I gave it a try now by reporting the Predator CD (4808070759).

Yesterday I asked the seller a question about a number on the CD matrix but he didn't respond.

42zaphod, December 17, 2005; 3:53 PM

over 200 dollars !!!!!!!!!! oh man winner of this gonna be pissed big time !!!!!! IF ......IF he realises it to be cheap shite !!!! i have also reported !! anyone else ? .also if u dont mind paying money for this kind of material then fair enuff, wot id like to think is that the rest of us on here are just looking out for mr jow public who has no idea they are bidding on tat !!

anthonynputson, December 17, 2005; 8:23 PM

Did you follow this procedure? Which cd's did you report? My personal report for a pirate cd is being investigated seriously. How can they tell you such a thing coma. Who ever told you such a thing is an idiot. As far as my Omega Man cd received I have the proof in front of me! If ebay gets enough reports they will act. For example, the last auction by microprovinca for the The Omega Man cd was cancelled after a few claims were filed. Something positive did come out after all!

serifiot, December 18, 2005; 4:24 PM

Have a look at the Predator CD which ended yesterday - the winner retracted his bid and the final sale price dropped from $225 to $70 !

http://offer.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewBids&;item=4808070759

42zaphod, December 18, 2005; 4:16 PM

also, ive never had such a reply from ebay like the one mentioned earlier! always a generic "we will look into blah blah" very odd indeed !! maybe the bidder came across this site and saw the posts !!! lol

anthonynputson, December 18, 2005; 4:29 PM

This is a good and worthwhile thread!

Many people have unwittingly been victim to scam artists on ebay, when buying rare soundtracks.

I like to think I've got good common sense, but it is becoming more difficult to spot these bootleg CD-R versions. In fact, because of the stories of people getting ripped off, I don't search for CDs on ebay anymore. I'd love to get hold of the Warner Chappell version of Highlander (the 2-disc set) but don't hold up much chance of getting an original.If this "spot the fake" campaign works, I'll be more than happy to help out!

richard_neal, December 18, 2005; 7:08 PM

EXELLENT !!! This is building up quite a following, long may it continue !!

anthonynputson, December 18, 2005; 8:18 PM

....Thanks coma! All this is quite informative indeed. Don't stop reporting to eBay if you strongly believe a transaction is fraudulent!.... In this case though the situation is totally different. We (at least I) are not talking about "bootlegs" (a term that is quite frankly still vague to me and widely misused by film aficionados). It is one thing having record labels releasing non-licensed film scores previously or not previously released and selling them at reasonable prices and quite another in literally taking an out of print, limited edition cd of a particular title (in this case 'THE OMEGA MAN') and making a cleverly good copy in all aspects and selling it as the original, authentic silver pressed FSM cd film score to unsuspected buyers at an exuberant price. Now that takes balls my friend! This is a pirate, counterfeit CD-R. This transaction is illegal! It is a serious crime and even though it is nowadays flourishing across the globe costing record labels billions upon billions of losses in sales, it is seriously punishable by national and international laws. Music copyrights are being infringed upon and in some cases unsuspected buyers are being defrauded in thinking they are buying authentic items sometimes even paying hefty prices for the so called collectors' items. It is like selling a cubic zirconia ring to an unsuspected innocent someone as an authentic diamond stone ring. It is like selling an unauthentic piece of art as authentic. Of course these examples are unrelated to our interest which is film music... but I'm sure you understand my point. I and two other eBay members purchased from seller microprovincia (David Wong) an unauthentically authentic pirate CD-R at a juicy price. It was no bootleg. We believed we were getting the original silver pressed FSM Omega Man cd. Well... we didn't! Fortunately the fourth auction of 'The Omega Man' pirate CD-R was prematurely ended by seller microprovincia after actions were taken and especially those of Mr. Kendall's from FSM. Thank you Mr. Kendall!

serifiot, December 20, 2005; 4:09 AM