MrsSantaClaus
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posted on July 27, 2001 10:51:49 AM
A friend of mine won an auction for the video Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. $40 for a video is high, but he has been unable to find it for awhile.
He got an email from the seller stating that it is a COPY from the PAL version, that it has good cover art.
Can you believe it? After checking his feedback, he only has 3 negs - and one says that he paid $170 for copies of a movie.
Geez, folks I could get rich with my collection of videos!
BTW, it was never released in the USA.
What do you suggest I tell my friend to do?
Becky
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capotasto
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posted on July 27, 2001 11:24:49 AM
People sell copies of old (public domain) books and catalogs...
This may not be public domain by if he wants it, and can play it, I'd say go for it.
OTOH if he insists on an original he can politely back out...
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MrsSantaClaus
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posted on July 27, 2001 11:29:43 AM
Capotasto -
He has a video store so it has to be an original or he cannot legally rent it out.
BECKY
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capotasto
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posted on July 27, 2001 11:38:10 AM
Gee if he has a store ... but I guess he has already tried to contact the distributor of the video?
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mrspock
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posted on July 27, 2001 11:43:50 AM
well he could send a copy of the cash !!!!
spock here......
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ashlandtrader
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posted on July 27, 2001 11:52:54 AM
I like mrspock's idea! :0)
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quickdraw29
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posted on July 27, 2001 12:06:39 PM
The government already beat you to the draw, U.S. money is already fake.
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MrsSantaClaus
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posted on July 27, 2001 01:57:24 PM
I really like the copy the cash idea, too 
I think I will forward a link to the thread to my friend!
BECKY
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dman3
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posted on July 27, 2001 02:23:31 PM
Yes I like that Idea If I bought a tape or Video or software and the seller sent me EOA stateing it was a copy That seller would get a scan copy of some play money from me.
or Iwould send the seller an IOU for the price when he delivers the real deal.
http://www.Dman-N-Company.com
Email [email protected]
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MrsSantaClaus
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posted on July 27, 2001 05:16:00 PM
What really bugs me is this guy is getting big bucks for his copies. $170 to tape a video on a VCR?
WOW
Becky
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kerrigirl
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posted on July 27, 2001 11:31:17 PM
Funny, if you make copies of the cash, you will be in BIGGER trouble than the pirated tape. Secret Service don't like it when we make copies of cash, and I just don't know why.
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twinsoft
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posted on July 28, 2001 12:03:13 AM
Tell your friend to send a copy of the email including headers to SafeHarbor. The seller doesn't belong on eBay. What he is doing is illegal.
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mrlatenite
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posted on July 28, 2001 06:19:32 AM
Good luck with Safeharbor.
Someone has been selling photocopies of arcade machine manuals for the last 6 month. They show a picture of the actual manual, and in the description state "copy of original". People are receiving crappy photocopies and leaving him negative feedback.
However after I've turned him in 3 times to safe harbor, they will do NOTHING.. One (non -"form" repsonse they claimed that "copy of original" could mean "original copy" and therefore he isn't doing anything wrong. Of course when I replied and said "didn't you look at the feedback?" they never responded.
Basically you have to be the VERO owner nowdays or get VERY VERY lucky on getting a safeharbor person with a clue to get the auction shut down.
(This is of course if you're in the right and the person you're reporting is in the wrong. However if you're in the wrong and report a good seller, after posts seen here, it seems SH will happily kill the good seller for you 
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