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Model specific boards => Golf mk5 => Topic started by: jongolfgti on 15 May 2007, 13:55

Title: Attention illyun
Post by: jongolfgti on 15 May 2007, 13:55
illyun,

Your car or pictures of it are being used on ebay? Not sure if they chappie who bought it off you is trying to make a quick buck, though the millege is much less than you stated. So I wonder if someone is using your pics? Or is it someone trying to scam on ebay as usual?

Just thought Id let you know..

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VW-GOLF-GTI-EDITION-30-230-BHP-PEARL-BLACK-LIMITED-ED_W0QQitemZ190113271823QQihZ009QQcategoryZ9873QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VW-GOLF-GTI-EDITION-30-230-BHP-PEARL-BLACK-LIMITED-ED_W0QQitemZ190113271823QQihZ009QQcategoryZ9873QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)
Title: Re: Attention illyun
Post by: Rhyso on 15 May 2007, 14:33
cheeky bugger has even copied the text he used!!  :angry:
Title: Re: Attention illyun
Post by: illyun on 15 May 2007, 18:17
Thanks for that guys... a work colleague recognised the car and told me... I will be notifying ebay.  This kind of thing never happenned to me until 3 weeks ago when I saw my Edition 30 on Autotrader and rang the guy up to ask why he'd copied my photos... he couldn't give a **ss so I notified Autotrader who removed the ad promptly - and of course didn't refund his money  :rolleyes: Another scammer copied and pasted my R32 photos a couple of days later on an ebay auction.  I mailed the guy and he said that his ebay account had been hacked into - I notified ebay who didn't do anything - I really can't stand ebay.  Then some guy selling his black Edition 30 copied and pasted my text and I had to write to him... and now this.  Its really annoying.  My Edition 30 went to the dealers - VW Solihull.
Title: Re: Attention illyun
Post by: pany on 15 May 2007, 19:21
the guy with the hacked ebay account story may have been telling the truth. My brother-in-law had some 1500 quid speakers he had sold relisted under his name, with notice to use a different email address,. All without his knowledge, but using his account name. :angry:
Title: Re: Attention illyun
Post by: 2007GTI on 16 May 2007, 00:10
sorry to hear that.  my advice is to put your name on the photos in photoshop.  that will stop 'em!  :grin: