just been searching for some damo material on ebay.......(gonna get one of those cool ozzy tour posters)

and look at the amount of bootlegs being sold...this infuriates me and it isn't the first time it has been mentioned......people if you see one all help in the effort to report them to ebay

Thanks
Felix


This is what e-bay say about bootlegs.....they are PROHIBITEDEdited by: mestonf

right well i e-mailed this bloke selling 4 consequetive bootlegs. This is what i said


Dear garya125,

sorry mate to say this but i don't no what you are playing at selling bootlegs is ILLEGAL on e-bay...all of these Damo shows you are selling i
have on my computer which i recieved for FREE!
Anybody with more intelligence than a goldfish (sorry to insult them!)

i wouldn't buy these!!



he returned with:

yeah i recieved them for free to..... minds of a goldfish they have...


I replied back with :

so why are you selling them ?

surely thats disrespectful to Damien Rice and this is what E-bay say about them http://pages.ebay.co.uk/help/policies/bootlegs.html

have a look



this then came back:


cos i am in debt and i need to make money.... why are you concerned?


then i sent this here comes the funny bit!!! heheheh!



right well i'm just a member of the damien rice fan society and we have to keep a check on people who are illegally making money out of bootlegs which are just copied CD's. The reason we do this is because few artists allow bootlegging and recording at gigs but Damien does. If this privilage is abused then he might not let his fans do it. Those are the consequences



i have just recieved this fairly rude e-mail


yeah.... damien has actually comented on it.. like ryan adams and counting
crows that they do not mind... damien does understand people trying to make
money as he did busk... dont give me your talk, cos i dont wanna hear it.
and dont talk down to me kid.






















twat!

I like the sound of theDamien Rice Fan Societyhttp://www.eskimofriends.com/forum/smileys/smiley36.gif

lol [img]smileys/smiley36.gif[/img] yeah thats the funny part!

he just replied with this to me

your doing your job? thats how sad you are.... did damien employ you to
search ebay AND BEYOND like star wars for people selling bootlegs.... do
you have a little stick that lights up???

so i said yeah i do have a light saber! and just reported him to e-bay! sucker!

he's not the brightest is he[img]smileys/smiley36.gif[/img]

nope sure isn't!

good job, felix - how does one email him? i'd love to give him some too... just to let him know there isn't just one bloke going on about it...


oooh, and where's his add?Edited by: cillecille

You are too kind. I don't even bother emailing them. I just report them. [img]smileys/smiley30.gif[/img]*draws stick with little lights on*

Yeah, look at THIS horsesh*t: [img]smileys/smiley7.gif[/img]

can someone report this to ebay (or just tell me how to do it) i dont know how...

Use the link Felix provided in the first message.If you go to that page you'll see a link for reporting bootlegs.


You don't need to write much. Keep in mind they get hundreds such reports each day, so keep it short and sweet.

yeah, but im not signed up, and you need to know someone with a credit card who wants to give you their credit card numbers in order to sign up... which i don't [img]smileys/smiley19.gif[/img]

what a c**t, everyone report him.

I like to email the buyers, this is what i sent them


you can get this and other damien shows for free, by trading them or doing a BnP (sending blanks and postage to another fan who will copy it for you and send it to you free) The guy selling the show is not the person who recorded it most tapers want there shows shared for free and actually despise people who sell them on ebay.


for more info you can email me or visit damienricetrading.tk or the traders board on eskimofriends.com

Oh. Well, just let us know if you see another one. I reported him, too.


Though, you know, the sellers with a low feedback number are sometimes new and don't know the rules too well, so in that case I'd probably also let the seller know first.

I can't find the reference now, but I'm pretty sure that it is illegal for an eBay member to contact other bidders, even if it is to warn them of a potential rip-off. Just so you are aware of it.

nice cover design though.

Scumbag - That's my recording. (And artwork).

and what nice artwork it is!

Emailed him thus:

Dear Gary,

I have been informed that you are selling this recording on ebay. I would like you to realise that I personally made this recording and made it available to be FREELY distributed and traded. NOT to be sold. I appreciate that you're maybe strapped for cash, but I would be obliged if you'd take this auction down. If you do not, I will be forced to contact the bidder and inform him that I will send him a copy for free.

I know I may sound a little draconian, I just do not appreciate other people making money from recordings that take my time, effort and money to produce. What you are doing is against ebay regulations and I hope I will not have to report you to them as well.

this thread just reminded me to pay for something on ebay, thanks!!

i found this last night people

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...m&category=157 2&item=4032921499&rd=1

£50!!! Thank god no one has started bidding...these are all from the same guy!
We should all e-mail saying we are from the "Damien Rice Fan Society" that'll scare him!

THank you for your support eskimos I just don't like people taking advantage of my eskimo friends! but i'm sure e-bay will stop him soon!

Good spotting Felix.


Right, if everyone who read this thread can email Ebay to report the loser then maybe we can do something to stop him.


Damien Rice Fan Society,unite, gather thee light sabres and conquer the world.[img]smileys/smiley2.gif[/img]

thats certainly a good idea libby! Get those light sabers people!!!

.......just sent another e-mail to be on the safe side!

I'm confused [img]smileys/smiley5.gif[/img]why do people buy these things in the first place when fan websites have trading forums?

yeah it is a bit silly really!

Because most people don't know about trading, are intimidated by it, don't pursue it because they have nothing to trade (and don't know about B&P), because there's an established culture of selling bootlegs in some countries or because most people don't have the time to bother with trading.

ok, i sent this email to the guy in question:


>To: gary_
>Subject: ebay bootlegs
>Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2004 15:27:42 -0700 (PDT)

hi there!

i see you are selling bootlegs with damien rice on ebay + offering

what kind of a person are you, exploiting both the artists who are so
kind
to let ppl tape their shows + the people who buy it???

stop it or i'll report you to ebay!

BW, cille.



and got this reply:


the artists dont care, damien has commented several times that he
doesnt
care, and im makeing people happy... im like santa claus.


sweettalkin's over - time to report him!!![img]smileys/smiley7.gif[/img]santa claus my ass... he'd be santa claus if he gave it away.

ok, here's the reply i just sent him:
<DIV>you have GOT to be kidding, right? then santa's making a lot of money on the 'gifts' he's giving this year! it would be much more santa'ish to actually let ppl know how to trade damien stuff for free - can't you see??? oh, and damien never agreed to let others sell his work - only free trading. and officially he doesn't even allow that, from what i've heard from some tapers. what you (and others selling bootlegs) are doing can make him get much more actively restrictive in the future, and that would be a great loss for us who love to listen to the developments and emotiveness of his live performances.</DIV>
<DIV></DIV>
<DIV>anywhoo, i'll report your sorry ass and keep an eye on you in the future - what you're doing isn't just exploitative, it's also illegal. get that, santa?</DIV>
<DIV></DIV>
<DIV>cille.</DIV>