Posted By:
David SmithSir,
If you are with eBay or if any eBay Executive reads this, then would you PLEASE BAR an eBay seller with the ID's of ACOFIND, fourducks and Theolestuff from EVER selling anything on your website again??
For over two years I have complained to your company about this guy because he sells fakes and reproductions. Right now, he has a 1928 Babe Ruth Candy wrapper (item #160156471877) listed as "original;" and it is a reproduction. He has listed this wrapper (and it has sold) at least four times before. He also currently has a 1960 Bazooka Bubble Gum card of Mickey Mantle (#160156473162) which he has listed (and sold) numerous times. Each of these Mantle cards LOOK the same and have the SAME print marks or defects. How can that be?? Either he is using the SAME picture over and over (fraud because the buyer WILL NOT be getting what is pictured) or he is selling reprints. My guess is reprints because he has numerous Negative feedbacks for selling fakes and reprints. One person on this board has bought a reprint baseball movie poster from him which the seller described as "old and original".
The seller also currently has a (Daisy?) butter churn listed. I don't know about this one but others he has listed (and sold) in the past were FAKE because Daisy(?) NEVER made them in the size he was selling. You can GOOGLE ACOFIND and see people's comments about him. You can also GOOGLE Daisy butter churns and see that fakes and reproductions are being sold.
I hope you will take care of this scam artist once and for all before he steals more people's money,
David
PS, Here are ACOFIND's rules for biders. This was listed under the Babe Ruth Candy wrapper. IF you notice under their other auctions, they have different rules people have to follow if you they want to bid.
"Notice: 1. Shipping, Handling, & Insurance charges are $7.99 on 1 pounds to the lower 48 United States.
2. A handling fee has been included to cover packing materials and other cost involved in selling this item.
3. Alaska, Hawaii, & all International bidders should email & receive a shipping quote before placing a bid. There is a $2.00 fee on all International shipments.
4. We DO combine shipping charges. Email for a quote before placing a bid.
5. This item is being sold in the condition described & there is no return. Should an exception be made, Shipping & PayPal fees, will not be included. Shipping will not be refunded for any reason.
6. We make no guarantees on an items age unless otherwise stated. If we supply a date or age to an item it is only our opinion.
7. We will try our best to be accurate in our age opinion, however we will not issue a refund based on age. The bidder is responsible for knowing what he or she is bidding on.
8. Feedback is retuned daily, only after it has been received.
9. We receive emails from time to time asking why we hold private auctions. There are two main reasons. One is that some of our repeat customers prefer to remain anonymous. The main reason however is to prevent bidder & seller interference, such as bidders cutting our item down to run off potential buyers with the intent to purchase it cheaper. Or sellers redirecting our bidders to there item.
10. Our Feedback of 99.6% on nearly 3000 sales should show that we are a reputable dealer and do our best to provide the correct information on what we are selling."
Please note rules 3, 6/7 and 9.
Rule 3 -- "A $2.00 dollar Fee is charged on ALL International orders". Why? What is so different of difficult about International orders? I sell on eBay and International orders are not any big deal.
Rules 6/7 -- (I LOVE these). He makes no guaranteee on an items age unless stated but even when stated, it is just an opinion. So, his guarantee is no guarantee at all and when combined with Rule 7, it means he can list a FAKE item and say it is old. Then, when questioned on it, he can say it is just an opinion even though an ACTUAL YEAR OF MANUFACTURE IS LISTED IN THE TITLE AND THE DESCRIPTION.
After said item is sold and the buyer complains it is fake, ACOFIND can say the guarantee is no guarantee but just an opinion and because of that there will be no refund given and that the buyer should know what they are bidding on.
Rule 9 -- ACOFIND's auctions are mostly PRIVATE because; 1) he does not want people E-Mailing prospective Buyers and telling them the item is a fake or reproduction and 2) because he can shill his auctions easier.
Thank you for your time,
David