eBay Bully Terrorizes Online Users

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SAN DIEGO -- Some consumers are discovering that when they bid on eBay, they're opening a portal to problems.

Tina Schimke and her husband, Dwayne, began having trouble with eBay when they placed a bid on a bike from what looked to be a legitimate seller, San Diego television station KGTV reported.

"He had quite an ad on the site -- it had lots of bikes. I admit, I didn't completely read the ad," Tina Schimke said.

When the Schimkes e-mailed back with a question about the shipping cost, the seller allegedly blasted them with a nasty e-mail.

"As soon as he got my e-mail, he was pounding the keyboard and venting," Tina Schimke said.

The anger didn't stop there, she said.

The seller allegedly left her a message that said, "Hey there, schmuck boy -- not answering the phone now?"

The alleged eBay bully was on a roll.

"I know exactly where you f---ing live. E-mail me again and see what happens to your little b---- a--," the accused bully said in the message.

"I was afraid this person was a maniac and was going to show up on our front door," Tina Schimke told the station.

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There are some nutso's out there!