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It's up in my postQuote:
Originally posted by PayItForward
Please post his email address or PM it to me if you want, I would like to email explaining about the real kittens who WERE REALLY FOR SALE ON EBAY.
How are people meant to be able to tell the difference between idiot playing a sick joke and a stupid person really trying to sell a pet on Ebay.
Thankfully, I didn't receive that e-mail from this Neanderthal, but those of you who did, please forward a copy to eBay. They also have rules about profanity and harassing other eBay members, so the more we can pile on this idiot, the better. Some joke - people who truly love cats would not find this amusing in the least, and he would not be calling Pet Talkers "a pathetic bunch of saps" if he loved that cat. A winning bid on eBay is a legally binding contract, meaning if this auction finishes, and he doesn't send anyone a cat, he'll be in even deeper doo-doo with eBay. I have thought of a dozen more e-mails I could send him, but they would fall on deaf (and really stupid) ears. God, I want that cat! If only to give her a clean, properly filled litterbox! I think I'll wait until the last few minutes of the auction and then put in a huge bid - then call a lawyer when he doesn't give me the cat!
It's a wonderful thing you're planning to do, and I really wish someone like you would have poor Austin!Quote:
Originally posted by All Creatures Great And Small
Thankfully, I didn't receive that e-mail from this Neanderthal, but those of you who did, please forward a copy to eBay. They also have rules about profanity and harassing other eBay members, so the more we can pile on this idiot, the better. Some joke - people who truly love cats would not find this amusing in the least, and he would not be calling Pet Talkers "a pathetic bunch of saps" if he loved that cat. A winning bid on eBay is a legally binding contract, meaning if this auction finishes, and he doesn't send anyone a cat, he'll be in even deeper doo-doo with eBay. I have thought of a dozen more e-mails I could send him, but they would fall on deaf (and really stupid) ears. God, I want that cat! If only to give her a clean, properly filled litterbox! I think I'll wait until the last few minutes of the auction and then put in a huge bid - then call a lawyer when he doesn't give me the cat!
Joke or not, nobody who really cares for his pet would do something like that. Also, I can't believe that litter box has only been decorated like that for the ebay picture. All these things give you the idea that Austin doesn't have a very good life with that guy and that she's not treated respectfully.
Getting contacted by a lawyer who tells him he has to give that kitty to the highest bidder (hopefully you!!) would be what he deserves, but I fear the "hidden" bid of that hockeyplayer18 (who is most likely a friend of that idiot) will be so high that it can't be topped. :(
Kirsten
Oh, I seriously doubt "hockeyplayer18" has as many financial resources as I do ............ ;)Quote:
Originally posted by Kirsten
I fear the "hidden" bid of that hockeyplayer18 (who is most likely a friend of that idiot) will be so high that it can't be topped. :(
:D :D :DQuote:
Originally posted by All Creatures Great And Small
Oh, I seriously doubt "hockeyplayer18" has as many financial resources as I do ............ ;)
Kirsten
I have been out of touch for a day and a half and I can't believe how much I have missed!!!
I am just now catching up on this and I am running the gammut of emotions!! I have tears in my eyes due to the overwhelming kindness and concern from all of you for that beautiful kitty! I also have tears in my eyes for that poor baby. Joke or no joke it is sick!!:mad: :mad: :mad: http://petoftheday.com/talk/images/our_smilies/mad.gif It is also illegal and against ebay's policy! I think he should no longer be allowed to sell on ebay and I think he should lose his cat!!!!!
I will be checking throughout the day and if anything else can be done I'm willing.
God bless you all and a very special blessing for the beautiful Austin.
I have not gotton a e-mail from him yet, maybe because it is a joke, he doesn't want to answer a offer request. Lets just hope he's a man with a odd sense of humor and he really does love his cat. Joke or not it's still wrong and e-bay should put him on notice and tell him to clean that litter box! :D
My husband seems to thinks that maybe he's pissed off at the wife or girlfriend and trying to bug her. Like he said to me, if you left the litter box that dirty, I rasie a little H#$% too.
When I get home tonight, I'll check agian for an e-mail from him, maybe he'll give me some kind of answer. I was hoping that sesne I was nice in my request that I'd be more likely to get a responce back from him with some answer to whats going on.
Catching flys with suger sort of thing. :D
That is a reprehesible thing to do to a Cat. Maybe she has mediacl problems that causes her to be like this , but nooone desrves this kind of treatment. I think that the idiot that did this wouldnt be worth two red cents , Grrr from the Found Cats!
I personally think that more people need to call the Sherrif's Department like mom did and urge them to get the guys information from eBay, so they can investigate him for animal cruelty. You know darn well there is some kind form of abuse going on, even though she looks well fed, I bet this cat hasn't been to a vet for a long time. If her owner was kind and caring he obviously would not do something like this. :( :(
Poor kitty! She reminds me of our old tortie we had when I was a little kid. :(
First off - Welcome to PT! Everyone here is pet friendly and here on the cat side we're Cat fanatics. I love that everyone is being so proactive about Austin's posting on eBay. So far the link is still live - I just hope s/he is too! It's President's Day here in the states and most business here in California are closed for the holiday, so I'm not sure eBay will do anything until tomorrow.Quote:
Originally posted by jenny pressutti
Hi, I'm new to pet talk. I can't stand people who are mean to animals (to me, they are my kids) I have 22 cats and 8 dogs plus I'm taking care of a mommy and daddy cat with 3 kittens who showed up living under my porch. Please keep us updated on Austin.
I also posted this on the alt.cats newsgroup and have gotten that group of cat lovers involved in this crusade.
I too sent the seller an e-mail but I don't expect a response. Perhaps if some of us post negative feedback on this person's listing? Has anyone tried? The whole thing just makes me so sick!
Pressutti - we need pictures of your herd!
It's possible ebay personnel have the day off due to the holiday. Let's (try to) give them the benefit of the doubt. :-/
Also, if it *IS* a joke and he *IS* mad at his wife/girlfriend, then hopefully, hopefully, hopefully this kitty does get care/love from at least one member of the family.
Regardless of whether it's a joke or not, I hope ebay will reprimand the seller BIG TIME. Likewise, I hope the winning bidder will (1) catch him in a lawsuit and/or (2) get that precious kitty out of there and into a better situation!! :(
ACGAS, did you ask to be notified by the Sheriff's department re: any follow-up?
When you enter the item, ONLY the numerical text should be typed. (ie take out the "Item Number(s):" and "$US US !43322! 010199.") I got the same error message the first time. :)Quote:
Originally posted by shais_mom
I received this from Ebay when I gave them the item number.
Report a prohibited item or listing policy violation > Prohibited (banned) items > The problem you're having with prohibited items isn't listed
Item Number(s):
3175140080 $US US !43322! 010199
Well I just called ebay and spoke with a customer service rep. He checked my account and saw where I filed the complaint yesterday and then he verified that the auction was still up so he said he would send the investigation team another email asking they follow up on the complaints into this auction.
I doubt it will help much but I tried.
That's all that matters. :)Quote:
Originally posted by jazzcat
I doubt it will help much but I tried.
Well, as of 1 p.m. EST today, the auction is still live. I logged on and filed a complaint with Ebay and it said it went thru.
As for that email.... he's the stupid one!! Up until now, he's had a flawless feedback. Why be a dumb@$$ and tarnish that with a sick stupid joke. (Since that's what he's claiming it to be.) Now he'll either be on Ebay's radar or banned. Clueless.
And if it isn't a joke, well, I commend all of you that have contacted local law enforcements to get Austin out of that situation.
And Fox-gal, I hope you have luck with getting the kitty.
*HUGS*
Yes, Tonya, the deputy I talked to was very nice, and he took my name and phone number. He said he would call back if he heard anything, but then he may have just been humoring a weird lady from Wisconsin (LOL) so that I wouldn't call him again. I didn't foam at the mouth or anything; just explained the situation and that I was afraid for the cat.
Even if he is just trying to "annoy his girlfriend" or something, it's a very immature way to deal with a very real problem that the cat apparently has. (He did make some mention about "trying to get a date" in his listing, so I'm thinking he's in the market, although I don't know what girl in her right mind would want to date this cretin.) Whenever these kind of "jokes" are perpetrated, it's always on cats, never dogs, and this kind of garbage does not need a global audience on eBay. There's enough of a problem worldwide with disrespect for cats without this numbskull adding to it.
Fox-Gal, I'm glad you can restrain yourself enough to sweet talk this loser, because as much as I would love to take that cat, I can't control my anger when I think of e-mailing him.
Never haven bid on e-bay, I thought that the seller agreed to pay e-bay a percentage of the selling price of an item. That said, if we could up the price and up and up it then his friend & he would have to pay a percentage of the sale price - the cost of their "joke" when they "won" the bid. I would imagine it could add up if the price went high enough. Or they would lose the auction and send the cat to its new PT hme or go to court over non-delivery of the cat. Either way, we'll hit him where it hurts. If he is peeved at his girlfriend and the cat ends up being sold, then she'll be doing a number on him!
I cannot beilieve e-bay's not hopping on this. They've received enough negative press over things like this that they should want to stop it immediately. Holiday or not, there should be somebody working! Its too big a company to close completely.
I'm upset by this too!!! Esp. since jazzcat verified that SOMEONE is obviously working there today, granted the customer service reps might have to work while the investigation team enjoys the day off. I don't know but I wish they'd hurry!Quote:
Originally posted by catnapper
I cannot beilieve e-bay's not hopping on this.
I think you're right (seller has to pay ebay a share of the profits) but I have no idea how that part works.
I just tried the link again and got this:
The item you requested (3175140080) is invalid, still pending, or no longer in our database. Please check the number and try again. If this message persists, the item has either not started and is not yet available for viewing, or has expired and is no longer available.
I hope that means it's been removed.
YES Miss Meow! It has been removed!
Now... how to save the cat!? :confused: :( :)
I put the auction on "watch" status - just something you can do as an eBayer and it now says the auction is closed. So, that is probably good news that it has been closed before the deadline. Hoping that eBay made him close it and will deal with it.
I just ran a search under the item number and got the "invalid item" screen. Also tried the original link on this thread to make sure. I do believe eBay has taken it down, as of 1:00 PM PST. :D
Much rejoicing here. But the next time Don Juan insists on draping his tail over the screen when I'm trying to apply for a job.....:mad:
Liz
Well, there's a few on this board who received an e-mail from "Mr. Wonderful", so they at least have an e-mail address for him if they want to follow up and find out more about the cat. I guess we'll never know what happens.............:(
Yeap, I checked it is down. They took it off. I think that is wonderful news! I got the same message as some of you:
Invalid Item
The item you requested (3175140080) is invalid, still pending, or no longer in our database. Please check the number and try again. If this message persists, the item has either not started and is not yet available for viewing, or has expired and is no longer available
I hope they suspended him! I never got any e-mail from him though I did e-mail him to ask a question. How many here got e-mails from him? What was his e-mail address?
Willie
I got the same e-mail. And he calls US dumb@sses!! He's too damn stupid to LIVE!!!Quote:
All you people are pathetic ...can't you tell a joke when you see one. I've got so many funny emails from people all over except for u sorry group of saps...... ITS A JOKE DUMB @$$ES!!
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eBay has cancelled it now, you'll get an "invalid item" page now when you click the link.
I fear now we will never know what happens to that poor kitty... :(
Kirsten
Oh yes I got the same email today. I find it absolutely hilarious *NOT*. That guy is toast in what ever gods he believes in.
I am sure that there are many people here who will pursue the matter through the proper authorities. Austin has the best team rooting for her if you ask me :)
[QUOTE]Originally posted by RedHedd
First off - Welcome to PT! Everyone here is pet friendly and here on the cat side we're Cat fanatics. I love that everyone is being so proactive about Austin's posting on eBay. So far the link is still live - I just hope s/he is too! It's President's Day here in the states and most business here in California are closed for the holiday, so I'm not sure eBay will do anything until tomorrow.
I also posted this on the alt.cats newsgroup and have gotten that group of cat lovers involved in this crusade.
I too sent the seller an e-mail but I don't expect a response. Perhaps if some of us post negative feedback on this person's listing? Has anyone tried? The whole thing just makes me so sick!
OTEPressutti - we need pictures of your herd! [/QU]
hello again,
I was logged in as J. Pressutti, but changed that to PJSZOO "Peter and Jenny's zoo" (was more appropriate.) I'm not really adept at the computer/email thing, so please bear with me. I will send pictures of my "herd" as soon as I figure out how to do so. I am very sad today as I lost one of my best friends yesterday. My beagle, Daisy, became very ill and after 3 trips to the vet she was not getting any better. Her kidneys were failing, she had a heart murmur, and we found a tumor on her liver. She was 10 years old and the sweetest baby. I will miss her terribly. I knew that this group of wonderful pet lovers would understand. I seem to have several babies with medical problems, we have one kitty with asthma, one with feline urologic syndrome, one with hypertropic cardiomyopathy, one with seizures, one that has chronic sinus type infections. We're constantly at the vet. But we love them all!
PJSZOO, Welcome to Pet Talk! I am sorry for your lose. I know it will be hard on you for a long time. You sound like a very sweet mom to daisy. My heart goes out to you.
I am so glad you came to Pet Talk. It is a great place to be. I have found wonderful caring people here.
Ann:)