[meteorite-list] RSVP re Another crazy bidder on ebay

From: Meteorites USA <eric_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sun, 02 Jan 2011 19:47:09 -0800
Message-ID: <4D2146BD.2040700_at_meteoritesusa.com>

Michael, they did apologize already. They did not realize it was Geoff.

Regards,
Eric


On 1/2/2011 7:38 PM, Michael Blood wrote:
> Don and Greg,
> You DO know the seller is Geoff Notkin, don't you? I can
> Only assume you do NOT know it is Geoff.....
> Such speculation is ludicrous in this case..... And very careless of
> You. Comments that would sullying someone's reputation are
> nothing to take lightly! Shame on you both for such comments
> Either you made these comments out of negligence in failing to note
> Who the seller is or FAR WORSE, you would dare to make such
> Remarks regarding Geoff.
> Please let us know if it is mere carelessness or actually an
> accusation regarding Geoff.
> Please, Speak out on this list - both of you - and not in a private
> post. Your comments were public and your response should be public.
> Sincerely, Michael Blood
>
>
> On 1/2/11 2:50 PM, "GREG LINDH"<geeg48 at msn.com> wrote:
>
>
>> An Ebayer bidding on his own stuff.
>>
>> Wow, there's a shocker.
>>
>>
>> Greg L.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>> From: dmerchan at rochester.rr.com
>>> To: fujmon at mac.com; meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
>>> Date: Sun, 2 Jan 2011 17:44:32 -0500
>>> CC: dmerchan at rochester.rr.com
>>> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Another crazy bidder on ebay
>>>
>>> The fact that one individual bidder has 0 feedback and that many bids on one
>>> item in that span of time, leads me to feel that maybe a form of bid rigging
>>> is taken place. At least that's what would catch my eye and put my guard up.
>>> Now that the price is where the seller wants it, it would not surprise me
>>> that Mr. 0 feedback will not bid again. If I was the high bidder I would
>>> retract my bid this way Mr. 0 would be high bidder! I could be wrong on all
>>> this but I have seen this game before on several occasions.
>>> Here is a link to a news source in which an eBay bidder was arrested and
>>> charged with bidding on his own auctions because he said they were lower
>>> then expected...he even admits creating another account with name to do this
>>> bidding rigging!
>>>
>>> http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1267410/Ebay-seller-faces-fine-biddin
>>> g-items-raise-prices.html
>>>
>>> Sincerely
>>> Don Merchant
>>> IMCA #0960
>>> Founder-Cosmic Treasures Celestial Wonders
>>> http://www.ctreasurescwonders.com/index.html
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Gary Fujihara"<fujmon at mac.com>
>>> To: "MeteorList"<meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
>>> Sent: Sunday, January 02, 2011 12:46 PM
>>> Subject: [meteorite-list] Another crazy bidder on ebay
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> http://offer.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewBids&item=170585023324
>>>>
>>>> current bid is at $180 for a 2.3g complete oriented Bassikounou H5
>>>> chondrite
>>>>
>>>> granted Geoff's offering is a pristine example of flight orientation of an
>>>> OC, but would anybody in their right mind bid $79/g? FWIW, this 'new' guy
>>>> has 0 feedback.
>>>>
>>>> Gary Fujihara
>>>> Big Kahuna Meteorites (IMCA#1693)
>>>> 105 Puhili Place, Hilo, Hawai'i 96720
>>>> http://bigkahuna-meteorites.com/
>>>> http://shop.ebay.com/fujmon/m.html
>>>> (808) 640-9161
>>>>
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