dodgy LP listings!

axisus

A guy on eBay is selling 2 guitars separately, but using the same pictures for both! One is bidded up to £1020 right now, and the other is BIN £5999! 

That has to be against the rulez!!!!!!!!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GENUINE-GIBSON-CUSTOM-SHOP-KOSSOFF-LES-PAUL-FACTORY-AGED-ELECTRIC-GUITAR-CASE-/311068025078?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item486d1960f6

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GENUINE-KOSSOFF-GIBSON-CUSTOM-SHOP-LES-PAUL-FACTORY-AGED-ELECTRIC-GUITAR-CASE-/361031911618?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item540f2dc8c2

strtdv

Against the rules possibly, although he does state in the listing that he has it for sale elsewhere. He's basically keeping his options open so he can pull the cheaper listing if it's going for less than he wants.

fretfinder

What a twat, a guitar shop should know better, and of course it's against the rules. I've flagged it so I wonder how long it will take eBay to step in.

stimpsonslostson

There's all sorts of scams on ebay, one lister regularly puts items up for 99p no reserve and blatantly shill bids to put the price up to what they want for it (or cancels the auction late)... 

The items are then mysteriously relisted under another username (same description, postage charges, photos, town etc) I've reported it several times, but I guess that as long as they pay their fees eBay aren't that fussed. 

TheMarlin

yes, evilBay don't give a damn.  They only want your money.

I hate selling there, the amount of money they take is shocking.

Marlin

Philly_Q

I've seen double-listings before, but hadn't really thought about it.  I suppose if they were both Buy It Now, or BIN/Best Offer, it wouldn't really matter because you're not shafting any actual bidders if it sells on one of the two listings. 

But in this case, that Kossoff LP has been bid up to £1,020 (at the moment) so surely that high bidder should have priority over the second listing, which has no bids.  I'm sure there's no evil intent, but it's not quite cricket.  The higher priced listing ends today, but I wouldn't be surprised if he pulls the first listing before the end if the price doesn't go high enough.  

I was going to do some eBaying myself this weekend... stupidly left it too late to avoid the increase in selling fees.

xmrchi

I never take any guitar on eBay, based in Sunderland seriously! His past listings always involve a face palm!

stimpsonslostson

@mrchi I think we're talking about the same folk. £17.50 delivery and Location of Sunderland on one account & "North East" on the other. Usernames are Guitar... or Toms... I think.

xmrchi

@stimpsonslostson I think you could be right my good man! :-D

usedtobe

Bloke's infamous on Facebook for cancelling, after the fact, and re-listing, if the winning bid isn't high enough! Bent as...

matone

As Fretfinder said,he`s a proper twat !

Philly_Q

And there we go, the low-start auction listing's been ended "because there was an error in the listing"   Very unfair on the bidders.