[PLUG] eBay scam

Fedor Pikus fedorp at wv.mentorg.com
Tue Jun 17 10:18:01 UTC 2003


You'd think there is no market for illegal software on e-bay (at least not
unless it comes with the actual media, not everyone fancies a download of
Windows XP in a hundred pieced of a large zip file, may be more, I have
no idea how large XP download might be). If you go to Google
and search for "vmware warez" you find quite a few sites (don't do it,
even out of curiosity, if you're easilly offended by porn - you have been
warned). Nonetheless, lots of illegal software is sold on ebay, I can only
assume that most people don't dig the internet and view it in sort of AOL
model (content is provided for you by vendors, internet is a conduit to
connect to these vendors).

On Tue, 17 Jun 2003, Russell Evans wrote:
> This was sent to me personally, but I want to reply to the group in case anyone
> else read my statement like Rich.
>
> I'm not saying Holger was looking for an illegal copy, I'm thought I was saying
> that I thought a person looking for an illegal copy, could find one without
> buying. I thought I was saying, I don't think there is a market and I can't
> believe anyone would try to sell illegal software on ebay.
>
> Holger, I apologize if in anyway I've offended you.
>
> Thank you
> Russell
>
>
> On Tue, 17 Jun 2003 09:30:49 -0700 (PDT), Rich Shepard said:
>
> > On Tue, 17 Jun 2003, Russell Evans wrote:
>
> >  > I'm also wondering why a person looking for an illegal copy of VMware, would be
> >  > buying it on ebay.
> >
> >   Holger was looking for  wrote that he was looking to buy a legal copy -- a complete license
> >  and working copy -- from someone who was no longer using it.
>
>
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