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Permalink Reply by Adam Halloran on January 10, 2016 at 4:27am

I don't have much to add to this, other then to ask don't you think the fact it says "obtained in person" would at the very least be a lie by the seller to defraud a buyer? Also don't you think the fact he said he has another buyer lined up shows he isn't honest when it comes to reselling a forgery or at the very least do HIS own due dilligence before selling a forgery again?

I do understand a bit where you are coming from, but the feedback process only exists for others to utilize. The point of the feedback is for the next person to read and gather information on whether the last transactions were pleasant or not. If i felt I was being defrauded (or a fast one was trying to be put over me) then I would make sure to do my place in leaving feedback that reflected that fairly for the next buyer.

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Permalink Reply by J. Mikael on January 10, 2016 at 4:09pm

Exactly.

Not giving a negative feedback in this instance would be a freeroll (ie. a situation with no downside and a possible upside) for the villain.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on January 10, 2016 at 4:35pm

Yeah, like bankrobbers not being charged if they catch them and get the money back.

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Permalink Reply by Mike T on January 10, 2016 at 4:40pm

As long as they say they're sorry Steve! Wouldn't want to leave them negative feedback.. Let them go to the next bank.

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Permalink Reply by Ian Baldock on January 10, 2016 at 9:57am

Surprised Terry G. would defend this seller of forgeries. This lady would have bought a forgery and would not have known if it wasn't for this great site! Why did the seller sell it so cheap if he didn't know? And sure how was he to know it would sell at any certain price etc. blah blah blah! You can make all the educated sounding excuses you want. That's how slimey lawyers get people off murder raps or people get away drunk driving because of AFLUENZA!

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Permalink Reply by Dan Gregory on January 10, 2016 at 4:24pm

The problem is that many times I've seen sellers refund money once an item is returned after being certed as a forgery. Often the seller then relists it even though they know it's a fake.

In this case the seller tried to mislead and deserves a negative both to warn other buyers to be careful and to warn the seller that they lied and are punished.

Buyers have to be more careful but so many sellers pray on mum and dads and amateurs to make huge money. The only way to help clean up the hobby is to warn others when you are sold a fake through leaving negative feedback.

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Permalink Reply by Lynda Tate on January 11, 2016 at 7:48am

I left negative feedback just stating refund given had to pay return postage and signatures were fake. The annoying thing is the return postage cost me nearly £6.00 and as a refund was given ebay will probably say even though the seller should pay for the return postage nothing can be done.

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Permalink Reply by Ian Baldock on January 11, 2016 at 10:05am

Good for you linda,at least you didn't get taken in big time with a forgery! Unfortunately somebody else will eventually.

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Permalink Reply by Bradford on January 12, 2016 at 7:36pm

Terry, Terry, Terry. Tell me you don't operate this way in real life. Hopefully you've already realized the direction you were headed took you somewhere you never intended to go.

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Permalink Reply by Mike Shepherd on January 13, 2016 at 4:03pm

Ha!  After all of that discussion.  Good for you Lynda.  May the Force be with you.

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Permalink Reply by James on January 20, 2016 at 4:43pm

Two things. Lynda, I'm glad you got your money back. And too bad it wasn't authentic, because £175 would have been a steal for something like that.

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