Genie for sale! Genuine!

From the auction --

"This would also make a unique and special gift for your child...or anyone who believes in fairytales!"

Honesty shines through.
 
A quick reply.

I would love to and will happily apply if I am around in 125 years
when the genie is set to appear! Thank you :)
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I replied:
Well, you won't be able to, will you? You'll have sold it. Someone else will be able to collect that $1,000,000 dollars. That is, if the item is genuine...
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And he sent back:
Ahhhhh that is true!! I will remind the winning bidder of the Randi
challenge.
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As far as I am concerned, this is not fun, nor is it funny. I sent this letter to eBay:
Listing Violations > Fraudulent listings (illegal seller demands, you didn't receive item, etc) > You suspect that a listing is fraudulent you didn't bid

Item number(s):
5667158998


Message: Your listing policies state: "eBay's Item Not Received or Significantly Not as Described policy requires sellers to deliver items they have sold on eBay and have received payment for. Sellers who fail to deliver items to buyers, or who deliver items which are "significantly not as described", may face possible account restriction and suspension. An item is considered "significantly not as described" if the seller clearly misrepresents the item in a way that directly affects its value or usability."

How can the item described in this listing be as described? I believe the fact that there are no "Authentic Genies" as Genies are make believe creatures and do not really exist would qualify this item as being "significantly not as described." eBay is allowing this fraudulent behaviour to take place. In fact, you are encouraging it by promoting this auction on your featured items page and 'eBay Pulse'. This seller, and many others like him, are taking advantage of a large group of credulous people, and eBay should not allow it.
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He's only asking $150 bucks for it at least. I bet if you smoke something out of it you'll see a genie appear!

Hey, if you can't beat em, join em! Dig through your attic for some old crap, attach incredible stories to the items, and get rich!
 
I tried Arazel's link in the OP. It appears ebay has pulled the item.
 
J. Arthur Hastur said:
Was it pulled or did someone buy the 'Genius' in the lap? As Shemp would say...............
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I was just cleaning up some old PMs in my eBay account, and noticed the messages I had sent to this guy. His user ID is no longer valid, so obviously eBay booted him.
 
Was Gr8wight right?

I didnt see the original ebay listing (it was pulled quickly) but I wonder if G's complaint might not have been an over-reaction? I thoroughly agree with his point of view but is there the chance that we might be accused of being humourless, skeptic nazis by doing stuff like this?

I find I am constantly walking the line between apathy and over-reaction. I make a point of rearranging the books in bookshops if I see any woo-woo on mainstream shelves; I e-mail organisations if I see the unproven quoted as fact. Last week I made myself unpopular in my local pub by refusing a drink from a chiropracter (and saying a few insulting things to him toboot). On the other hand I have never challenged the actions of a friend of mine who makes a living by casting horoscopes.

Is Gr8wight to be praised :) for standing up for the voice of reason and defending the terminally gullible or criticised :mad: for lacking in humour and taking the whole thing too seriously?

Does anyone daft enough to bid for such an item deserve to be protected? :confused:

I would be interested in reactions. Incidentally, Gr8wight - this is not personal. I am not sure what I would have done if I had seen the item.
 
Marker said:
Does anyone daft enough to bid for such an item deserve to be protected? :confused:
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Well, who would be worthy of protection of not those who need it? Protecting the less gullible would be a bit pointless, no?

I am not particulary fond of gullible people myself, they tend to get on my nerves a lot.

What makes this question relatively easy for me to answer, though, is this: I do not want people to get away with it.

Rasmus.
 
I saw the original ad-obviously as I made the thread-and the guy was a chancer IMO trying to make a fast buck.Why people would bid on something like that I dunno.People bid on all kinds of silly stuff on ebay-non paranormal mostly.
 
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