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Cat Forum / General Topics / February 2004Please help save Austin
This sicko has posted this item for bid on eBay. Many of us on the PetTalk message boards have reported this idiot but the "item" is still open for bidding! Please help report this idiot. Yes this is real. The owner of this lovely calico has no clue. I am so angry and upset at this... http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...item=3175140080 Please do not view this if you are prone to feeling ill at animal cruelty If you want to help "push" eBay along on handling this as they should here is their phone number. Ebay: 1-800-322-9266 Their phone hours are M-F 7:30 am-5:30 pm PST so don't bother calling them until tomorrow. I plan to try calling and complaining about this. I don't know if they will be very helpful at this number but it is worth logging the complaint this way too. They need to stay on top of things like this better. > This sicko has posted this item for bid on eBay. Many of us on the PetTalk > message boards have reported this idiot but the "item" is still open for [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > They need to stay on top of things like this better. eBay does not allow the sale of pets: http://pages.ebay.com/help/policies/wildlife.html >eBay does not allow the sale of pets: > >http://pages.ebay.com/help/policies/wildlife.html You know what? That certainly looks like it is in violation of their rules. -------------------------------------------- "Finally a member of the Jackson family finds another young boy to victimize." -------------------------Jimmy Fallon on SNL referring to Justin Timberlake To send me e-mail exorcise NO Spam from my e-mail address. > >eBay does not allow the sale of pets: > > > >http://pages.ebay.com/help/policies/wildlife.html > You know what? That certainly looks like it is in violation of their > rules. Yep. Though after looking it over I think the seller intended it as a joke, maybe to entertain his friends. The seller seems to have a shill bidder who keeps outbidding anyone else. >Yep. Though after looking it over I think the seller intended it as a >joke, maybe to entertain his friends. The seller seems to have a shill >bidder who keeps outbidding anyone else. You know what? I'm tempted to bid on it to get this cat into a good home and away from this maroon. -------------------------------------------- "Finally a member of the Jackson family finds another young boy to victimize." -------------------------Jimmy Fallon on SNL referring to Justin Timberlake To send me e-mail exorcise NO Spam from my e-mail address. >This sicko has posted this item for bid on eBay. Many of us on the PetTalk >message boards have reported this idiot but the "item" is still open for >bidding! Please help report this idiot. A couple of comments: 1. Don't bother calling tommorrow. Monday is a holiday in the US (Presidents day). Wait until Tuesday. 2. Probably not illegal. In bad taste? Yes. Should this person even own a cat? No. I would suggest letting the auction go through since the final result is positive. this won't person won' t be the one to own this cat. 3 The link doesn't work. Had to search for it. -------------------------------------------- "Finally a member of the Jackson family finds another young boy to victimize." -------------------------Jimmy Fallon on SNL referring to Justin Timberlake To send me e-mail exorcise NO Spam from my e-mail address. >1. Don't bother calling tommorrow. Monday is a holiday in the US >(Presidents day). Wait until Tuesday. I doubt e-bay recognizes President's Day as a holiday. Hardly any businesses are closed; it's mostly just courthouses, post offices, banks and such. I'm calling tomorrow. Sherry >>1. Don't bother calling tommorrow. Monday is a holiday in the US >>(Presidents day). Wait until Tuesday. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >calling tomorrow. >Sherry I'm not sure why this only showed up today (2/20) but the company I work for was closed on Presidents day (not goverment courthouse bank post office), many of our customers and vendors were closed. -------------------------------------------- "Finally a member of the Jackson family finds another young boy to victimize." -------------------------Jimmy Fallon on SNL referring to Justin Timberlake To send me e-mail exorcise NO Spam from my e-mail address. This link is apperently faulty; >http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...item=3175140080 Use this one instead. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3175140080 ?ViewItem& apparently is mising from the first link. -------------------------------------------- "Finally a member of the Jackson family finds another young boy to victimize." -------------------------Jimmy Fallon on SNL referring to Justin Timberlake To send me e-mail exorcise NO Spam from my e-mail address. > This link is apperently faulty; > >http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...item=3175140080 [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > ?ViewItem& apparently is mising from the first link. Aw, that's truly disgusting. We should all send complaints to eBay. I just hope someone doesn't see this as some poor animal to use for a personal form of abuse. The ad is almost an invitation to such a person. MaryL >Aw, that's truly disgusting. We should all send complaints to eBay. I just >hope someone doesn't see this as some poor animal to use for a personal form >of abuse. The ad is almost an invitation to such a person. > >MaryL This has got to be a joke, though. Shipping $4.50? I agree e-bay needs to be called though. Sherry > >Aw, that's truly disgusting. We should all send complaints to eBay. I just > >hope someone doesn't see this as some poor animal to use for a personal form [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > called though. > Sherry Yes, you're right ... I missed "shipping." MaryL The "shipping" issue is very serious and would undoubtedly result in serious distress or injury to the cat. As such, the vendor should be located and prosecuted for intent to commit an act of cruelty to an animal - the evidence means it would stand up in court. If we ensure that we make the winning bid for the poor creature and at close of auction, get the guys address and arrange to collect in person - the local enforcement authorities can then be notified and charges brought. If we don't make a winning bid, the prospects for the cat could be very unpleasant. I would do so myself, but I'm in the UK. > >Aw, that's truly disgusting. We should all send complaints to eBay. I just > >hope someone doesn't see this as some poor animal to use for a personal form [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > called though. > Sherry >The "shipping" issue is very serious and would undoubtedly result in serious >distress or injury to the cat. >As such, the vendor should be located and prosecuted for intent to commit an >act of cruelty to an animal - the evidence means it would stand up in court. I truly wish I could agree with you. But having worked abuse cases, this case wouldn't make it to court. Very sad, but very true. The best anybody could hope for is that animal control is notified in that town, they pay a visit and the loser relinquishes the animal. With a little publicity people always stand in line to adopt high-profile cases like that. Unless the DA and judges in that particular town are *extremely* sympathetic toward animal issues. It would be a rare thing though. Animal abuse laws/enforcement of laws have a long way to go. Sherry >If we ensure that we make the winning bid for the poor creature and at close >of auction, get the guys address and arrange to collect in person - the [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] >> called though. >> Sherry > >The "shipping" issue is very serious and would undoubtedly result in serious > >distress or injury to the cat. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > toward animal issues. It would be a rare thing though. Animal abuse > laws/enforcement of laws have a long way to go. eBay took down the auction. >>> The "shipping" issue is very serious and would undoubtedly result >>> in serious distress or injury to the cat. [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > eBay took down the auction. How many of us contacted ebay to complain? Hands, anyone? I posted the way to do it via email, btw.  Signaturenimue "There was a time when I was young and gay -- but straight." Max Bialystock >How many of us contacted ebay to complain? Hands, anyone? I posted the way >to do it via email, btw. I did not contact ebay, I was hoping the auction would go through and this poor cat would find it's way to home where it would be loved and appreciated. I cringe at the thought of what will happen to this cat. Even though it was an illegal auction it would have accomplished a good thing, get this cat out of the hands of this moron. -------------------------------------------- "Finally a member of the Jackson family finds another young boy to victimize." -------------------------Jimmy Fallon on SNL referring to Justin Timberlake To send me e-mail exorcise NO Spam from my e-mail address. >>How many of us contacted ebay to complain? Hands, anyone? I posted >>the way to do it via email, btw. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > accomplished a good thing, get this cat out of the > hands of this moron. You can't guarantee it would have gone to a better owner, unfortunately. >You can't guarantee it would have gone to a better owner, unfortunately. Yes would have gone to a better owner if the auction went through and I won. But then it could be argued anything is better than this slimeball who owns the cat now. -------------------------------------------- "Finally a member of the Jackson family finds another young boy to victimize." -------------------------Jimmy Fallon on SNL referring to Justin Timberlake To send me e-mail exorcise NO Spam from my e-mail address. > >>How many of us contacted ebay to complain? Hands, anyone? I posted > >>the way to do it via email, btw. [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > You can't guarantee it would have gone to a better owner, unfortunately. But if the US-equivalent of the UK's Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals had been sent round to rescue the creature, it's sure it would have found a better home. >> >>How many of us contacted ebay to complain? Hands, anyone? I >> >>posted the way to do it via email, btw. [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > of Cruelty to Animals had been sent round to rescue the creature, it's > sure it would have found a better home. That would be the American SPCA. Perhaps eBay alerted them. Does anyone remember the user ID of the person who started this auction? >>>> The "shipping" issue is very serious and would undoubtedly result >>>> in serious distress or injury to the cat. [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > How many of us contacted ebay to complain? Hands, anyone? I posted > the way to do it via email, btw. I sent an alert to ebay. I did not get a chance to see this auction. Was some idiot trying to auction off his cat? What was the deal? I hope that the cat gets into a safe and good home! > >>>> The "shipping" issue is very serious and would undoubtedly result > >>>> in serious distress or injury to the cat. [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > I sent an alert to ebay. >I did not get a chance to see this auction. Was some idiot trying to auction >off his cat? What was the deal? I hope that the cat gets into a safe and >good home! Apparently some clown was trying to auction off his cat, sounds like maybe it had urinary tract problem. (Urinary tract inrection?) My inclination was to have the auction go through, I was going to try and bid on it to get the cat out of the hell it is in now. Apparently ebay shut the auction down. Yes, auctioning pets off on ebay is illegal, but in this it gets the cat out of the hands of some clown who apparently hates this cat. -------------------------------------------- "Finally a member of the Jackson family finds another young boy to victimize." -------------------------Jimmy Fallon on SNL referring to Justin Timberlake To send me e-mail exorcise NO Spam from my e-mail address. Looks like they may already be on top of it - the link's dead. What was it anyway ? > This sicko has posted this item for bid on eBay. Many of us on the PetTalk > message boards have reported this idiot but the "item" is still open for [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > They need to stay on top of things like this better. > Looks like they may already be on top of it - the link's dead. > What was it anyway ? It's still there. Here's the correct link: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3175140080 MaryL >> Looks like they may already be on top of it - the link's dead. >> What was it anyway ? [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > MaryL You can report it.online. It's so easy -- here's how: Go to ebay.com or just use the link above Click on Help (Upper Right Side) Click on Contact Us (Left side) Click on Report a Listing Policy Violated or prohibited (banned) item Click on Prohibited (banned) item Click on the Problem you are having with banned item isn't listed Click on continue Click on email Enter the item number, which is 3175140080 Click send email. That's it -- do it now. Signaturenimue "There was a time when I was young and gay -- but straight." Max Bialystock >If you want to help "push" eBay along on handling this as they should here >is their phone number. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > >They need to stay on top of things like this better. At this point my inclination is to have ebay let the ad stand and let the sale go through. That way maybe this cat will end up in a loving home. I know ebay has rules against selling cats but I hate the idea of this clown being anywhere near a cat. I'm very tempted to bid on it. -------------------------------------------- "Finally a member of the Jackson family finds another young boy to victimize." -------------------------Jimmy Fallon on SNL referring to Justin Timberlake To send me e-mail exorcise NO Spam from my e-mail address. Thanks, everyone - The listing has been pulled from eBay. Some of my Pet Talk friends also contacted the Sheriff in the Florida county where this loser apparently lives. Hopefully the cat is safe and the authorities will deal with this loser. > >If you want to help "push" eBay along on handling this as they should here > >is their phone number. [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > To send me e-mail exorcise NO Spam from > my e-mail address. I reported it to Ebay and emailed the seller. I got a nasty reply, calling me names and insulting me. The only part suitable for a family newsgroup is: "How dumb can you be? Like all the others who keep emailing me you're obviously too stupid to realize it's just a JOKE!" *sigh* My prayers are with that poor cat. SueNY >I reported it to Ebay and emailed the seller. I got a nasty reply, calling >me names and insulting me. The only part suitable for a family newsgroup is: [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > >SueNY I kind of thought it might be a joke really, but you never know. I figured the guy had a friend or alternate e-bay account that he used to run the bids up. Sorry you got a nasty letter, but thanks for letting us know Sherry >>I reported it to Ebay and emailed the seller. I got a nasty reply, >>calling me names and insulting me. The only part suitable for a family [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > to run the bids up. Sorry you got a nasty letter, but thanks for > letting us know Sherry Yes, I thought it was a joke too, and that one of his friends was playing the shill making sure nobody else bid high enough to actually get the cat. | I reported it to Ebay and emailed the seller. I got a nasty reply, calling | me names and insulting me. The only part suitable for a family newsgroup is: [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] | | SueNY I would report the guy to the pet rescue people, it won't do any harm and it might stop him joking too. You've got his address, so *please* go ahead and report him. Thanks for your concern. Carola > "How dumb can you be? Like all the others who keep emailing me you're >obviously too stupid to realize it's just a JOKE!" I put this in the same category as the clowns who decided to "joke around" by tying a dog to some railroad tracks on an active train track. You can guess the result. The final result is they were arrested and did jail time. -------------------------------------------- "Finally a member of the Jackson family finds another young boy to victimize." -------------------------Jimmy Fallon on SNL referring to Justin Timberlake To send me e-mail exorcise NO Spam from my e-mail address. |
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