My latest Kampilan!

Lew · 6th January 2008, 01:24 PM

Charles

There is a simple explantion. The orbiting mother ship is beaming messages to these bidders so get out the aluminum foil and start making those silly hats

. I think this was a scam auction private bidders and all

Lew

CharlesS · 6th January 2008, 04:55 PM

Right on, Lew! I agree.

Bill M · 6th January 2008, 06:33 PM

NQAI (new acronym) No Question About It. Something wrong here.

Ben is certainly right. Good stuff should bring a good price and GREAT stuff should bring a GREAT price! BUT this is only fair to mediocre.

I can't figure this out. Have seen a few other auctions like it. The seller should have to pay high eBay fees for a $2025 sale. Unless the seller and bidder agreed to negate the transaction though eBay. This would be transparent to the auction page.

Then, maybe, someone puts up the kampilan in his shop and asks $2025 (or even offers it at a bargain price of $1695) and shows another buyer a copy of the eBay auction that it sold for a LOT of money?

I think that I have seen the pictures of the kampilan somewhere else and connected to someone else.

Just can't remember. They say the second thing to go is your memory. Can't remember the first... goes off babbling

Dajak · 6th January 2008, 06:47 PM

Hi Bill the problem did start when Ebay keep the ID secret off the bidders , Ebay is working froud in the hand off those sellers.

Why can t we see who is bidding very strange from ebay .

Ben

Bill M · 6th January 2008, 07:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dajak

Hi Bill the problem did start when Ebay keep the ID secret off the bidders , Ebay is working froud in the hand off those sellers.

Why can t we see who is bidding very strange from ebay .

Ben

Hi Ben,

I think that the private ID is a seller choice when he lists on eBay.

Usually the bidder's name is hidden in transactions over $200 USD on eBay USA. But the final bidder is named.

The seller has one feedback point as a seller and appears to have never bought or sold anything remotely resembling this kampilan.

Battara · 6th January 2008, 08:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LOUIEBLADES

Charles

There is a simple explantion. The orbiting mother ship is beaming messages to these bidders so get out the aluminum foil and start making those silly hats

. I think this was a scam auction private bidders and all

Lew

HEY, HEY....what's wrong with those aluminum hats!

VANDOO · 7th January 2008, 04:03 AM

I WAS WATCHING THE KAMPILIAN ALSO AND WAS AMAZED AT WHAT IT WENT FOR. I AGREE THAT IT WENT FOR WAY TO MUCH MONEY BUT IT WAS A NICE ONE. I WOULD BE GLAD TO SELL ANY OF MY KAMPILIANS FOR THAT AMOUNT.

I BOUGHT THE NAGA SWORD HE WAS SELLING IT DID NOT GO CRAZY LIKE THE KAMPILIAN AND I THINK I GOT A GOOD DEAL .

VANDOO · 13th January 2008, 02:17 AM

UPDATE ON THE NAGA SWORD, THE SELLER HAS EVIDENTLY TAKEN THE PICTURES FROM OTHER PLACES AND NEVER HAD THE ITEMS TO SELL. FORTUNATELY FOR ME I WAS ABLE TO GET MY MONEY BACK AS I PAYED THRU PAYPAL. IT IS STILL BAD AS I WOULD RATHER HAVE HAD THE SWORD AND IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A GOOD DEAL, SOMETHING I HAVE NOT FOUND ON EBAY IN A VERY LONG TIME. I HAVE SEEN SOME GOOD DEALS STILL TAKE PLACE FROM TIME TO TIME BUT JUST HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO GET ONE AND WHEN I FINALLY THINK I DID ITS A SCAM.

PHOOIE!! OH WELL IT COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE I WISH THE OTHER WINNERS THE LUCK TO GET THEIR MONEY BACK ALSO.

AND AS FOR THE SCAMER "MAY THE FLEAS OF A THOUSAND CAMMELS INFEST HIS ARMPITS AND MAY HE BE PLAGUED BY A THOUSAND IRATE MOTHER IN LAWS FOREVER"

Bill M · 13th January 2008, 02:29 AM

Sorry, but glad that you got your money back.

I wish even worse on scammers.

Rick · 13th January 2008, 05:03 PM

And hacked accounts will be the downfall of eBay .
'Trust' has gone out the window .

VANDOO · 14th January 2008, 09:32 PM

ONE LAST COMMENT BEFORE LAYING THIS THREAD TO REST.

I SENT SEVERAL EMAILS TO EBAY ASKING FOR HELP AND ADVICE ON WHAT TO DO AFTER I COULD NOT GET A REPLY FROM THE SELLER AND HAD BEEN INFORMED OF POSSIBLE FRAUD ON MY AUCTION. I GOT TWO AUTOMATED REPLYS FROM EBAY.

1. WE HAVE CANCELLED THE AUCTION AND CAN'T GIVE DETAILS TO PROTECT THE SELLERS RIGHTS, CONTACT THE SELLER. THIS WAS CANCELLED AFTER THE AUCTION HAD ENDED AND I HAD ALREADY PAID AND SENT MY FIRST EMAIL ASKING FOR HELP.

2. THE SECOND EMAIL THEY SENT WAS A VERY LONG LIST OF COMPLICATED LEGALESE WHICH APPEARED TO BE FOR SELLERS AND MADE ABSOLUTELY NO SENSE TO ME.

I SENT ANOTHER EMAIL AND ASKED THAT THEY HAVE A PERSON REPLY AND ANSWER MY QUESTIONS AND GIVE ME SOME ADVICE AN WHAT TO DO NEXT AS THE SELLER DID NOT REPLY. EBAY DID NOT REPLY EITHER.

I WENT TO PAYPAL AND FOUND A TELEPHONE NUMBER CALLED THEM , GOT THRU WITHOUT A WAIT TO A REAL PERSON. I GAVE HIM MY INFORMATION AND HE EXPIDITED THE INVESTIGATION , HE WAS FRIENDLY KNOWLEGABLE AND ANSWERED MY QUESTIONS , GAVE ME CHOICES AS TO HOW TO PROCEED AND GOOD INFORMATION AND ADVICE. IN TWO DAYS I HAD MY REFUND. I WAS IMPRESSED WITH PAYPALS CUSTOMER SERVICE WHICH IS VERY RARE IN THESE DAYS OF AUTOMATED MACHINES THAT GIVE YOU THE RUN AROUND FOR HOURS AND OFTEN ARE OF NO HELP AT ALL.

AS TO EBAYS CUSTOMER SERVICE, IT IS ABOUT AS HELPFUL AS A SCREEN DOOR ON A SUBMARINE.

13th January 2008, 05:03 PM	#10
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,347	Uncontrolled Fraud And hacked accounts will be the downfall of eBay . 'Trust' has gone out the window .

6th January 2008, 01:24 PM	#1
Lew (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: East Coast USA Posts: 3,191	Charles There is a simple explantion. The orbiting mother ship is beaming messages to these bidders so get out the aluminum foil and start making those silly hats . I think this was a scam auction private bidders and all Lew

6th January 2008, 04:55 PM	#2
CharlesS Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Greenville, NC Posts: 1,854	Right on, Lew! I agree.

6th January 2008, 06:33 PM	#3
Bill M Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: USA Georgia Posts: 1,599	NQAI (new acronym) No Question About It. Something wrong here. Ben is certainly right. Good stuff should bring a good price and GREAT stuff should bring a GREAT price! BUT this is only fair to mediocre. I can't figure this out. Have seen a few other auctions like it. The seller should have to pay high eBay fees for a $2025 sale. Unless the seller and bidder agreed to negate the transaction though eBay. This would be transparent to the auction page. Then, maybe, someone puts up the kampilan in his shop and asks $2025 (or even offers it at a bargain price of $1695) and shows another buyer a copy of the eBay auction that it sold for a LOT of money? I think that I have seen the pictures of the kampilan somewhere else and connected to someone else. Just can't remember. They say the second thing to go is your memory. Can't remember the first... goes off babbling

6th January 2008, 06:47 PM	#4
Dajak Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 951	Hi Bill the problem did start when Ebay keep the ID secret off the bidders , Ebay is working froud in the hand off those sellers. Why can t we see who is bidding very strange from ebay . Ben

7th January 2008, 04:03 AM	#7
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	I WAS WATCHING THE KAMPILIAN ALSO AND WAS AMAZED AT WHAT IT WENT FOR. I AGREE THAT IT WENT FOR WAY TO MUCH MONEY BUT IT WAS A NICE ONE. I WOULD BE GLAD TO SELL ANY OF MY KAMPILIANS FOR THAT AMOUNT. I BOUGHT THE NAGA SWORD HE WAS SELLING IT DID NOT GO CRAZY LIKE THE KAMPILIAN AND I THINK I GOT A GOOD DEAL .

13th January 2008, 02:17 AM	#8
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	UPDATE ON THE NAGA SWORD, THE SELLER HAS EVIDENTLY TAKEN THE PICTURES FROM OTHER PLACES AND NEVER HAD THE ITEMS TO SELL. FORTUNATELY FOR ME I WAS ABLE TO GET MY MONEY BACK AS I PAYED THRU PAYPAL. IT IS STILL BAD AS I WOULD RATHER HAVE HAD THE SWORD AND IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A GOOD DEAL, SOMETHING I HAVE NOT FOUND ON EBAY IN A VERY LONG TIME. I HAVE SEEN SOME GOOD DEALS STILL TAKE PLACE FROM TIME TO TIME BUT JUST HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO GET ONE AND WHEN I FINALLY THINK I DID ITS A SCAM. PHOOIE!! OH WELL IT COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE I WISH THE OTHER WINNERS THE LUCK TO GET THEIR MONEY BACK ALSO. AND AS FOR THE SCAMER "MAY THE FLEAS OF A THOUSAND CAMMELS INFEST HIS ARMPITS AND MAY HE BE PLAGUED BY A THOUSAND IRATE MOTHER IN LAWS FOREVER"

13th January 2008, 02:29 AM	#9
Bill M Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: USA Georgia Posts: 1,599	Sorry, but glad that you got your money back. I wish even worse on scammers.

14th January 2008, 09:32 PM	#11
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	ONE LAST COMMENT BEFORE LAYING THIS THREAD TO REST. I SENT SEVERAL EMAILS TO EBAY ASKING FOR HELP AND ADVICE ON WHAT TO DO AFTER I COULD NOT GET A REPLY FROM THE SELLER AND HAD BEEN INFORMED OF POSSIBLE FRAUD ON MY AUCTION. I GOT TWO AUTOMATED REPLYS FROM EBAY. 1. WE HAVE CANCELLED THE AUCTION AND CAN'T GIVE DETAILS TO PROTECT THE SELLERS RIGHTS, CONTACT THE SELLER. THIS WAS CANCELLED AFTER THE AUCTION HAD ENDED AND I HAD ALREADY PAID AND SENT MY FIRST EMAIL ASKING FOR HELP. 2. THE SECOND EMAIL THEY SENT WAS A VERY LONG LIST OF COMPLICATED LEGALESE WHICH APPEARED TO BE FOR SELLERS AND MADE ABSOLUTELY NO SENSE TO ME. I SENT ANOTHER EMAIL AND ASKED THAT THEY HAVE A PERSON REPLY AND ANSWER MY QUESTIONS AND GIVE ME SOME ADVICE AN WHAT TO DO NEXT AS THE SELLER DID NOT REPLY. EBAY DID NOT REPLY EITHER. I WENT TO PAYPAL AND FOUND A TELEPHONE NUMBER CALLED THEM , GOT THRU WITHOUT A WAIT TO A REAL PERSON. I GAVE HIM MY INFORMATION AND HE EXPIDITED THE INVESTIGATION , HE WAS FRIENDLY KNOWLEGABLE AND ANSWERED MY QUESTIONS , GAVE ME CHOICES AS TO HOW TO PROCEED AND GOOD INFORMATION AND ADVICE. IN TWO DAYS I HAD MY REFUND. I WAS IMPRESSED WITH PAYPALS CUSTOMER SERVICE WHICH IS VERY RARE IN THESE DAYS OF AUTOMATED MACHINES THAT GIVE YOU THE RUN AROUND FOR HOURS AND OFTEN ARE OF NO HELP AT ALL. AS TO EBAYS CUSTOMER SERVICE, IT IS ABOUT AS HELPFUL AS A SCREEN DOOR ON A SUBMARINE.