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Originally Posted by varig8
Pithy Cherub;
Thanks for posting your original message here concerning my 'auction' on these AeAe "seed".  After watching those auctions week after week for well over a year, I could'nt contain my  any longer. There is no reason in the world why anyone would have to resort to deceiving well intentioned people by blatantly stealing their hard earned money for a dream that you know is not going to come true. Thank you also to whoever sent me the message about this thread. Thanks to all who have posted comments here, now even more people will be wise to this oh-so-very-clever (NOT!) seller. I've listed my auction again, (EbaY item #250130177876), as did the other seller, and slightly revised it by adding all the comments from Ebay sellers/buyers who added their comments to the first auction I ran. If there is any justice, I would hope that anyone who bought these seed would relentlessly bombard his email asking for an apology and a total refund, and to stop posting the auctions. By the way, he has also been selling "fresh" "variegated" cycad seed for months! I guess if you got a good thing going, you may as well run with it! Whats next? Maybe seed for bioluminescent glow-in-the-dark AeAe? (Probably won't be guaranteed to glow though...........)
Best regards,
Steven
P.S. Barbie was a hoot!! |
Ohhhh noooo - Thank You! I love seeing someone stand up to scammers like this shyster, & you did it in such a straightforward & thoughtful way! I wasn't kidding - I got soooo excited when I saw it that my kids thought I had finally took that last step off of the deep end! Whooping, hollering, ya gotta see this!
I've complained to eBay @ rotten sellers before, to no avail. But THIS! OMG! It was such an elegant end-run around the usual obstacles, & puts it right up front where it serves the naive & unwary potential buyers. I wouldn't have thought of it in a million years. I only saw it so quickly cuz' yourself, Peticular & a very select group of the best plant sellers on eBay are on my 'notify when new listings appear list' (one of these days my bankbook & the fav sellers notices are gonna coincide!!!). Him ... I had watched for the same reasons you noted, including the variegated cycad seed, LOL. Support the good sellers - keep track of the scammers.
And the bonus? It had to sting, & pi** him off to no end!
You, sir ... you done good! Bravo!
Diana
re Barbie:
Barbie is an example of the creativity & pure fun that can be found on eBay. I absolutely love finding these tidbits - without the occasional 'gem' & the excellent (albeit sometimes rare) sellers, I would have probably given up on eBay long ago. Your smackdown is in that league, elegant & rapier sharp!
And she's so fun to share!
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