[CQ-Contest] Dealing with eBay

[Tom Horton]

Why not e-mail the seller and tell him about what he is doing,
and copy it to the FCC?
  That might get his attention.
Tom K5IID



At 23:52 02/04/04, Jim Rhodes wrote:
>I notice that they are all being sold by the same party. And he really 
>can't spell.
>
>At 08:52 AM 2/4/04, Mike Gilmer - N2MG wrote:
>>In case there was any doubt, I reported all 3 devices
>>through eBay's online system for doing just that.  It
>>was a bit convoluted to get to, but I found it.
>>
>>I clicked "Help" in their top menu, then "Contact Us"
>>in their left menu, then "Report a listing violation",
>>then "Prohibited (banned) items", then "Electronics".
>>Next I clicked the "Email" link under "Contact
>>Support:" at which point I had to log in and was then
>>presented with a form in which to enter the
>>questionable item numbers.
>>
>>Perhaps emailing the numbers to some address would
>>perform the same function, but if there's an automated
>>system in place, I prefer to use it!  (I guess that's
>>the webmaster in me ;-) )
>>
>>Anyway, I got some kind of automated reply saying
>>they'd look into it.  We shall see.
>>
>>Mike N2MG
>>
>>
>>
>>On Wed, 04 Feb 2004 05:13:37 -0800 (PST), "Mike Gilmer
>>- N2MG" wrote:
>>
>> >
>> > K3FT wrote:
>> > > I have had success with eBay in getting them
>> > > to DELETE ads for illegal amps.
>> >
>> > Here's one I saw today:
>> >
>> >
>>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3076116791
>> >
>><snip>
>>
>> > Here are two more, listed as "not for cb", by the
>> > same guy.
>> >
>> >
>>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3076123031
>> >
>> >
>>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3076119688
>> >
>>
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