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Subject: 
Somebody stole my eBay lot description...
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.market.auction
Date: 
Fri, 25 Aug 2000 12:08:04 GMT
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I suppose I should be flattered...

I auctioned off a 7140 X-wing that a deadbeat bidder
didn't pay for last week...

I see now that eBay seller "ruworthit"

eBay lot: 414295875

copied most of my lot description word for word.  He
edited out a few sentences and shipping info, but his
entire description is exact, right down to sentence
structure and wording...

I realize he didn't scam my picture, but I am still a
little steamed.  I realize that 2 people describing the
same item can have similar descriptions to cover
pertinent details, but this is a rip off...

I consider my descriptions to be prorietary, rightly so
or not.  I view this person much the same as another
student copying my term paper and getting a good
grade...

What a lazy bum...He didn't put any thought in it at
all...he just cut and pasted my description from my last
eBay auction and posted it...

I realize I have to compete in the market, but do I have
to compete against myself?

I was going to post another x-wing Saturday wi the same
description...Now I'm going to look like the one who
stole his words...errrr


What can I do?  What should I do if anything?

                      John
     (heading off to my job interview, a little steamed)



Message has 4 Replies:
  Re: Somebody stole my eBay lot description...
 
(...) Job interview is now pushed back 2 hours due to a late flight...great = ( I just did a little research and this guys auction was actually running at the same time as mine...essentially, he grabbed my description and started his auctionn with (...) (24 years ago, 25-Aug-00, to lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.market.auction)
  Re: Somebody stole my eBay lot description...
 
(...) <snip> (...) Hmm. Did you put a copyright tag on yours? I haven't been. Guess I need to start. ++Lar (24 years ago, 25-Aug-00, to lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.market.auction)
  Re: Somebody stole my eBay lot description...
 
I have had that happen to me before. I even did it to another person, although they just got their text from a catalog, so it wasn't really an original description. (They also had a etoys logo on their set picture, so I could surmise that they had (...) (24 years ago, 25-Aug-00, to lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.market.auction)
  Re: Somebody stole my eBay lot description...
 
This happened to me once too (last year), the guy listed the same item and had copied my _exact_ wording, containing some specific shipping information/offer he certainly wouldn't have been able to meet. I mailed him about this but never got a (...) (24 years ago, 25-Aug-00, to lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.market.auction)

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