Re: Why were my auctions cancelled?

[mjmahon@aol.com (Michael J. Mahon)]

Terry Olsen wrote:

>I received this message from ebay VeRo...  Can someone tell me why
>these auctions were cancelled?  They were just a couple of hours from
>being completed.  I emailed copyright@apple.com as mentioned below,
>but I got an autoreply.  If you were the pending winner of these
>auctions, please email me and we'll complete the sale.
>
>Dear Terry R Olsen (tolsen64@hotmail.com),
>
>**PLEASE READ THIS IMPORTANT EMAIL REGARDING YOUR LISTING(S)**
>
>We would like to let you know that we removed your listing:
>
> 
>4123863311 AppleWorksGS Manuals for the Apple IIgs
>4123612708 AppleShare Manuals for Mac & Apple II w/System 7 disks
>4123606054 Set of Manuals for the Apple //c IIc 4123602750 Lots of
>manuals for Apple IIe with extras!  Hava Look!
>4123594503 Set of Manuals for Apple IIgs with extras! Great Stuff!

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This is appalling.

I was "present" at the moment of cancellation, viewing one of the
auctions.  When I clicked "Refresh", the "This item does not exist"
message came up!

I wondered what had happened, and worried that it might be something
like this.  ;-(

Something must be done to protect legitimate owners of copyrighted
items from their copyright holders, who now seem to have absolute
power.

Doesn't eBay have an ombudsman to mediate these cancellation
requests and verify valid grounds?

-michael

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