nothing new there then

I am really shocked by all this.  I have never got on ebay -don't really understand it - but it makes me really really mad to think how some guy could rip off all the good stuff that omd fans have so generously shared with everyone.

Like I have said before, i have been overwhelmed by the kindness of the true omd fans who post on these forums.  Perhaps it is just the case of the best band in the world having the best fans in the world?

This ebay business though - wasn't that the site that bowed to Bob Geldof's wish to remove Live Aid tickets?  So far as I could see, there was nothing wrong with selling the tickets yet Ebay bowed to him.  Yet here they are allowing a blatant fraudulent trade of omd stuff......words fail me

Thats ebay for you !!!

Ebay does have its good points though.... I have got hold of some (genuine) OMD Rarities from there for some real bargain prices.
Its a shame you also get crap like this too, but thats life I suppose.
The good thing here (as opposed to the 'Loot' or smal Ads is that they can be told off (politely I hope Neil!!) and have the ad removed which will hopefully cost them money, and will eventually help to deter them.

i tried selling my car on e-bay...never heard a dicky bird......but e-bay are bombarding me with e-mails for a-z. ..i can see the attraction of e-bay though...but the thing is..so can all the crooks of the day.

There were more eBay antics recently when I think the same guy was selling more hooky OMD gear (and using some of my artwork to boot) but I think eBay pulled the auction before it ended.

However, what he's doing now is flagging up genuine OMD items but adding "OTHER ULTRA RARE OMD MATERIAL AVAILABLE ALSO" to the text. So I suspect he'll try and sell all the things he couldn't move on eBay to fans behind the scenes.

there have always been, and always will be people willing to rip people off......its a shame but they will always find ways around things.

at least there are people like you keeping your eyes open....(re- e-bay),but there are so many unsuspecting people who get duped.

yesterday on ebay i noticed they had OMD mouse-mats on offer.

TBH I can't see the attraction of ebay - if I wanted to buy second hand rubbish I'd go to a jumble sale .... (oh! how OLD am I!!!! )

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TBH I can't see the attraction of ebay - if I wanted to buy second hand rubbish I'd go to a jumble sale .... (oh! how OLD am I!!!! )

i think most of us are experienced enough to know an OMD bootleg when we see one, but if there's something on offer that we've been after for ages (eg, the SA gig), then i reckon in all honesty we'd probably be interested in it and keen to get a copy. all it depends on is the cost. we know we're being ripped off, BUT...