Gene Toones Ebay?

[Andyf]

IS IT ME OR IS GENE TOONES NOW UP TO HALF A MILLION QUID? i'N NOT THAT PISSED SURELY.          

Martin

Also available on CD.

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Errr I think you need to count the 0's again

[Tubbs]

I'm going to go and buy one for $99,800.000 and sell to the 2nd high bidder thats nearly $200,000 in my back hipper. Will have to go buy an extra large pair of trousers with extra extra large back pockets

Edited April 15, 2005 by tubbs

[Guest Stuart T]

I'm going to go and buy one for $800.000 and sell to the 2nd high bidder thats nearly $200,000 in my back hipper. Will have to go buy an extra large pair of trousers with extra extra large back pockets   

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$800 eh? Get me a couple while you're there.

[Tubbs]

$800 eh?  Get me a couple while you're there.

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Had $800,000 not $800 just forgot to put the $99 million at the front of it. losing count with all the zeros

[Tubbs]

You're all wasting your time bidding on it i've sniped it at 100 billion So i'm going to win it:shhh:

Edited April 15, 2005 by tubbs

[vaultofsouler]

You're all wasting your time bidding on it i've sniped it at 100 billion  So i'm going to win it:shhh: 

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Who says we're wasting our time Tubbs.... you've let us know what your doing so your snipe might be wasted ....

As told a mate on phone earlier.... surely the nob head as realised that "we know summat" else he'd have pulled it .... obviously not ....

[Guest]

Best thread ever.......f********** brilliant, i just tried to outbid that last one, but it won't go any higher

[Guest]

The highest bid i've ever seen on ebay was for a coffee plantation somewhere way out there....around 100 million pounds.

[vaultofsouler]

Best thread ever.......f********** brilliant, i just tried to outbid that last one, but it won't go any higher  

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Ey up Brett.... not seen you online for a few days.... been busy with the old "paint tins" mate .... glad your back ....

[vaultofsouler]

The highest bid i've ever seen on ebay was for a coffee plantation somewhere way out there....around 100 million pounds.

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Take it your lass just drinks tea .... otherwise I know you'd have had it ....

[Tubbs]

Who says we're wasting our time Tubbs.... you've let us know what your doing so your snipe might be wasted       ....

As told a mate on phone earlier.... surely the nob head as realised that "we know summat" else he'd have pulled it .... obviously not ....

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Shit now i'm going to have to edit mysnipe don't know if i can afford to go any higher than 100 billion. Might have to sell my copy of the snake just to secure it.

[Steve G]

Shit now i'm going to have to edit mysnipe don't know if i can afford to go any higher than 100 billion. Might have to sell my copy of the snake just to secure it.

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Seems to be stuck at 99,999,999.....at this rate some of the bidders might have the SFO tapping them up about possible "money laundering"....I don't know what happens next - if he withdraws it does he still have to pay ebay fees?

[vaultofsouler]

Shit now i'm going to have to edit mysnipe don't know if i can afford to go any higher than 100 billion. Might have to sell my copy of the snake just to secure it.

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Just tried bidding over $100,000,000 Tubbs and it's saying "can't do".... like Brett said in an earlier post.... eBay must have a "max" limit of $99,999,999 as it wont let you do owt.... comes back saying "enter US $100,000,099.00 or more" but when you do you just get the same message ....

Ah well.... was fun whilst it lasted.... now to see if "seller" deletes all bids before he gets lumped with a hefty eBay cost .... not that he'll pay like ....

[vaultofsouler]

Seems to be stuck at 99,999,999.....at this rate some of the bidders might have the SFO tapping them up about possible "money laundering"....I don't know what happens next - if he withdraws it does he still have to pay ebay fees?

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You beat me too it Steve....

If he "deletes" bids manually he'll get charged at the "high bid" rate he leaves if don't remove all.... if he ends it early I think he gets charged the "set" listing fee for what he entered it at, i.e. starting price cost, min bid cost, etc., etc., ....

Edited April 15, 2005 by vaultofsouler

[Guest soul99 easylay]

Do you think you have to email the seller if your feedback rating is less than 10??

Just so he knows he can trust us like!

[Godzilla]

You beat me too it Steve....

If he "deletes" bids manually he'll get charged at the "high bid" rate he leaves if don't remove all.... if he ends it early I think he gets charged the "set" listing fee for what he entered it at, i.e. starting price cost, min bid cost, etc., etc.,  ....

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Hope he doesn't remove all the top bids and leave it at a straight million or I'm really up sh*t creek!!

Godz

[vaultofsouler]

Hope he doesn't remove all the top bids and leave it at a straight million or I'm really up sh*t creek!!

Godz

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Never mind Godz.... you can always remove it yourself and pick the "entered wrong ammount" option as your reason ...

[Guest]

Hope he doesn't remove all the top bids and leave it at a straight million or I'm really up sh*t creek!!

Godz

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tell them you thought it was in italian lira, that will cost you about a fiver

[Godzilla]

Never mind Godz.... you can always remove it yourself and pick the "entered wrong ammount" option as your reason   ...

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Only kidding Mark - besides, I think it may be a bit late for that.

Anyway, if I win it for a million it looks like there's plenty of people out there I could move it on to and make a packet

Godz

Edited April 15, 2005 by Godzilla

[vaultofsouler]

Only kidding Mark - besides, I think it may be a bit late for that.

Besides, if I win it for a million it looks like there's plenty of people out there I could move it on to and make a packet

Godz

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[Steve G]

There are 4,500 "views" on this now - may even make the media

[Guest rachel]

Well done to 'chorleybloke' on the "win"

[Godzilla]

well,

worth a last shot.

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Godz

Edited April 15, 2005 by Godzilla

[Gene-r]

If you're around chorleybloke, now's your chance to leave him negative feedback!!

[Guest soulwaxusa]

His final value fee for this transaction, if I'm not mistaken should come out to alittle over $1,500,000!!!!!

[Rushden8]

His final value fee for this transaction, if I'm not mistaken should come out to alittle over $1,500,000!!!!!

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PETE FOWLER GOOD ON YA MATE , ABOUT TIME YA GOT THIS RECORD , YA JUST DONE AUSTRALIA PROUD MATE

[Godzilla]

Well I finally got a reply from eBay regarding my reprting this item as attempted fraud.

Hello,

Thank you for reporting this email that you received.

This email is attempting a sale outside of eBay and appears to be intent

on committing fraud. Only items that are listed in a person's 'My eBay'

page under the "Items I've Won" section are considered to be valid

completed transactions. If a person is not the winning bidder or listed

on the bid history page, then they have not won the item.

It's important to know that items purchased outside of the eBay format

are not eligible for our protective services such as feedback, dispute

resolution, contact information requests and most importantly the Fraud

Protection Program. These services are only available for items that are

listed and purchased on eBay in compliance with our guidelines and

listing policies.

For more information on this policy, please visit the link below:

https://pages.ebay.com/help/policies/solici...fsite-sale.html

I have reviewed your report and have taken appropriate action in

accordance with our site policies. Such action may include issuing a

warning, temporary suspension, indefinite suspension or terminating the

membership. Due to privacy concerns, I am not at liberty to discuss the

details of any action taken. I hope you understand this position and

that it assures you that your personal account history will always

remain private.

Well thanks eBay!

Godz

[vaultofsouler]

Well I finally got a reply from eBay regarding my reprting this item as attempted fraud.

Hello,

Thank you for reporting this email that you received.

This email is attempting a sale outside of eBay and appears to be intent

on committing fraud. Only items that are listed in a person's 'My eBay'

page under the "Items I've Won" section are considered to be valid

completed transactions. If a person is not the winning bidder or listed

on the bid history page, then they have not won the item.

It's important to know that items purchased outside of the eBay format

are not eligible for our protective services such as feedback, dispute

resolution, contact information requests and most importantly the Fraud

Protection Program. These services are only available for items that are

listed and purchased on eBay in compliance with our guidelines and

listing policies.

For more information on this policy, please visit the link below:

https://pages.ebay.com/help/policies/solici...fsite-sale.html

I have reviewed your report and have taken appropriate action in

accordance with our site policies. Such action may include issuing a

warning, temporary suspension, indefinite suspension or terminating the

membership. Due to privacy concerns, I am not at liberty to discuss the

details of any action taken. I hope you understand this position and

that it assures you that your personal account history will always

remain private.

Well thanks eBay!

Godz

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But I'm betting they wait until after trying to claim their fee before "appropriate action" is taken ....

[Godzilla]

But I'm betting they wait until after trying to claim their fee before "appropriate action" is taken   ....

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Too right

Seriously though, I think eBay's attitude is really crap. The reply reads to me as though their main concern is that transactions don't take place outside of eBay - thus denying their income. The fact that bidders could become victims of fraud - potentially to the tune of thousands of dollars - seems to be of little consequence to the bastards.

If there wasn't so much good stuff on there I'd boycott 'em

Whatever their intended action may be, it hasn't included closing this miserable piece of scum's account yet has it?

Godz

Edited April 16, 2005 by Godzilla

[vaultofsouler]

Too right

Seriously though, I think eBay's attitude is really crap. The reply reads to me as though their main concern is that transactions don't take place outside of eBay - thus denying their income. The fact that bidders could become victims of fraud - potentially to the tune of thousands of dollars - seems to be of little consequence to the bastards.

If there wasn't so much good stuff on there I'd boycott 'em 

Whatever their intended action may be, it hasn't included closing this miserable piece of scum's account yet has it?

Godz

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Think it's a case of never "really reading" e-mail contents.... often think they catergorise the subject headers and then issue a pre written response .... have had what appear pre written responses that were nowt to do with initial query.... but obviously picking from their list of "subjects" determines the response you get even if "content" not addressed.... so definately "crap" like you say ....

As for action.... account not yet closed but that'll probably be the action when they don't get their fees ....

Edited April 16, 2005 by vaultofsouler

[Guest Arcticsoulboy]

Oh man, I can´t wait to see how this story ends! Imagine getting that Paypal invoice for $100 million and then the idiot seller gets his eBay invoice - oooh sweet. This thread has certainly made work very much more enjoyable the past few days, now I´m just awaiting the grand finale. When are the media gonna catch up on this?

[Simsy]

When are the media gonna catch up on this?

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Oops, may have just emailed four people at Fox with the link