As soon as a celebrity dies, fake "memorial" buttons and other tripe instantly turn up.
EBAY could care less, really. That's why they don't "police" their site, and instead shrug and say "If you see something, say something." And mostly, you'll be ignored. Ebay shrugs: "We don't know if it's legit or not. Ha ha ha. And we're NOT going to ask the seller for verification or proof. Ho ho ho." No law says they have to.
It would be up to the Lesley Gore estate to stop COVERSCAPE, scammers who make fake memorabilia that is WORTHLESS. Most of their items SEEM to be collectable post office first day issues, but look closely. It's SHIT run through a home printer.
Their gobbledygook ad copy, which the average EBAY moron doesn't read or understand, says something about their items being "computer generated." So let the stupid buyer beware, hee hee hee.
These ghouls rushed to put the item up and didn't bother spelling LESLEY Gore's name correctly. Aww, I bet that cost 'em a few sales from grief-stricken fans.
Can you imagine what a slimy, petty weasel runs COVERSCAPE? Here's an illiterate creep who takes the time to FAKE a "first day cover" envelope, to download an unauthorized photo of Lesley Gore and Photoshop it with a stolen "facsimile" autograph. The quickie buy-it-now price is a moneygrubbing $3 PLUS $3 postage (when it actually can mail very well for $1. Or even half a dollar. Yes, first class postage on a fucking envelope is less than 50 cents.)
"You Don't Own Me," Lesley sang. But COVERSCAPE thinks otherwise.
You'll note there's a little ribbon symbol near the word "cover." When these weasel grave-robbers play a game like this, they try and get around objections over taste by donating money to charity. Awwww, adorable.
In the case of this piece of Gorebage, they'll happily be donating $3 to cancer research. Which they'll deduct from their taxes. While keeping $2.50 in profit, and calling attention to the rest of the shit they sell, which includes this BEATLES rip-off, that's gotten 15 sales:
HELL no, this one ain't for charity. COVERSCAPE tells bidders it's free shipping if they buy 5 items, so it's very possible that those who were searching for Lesley Gore, and whose heartstrings were pulled by COVERSCAPE, decided to check the seller's other items, find four more, and give these pricks another $12 for nothing.
I'm sure The Beatles' EBAY "VeRO" rep has more than enough to check, and probably doesn't have that much time for nickel-and-dime turds like COVERSCAPE. There are also a lot of "legit" Beatles stamps out there, made in tribute by dopey countries that count on philatelists and fans to purchase these items. African nations, Asian nations, and little piss holes like Monaco routinely put AMERICAN and BRITISH stars on their stamps. So an item like this would sail right by most anyone whose job, for a few hours a week, is to keep an eye on EBAY scumbags. The more important stoppages would be on bootlegs, dupe photos and posters, and maybe forgeries.
While the Gore family is mourning their loss, and still in tears after the funeral on Thursday, THESE assholes are making a profit by creating fake memorabilia that is totally worthless. Go to any philatelist, and they'll say "That piece of shit is worth NOTHING. Get out of here with that UTTER PIECE OF WEASEL SHIT."
EBAY? They're joining COVERSCAPE in laughing all the way to the bank.
"Maybe I know that they've been a cheatin' maybe I know that...their shit's untrue. But what can I do..."
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