Comments on: iPhone Scams On Ebay Start: Emails, Domains, Pre-Orders

By: binderdundat

binderdundat — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 20:13:47 +0000

Well well well, hooraaaah to free enterprise!
We all sit back and chear on the genious that comes up with vibrating flosser, or the hair straitener; or perhaps the dude that invented the scateboard. I’m sure someone somewhere got bleading gums, burnt hair, and certainly a coma grinding off a handrail. Welcome to America. As much as I detest scams, shams, and anything that rhymes with ams…this is the world we live in. Morality nowadays doesn’t pay the rent. I’ve been heisted more than once, and I’m sure I’ll get burned again, but I’ve learned the hard way that if there is something for the taking……IT WILL GET TAKEN!!!! I’m out.

By: Alex Bailey

Alex Bailey — Sun, 18 Feb 2007 03:46:53 +0000

[quote comment="10717"]You all are an embarrassment. While I would agree that buyers are at fault for not realizing what they are buying, for you all to so blatantly tout that you are engaging in intentionally misleading scamming activities like you are somehow proud of it is what gives eBay and other online forums a bad rap. In the end you will get your just deserves. I will raise my glass and toast when you do.[/quote]

For the record, I’ve never done this, nor plan on doing it. I just reported it ;)

By: JSTK

JSTK — Sun, 18 Feb 2007 00:22:08 +0000

You all are an embarrassment. While I would agree that buyers are at fault for not realizing what they are buying, for you all to so blatantly tout that you are engaging in intentionally misleading scamming activities like you are somehow proud of it is what gives eBay and other online forums a bad rap. In the end you will get your just deserves. I will raise my glass and toast when you do.

By: josh

josh — Sat, 20 Jan 2007 04:31:57 +0000

I am selling some email addresses right now on ebay, I will not refund if they don’t read it.
thanks,
Josh

By: I've tried it.

I've tried it. — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 18:25:51 +0000

More details? Sure. He did NOT file a dispute with paypal. Nor myself.

Hehe. But, um…he hasn’t payed yet. But remember it’s only been since yesterday (01/17/07). I’ll keep you ladies yup 2 date.

By: Alex Bailey

Alex Bailey — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 08:31:55 +0000

[quote comment="7034"]I’ve actually tried it, and yes, I made $47.00 for selling an iphone email. But I clearly stated “IPHONE EMAIL ADDRESS” In HUGE RED LETTERS!

So it’s clearly their fault… I think…[/quote]

Can we get more details? Did he dispute the sale with Paypal? Did he complain at all? Did he even pay you?

By: I've tried it.

I've tried it. — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 06:48:34 +0000

I’ve actually tried it, and yes, I made $47.00 for selling an iphone email. But I clearly stated “IPHONE EMAIL ADDRESS” In HUGE RED LETTERS!

So it’s clearly their fault… I think…

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 01:56:11 +0000

Yes but I just wonder how many people have actually tried that? Because i think that it is a sad thing to do, but it is as You pointed out very profitable.

By: Alex Bailey

Alex Bailey — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 04:38:10 +0000

[quote comment="6156"]Why should PayPal protect people who don’t read auctions before they buy? If the auction said they are buying a PS3 box and they got their box, what is the problem? We as a society need to let stupid people learn these expensive lessons for themselves every once in a while instead of always protecting them from themselves. After a while, the dumb people will either be broke (and thus victims of their own stupidity) or the collective IQ of this nation might jump a couple of points.[/quote]

Agreed for the boxes. But the emails are different. It’s against ebay’s TOS to say “PS3 60 GIG PREMUIM email NR” It’s called keyword spamming. But IMO I still don’t think they should even get refunded for that for the reasons stated above ;)

By: Keith

Keith — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 04:35:29 +0000

Why should PayPal protect people who don’t read auctions before they buy? If the auction said they are buying a PS3 box and they got their box, what is the problem? We as a society need to let stupid people learn these expensive lessons for themselves every once in a while instead of always protecting them from themselves. After a while, the dumb people will either be broke (and thus victims of their own stupidity) or the collective IQ of this nation might jump a couple of points.