TAKE HER DOWN: The eBay Cyberstalking Scandal Documentary Debuts April 25
UPDATE 4-25-24
Watch the full 15 minute documentary short "TAKE HER DOWN: The eBay Cyberstalking Scandal" from Opalite Media!
Take Her Down: The eBay Cyberstalking Scandal from Opalite Media on Vimeo.
Ray and Nicole Ward, a brother/sister production team at Opalite Media, have announced the upcoming release of their documentary short "TAKE HER DOWN: The eBay Cyberstalking Scandal" on April 25, 2024.
The documentary features interviews with law enforcement, journalists, and eBay resellers, highlighting the role of top executives in the 2019 cyberstalking scandal that targeted Ina and David Steiner of EcommerceBytes, seeking to change their reporting through intimidation and gain their assistance to unmask the identity of Fidomaster/unsuckEBAY, a frequent commenter and source who also sparked the ire of top executives at the company.
The filmmakers say they were particularly interested in the reaction and impact on eBay sellers because of the broad implications the story has for people that power large platform companies, and how these companies respond to external criticism.
Take Her Down: The eBay Cyberstalking Scandal (Trailer) from Opalite Media on Vimeo.
On a personal note, thanks to Nicole and Ray for including me in this important project - it was a pleasure to be interviewed!
If you're looking to dive deeper into the eBay cyberstalking scandal, check out our past coverage including executive emails and texts, exclusive messages between unsuckEBAY and a fake Twitter account eBay security personnel unsuccessfully used to try to draw him out and the latest developments in the ongoing civil litigation scheduled for a 2025 trial date.
Published:Apr 16 24 Updated:Apr 16 24
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eBay seller since 2022
Just started selling about a year and half ago
800 items sold 99.7 feedback
Recently I went away for family things for 30 days set my acct to be away … got back with items not received cases opened
I wasn’t able to revise existing listings post new listings OR refund the buyer from my eBay funds …
The items were caught up in recent wild fires but ended up being delivered late. I had to beg the buyer to let me pay them off of eBay to close the case because it was on hold and I wasn’t able to refund them from my eBay acct etc…. So luckily they obliged and I did … but ever since then my acct must be strikes as high risk because funds have been on hold 3 days after delivery since then indefinitely might I add… I get the run around everytime etc etc FINALLY I got someone saying it’s temporary it’ll be back to normal etc. these r all reps from escalated departments… one lady told me that with my history and feedback I’ve proved beyond doubt that I’m reliable seller and shouldn’t be on hold she put in for a appeal never heard back got the run around for another few months… they keep telling me I’ve been chosen for the new update they r rolling out total BS … do you believe that sellers will stay on eBay with these holds ? No they will simply go to another platform … they r 100% making money on the holds and use any reasoning to tell you basically no and keep profiting…. The get around is creating a new acct… these cases were closed without eBay having to step in and might I add I lost $$ and its been truly frustrating esp since I’ve built the acct up but I know I can do it again.. when they tell me its going to happen to all accts I just mention how my brother just opened one n now has immediate payments they don’t know what to say I don’t think they really even know.,, its sad n scummy but I see a class action lawsuit coming honestly ! I don’t know💬 if I forgot anything but well written thanks for the information. Have a great one!