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PROBATION DISCUSSIONS
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MatterEaterLad

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Here's the sales thread.

 

I was too late on the JIM 83 back in December, but later saw that he bumped his sales post so I thought the book hadn't sold. I sent him a PM on 3/27 asking if he still had it. He responded on 4/8. He apologized for the late reply, said he just got back from Vegas. And I bought the book on 4/11.

 

:tonofbricks:

 

He said he was sending the book the next day. Aaaannnnnd...I have not heard from him since.

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thehumantorch

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Super key sale from boardie with under 100 posts? (shrug)

 

Yet again, it would be wise to require members to belong to the boards for a fixed period of time and make a certain number of posts before allowed to sell, or to post a warning in a seller's thread if he doesn't meet those requirements.

 

something like:

 

'Note, this seller has not met the suggested guidelines of 500 posts and a 1 year membership on the boards. New sellers are welcome additions to the community but there does seem to be a higher incidence of problems involving sellers who haven't met the suggest guidelines. Please pay for purchases using a method that provides buyer protection and avoid using Paypal personal, Western Union, money orders or checks.'

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Sqeggs

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Super key sale from boardie with under 100 posts? (shrug)

 

At the time he had positive feedback from five reputable boardies. Not a ton, but he had obviously done some legit sales.

 

Yeah. He had been around nine months, had some (although not a lot) of substantive posts in a variety of threads, had completed some sales. I might well have bought from him if he had been selling something that interested me.

 

Paying through WU, as the other buyer did, would have been a red flag to me, though.

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Jo Seph

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In hindsight I was stupid not to question the others who have purchased from him if he did have PayPal or not.

 

As I saw he had a very positive kudos thread, I felt like I could trust him. I have used WU before on this board when dealing with keys and all were perfect.

 

In summary, I'm an insufficiently_thoughtful_person.

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Aces

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All kudos threads are positive.

Could be classic eBay type comic scammer.

Sell $20-$50 comics/collectibles.

Build up 10-20 positive feedback (nothing to lose).

Then unleash the $1000 book and sell it to 2, 3, or 4 people and walk away with the evil smile on your face.

 

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skypinkblu

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In hindsight I was stupid not to question the others who have purchased from him if he did have PayPal or not.

 

As I saw he had a very positive kudos thread, I felt like I could trust him. I have used WU before on this board when dealing with keys and all were perfect.

 

In summary, I'm an insufficiently_thoughtful_person.

No, you were just taken advantage of, he's the bad guy.

 

That's what scammers do, they build your confidence. I got stuck once long ago with some fake glass on eBay. I had bought several things from this person that were fine. He was posing as a woman, but it was a man from California. In any case, many of us filed complaints and he was arrested and had to pay a $25k fine, no jail time though.

 

There were about 100 eBay buyers involved and since at that time we had access to screen names, we had a group email going for about a year.

 

This was one of the places we reported the scam. http://www.ic3.gov/default.aspx

 

If BluHawaii is in Hawaii, I think he can file the complaint for both of you. It certainly can't hurt.

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Ryan.

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All kudos threads are positive.

 

I'm going to take a big dookie right in yours and make you take your statement back.

 

:cloud9:

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thehumantorch

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In hindsight I was stupid not to question the others who have purchased from him if he did have PayPal or not.

 

As I saw he had a very positive kudos thread, I felt like I could trust him. I have used WU before on this board when dealing with keys and all were perfect.

 

In summary, I'm an insufficiently_thoughtful_person.

 

I'm sorry for your problems here. It sucks when you trust someone and they :censored: you. Iit's tempting to use a money order or other payment without buyer protection to save the seller money but it's dangerous. I was burned after paying via personal paypal and will never use that method again.

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