How do you guys deal with this? (1 Viewer)

[Gideon]

A seller can cancel bids but a seller can't or isn't supposed to be able to outright back out of a transaction. Maybe UK or AU has different laws?

That is wild.

Well, now I've got another potential issue. Lets see what happens with this one.

 

[The Military Workshop]

The listings were on Ebay UK.

 

[damian]

"If the buyer rejects the cancellation, the seller will not be able to file an unpaid strike. It is one or the other and you get only one shot".

That is good to know. I recently bought an item knowing I would not be paying for it and would be leaving a negative (I think that may have some guys interested !!).

Basically an Ebay seller in the UK was selling two Australian SAS prints which were obviously fakes (I know as I know the artist and sell the same prints) . Had copied image but everything underneath was false (ie, title, no mention of signatures, S/No etc). Was informed about this on 1 DEC and he removed them and said that was how he bought them. I also reported the items to Ebay.

A week later he relisted them (totally three prints). I again reported each to Ebay but realised nothing was going to happen before items ended. I bought one at Buy It Now and started bidding on the others. As soon as I bought the BIN I asked a number of questions since seller indicated buyer would be totally satisfied. These were questions he could not possibly answer (ie who signed, size, did it have S/No etc). Soon after Ebay cancelled my auction bids on the basis I was not likely to pay (the logic of Ebay on this is interesting). One of the auction items did sell.

Seller never answered my questions or contacted me. I did receive a request to cancel the transaction which I turned down and in my reason indicated seller was selling fake prints and knew it. After asking the questions 3 x and getting no reply I finally left a negative indicating he was selling fake SAS prints (note both prints were published by the Australian SAS Association to benefit members).

Ebay certainly not that interested.

Regards
Brett

Forgive my ignorance, but what do you mean by a fake print?
A print is a copy of a picture.
Did this chap just scan in a print and then print it?

 

[Beaufighter]

Forgive my ignorance, but what do you mean by a fake print?
A print is a copy of a picture.
Did this chap just scan in a print and then print it?

Cheers Damian,

This might not be the case here but most prints are copyrighted by the artist and or publisher and released as limited edition lithographs and or similar. Apparently this individual made his own copies of one of these releases and tried to sell them which is to put it nicely and in military slang...FUBAR! Hope this explanation helps a bit.

Tally Ho,
Beaufighter

 

[damian]

Cheers Damian,

This might not be the case here but most prints are copyrighted by the artist and or publisher and released as limited edition lithographs and or similar. Apparently this individual made his own copies of one of these releases and tried to sell them which is to put it nicely and in military slang...FUBAR! Hope this explanation helps a bit.

Tally Ho,
Beaufighter

Thanks
SO I suppose he scans it in or takes a photo then.

 

[The Military Workshop]

Damian,
The seller had copied the main image but the words etc underneath did not match the original (ie no original signatures of CO and RSM). No idea how big his version was as he did not mention in his description. He claimed to have a certificate when there is none.
If you search for SAS Print by Ian Coate on UK or Oz Ebay you should see the proper version. If you look at my Ebay feedback you will see my feedback to him and his reply.
Regards
Brett