Mid-auction analysis - OMGs!, LOLs!, WTFs!, whatev....

[110x75]

Maybe in pesos

I'm a cheap bastard, just not THAT cheap

[Neo]

I emailed the seller this morning about this Pulp Fiction Lucky Strikes OS.  I have not received a response and the listing is still there.  It clearly has the white specks in the same pattern as the known bootleg.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1994-Pulp-Fiction-Original-1-Sheet-Movie-Poster-v3565-/110895750951?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item19d1e6df27

[holiday]

You're 100% correct.

I emailed the seller this morning about this Pulp Fiction Lucky Strikes OS.  I have not received a response and the listing is still there.  It clearly has the white specks in the same pattern as the known bootleg.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1994-Pulp-Fiction-Original-1-Sheet-Movie-Poster-v3565-/110895750951?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item19d1e6df27

[Dread_Pirate_Mel]

I emailed the seller this morning about this Pulp Fiction Lucky Strikes OS.  I have not received a response and the listing is still there.  It clearly has the white specks in the same pattern as the known bootleg.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1994-Pulp-Fiction-Original-1-Sheet-Movie-Poster-v3565-/110895750951?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item19d1e6df27

Good catch.  I sent a message too - the "I'll contact the winner and let him/her know that you sold a bootleg" threat usually does the trick....

Dear lelands.com,

This is a well-known bootleg reprint.  You can see the spots on her chest and the top (which you've covered up) is no doubt cropped. See this authentication:

http://moviepostercollectors.com/MPC_Authentication_Pulp_Fiction.html

I would hope you would correct this posting. If not, I'll contact the winner of the auction and advise him/her that you knowingly sold a bootleg.

[enki]

How would you be able to contact the winner directly? The userid is hidden. The only way you would be able to tell is if they leave feedback, where the item and userid is made available. Unless I'm missing some backdoor technique.

[Dread_Pirate_Mel]

How would you be able to contact the winner directly? The userid is hidden. The only way you would be able to tell is if they leave feedback, where the item and userid is made available. Unless I'm missing some backdoor technique.

Yep, most people leave feedback....

[enki]

Yep, most people leave feedback....

Dave doesn't...
 

[CSM]

Yep, most people leave feedback....

Anyone know if a buyer still has recourse (i.e. filing an eBay/Paypal claim) AFTER leaving positive feedback?

[Ari]

maybe you can blame it on good manners and low self esteem?

[CSM]

maybe you can blame it on good manners and low self esteem?

That doesn't always get you out of a jam Ari...

[Ari]

worked for Al Shevy 

[enki]

Anyone know if a buyer still has recourse (i.e. filing an eBay/Paypal claim) AFTER leaving positive feedback?

Yup. Buyers have 99.99999999999999999999999999% of the power when it comes to eBay/PayPal. If they want to dispute something, they can pretty much do it up until they can't do a chargeback anymore. And in the end, they will almost always win. They could always claim that the merchandise turned out to be fake, defective, whatever.

[Harry Caul]

As long as you are within the return window.

[Ari]

I heard a rumor about greeks and the return window


(whats this? pick on Zorba day?)

[CSM]

I heard a rumor about greeks and the return window


(whats this? pick on Zorba day?)

He can take it.  He's METAL! 

[Zorba]

He can take it.  He's METAL! 

Damn straight!

 

and Ari. Thanks for the video. I will be having nightmares 

[Ari]

anytime my friend, anytime.

[Dread_Pirate_Mel]

Deadlines:

Ebay Buyer Protection: 45 days from date of payment (including non-Paypal payments)

Paypal Dispute: 45 days from payment

The 45 day deadline is crucial.  They will not allow you to file a claim at all after the deadline passes.  

In my experience, the buyer always wins.  Ebay/Paypal simply orders the posters to be returned for a refund.

Ebay Feedback deadline: 60 days after purchase/end of auction

[Harry Caul]

In my experience, the buyer always wins.  Ebay/Paypal simply orders the posters to be returned for a refund.

That has been my experience as well.  I've lobbied hard trying to get the seller to cover return shipping, but I have had to shell out for that on occasion.  Still, being out $8 is better than the alternative.

[Neo]

Good catch.  I sent a message too - the "I'll contact the winner and let him/her know that you sold a bootleg" threat usually does the trick....

Dear lelands.com,

This is a well-known bootleg reprint.  You can see the spots on her chest and the top (which you've covered up) is no doubt cropped. See this authentication:

http://moviepostercollectors.com/MPC_Authentication_Pulp_Fiction.html

I would hope you would correct this posting. If not, I'll contact the winner of the auction and advise him/her that you knowingly sold a bootleg.

Sounds like a good plan to thwart the sale of a fake as an original, but the fact that he has left feedback since the messages were sent to him (he was active on eBay and likely saw the messages), and the auction has not been taken down, it looks like he's not going to take it down unless he is forced to.  A good example of what happens when there is not an agency proactively enforcing certain laws, people are less likely to abide by those laws.

[enki]

eBay only cares if a big enough company complains - even if the company is full of crap.

If a verified movie studio filed a complaint about someone selling fake copyrighted posters, it would be down in a heartbeat.

They do this all the time, especially for things like computer software, claiming that it's not legit. eBay doesn't even try to verify, they just pull the listing.

But if you or I try to let them know, they couldn't give two sh*ts.

Caveat emptor.

On a side note, I sent a message to the seller as well. Never heard anything back...

[110x75]

Looks like someone has a lot of reading to do 

http://auctions.emovieposter.com/Bidding.taf?_function=detail&Auction_uid1=2589402

[Harry Caul]

Looks like someone has a lot of reading to do 

http://auctions.emovieposter.com/Bidding.taf?_function=detail&Auction_uid1=2589402

That is soooo cool though...

[enki]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110895750951

Looks like that seller did the right thing and ended the auction early, killing the bids.

[erik1925]

My guess is we have another Portal in the loop. No description or size is mentioned, is listed as original and is in the 1950-59 sub category. It is framed, hiding the printer's info:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Black-Cat-movie-poster-Bela-Lagossi-/110899481109?pt=Art_Posters&hash=item19d21fca15