How scary is this......... :eek:

[bexi3]

I was just browsing ebay to see if I could find anything Boop related and I came accross this. I was a little scared by it to say the least - let alon confused as to how this was in the Betty Boop category! If anyone can shed some light, please do!


http://ebay0.ipixmedia.com/abc/M28/_EBAY_79ccc5773542522a305494c920e074b9/i-1.JPG

Love Becky
xxxxx

[DEADPOOL]

ARGH!!, Scary someone call a priest so we can preform an exorcism!!
That is some wierd stuff! I'm sorry to say this but that aint Betty Boop related at all!

[bexi3]

Im so glad you agree. I thought I'd missed out on some weird Betty Boop rag doll era! I know she was a dog at one stage, but a scary rag doll with manic hair - didn't think so somehow!

[mgchan]

That is definitely one scary doll!!!:eek:

[BBooper]

argh! i won't beable to sleep at night if i had that in my house!

BBooper
xxx

[bexi3]

Thats probably why the owner is selling it, and trying to glamorise it by saying it's Betty Boop! Nightmares will be had by all!

[bexi3]

Woohoo! I just became a Booper! Im so proud!

[BBooper]

lol! i think your right!

congratulation's on becomeing a Booper! ;)

Nice One!! lol :D :) :P

BBooper
xxx

[Boopsie-Cola]

well i found this on ebay wen i typed in betty boop, the starting price is $100!
seems like theres a lot of ugly dolls out there trying to be gotton rid of by using the infamous name betty boop!

[DEADPOOL]

Can someone please tell me who buys these doll's?
Cause i wanna hire a hitman to go round and shoot them for attempting to buy such a thing!!

[livingbooper]

My goodness! That IS one scarey doll! I think the owner should bury it and put it out of its misery!
And how dare they list that hideous thing as a Betty Boop item! That is pure blasphemy!
That thing as nothing to do at all with our dear sweet lovely Betty Boop!

---Lizzy

P.S. I made Booper too! Hooray for us!!!!

[bexi3]

Man, what is the Betty Boop world coming to?!! I found a new one................

http://www.members.aol.com:/hodgespics/241


Loverly..........!

[livingbooper]

This is supposed to be Betty Boop??????????????????????????
UGH! What is the world coming to with these cheap immitations?!
Scandelous! :eek:

-Lizzy

[BBooper]

lol! i agree! cheap cheap cheap! lol

people will do anything now-a-day's to sell anything!

BBooper
xxx

[DEADPOOL]

Man, im going into Betty Boop depression!!, Why do people keep listing this, im crying right now, go get me Doctor Bong, to give me treatmeant!

[livingbooper]

Hmmmmm....
Deadpool, behave yourself! Cheer up! Maybe we can make a dartboard out of these pictures and really have fun....
Hmmm?????

[DEADPOOL]

Ah yes, A dartboard is exactly what i need, ah Bullseye see, ah!

[livingbooper]

Hahahahahaha (evil laugh)....;)

[BBooper]

Every one on these forums are turning MAD! ( my plan to take over the world is actually working! MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!)

see!
i need some rest!

BBooper
xxx

[DEADPOOL]

I love these madcap threads, brings out the clown in me :D

[Bikerbettyboop]

Betty Boop fans unite. Let eBay sellers know when you spot something they are selling that you know is NOT a Betty Boop item! It is illegal for eBay sellers to promote an item as a Betty Boop product when it isn't! You can notify eBay that the seller is misleading buyers with an inaccurate description! The sellers know it's not Betty Boop but are hoping to trap some unwitting buyer into believing that these products are genuine. Don't let them get away with it!

[livingbooper]

Right on, Bikerbettyboop!
Yes, we are the experts on BB, so we should help to police these things, weed out the frauds!:eek:

---Lizzy:)

[DEADPOOL]

Right on!!, but i think on Ebay, they have the right to advertise however way they think suits there sale. It has nothing to do with being legal and illegal. So i guess all we can do is email the sellers and petend were some kind of FBI investigation team and threaten them with cancellation of their account along with a warrant for their arrest if they dont stop falsely advertising!!

I think that might work, until the real FBI catches on to what were doing!! :rolleyes:

[bexi3]

Yeah, Im pretty sure its more of an offense to act as an FBI agent than falsely identifying Betty Boop merchandise!! hehe xx

[livingbooper]

Yep!
AND
I know that there are very specific rules and guidelines that sellers have to follow when advertising their products. I buy stuff all the time on Yahoo Auctions and EBAY. I was also the victim of someone who was trying to defraud me, but fortunately I got help from a Yahoo watchdog and got my money back.
If a seller is advertising something as Betty Boop, then it must be Betty Boop or they are misrepresenting the product and can be subject to a number of different penalties, including being forced out of EBAY, or in extreme cases, facing federal prosecution for fraud.
Betty Boop is a registered trademark of King Syndicated Features, I believe (or something like that). All official BB products must have that trademark or else they are counterfeit phonies. Counterfeit items are not allowed in the auctions unless they are advertised as imitations and not genuine.

So I do believe we have a leg to stand on.
But...then again... I do like the idea of contacting the sellers and writing to them about their blunders. Can you imagine how they'd feel if a bunch of us Boopers flooded them with emails???? I think that they'd change their ads FAST!!!!!

What do you say, Boopers?????

[bexi3]

BOOPERS UNITE!!!!!!

[livingbooper]

RIGHT ON!!!!

[DEADPOOL]

GO JERRY! GO JERRY!!

[livingbooper]

HUH?:confused:

[BBooper]

i think everyone in the forum needs to CALM DOWN! your all turning into evil BB protecting MONSTERS!! :eek:

LOL

BBooper
xxx

[Boopsie-Cola]

well all the bb products iv seen on ebay which are fake like the ones above all have a question mark in the title like : soft rag doll betty boop?
so technicaly we cant do anything about it coz ther acting like they are unsure them selves as to wetha or not the doll really is betty boop,
ther not stupid they know the doll is not a bb doll but they give the bidder hope that it might be
we know their plan is to trik buyers who bid in hope that the doll really is bb, hopefuly no 1 falls 4 it, coz any fan of bb will be able 2 spot a fake a mile off.
how sneaky and crafty these sellers are!!!
bess xx;)

[Bikerbettyboop]

I'm not buying that these eBay sellers are naive or dumb about their products .. I mean some of the items they like to call Betty Boop are so horrendous, there is no way they are even remotely close to being a Betty item!!! I think they do it just to lure Betty Boop buyers to their auction. But hopefully the buyers are smarter than that!! I guess it's Buyer Beware on eBay! I hate it when eBay sellers offer illegal items... or altered images of Betty Boop.. drives me crazy!

[livingbooper]

Yes, I know. It drives me crazy too!
I still like the idea of pestering these phonies with a pile of emails!

;)
---Lizzy

[bexi3]

This needs no words!

http://i7.ebayimg.com/01/i/00/f9/73/ee_1.JPG

Betty Boop indeed......!

[livingbooper]

EEEEEEEK!:eek:

[Bikerbettyboop]

No way is this a Betty Boop doll... is it????

[bexi3]

Well it was under the Betty Boop category on ebay.....!

[Mrs_Foster]

OMG THATS BAD

[BBooper]

where do these people get off callin that BB???

BBooper
xxx

[BBooper]

where do these people get off callin that BB???

BBooper
xxx

[DEADPOOL]

Is that a BettyBoop doll, looks wierd?

[bexi3]

I was more repelled than endeered to this doll! I think they must be out of their minds!

[Bikerbettyboop]

I think that Ebay seller is just trying to get as much money as possible for something they wish was a Betty Boop doll!!

[livingbooper]

Ugh! Phoney baloney!:(

[Bikerbettyboop]

Yes, it definitely had to be phoney.....

[BBooper]

lol! phoeney boloney!! any one found any more 'BB' disaster's??

BBooper
xxx

[Bikerbettyboop]

Not in a while but I sure call eBay sellers on the carpet when I find them misrepresenting Betty Boop items.

[BBooper]

i think it's schoking because anyone who wasn't sure who BB was would be miss lead!

BBooper
xxx

[Bikerbettyboop]

A lot of times these sellers wish it was a Betty Boop item and they call it an old or rare item, just so they can get more money for it. Buyer beware!!

[BBooper]

lol!! i know what you mean!! stop posting so much!! i have another 2 pages to catch up on :P go, put your feet up and have a tea break while i catch up on your posting! :P... no seriously! :P

BBooper
xxx

[Bikerbettyboop]

I'll be gone on vacation for 5 days so you'll have plenty of time to set a new speed record.

[livingbooper]

Ha ha ha! I still have tons of work to do to get any where near to you both!!!! LOL!:D

[bexi3]

Me too - I've started lagging behind everyone now! x

[Bikerbettyboop]

That's because BBooper and I registered at about the same time. We're old timers and you two are still newbies....

[BBooper]

yer, we've been here longer than some members, thats all :)

BBooper
xxx

[JennyBoop]

I know what you all are talking about when it comes to ebay. You all should see some of the stuff people pass off as being Marilyn Monroe. There are people on there who claim they are actually selling strands of Marilyn's hair and claim it's authentic. They try to sell peices of paper with her signature on it for thousands of dollars it's just rediculous. There was someone on ebay one day actually trying to sell part of Marilyn Monroe's fence from her home on 5 Helienna Drive in California claiming it actually was from Marilyns yard. So yea buyer beware on ebay.:D :D Now don't get me wrong there are some good sellers on there and honest sellers too.:D

[livingbooper]

Yes there are, but you need to be very careful too.
I always look at the feedback that others leave to try to get an idea of just who I am dealing with. I read many of the feedback posts, and also evaluate the negative ones. Some of the negative feedback may come from people who are bad ebayers themselves and don't pay. I try to look between the lines, and I try to analyze just what is beio\ng said in the ratings. If there is a lot of enthusiastic positive response, then I know I'm dealing with a good seller.
I had a problem with a scammer in Yahoo auctions so I have learned a lot about what to look for.....

[BBooper]

ok, i think you could fairly say that is taking it to the extreme!

BBooper
xxx

[JennyBoop]

Originally posted by livingbooper
Yes there are, but you need to be very careful too.
I always look at the feedback that others leave to try to get an idea of just who I am dealing with. I read many of the feedback posts, and also evaluate the negative ones. Some of the negative feedback may come from people who are bad ebayers themselves and don't pay. I try to look between the lines, and I try to analyze just what is beio\ng said in the ratings. If there is a lot of enthusiastic positive response, then I know I'm dealing with a good seller.
I had a problem with a scammer in Yahoo auctions so I have learned a lot about what to look for..... Yes that is A good thing to do ON Ebay you have to check the feedback on the sellers if you don't you could be getting scammed and not know it.

[livingbooper]

I'm serious! You have to be careful. There are con artists that are making a living scamming people on these auctions and you have to take precautions to make sure that you are dealing with legitimate people. I also like to shop in Yahoo auctions.

[bexi3]

I've never seen the Yahoo auctions - I might have a look.

[JennyBoop]

I have seen the yahoo auctions but I never did buy off of there.:D

[bexi3]

Are they any good? I don't even know how to get to them....hmmm *goes off to investigate!

[Bikerbettyboop]

When I go to Yahoo looking for things, I can't seem to find anything but eBay is much larger and has many more members, so I usually find what I'm looking for.. not always but usually. But I do like Yahoo's search engine and their email program is nice too.

[livingbooper]

I bought a bunch of nice jewelry on Yahoo auctions, and some tools too. The selection is a little different and I like to have a choice.
Oh, and the gorgeous 1.33ct diamond center stone for my engagement ring came from a vendor in Yahoo auctions. It was a great deal. I had it reappraised to make sure it was as presented and it was. There are tons of great jewelry values in Yahoo auctions.

So it is well worth checking out.

[JennyBoop]

Yea I might have to go back there and check it out again.:P

[Bikerbettyboop]

Yes, I'll have to go check them out again too. I looked for some of the Italian charms and I have a feeling that some of the eBay vendors aren't selling the genuine article. So I didn't buy any. I want to make sure they are officially licensed before I buy them.