A Sucker is Born Every Day...Showbidz and Swoopbug

[mandy]

3388     live auctions.

Including a  "payment by Western Union only" cell phone auction by one of the Internet's most prolific forum/classifieds spammers.

http://www.showbidz.com/Brand-New-Apple-...2be88d5954

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&q=%22Phone+Net+Ltd+is+a+registered+company+in+United+Kingdom%22&btnG=Search

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&q=%22Kane+Barley%22&btnG=Search

They change their "UK company" name and UK phone number with each spam campaign.  Past names have included Shopfast Electronics and Standard Mobile among others
http://community.tuliptools.com/index.ph...935.0.html and again http://community.tuliptools.com/index.ph...685.0.html

The spammers they employ are based in South Africa and Nigeria.

[Xamer]

[quote author=regic link=topic=19006.msg75508#msg75508 date=1258666673]Showbidz is a registered federal trademark of Trans World New York LLC and the trademark specifically pertains to online auction services.

Before registering a domain name the first thing you should always do is check the USPTO database. [/quote]


Say this on PSU this morning 

After getting a tip that ShowBidz name was trademarked and still owned by another company, and after talking to a couple lawyers, I have decided its to much of a hassle to deal with the possible legal issues that could arise, and alot easier and less expensive to just change the site name. 

I haven't decided on a new domain name yet, but will keep everyone updated.

I'm not sure why this other company let showbidz.com expire, but apparently they didn't want it, and it was available.  I got some bad advice and should have checked it out better. 

Also I have ended my association with SwoopBug.com and that sites owner, since we disagreed on several things, and how I should run ShowBidz.

I still plan to promote my Affiliate Program and to profit share with the members, once we get a new domain name.

http://www.powersellersunite.com/viewtopic.php?t=30186&postdays=0&postorder=asc&&start=30#285935

[xwpopper]

After getting a tip that ShowBidz name was trademarked and still owned by another company, and after talking to a couple lawyers, I have decided its to much of a hassle to deal with the possible legal issues that could arise, and alot easier and less expensive to just change the site name.

It couldn't have been those libelous hate filled propagandists at Tuliptools that tipped him. 

Also I have ended my association with SwoopBug.com and that sites owner, since we disagreed on several things, and how I should run ShowBidz.

So, you don't agree with fraudulent chargebacks and shill bidding? At least you have a bit of integrity.
Now just get off the PHPProBid hack's server and you can complete the circle.

I still plan to promote my Affiliate Program and to profit share with the members, once we get a new domain name.

Isn't it hard to pay those affiliates when all your 350k Doba listings closed?

[jezebel]

once we get a new domain name.

I can think of 27.1 million reasons why getting a new domain name for your PHP Pro Bid clone site is a waste of time and money.

[sneakymagenta]

[quote author=Xamer link=topic=19006.msg75586#msg75586 date=1260039847]
Say this on PSU this morning 

Also I have ended my association with SwoopBug.com and that sites owner, since we disagreed on several things, and how I should run ShowBidz.

I still plan to promote my Affiliate Program and to profit share with the members, once we get a new domain name.

http://www.powersellersunite.com/viewtopic.php?t=30186&postdays=0&postorder=asc&&start=30#285935
[/quote]

Richard issued a press release  tolensmiley: about the end of the Swoopbug/Showbidz alliance:


http://www.prlog.org/10439492-public-ann...ugcom.html

Showbidz.com Scott Christianson shows his true colors and Swoopbug.com backs out of merger amidst the publics allegations of Pyramid schemes regarding Showbidz operations


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
PR Log (Press Release) – Dec 04, 2009 – A short time ago we  made and announcement to the public about Swoopbug.com and Showbidz.com's intention to merge together as one Mega Auction site, however as the time got closer to solidifying the merger, certain issues came into focus. Most important of those issues were Scott Christianson’s continued promotion of a so called profit sharing auction plan where he promises his plan will enable members who participate in this so called scheme to retires comfortable with medical and health insurance. further investigation  showed no such ability exists and it is just a glorified pyramid scheme concocted by Scott Christianson to get people to join his auction site.
Scott tells people he has over 300 thousand running auctions and a multitude of members, truth be told all the stores are set up by Scott or close associates and there are no real auctions being held, a sale has not been documented on this site and the only one found was made by Scott himself
Scott himself makes promises to people to do work and does not pay, claims he has no money, the rest of his contacts are all being asked to be partners in a fabricated corporation in lieu of payment for services.

we will need to keep an eye out on this so call business man and retired  military sergeant. he has several other web sites he claims are viable enterprise but  are in the same condition as Showbidz.com which I might add is a trademarked name from another company,  and now allgeations of trademark infringemt  also come to light showbidz.com formerly known as profitsharingauctions.com has some interesting questions to answer about it's business  practices

[regic]

I have ended my association with SwoopBug.com and that sites owner

Swoopbug.com backs out of merger amidst the publics allegations of Pyramid schemes regarding Showbidz operations

Hello rinky dink site boys and girls!  Pay attention because today we're going to learn a new business term: DUE DILIGENCE :

[xwpopper]

[quote author=regic link=topic=19006.msg75590#msg75590 date=1260153092]

I have ended my association with SwoopBug.com and that sites owner

Swoopbug.com backs out of merger amidst the publics allegations of Pyramid schemes regarding Showbidz operations

Hello rinky dink site boys and girls!  Pay attention because today we're going to learn a new business term: DUE DILIGENCE :
[/quote]

And let the pissin' contest of the trademark infringing rinky dink admins begin...
http://www.powersellersunite.com/post-28...tml#286089

When we returned to our home we decided to do a little checking on Master sargent Scott Christianson and sure as rains it turned out to be a duck, seems Master sargent Scott, used a trademarket name to promotes is new site the old one being profitsharingauction.com, further investigation showes scott has no corporation by which he is able to offer and revenue or stock sharing, as far as profit sharing, his own accounts show 1 sale in 6 years for about 7 or 8 dollars, most of the members listed on his site have his e-mail return address and the rest are just people who joined long ago and forget they even were there for a visit.

[mandy]

And let the pissin' contest of the trademark infringing rinky dink admins begin...

Tenderosity is the name of the latest PSU poster and Tenderosity.com is the name of the demo site for the Nash ProtoPenny script which is used by Swoopbug.   What a coincidence.

Another coincidence can be found if you look at the similarity between the construction of the user names on that demo site and the user names on...

[maggie777]

:popcorneaters:

[regic]

Another press release -if you read Tenderosity's PSU post you've already read the press release.
http://www.prlog.org/10441583-showbidzco...ember.html