Band for sale on eBay!??

[katerzz 4]

personally i think its kinda neat.. 5 bucks for something thats easily 6k in the US. Its useful to explain how the band works to someone.. especially in support groups. The support group here has one they pass around so that you know what ur gettin put inside of you =)

[youknowit 11]

Did ya'll see that this seller dropped all of the bids? I'm pretty sure that's because it wasn't going for such a "low" price... I bet it will be back up soon. I'll keep an eye out...

[piercedqt78 658]

I believe Inamed made them stop the auction. I spoke with Don Mills and he said that Inamed's legal team was going to jump right on this auction. Also that seller let 2 other bands sell for less than $500 each. ~Mandy

[princess_n_thep 2]

Okay, I got curious so I emailed the seller. They said offered to sell it to me privately. Ummmm, I don't think Inamed cured the issue.

Penni, were you the winning bidder? Did they ever respond to your email?

[youknowit 11]

Jenna,

This is SO totally a violation of eBay's rules. Feel free to read up on it, and report them here:

http://pages.ebay.com/help/policies/rfe-spam-non-ebay-sale.html

[shirley77519 0]

I see that they did not complete the auction....curious if they closed it early OR eBay noticed and cancelled it....I could just kick myself...thinking of all those wasted days I worried about approval when all I had to do is jump on eBay......<Yeah Right> lol

[piercedqt78 658]

Actually Inamed sent them a letter demanding that the band be pulled from the auction site. There are regulations that go along with the sale of the LapBand in the states. I spoke with Don Mills and he said it would be taken care of, the next day the auction had been pulled. ~Mandy

[youknowit 11]

So they sent a letter, but obviously, they didn't demand the product be returned to them... I think they put a bandaid the problem, but didn't stitch it up. Anyways, this isn't the last band we'll see on eBay. I've seen similar stuff on Yahoo Auctions... UGH!

[piercedqt78 658]

I don't think they can legally demand the product back. This company bought the band from a surgeon. (it is expired) Seems like it is legally theirs to own but not to sell, does that make any sense? I think they did all they could within their legal rights. Anyone know for sure? ~Mandy

[Zoe 6]

What if I actually won the bid? LOL!!!!

That's an easy one: use the band in a gorgeous new beaded necklace! I'll take mine with turquoise and amethyst, please. With sterling silver threads wrapped around the port. If I can't afford the necklace, you could always list this fabulous creation on Ebay. . .

[Dunatl 0]

I wander if this came off some stiff.

[Monica S 1]

Pretty soon there's going to be "back-alley bandings" going on!