epicurus-migration

The simple truth is: ebay doesn't care, as long as sellers pay their listingfees. Banned sellers even get their listingfees refunded if the account is closed and have auctions running. Each time you're contacting safeharbour another person is handling the complaint and he/she knows nothing about the history regarding Uthe. How hard can it be ? I mean, if Uthe is paying his fees by bank, creditcard or paypal ebay can check that easily. One can't have 100 bank or paypalaccounts under a false name....... Ebay is just as guilty as Uthe. Someone should sue ebay as well !

One of Uthes new accounts registered on febr. 17th: regino1966 (e-mail: regino1966@aol.com). An ebay member has sued Uthe this week so I hope he'll be convicted. You can also contact the local police in Uthes area and file your complaint: Polizeiinspektion Hameln-Pyrmont c/o Herrn Rinne Zentralstrasse 9 31785 Hameln Germany Unfortunately I don't know their e-mail address

Sorry to hear you are one of his victims as well. I can assure you many victims can drink Uthes blood by now ! The stories go back up to 30 years ago so you can imagine the amount of damage he has caused ! I think he is now in his late 60-ies. He not only collects comics but also vintage crime,western, sf, detective fiction, old postcards, dime novels and books in general. Many people have sued Uthe, often unsuccesful. I know he served jail several times, but it's nothing compared to the damage he has caused. As stated in the previous messages the internet and especially ebay is a paradise for Uthe. I think we should keep records of all transactions with Uthe: print the winning notification message you get from ebay with Uthes false address, all messages from Uthe, track down Uthes IP address and very important contact ebay safe harbour. Tell them Uthe is active again. They'll respond with their 'case ID message' (always the same auto generated text, not much of a help though). If they have banned Uthe again, print his 'feedback screen' where you can see he is no longer a registered user. If several people do this and Uthe comes back again and again I think there is enough reason to sue ebay and win the case. So print everything related to Uthe. Perhaps US and European victims of Uthe can unite and file a complaint. Single complaints are chanceless. I think I can find a German lawyer willing to help us, but first need sufficient evidence. OK, now to how to recognise Uthe. 1. ask yourself the question: how many Germans are interested in vintage US comics ? I can count them one one hand. 2. when Uthe registers under a false name he first builds up his reputation by bidding (and even paying) for some cheap items. After a few positive feedbacks he starts selling. Avoid all German sellers with less than 100 positive feedbacks, 99% chance it's Uthe. 3. Look at the letter-type he is using: often bold and large. 4. look at the scans. Most of his backgrounds are black. His current ebay names are (100% sure): yarecity, mitternachtsloewe Suspected is: amar 1872 It's only the tip of the iceberg..............

W.U. is probably the biggest imposter I have ever come across. Was one of his victims 10 years ago, not only in Europe, worldwide...... Ebay is a paradise for him and ebay doesn't care at all ! He has over 100 ebay names (if not 1000). Everytime he is expelled from ebay he returns under a different, false name. Warned ebay numerous times, but their safety system is like swiss cheese. I think the best legal action is to sue ebay. Anyone interested in W.U. new ebay names please contact me as I know his habits..........