Possibly another scammer / pirate...

Started by gumbo, July 10, 2021, 04:15:25 AM

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gumbo

One of my eBay 'Saved Searches' just threw this one up a few minutes ago....


https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/194234614784


...someone in Spain selling thousands of patches gleaned from.....    ????     ::)


...sigh.
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billbax

It gives me a warm feeling inside thinking about the sh*t who's profitting from v-guitar user patches. All that lovin' hard work tweaking and sharing patches - ahh it makes you feel good about yourself :D  Then, some lowly tw*t harvests the lot and sells them on  >:(

Thinking about resurrecting my F-Squad GR55 cartoon ;D

gumtown

It also gives me a warm feeling knowing that my software is distributed with the packages (under the ruse of LGPL licensing, the software is no part of the sale),
but the annoying part is as my email is included in the software, this guy sends his customers to me for product support, with many of them thinking I am the guy selling the patches.
Of course my reply is go ask the guy who sold you the package for help.
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chrish

#3
Yea we've talked about that guy bia from Spain on another thread (as well as emptyreamer from the States).

https://www.vguitarforums.com/smf/index.php?topic=7972.0

I even contacted another seller from Spain (possibly same guy as bia) and asked him if the patches were from vguitarforums.

His answer.
message from: paradisess (237Turquoise Star)
como ya le he dicho antes no va a encontrar nada nuevo. multiples fuentes, todas de dominio publico, otras propias otros de amigos...,no tiene nada nuevo para usted. ninguno de mis productos. que tenga buen dia

Translation Quote
As I said before, you will not find anything new. multiple sources, all public domain, others own friends ..., has nothing new for you. none of my products. have a good day.

https://www.vguitarforums.com/smf/index.php?topic=22218.0

Edit:found thread and quote

chrish

Quote from: gumtown on July 10, 2021, 05:50:19 AM

Of course my reply is go ask the guy who sold you the package for help.

I just tried to contact bia_5007 on ebay messaging. I got this  ebay reply;

"Contact bia_5007
We're sorry we couldn't find an answer for you. Unfortunately this seller can't respond to your question. We suggest reviewing the item again to see if your answer is in the seller's listing"

philjynx

Here's a thought.
VGuitarForums could list them on eBay for tuppence which would buy a link to the site. The listing could explain in the description that other vendors are getting it all for nothing here. None of the scalpers could compete with two pence.

gumtown

Quote from: philjynx on July 10, 2021, 02:45:44 PM
Here's a thought.
VGuitarForums could list them on eBay for tuppence which would buy a link to the site. The listing could explain in the description that other vendors are getting it all for nothing here. None of the scalpers could compete with two pence.
I like this plan.
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billbax


kenact

Quote from: philjynx on July 10, 2021, 02:45:44 PM
Here's a thought.
VGuitarForums could list them on eBay for tuppence which would buy a link to the site. The listing could explain in the description that other vendors are getting it all for nothing here. None of the scalpers could compete with two pence.

instead of Tuppence a bag, tuppence a click. :)

Mary Poppins would be proud. :)
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Quote from: kenact on July 11, 2021, 04:23:56 PM
instead of Tuppence a bag, tuppence a click. :)

Mary Poppins would be proud. :)

I'm interested in the eBay plan but I don't understand  :( Could someone please explain in simpler English. What the heck is Tuppence?
But I got more gear than I need...and I like it!

gumtown

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gumbo

...and Robert, one last guess what "Thruppence" is.... ;)

Currency aside, the sooner we get onto this, the better...      ....that's my two cents..   8)

As an aside, what is the minimum amount of the 'selling price' that eBay allows one to advertise?

I know that Gumtree (in Oz) won't a accept a for sale listing under One Dollar..   
...although obviously one can list items as "Free"...

Next?
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philjynx

Quote from: gumbo on July 12, 2021, 12:59:54 AM
...and Robert, one last guess what "Thruppence" is.... ;)

Currency aside, the sooner we get onto this, the better...      ....that's my two cents..   8)

As an aside, what is the minimum amount of the 'selling price' that eBay allows one to advertise?

I know that Gumtree (in Oz) won't a accept a for sale listing under One Dollar..   
...although obviously one can list items as "Free"...

Next?


Whoever feels like doing this can refund every sale, tedious but doable.

admin

Quote from: philjynx on July 12, 2021, 03:26:23 AM

Whoever feels like doing this can refund every sale, tedious but doable.

And get ther Ebay ID flagged by the Ebay police who will believe its a scam to cheat them from their sales  commission  , and possibly get banned from Ebay

Better to sell to the uninformed non members of VGuitarforums at a lower price point than the competition,  and buyers get a Link to a Google Drive zip file.

gumbo

...and FWIW, here he is again in today's Saved Search (I presume under another eBay account) with the same stuff...

https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/124808829245

...just saying... ::)
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gumtown

Here is another supposed customer of mine:

Hi,
I recently purchased your CD for the GT10. I followed all of the instructions, my pc recognized the GT10 and said it was ready to go, but when I click on "connect" a message pops up saying "midi connection not found". What am I doing wrong?
Thanks.
T** H*****

in which I replied:
Hi T**,
I don't sell my software at all, and it was not my CD you brought.
Someone else is profiting from selling my hard work, so I would suggest you take that issue up with the seller.
If you look in the software Help Menu, you will see a menu dialog to donate if you appreciate the software.
No one ever donates to me now, since my software is being pirated.

Thanks for contacting me, I hope you find a resolve, I would look in the GT-10 system midi USB settings and set it to "Advanced Mode",
 and check the settings in the software "Preferences/Midi-USB" menu that the GT-10 has been selected.

Cheers
Colin.   
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