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Report any fraudulent eBay bead auctions/sellers here...

It's been a problem for years.  eBay -- the leaders in greedy hypocrisy -- have done and nothing and will not do anything to control bead fraud.  Thus, the auction environment is ruined for the honest/sober sellers.  Some months ago, eBay co-opted so would-be bead experts to "patrol" the auctions, but it's clear the effort has failed and it's just an insincere pretense by eBay to appear concerned.  So, it's up to the bead community to expose the riffraff.


What's Narrowhead_buyer up to these days?  Preying on Nat Am romance and nostalgia?  How about blueSMELlgrizzly?

2006-09-23 10:12:14 GMT
Comments (5 total)
Author:Anonymous
Narrow_headbuyer & blueSMELgrizzly are up to the same old same old. Screwing the pants off people every ebay waking hour.Joining the ranks with the above scum is the notorious terriSThescumBOOks.Her latest scam/scum is advertising all proceeds from certain sales are being sent to.....well, read for yourself.
"P.S. Of all the beads I sell, right now, sales from these are critical. A loan to Kenya was blocked due to corruption of government.and as many as 12 million people could die of starvation before summer. Money from the sale of this auction goes directly to save lives of the tribal peoples in Kenya who made these beads"
No charity is given , no ebay charity symbol is posted on this sellers site as per ebay rules. I would vote these auctions to be given the "Ebay lowest scum award of the year"


Ivestigative inquiries should be sent to: terribooks@anet.net or T. Bingham, 8621 Lilienthal Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90045.


--Venator
2006-09-23 19:01:39 GMT
Author:Anonymous
Narrow_headbuyer & blueSMELgrizzly are up to the same old same old. Screwing the pants off people every ebay waking hour.Joining the ranks with the above scum is the notorious terriSThescumBOOks.Her latest scam/scum is advertising all proceeds from certain sales are being sent to.....well, read for yourself.
"P.S. Of all the beads I sell, right now, sales from these are critical. A loan to Kenya was blocked due to corruption of government.and as many as 12 million people could die of starvation before summer. Money from the sale of this auction goes directly to save lives of the tribal peoples in Kenya who made these beads"
No charity is given , no ebay charity symbol is posted on this sellers site as per ebay rules. I would vote these auctions to be given the "Ebay lowest scum award of the year"


Ivestigative inquiries should be sent to: terribooks@anet.net or T. Bingham, 8621 Lilienthal Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90045.


--Venator
2006-09-23 19:05:45 GMT
Author:Anonymous
Here's another very typical terribook ripoff. She sells cheap new beads and lies, thereby duping a naive public. There's everything wrong with this auction. We know why eBay doesn't shut her down. Do you?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=3811&item=140020107380
2006-09-23 19:13:48 GMT
Author:Anonymous
Five to 10 of these rare red padres listed all the time on terrisCrookedBBOOKS.You get an entire strand of 20 beads for $18.99 ! Wow ! Get them while they are hot:
8941538333....."These are not easy to find in this shade of red" & "They are a wearable investment"
--Venator
2006-09-25 16:54:47 GMT
Author:Anonymous
http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZsiamtalisman

please cut and paste this ebay sellers listings! This crook has it all (fraud that is)!!! Be very careful!
--TASART
2006-10-14 15:50:04 GMT
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