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Another ebay ripoff.

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http://www.express.co.uk/news/world...elling-PICTURES-of-gold-bar-for-2-000-on-eBay

Conman jailed for selling PICTURES of gold bar for £2,000 on eBay

A German conman who duped eBay customers into thinking they were buying a gold bar and then sold them a picture instead has been jailed for three months.

The man refused to refund his buyers the £2,000 cost, saying that the advert clearly contained the word 'picture'.

The eBay advert read: "Gold Bar: 2 Unze OZ = 62,20 Gramm, Gold von Heraeus 999,9 Fine gold original picture".

Rueben Ritter, 24, said that the photograph of the gold bar was his own original artwork and he felt that the price paid by the buyers was a fair amount for his creation.

When a buyer complained that the picture he had been sent after paying the money in the eBay auction was not even in focus, Ritter claimed that out of focus pictures were his trademark - for which he charged a premium price.

Buyers who fell for the scam included a Scottish man, and a 76 year-old German.

Both complained to the police, who began prosecution proceedings.

As well as being jailed, Ritter was also ordered to refund the money to his disgruntled customers.




I have to say, he had an interesting defense.
 
His defense isn't interesting at all...not even a little bit. This is very obviously a scam. He wouldn't sell the picture for approximately what that amount of gold is worth and he wouldn't put extremely specific unit conversions in the subject line to describe a picture. He's 100% wrong and deserves whatever he gets.
 
MrDudeMan said:
His defense isn't interesting at all...not even a little bit. This is very obviously a scam. He wouldn't sell the picture for approximately what that amount of gold is worth and he wouldn't put extremely specific unit conversions in the subject line to describe a picture. He's 100% wrong and deserves whatever he gets.
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He got three months in jail
 
Same thing happened to someone trying to buy a PS4 or XBoxOne a few months back. It made a few headlines when all he received was a photo. Ebay always sides with the buyer anyway, so there's not much to get worked up about.
 
Scarpozzi said:
Their money?
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Nope he had to give it all back.

He was clearly trying to scam people. If I had to pick the punishment, I would have made him refund their purchases and left it at that, but I don't really care if some scammer has to spend a few months in jail.
 
Red Storm said:
Nope he had to give it all back.

He was clearly trying to scam people. If I had to pick the punishment, I would have made him refund their purchases and left it at that, but I don't really care if some scammer has to spend a few months in jail.
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By that logic shouldn't all bank and financial institutions be closed and their execs sent to jail for few months? They too are playing by the rules, many of which they make themselves, scam people, and hide behind fine prints and disclaimers.
 
DesiPower said:
By that logic shouldn't all bank and financial institutions be closed and their execs sent to jail for few months? They too are playing by the rules, many of which they make themselves, scam people, and hide behind fine prints and disclaimers.
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100%
 
DesiPower said:
By that logic shouldn't all bank and financial institutions be closed and their execs sent to jail for few months? They too are playing by the rules, many of which they make themselves, scam people, and hide behind fine prints and disclaimers.
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I see what you're saying, but that's still a different scenario. They're not ripping people off directly; instead, they're selling products to people who ultimately can't afford them or will likely not be able to afford them in certain and potentially probable circumstances. It's not an outright rip-off that was setup from the very beginning specifically to fool someone into buying a totally useless object. If you seriously don't think the moron scammer did anything wrong in this instance, you should give it some more thought.
 
DesiPower said:
By that logic shouldn't all bank and financial institutions be closed and their execs sent to jail for few months? They too are playing by the rules, many of which they make themselves, scam people, and hide behind fine prints and disclaimers.
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yes.

...so, does that mean you think he should be punished, now?


(difference here--meaning, reality--this guy deals in photos of gold bars. Bankers deal in real gold bars. Hence...lack of justice 😉)
 
Quote: The eBay advert read: "Gold Bar: 2 Unze OZ = 62,20 Gramm, Gold von Heraeus 999,9 Fine gold original picture". End Quote:

I see nothing wrong with the above. He should not be in jail, the idiots who bought this on the other hand should be bitch-slapped.
 
Oyeve said:
Quote: The eBay advert read: "Gold Bar: 2 Unze OZ = 62,20 Gramm, Gold von Heraeus 999,9 Fine gold original picture". End Quote:

I see nothing wrong with the above. He should not be in jail, the idiots who bought this on the other hand should be bitch-slapped.
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It's fine if you don't see anything wrong with it because morons like you thankfully aren't in a position of power. Reasonable people see something wrong with the ad. It's not okay to try to trick people and you know it. Just because someone may fall for it doesn't justify the behavior. Also, you are an arrogant asshole if you think you're impervious to every type of scam on the planet. People do it because it works and you aren't immune. Maybe this type of scam wouldn't work on you, but there's almost certainly one that will. Get over yourself and drop the act.
 
MrDudeMan said:
It's fine if you don't see anything wrong with it because morons like you thankfully aren't in a position of power. Reasonable people see something wrong with the ad. It's not okay to try to trick people and you know it. Just because someone may fall for it doesn't justify the behavior. Also, you are an arrogant asshole if you think you're impervious to every type of scam on the planet. People do it because it works and you aren't immune. Maybe this type of scam wouldn't work on you, but there's almost certainly one that will. Get over yourself and drop the act.
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Oh cry me a freaking river. There was no need to call me a moron, you asswipe.
 
Oyeve said:
Quote: The eBay advert read: "Gold Bar: 2 Unze OZ = 62,20 Gramm, Gold von Heraeus 999,9 Fine gold original picture". End Quote:

I see nothing wrong with the above. He should not be in jail, the idiots who bought this on the other hand should be bitch-slapped.
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Based on the title alone, it is easy to believe that the title is simply stating that the picture within the auction was within his own. Now, if the body said in very large and obvious font "THIS AUCTION IS FOR THE SALE OF A PHOTOGRAPH OF GOLD!!!" and people bid without reading the body, I could understand.
 
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