Why has Frank Provasek Been Suspended From eBay So Many Times?

Pogonip wrote:


Well if it's dated, it's got to be right, doesn't it?

"BrotherBart" wrote in message
...
Mr. Jaggers wrote:


Unfortunately, you are so correct. The auction I reported for
authenticity disclaimer one week ago ended earlier today with no
bids, and nary an eBay slap on the hands in sight.


Being a coin peddler just has to really suck. There are just so many
better ways to make a living.

Used car salesman, Nigerian prince...

Spitoon cleaner...

Mr. Jaggers wrote:


Unfortunately, you are so correct. The auction I reported for authenticity
disclaimer one week ago ended earlier today with no bids, and nary an eBay
slap on the hands in sight.


Being a coin peddler just has to really suck. There are just so many
better ways to make a living.

Used car salesman, Nigerian prince...

Lumpy wrote:
rjn wrote:

"If you're unsure of the origin or authenticity of the coins or
paper money, please state this clearly in the description."

This coin is stamped "622BC". I'm not able to
verify the authenticity, but it looks legit to me.


Lumpy

In Your Ears for 40 Something Years
www.LumpyMusic.com



Obviously bogus.
Stamping was not invented till 619 BC.



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On Jun 21, 9:10*am, "Mike Hunt" wrote:


Yes, why doesn't Frank Provasek give a BELIEVABLE explanation for his
many suspensions?
His wild fantasies about "vindictive" individuals and a vast conspiracy
to destroy his business are both laughable and pathetic.
His complaints can be tracked on Google Groups going back almost a
decade.
Every time something happens to Provasek, he finds a new straw dog to
blame and threaten.
Millions of people do business on eBay without problems yet Provasek has
been repeatedly suspended and had his auctions cancelled.
What does that tell you?

Getting a competitor's eBay auctions and account shut down is a well
known dirty trick.

It has even been discussed on YouTube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqQZM8uazDk

"Frank Provasek" wrote in message
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On Jun 21, 9:10 am, "Mike Hunt" wrote:


Yes, why doesn't Frank Provasek give a BELIEVABLE explanation for his
many suspensions?
His wild fantasies about "vindictive" individuals and a vast
conspiracy
to destroy his business are both laughable and pathetic.
His complaints can be tracked on Google Groups going back almost a
decade.
Every time something happens to Provasek, he finds a new straw dog to
blame and threaten.
Millions of people do business on eBay without problems yet Provasek
has
been repeatedly suspended and had his auctions cancelled.
What does that tell you?

Getting a competitor's eBay auctions and account shut down is a well
known dirty trick.

It has even been discussed on YouTube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqQZM8uazDk
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So, Fwankie, now you are claiming it is your competitors who are getting
you suspended and having your auctions cancelled?
Couldn't have a thing to do with the fact that you consistently violated
eBay rules on listing certified coins, could it? Could it?
What happened to all the "vindictive individuals" you were blaming
before?

On Jun 28, 4:42*pm, "Bob F." wrote:


So, Fwankie, now you are claiming it is your competitors who are getting
you suspended and having your auctions cancelled?
Couldn't have a thing to do with the fact that you consistently violated
eBay rules on listing certified coins, could it? Could it?
What happened to all the "vindictive individuals" you were blaming
before?


In most cases it IS competitors. In my case it's just assholes....


From: RF
Newsgroups: rec.collecting.coins
Subject: US Mint follies
Date: Sat, 9 Feb 2008 07:52:31 -0800 (PST)

On Feb 9, 6:42 am, Frank Provasek wrote:


Really pathetic. They are trying to bury the dead and restore
essential
services, and RF comes out with such a disgusting, profanity-ridden
rant.


Don't you have some auctions to list on eBay that I can report?

On Jun 29, 12:45*am, Frank Provasek wrote:
On Jun 28, 4:42*pm, "Bob F." wrote:



So, Fwankie, now you are claiming it is your competitors who are getting
you suspended and having your auctions cancelled?
Couldn't have a thing to do with the fact that you consistently violated
eBay rules on listing certified coins, could it? Could it?
What happened to all the "vindictive individuals" you were blaming
before?

In most cases it IS competitors. *In my case it's just assholes....

Nevertheless, the fact that you have been repeatedly suspended and
your auctions cancelled are directly attributable to your failure to
follow eBay's listing regulations for certified coins.
Why can't you just admit that instead of trying to foist off the blame
on everyone else?

"RF" wrote in message
...


In most cases it IS competitors. In my case it's just assholes....

Nevertheless, the fact that you have been repeatedly suspended and
your auctions cancelled are directly attributable to your failure to
follow eBay's listing regulations for certified coins.
Why can't you just admit that instead of trying to foist off the blame
on everyone else?


Maybe it is a bit of both?

Frank has definitely supplied a lot of rope with which to hang himself.
Nevertheless, the fact that he is harrassed by **you** in this NG adds
legitimacy to the notion that his auctions are being sabotaged.

If you don't like him - don't shop with him. You don't have to drag his
name through the mud. That is sick and lame.

"PC" wrote in message
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Frank has definitely supplied a lot of rope with which to hang himself.
Nevertheless, the fact that he is harrassed by **you** in this NG adds
legitimacy to the notion that his auctions are being sabotaged.

If you don't like him - don't shop with him. You don't have to drag his
name through the mud. That is sick and lame.

When you respond to newsgroup trolls, you aren't "fighting the good fight"
you are encouraging them to continue baiting you with post after post after
post. You're not defending anything, you're not standing up for yourself,
you're not changing anyone's mind. It is a futile struggle with
people who don't actually care at all about numismatics nor do they quite
probably,
believe most of what they are posting in the first place. Their entire
purpose
is to get people upset enough that they respond.


Every time you respond to a troll, you make the mistaken assumption that
the content of any particular post means something to them. They have no
vested interest in anything they're posting. They are only posting to get
people upset enough so that they will respond. That is the only purpose
to their posting. Therefore, every time you respond, you are giving them
exactly what they want. I repeat, you are not teaching them anything, you
are not defending anything, you are not standing up for anything, you are
simply giving them exactly what they wanted when they came to the
newsgroup. You are fulfilling their purpose. You validate their
existance. Each post you send in response to a troll is an approval of
their antics. It's a postive stroke.


I, personally, am utterly opposed to giving any sort of positive stroke to
trolls. Period. Ignoring them is the only way to keep from doing exactly
what they want. I refuse to be manipulated like that. This is not at all
like the situation where you stand up for yourself when some bully in real
life starts hounding you. These people are not hounding you about
your coins, they are trying to get us to respond by saying things
calculated to get us to respond.