busted!

[unclemac]

help me bust this guy on ebay

here is his post...

4 1 4 inch Delaware Blind Maskette Iroquois False Face 17 18th C | eBay


here is the post proving he bought it for 5 bucks on ebay, with no claim that it was ANYTHING!

Small Hand Carved Wooden Mask Tribal Good Luck | eBay

how do you get this guy banned?

 

[here4themoney]

to claim he bought it from a PA dealer is a big stretch , the person is in PA , but they said "I am no expert" and never claimed to be a collector.. But other than that I don't see an issue here. I have purchased many things on ebay cheap because people didn't know what they were selling and I did, and I have labeled them properly and resold them right on ebay for lots more, it's a good method.. Perhaps the person selling this does know a lot about it and has identified it correctly. Although claiming it was acquired from a collector is a bit deceiving, I will give you that.

 

[justonemore]

Ebay, you never know. There is a person from Indiana selling about 10 Clovis points, all about the same size for $89 each. Now, what are the odds?

 

[monsterrack]

I have reported seller's to e-bay for selling bogus stuff (stuff that I made)and they did nothing. They just want to get their part of the sell.

 

[GatorBoy]

I wouldn't expect anything different.. Not even in a bad way I just think its not eBay's duty to police like that.
" buyer beware"

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

Who is to say its not real.....

 

[unclemac]

try this one...same guy

Primitive Wood Sculptured Tribal Mask Sun God Ethnic Varnished Free Shipping 7" | eBay

bought as a "modern reproduction"

7 inch Cherokee Solar Eclipse Baby Bear Maskette Buckeye Burl 17th 18th C | eBay

sold as Cherokee solar eclipse & baby bear maskette, Buckeye burl, 17th/18th C

 

[joshuaream]

So the monolithic axe for $99 isn't real? Next you are going to say the platform pipes aren't good either? They still had dirt on them, you can't fake that.

Yep, eBay has just about given up trying to police their listings. Every once in a while they'll delete a couple of listings, but for the most part it's just garbage out there with a couple of decent sellers who still post on the site.

 

[unclemac]

you made me laugh out loud

 

[redbeardrelics]

Good info and action Unclemac. I went to the first listing you referenced, and coincidently while I was looking at it, the auction was ended or withdrawn. Good on you for publicly questioning the authenticity of the items, and the way the re-seller was misrepresenting them.
Unfortunately, some segments of current pop culture may try to put a "guilt trip" on people for doing the right thing, or for standing up and taking issue with wrong doing, but it is good to remember that those who would do that, are usually just looking for company in their own misery and/or corruption. HH