A Surfeit Of Gifts

[Lazarus]

The BBC's Inside Out team have exposed some "Magic Box" merchants

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-26052012


I wonder if they are aware just how prevalent ill-concealed advertising on eBay and elsewhere is?

Maybe if the supply chain was clamped down upon, then a lot of these Card Sharing "enterprises" would be sucked dry of their lifeblood?

 

[Archived-1]

One of the individuals exposed has now been referred to trading standards

I would have thought it was more of a police matter, I guess that will be to come.

 

[sonnetpete]

How long before Amazon wakes up to fact that the adverts they carry for Skybox F5's are often (six with a 12 month gift listed today) offering an illegal service? I always think of Amazon being a reputable firm, one which I use frequently, including the French and German sites.

 

[Topper]

I reported someone selling the gift on ebay to Sky last year and to put it bluntly they could not give a monkeys arse

 

[Captain Jack]

Did Sky even get back to you?

 

[Channel Hopper]

The full programme here

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b03v37bw

How much is a monkey's arse worth these days ?

 

[PaulR]

How much is a monkey's arse worth these days ?

New or second hand?

And don't forget that Amazon will have a fine range of new Monkey's Arses as well soon.

 

[hairybadger]

How long before Amazon wakes up to fact that the adverts they carry for Skybox F5's are often (six with a 12 month gift listed today) offering an illegal service? I always think of Amazon being a reputable firm, one which I use frequently, including the French and German sites.

That's marketplace sellers rather than Amazon themselves. I'm not sure to what extent Amazon police the marketplace...

 

[Topper]

Did Sky even get back to you?

Nope

 

[hairybadger]

Nope

More than likely it was never received by anyone who knew what you were talking about. Result "too difficult -> circular filing cabinet"