Wow, it's been ages since I hopped on. I guess I floated on to tumblr and now I'm on Twitter and make brief appearances on Facebook every once in a while. Damn Internet.
I tried to think up a theme for this blog (as most blogs seem to have a theme). I thought from my daily-life to shit that shits me. How boring. So I figured I'll just have to continue to rant on about nothing. Or everything. It's not like anybody reads this, anyway.
So let's talk about eBay, shall we? As some of you may know, my parents were scammed not so long ago and bought a few counterfeit products for a large sum of money. Of course, they didn't know that these products were actually fake and were devastated when we all realised. I was naturally furious and attempted Voo Doo death curses on the faggot Latino bastard who took my parents' money.
So, in an attempt to get rid of them, I listed them on eBay. Not one hour after my listing, I receive a series of vile emails from one
mokuba99. Bla bla bla, 6 years in gaol. Yes, it's spelled gaol. If you've Googled your username and are currently reading this, 'jail' is just one of those words that degrade the English language and make you sound like a Bogan. Also, you're a fuckface.
Right, so we start with some little threats drenched in a healthy dose of sarcasm. Boo hoo, I'm so scared. What does he/she proceed to do? Place bids on my items. Oh hello, trying hard to land me in prison, are you? Now, I haven't exactly listed the items as, "BRAND NEW APPLE iPHONE" or "BRAND NEW APPLE iPOD TOUCH". No, I've simply listed them along the lines of "iPhone/SciPhone" (SciPhone is a legitimate stand-alone brand name from China) and "iTouch MP3/MP4 Player". I don't think they got the idea, though.
Now, when I last checked (a few seconds ago), Apple didn't exactly own licensing for two of those terms. Heck, they don't even
use the term "iTouch". So, please tell me, which law am I breaking? Or is there some sort of unwritten legislation that states that Apple owns any word beginning with the letter 'i' in lower case, followed by a noun beginning with a capitalised letter. So, if I were to change my name to iCynthia, I'd automatically be licensed by Apple and therefore fail at life and proceed to think of ways to kill myself.
Please, take a look for yourself:
>Yeah, I've mentioned that it's an imitation.
Oh, well that must make it OK then. Like saying, "but officer, I mentioned that it was cocaine I was selling" or something.
*Please, how old are you?
You don't seem to 'get it". It does not matter how you "revise" the description.
Cocaine is still cocaine, and it still illegal to sell or supply.
A counterfeit is still a counterfeit, and is still illegal to sell/supply or even "display for sale or supply".So if I sold little packets of caster sugar on the streets, I'd be breaking the law, right? If I sold loose leaf tobacco and the buyer thought it was marijuana, but I told them that it was tobacco, that's also be breaking the law, right? This person's a fucking idiot, seriously. Selling one thing and pretending it's another is one situation. Selling something that
looks like another is an entirely different situation.
>if you'd bothered reading the item description - I've stated rather clearly that it's an imitation and have in no way promoted the item as a genuine product.
So what?
It is still illegal AND it still breaches the eBay Listing Rules.
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>First of all, I don't see how age is directly related to my thought process.
You are correct? My apologies, but you might be surprised at how many underage children are selling on eBay. How old are you?
>How can it be illegal to sell the device as a generic media player?
It is, because it isn't. Look at the picture.
>Like I said, I'm not promoting it as a the real thing, or as a counterfeit.
Look at the picture.
>I simply want to get rid of it.
So, throw it away.
Because you'd have the heart to throw away an item your parents spent hundreds of dollars on in an attempt to surprise their kids with. I bet your parents disowned you and now you live in a granny flat filled with constantly masturbating, pimple-infested eBay junkies just like you.
>the phone IS a stand-alone brand that aims to 'look like' an Apple iPhone. Is that also illegal?
Yes.
I'm sorry, but there are quite a few brands that are sold outright in Australian outlet stores that look a lot like Apple iPods to me. Would you like to write to them all and tell them that they're breaking whatever non-existent law you seem to be adhering to?
>If so, then why hasn't the company been targetted by Apple...?
How do you know that Apple are not trying to find them in the back streets of Shenzen? Have you spoken to Apple? Have you seen the places these crap phones are assembled out of junk parts?I'm sure a company that rips off as many customers as Apple not only has the money, but also the manpower, to have found them already. Clearly this person is an uneducated idiot who's pulling shit out of his/her pooper to seem intelligent. And obviously, no law is being broken.
*>I can let you know that I am, in fact, of a legal age and that I am under no obligation to disclose it to you.
I never said you were under any obligation. I said you might be surprised how many sellers were underage.
And that's why you asked me for my age twice.
>So basically, what you're saying is, if I were to change the photos to ones with obscure angles that show no logos, I won't be breaking the law and will be, in fact, selling them as generic products? But no, there are probably more problems, right?
Right.
>What's more, there's no need for you to go all patronising on me. Yes, I've done wrong, but what's with the harrassment?
What harassment? If you feel that I have harassed you, please report me to eBay.
Having to put up with your stupid banter and crap that doesn't seem to be complying with any known laws is harrassment.
>I asked a legitimate question, it's not like I'm trying to take a stab at you.
And I replied.
Your reply was bullshit.
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>Mind telling me what the problem is if I still sell the mp3/mp4? It is a counterfeit with counterfeit Apple trademarks etc.
I have, however, removed the items as I believe I'll have more luck at Monash Marketplace and would rather not continue to have to communicate with such excuses of human beings. Seriously, after skimming through a link he/she sent me, I'm beginning to think that they're one of the many people who spend their free time scouting counterfeit iPhones/iPods and reporting them to eBay. I'm glad to read time after time that eBay doesn't do shit about it. Go eBay, you bloody legend of a corporation.
*So even if the trademarks were to be removed, it would still be illegal?
Thank you for such an enlightening night.
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>I hope you enjoy acting as an informant to the other ever-increasing-number of eBayers out there, who are unfortunately not as ignorant as I am, selling counterfeit products.
Would you explain this? It seems to go off track half way trough.Am I really that convoluted? Loser can't read English.
Have you removed those listings, or do I have to ask eBay to do it for you?You know what you can do? You can kiss my ass.This is why I hate the Internet. I'm exposed to too many retards.
