Hi all ~ This is really frightening, and if anything adds my concern to a number of you who have already expressed concern here on Phono-L, about eBay not taking responsibility to make a safe environment for buyers. I understand that they rely on us to police auctions for them, and give us a way to report illegal activity, but it's clear that in this case it's only 'lip service'; there's nothing behind it. At all. Here is their answer to my reporting the illegal re-offering of the Columbia BY recently, which was so obviously a fake auction using a hijacked seller ID. My original inquiry through their system is below that:
Dear Andrew, Thank you for writing eBay in regard to image and text theft. I reviewed your information about the possibility of image and text theft. At this time, I didn't find sufficient evidence to show that the member has violated any eBay policies. Please understand that in some situations members will allow others to use their images. It's also possible that the members acquired the photo from the same source or a source that we can't verify. If this is the case, eBay can't remove the listings. We will be able to take action only if the person who owns the image or text writes to us directly. If you feel strongly about this issue, I recommend that you contact the seller, informing him or her about your concerns and recommending that he or she contact eBay. Once we hear from the seller, we will then take the appropriate action. It is my pleasure to assist you. Thank you for choosing eBay. Sincerely, Leonora eBay Customer Support Original Message Follows: ------------------------- Form Message: %43401% 052901 D_ID032420081105D_ID/W_ID140394085W_ID/S_ID000S_ID Subject: VE%X00135 Report link [110236619614 #US 01008T ?01 ] User Feedback: 464 User State: ?01 Browser info: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; U; Intel Mac OS X; en-US; rv:1.8.1.9) Gecko/20071025 Firefox/2.0.0.9 Home > Help Topics > Rules and Policies > Rules for Sellers > Rules about Intellectual Property > Item Description and Picture Theft > Report link; 65.19.26.202 Item number(s) reported: 110236619614 [$US US] Picture or text taken from item: 270217631060 [$US] What was copied: Not my listing, but Title, photos and description appear to have been stolen from a recent auction. Note "seller's" instruction to contact via a different email to pay. From [email protected] Tue Mar 25 19:01:35 2008 From: [email protected] (Ken and Brenda Brekke) Date: Tue Mar 25 19:02:07 2008 Subject: [Phono-L] Wurlitzer P-12 Message-ID: <20080326020150.rtnv17353.aarprv04.charter....@your4dacd0ea75> I recently was able to purchase a 1934 Wurlitzer P-12 jukebox. Can anyone on this list refer me to where I can purchase any service manuals or parts? Thanks in advance, Ken B.
