+lostsole68 Posted September 25, 2017 Share Posted September 25, 2017 Here is an eBay auction 160,000 codes to be discovered Everyone needs to Report this item - http://cgi1.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ReportThisItemRedirect&active=1&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2566&itemid=182781720974&seller=hastur http://www.ebay.com/itm/Geocaching-travel-bug-coin-tb-code-discover-/182781720974?hash=item2a8ea3b98e:g:TtUAAOSwb7NZxLER#viTabs_0 The process is as following: 1) A database of codes has already been collected, and currently consists of about 160 000 activated, functional codes. 2) Upon received payment, a new list will be generated from the database. - This new list is a random selection of codes from the database. - Each code is checked to make sure it is located in a cache, and logged by someone in the last 6 months (to REDUCE the chances of being missing). - No geographical location of the TBs are taken into account. 3) This newly generated list will be sent to you as soon as possible. Quote Link to comment
+noncentric Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 Interesting. What 'reason' options are you using when reporting the auction? It seems the eBay site requires specific options be selected when reporting. Quote Link to comment
+cerberus1 Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 Have you contacted Groundspeak through the Help Center ? Maybe they'd like to get involved, since it's alleged that "All codes are chosen randomly from a selection of over 160 000 codes in a database " and they're making money off owner's property, the codes assigned by Geocaching.com. Sheesh... By their own admission, they know what they're doing is wrong... 1 - The seller does not take responsibility if someone confronts you about discovering their TB; some precautions have been taken to find codes that can be logged without suspicion, but no guarantee can be given. If you wish to remain stealthed, it is recommended to check each listing before discovery. 2 - Even though they are in a cache at the time of the list being sent, the seller reserves the possibility that a bug might move to a user by the time the code is being discovered. 3 - The seller wishes to inform you that discovering "virtual" TBs is often not accepted in geocaching-moral, and does not take responsibility for any possible confrontations you might get from other users. 4 - It is recommended that your log on the item is as neutral as possible, not defining any time or location, to avoid suspicious detection. Quote Link to comment
+nextlogicalstep Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 What I can't understand is why anyone would want to "discover" a bunch of trackables they hadn't actually discovered, let alone pay money to do so... Quote Link to comment
+on4bam Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 32 minutes ago, nextlogicalstep said: What I can't understand is why anyone would want to "discover" a bunch of trackables they hadn't actually discovered, let alone pay money to do so... Especially if a few lines of code can generate all possible combinations and save them into textfiles so they can be automatically logged via API (or a script) for free. There are only 2.176.782.336 combinations. Why anyone would do it? The same reason fake logs are posted on caches... Numbers... Quote Link to comment
+Manville Possum Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 Only $1 per 50 codes to discover, so I'm not so sure the OP has all the facts straight with the 160,000 codes to be discovered. As for the eBay seller, I see nothing to report to eBay. Quote Link to comment
+Manville Possum Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 The listing has been removed. Quote Link to comment
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