Question:
Christ all mighty already, is that all you know is to want to sue? If this is your only answer to life’s simple problems I feel sorry for you. Come on now, don’t be a barnacle on societies ass, go out and get a real job and stop being a parasite. Please don’t take this as a personal attack; I just don’t like parasites whether they are born that way or a product of their environment.
It one thing to file suit for real or imagined damages on behalf of people who often caused their own problem, like someone who tries to drink hot coffee while driving; and quite another to sue someone to get back something taken from them by dishonest means. Since ebay not only allowed, but enabled, this dishonest activity, it’s not unreasonable to ask that they answer for their part in the activity. — reading poptart in drive A Delete kids y/n?
Response:
Several people replied back to me by REPLYING to ALL….that made the people who were not on our side very mad at ME.
As well they should have been, since it was your fault for putting them in the address or CC line, instead of as BCCs. — reading poptart in drive A Delete kids y/n?
Response:
Is it possible that there is some crazy way that the guy could actually make money,
NO. or at least come out even?
Not likely, and even if there was, what’s the point in doing a million dollars worth of business to break even? The original Ponsi scheme involved international postal reply coupons or something (which he never actually bought), but there was no way Ponsi could make money with it. Here are two ways that this guy could come out even or even make money. 1) He might charge more for shipping than it costs. How much did it cost to get your quarters? Maybe he made a buck on each sale or something 
That MAY have worked on some of his recent immediate-delivery sales. IIRC, most of his quarter sales were not only at less than cost, but free shipping. On the new auctions, people bid enough lower to make up for postage overcharges, so he still lost. 2) If people sent him money in 2000 for quarters to be delivered 8 years later… (did anyone really do that?) he could put the money in the bank and make interest on it for 8 years, for example $8 in the bank for 8 years at 5 percent would be $11.92.
I get $11.82, but so what? Even if you can find a bank that will guarantee 8% for 8 years, from that eventual $1.82 profit you take out about 50
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