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Example of how people get scammed on Ebay
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Sandman wrote: Ebay is pretty stupid to show *another* similar listing when you click on a listing that has ended, especially displaying it so prominently. it's not stupid. it's not possible to bid on a listing that has ended, so ebay will show a similar active item that might be of interest which you *can* bid or buy it now, plus various other options below that. the now ended item is highlighted in a large and prominent banner at the top, including a large button to show the original listing should someone want to find out more info about it. What it should do is show the top "the item has ended" info, and then smaller links to similar items, not an entire listing, makes you think that's what the link goes to. no, it shouldn't do that. |
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Example of how people get scammed on Ebay
On Fri, 16 Apr 2021 23:09:29 -0400, nospam
wrote: In article , Eric Stevens wrote: There is the problem. When I click on 'See the original item' I see "The listing has ended". and next to it is a big button, 'show original listing'. Which produces https://www.ebay.com/itm/Nikon-Z6-24...-Body-Only-/28 4255178583?_trksid=p2349526.m4383.l10137.c10&nordt =true&rt=nc&orig_cvip=true another clue is the description of the original item did not match the listing you saw. it's not complicated. But you seem to have been unable to distinguish the difference between "The listing you're looking for has ended." and what I wrote (as above) "The listing has ended". Count the words. The two strings are different. You weren't properly following what I wrote. i'm not the one having trouble. *you* are the one who is not following what ebay wrote, which is why you failed to find the proper item and *still* don't understand how it all works. in addition to the 'the listing you're looking for has ended' text is also a 'show original listing' button to the right, both of which are *inside* a banner (another clue). Not 'Show' but "View original listing". When I click on that I get https://www.ebay.com/itm/Camera-Niko...orig_cvip=true which only says "This listing has ended". You should try looking. below that banner is large bold text that states 'we found something similar' along with a similar item, plus a few more below that. guess what all of that means. after clicking on the original listing button, which you eventually claimed to have done, the text at the top will change to say the listing has ended because you're now looking at a *different* listing, in this case, the original listing which already ended and is no longer accepting bids. yet another clue is that the original listing shows the location of the seller as the same as the location mentioned in the original post here. If only it was possible to now look at the original listing, but it isn't. it's not complicated. once again you screwed up and are blaming everything other than yourself, what you normally do. Try looking instead doing it by memory. -- Regards, Eric Stevens |
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Example of how people get scammed on Ebay
On 17 Apr 2021 08:22:53 GMT, Sandman wrote:
In article , Eric Stevens wrote: Sandman: The listings has ended, you have to click "see original item" to go to the listing. Here are the URLs to each original page: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Camera-Niko...MP-Mirrorless- /144004765849? _trksid=p2349526.m4383.l10137.c10&nordt=true&rt=nc &orig_cvip=true Seller: chrita_1686 Location: San Luis, Mexico https://www.ebay.com/itm/Nikon-Z6-24...ra-Black-Body- Only- /284255178583? _trksid=p2349526.m4383.l10137.c10&nordt=true&rt=nc &orig_cvip=true Seller: robdan-8830 Location: Salvador, Brazil Aah! Thank you. I'm glad to see you are still around and watching. Well, more or less, some bug in parsing had made rpd unavailable to me a while back so I removed it from my feed, and then I wondered why there weren't any new posts, so I fixed it There is the problem. When I click on 'See the original item' I see "The listing has ended". The village idiot could have told me that but chose not to. Once again, thank you. No problem, Ebay is pretty stupid to show *another* similar listing when you click on a listing that has ended, especially displaying it so prominently. What it should do is show the top "the item has ended" info, and then smaller links to similar items, not an entire listing, makes you think that's what the link goes to. I don't use Ebay so I am unfamiliar with it's quirks. -- Regards, Eric Stevens |
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Example of how people get scammed on Ebay
Eric Stevens wrote:
On Fri, 16 Apr 2021 23:09:29 -0400, nospam wrote: In article , Eric Stevens wrote: There is the problem. When I click on 'See the original item' I see "The listing has ended". and next to it is a big button, 'show original listing'. Which produces https://www.ebay.com/itm/Nikon-Z6-24...-Body-Only-/28 4255178583?_trksid=p2349526.m4383.l10137.c10&nordt =true&rt=nc&orig_cvip=true another clue is the description of the original item did not match the listing you saw. it's not complicated. But you seem to have been unable to distinguish the difference between "The listing you're looking for has ended." and what I wrote (as above) "The listing has ended". Count the words. The two strings are different. You weren't properly following what I wrote. i'm not the one having trouble. *you* are the one who is not following what ebay wrote, which is why you failed to find the proper item and still don't understand how it all works. in addition to the 'the listing you're looking for has ended' text is also a 'show original listing' button to the right, both of which are *inside* a banner (another clue). Not 'Show' but "View original listing". When I click on that I get https://www.ebay.com/itm/Camera-Niko...orig_cvip=true which only says "This listing has ended". You should try looking. below that banner is large bold text that states 'we found something similar' along with a similar item, plus a few more below that. guess what all of that means. after clicking on the original listing button, which you eventually claimed to have done, the text at the top will change to say the listing has ended because you're now looking at a different listing, in this case, the original listing which already ended and is no longer accepting bids. yet another clue is that the original listing shows the location of the seller as the same as the location mentioned in the original post here. If only it was possible to now look at the original listing, but it isn't. it's not complicated. once again you screwed up and are blaming everything other than yourself, what you normally do. Try looking instead doing it by memory. Did you scroll down? JT -- |
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Example of how people get scammed on Ebay
On Mon, 19 Apr 2021 00:32:51 +0000 (UTC), "JT"
wrote: Did you scroll down? Yes. It appears to be a different camera. The seller is now chrita_1686. It was Redtagcamera(76504). -- Regards, Eric Stevens |
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Example of how people get scammed on Ebay
In article , Eric Stevens
wrote: I don't use Ebay so I am unfamiliar with it's quirks. then why are you trying to explain how it works to those who are? |
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Example of how people get scammed on Ebay
In article , Eric Stevens
wrote: There is the problem. When I click on 'See the original item' I see "The listing has ended". and next to it is a big button, 'show original listing'. Which produces https://www.ebay.com/itm/Nikon-Z6-24...ack-Body-Only- /28 4255178583?_trksid=p2349526.m4383.l10137.c10&nordt =true&rt=nc&orig_cvip=tru e another clue is the description of the original item did not match the listing you saw. it's not complicated. But you seem to have been unable to distinguish the difference between "The listing you're looking for has ended." and what I wrote (as above) "The listing has ended". Count the words. The two strings are different. You weren't properly following what I wrote. i'm not the one having trouble. *you* are the one who is not following what ebay wrote, which is why you failed to find the proper item and *still* don't understand how it all works. in addition to the 'the listing you're looking for has ended' text is also a 'show original listing' button to the right, both of which are *inside* a banner (another clue). Not 'Show' but "View original listing". When I click on that I get https://www.ebay.com/itm/Camera-Niko...04765849?_trks id=p2349526.m4383.l10137.c10&nordt=true&rt=nc&orig _cvip=true which only says "This listing has ended". You should try looking. you should stop pretending to know how ebay works. here's a clue: the urls are *different*. below that banner is large bold text that states 'we found something similar' along with a similar item, plus a few more below that. guess what all of that means. after clicking on the original listing button, which you eventually claimed to have done, the text at the top will change to say the listing has ended because you're now looking at a *different* listing, in this case, the original listing which already ended and is no longer accepting bids. yet another clue is that the original listing shows the location of the seller as the same as the location mentioned in the original post here. If only it was possible to now look at the original listing, but it isn't. not only is it possible, but it will be for at least 30 days. you've admitted you don't know how ebay works more than once, so stop trying to explain it to those who actually *do* know how ebay works.. it's not complicated. once again you screwed up and are blaming everything other than yourself, what you normally do. Try looking instead doing it by memory. i wasn't doing anything by memory. try learning something, for a change. |
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Example of how people get scammed on Ebay
In article , Eric Stevens
wrote: Did you scroll down? Yes. It appears to be a different camera. The seller is now chrita_1686. It was Redtagcamera(76504). next time it will be something else. did you notice the word 'similar' on the page? guess what that means. |
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Example of how people get scammed on Ebay
On Mon, 19 Apr 2021 08:20:01 -0400, nospam
wrote: In article , Eric Stevens wrote: I don't use Ebay so I am unfamiliar with it's quirks. then why are you trying to explain how it works to those who are? Your current chain of bitching started when I wrote: "I'm not familiar with Ebay but as far as I can see both cameras come from the same Brooklyn site. How can you tell otherwise?" Only a miserable idiot would take that first sentence as a claim of expertise on my part or the second as me instructing others on how it works. Other people may try to explain to you what those words actually mean but I suppose that, like me, they won't bother. -- Regards, Eric Stevens |
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Example of how people get scammed on Ebay
On Mon, 19 Apr 2021 08:20:04 -0400, nospam
wrote: In article , Eric Stevens wrote: Did you scroll down? Yes. It appears to be a different camera. The seller is now chrita_1686. It was Redtagcamera(76504). next time it will be something else. did you notice the word 'similar' on the page? guess what that means. Similar does not mean identical. -- Regards, Eric Stevens |
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