Nautilus on Ebay...

[Animal Mother]

http://cgi.ebay.com/Live-prehistori...ryZ66795QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Crazy.

 

[simple]

Thats pretty messed up..

 

[shipposhack]

That's sad, I'm glad it is $475 minimum.

I wouldn't trust the seller anyway. Only 19 feedback and they should have included a few other pictures and a description.

 

[DWhatley]

It almost looks like they are trying to get attention and not really sell it. The price is $300 but the shipping is an extra $175. Feedback shows 100% but none of it is for selling anything - very strange.

 

[cuttlegirl]

You can report this item using this link.

http://pages.ebay.com/help/policies/wildlife.html

It is a violation of ebay's live animal policy (only fish and certain snails can be sold).

 

[robyn]

I reported it. I love the description 'the worlds oldest living animal'. What rot.

 

[jhemdal]

And then, somebody should check with Alex Kirstitch to see if this person has his approval to use this COPYRIGHTED photo of a nautilus! Reporting these auctions rarely does any good, but I've seen a few removed when enough people complained.

JHemdal

 

[delosa]

I just reported it too. I hope this helps

 

[shipposhack]

And then, somebody should check with Alex Kirstitch to see if this person has his approval to use this COPYRIGHTED photo of a nautilus! Reporting these auctions rarely does any good, but I've seen a few removed when enough people complained.

JHemdal

There was an octopus on ebay not too long ago that some members reported and it got taken off.

 

[Animal Mother]

I contacted the company that has the rights to the picture and they responded.

 

[jhemdal]

Yeah, I tried to locate Alex, but it turns out he's passed away...

 

[cuttlegirl]

It's still available... at least they changed the picture. I think we need more people to report this to ebay, it is still not allowed according to ebay rules...

 

[jhemdal]

The auction ended (timed out with no bid) and it got re-listed at a much lower price: 220167839707

As I said, I generally find EBay unresponsive to problematic auctions. There are a slew of bogus fossils and eygptian artifacts on EBay that end up selling for hundreds of dollars when their real world value is under $10. They even protect these crooks by blocking anyone's attempts to warn the bidders. Caveat Emptor prevails there. For the most part, except for small items, I use EBay to SELL not to BUY!

JHemdal

 

[Animal Mother]

I got an octopus removed a while back. Pretty quickly too.

I sent them a question... pretty much just harrassment, guilt trip.

 

[cuttlegirl]

I reported this item again. The new item number is 220167839707 and the link (again) is http://pages.ebay.com/help/policies/wildlife.html .