.017+11:00Sadly, you're probably right, Florian. When it...Sadly, you're probably right, Florian. When it happened to me, eBay refused to accept a listed typewriter was "unique", or that I knew the actual owner. It's unfortunate that the best case scenario here will be the unlucky buyer leaves negative feedback after receiving a typewriter "not as described". Robert Messengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04366507489948676594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-48047022212281197422013-02-17T09:21:39.416+11:002013-02-17T09:21:39.416+11:00Some of Georg's typewriter have "turned u...Some of Georg's typewriter have "turned up" on the local auction site as well - but what can one do? Basically nothing. I doubt that an "intellectual property infringement record" will make them stop the auction or anything.maschinengeschriebenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01955578932937697125noreply@blogger.com