Buyer Beware / Bad Traders List (FORUM MEMBER ALERTS ONLY)

[Wreck]

This thread has been created to provide insight for folks trading and buying. Sometimes knowing that a guy/gal has some or MANY successful trades/sales is good peace of mind.

IF THE PERSON DOESN'T HAVE LOTS OF GOOD TRADER RATING FEEDBACK, AND YOU DONT KNOW THEM, THEN PRIVATE MESSAGE a Trading Moderator. We can try to get you the info you need to feel safe and or make a safe trade/purchase!

As we all know, trading is at your own risk. However, we are able to stop many deals from turning sour if you enable us. We have one bad person who has been a scam artist at many HT/Blu-ray sites besides ours.

EBAY TRADER / BAD TRADER DISCUSSIONS - please visit this thread.


Bad Traders

Goatrider
Swallahjaxx
brambrowers
harrytheparry
shabba
evert
Jaxx
Cythlover
Underhill
Shellmaster
Erik Schellekens
Wodan
Cees
aklass
vrising
Telchar
HiltonH
Hilton
blubook
Glaurung
Gelanor
Gus79
Astaldo
Isis

The above are all the same person - returned in Oct 2015 - Trading alert posted here

Other bad traders:

MEDIAMEX - continued to delay shipments, up to weeks at a time. Would not reimburse members for items already received. Appeared to source OOP items, after trade was agreed upon.

JEREMY13130 - member from France. States he has rare items for trade when he really does not. Be wary of members with no feedback that ask you to send first.

OSCARLUCY - owed shipments to members here, delayed due to a number of different stories. Supposedly recently shipped items out to members, after 5+ months of delays.

NELLYPLATINUM & YASAIRA1 - owed an item to a member here - trade occurred on another forum, had previously told trading mods he would make good on the amount owed. Never paid the seller.

DLEAVEY81 - owed steebook (paid for) to user here. No response on forum or via e-mail. Also has an outstanding trade issue at AVF forums.

SHONUFF6 - received items from a couple of members and has not visited this forum since the beginning of January 2013.

JEZHEAD - received items from one member and a HDN secret santa gift from another - sent nothing in return and has not visited this forum since December 2012.

93COBRA - also known as Fast Eddie - defrauded members on BD forums and you tube of hundreds of dollars of items. General trading alert posted here.

Marty mcFly - member from France. Owes members here items and has been delaying shipment since in contact with staff for weeks, some traders have been waiting months.

AMEN - sent a member here damaged steels and the wrong steelbook. Would not resolve the problem with the other member or respond to mod / staff requests for more info.

Top_cat2-failed to complete numerous trades/communicate. Numerous traders waiting for items for several months (some since 2012).

slackerz - failed to respond or to resolve a trading issue over months of promises to replace damaged items.

TIGER - took funds for a "pre-order" of items not in-hand to one member and wouldn't refund, also failed to fulfill 6 steelbook trade with another member.

Roverite - owes at least 10 members various steelbooks from GB's he hosted in 2013. Various attempts to communicate but to no avail.

humperklonk - Lack of communication to resolve trade issues backdating to end of last year. Owes one member 7x steels which were paid for but never sent the items. Another member is waiting on 1x steel to be sent.

Unisol1980 - Attempted to sell a High Value rare steelbook by randomly PM'ing members. This was after Trade Mods refused to approve his sales thread without him supplying the necessary references/info.

MrKrabs2013 - Created multiple account, which is NOT allowed on this forum. All the following names are the same person and have been banned:

MrKrabs2013
mrhanky
mrhanky2016
ninja2015
joinus2000
kurdish2012
bremennord
steelfreaky
marvelhero007
germansteeler
steelbookcollect
gandalf
judgedredd
hideohhb
progamer1995
bluemansteel
steelcollector1
blueknight
bucelli
snakeeater

Cobster - Owes various members £ and steelbooks - no communication + hasn't been online since 17th July.

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The posts below are from when this was a Good Traders/Bad Traders list ... from the date this OP has been updated ... this thread will only serve as a Buyer Beware and Hall of Shame for those bad traders out there. If you need info on good traders view their trader rating under their avatar in the post bit (to the left) or PM a Mod.

I suggest you PM a mod for any deal over $75 if you dont know the person, regardless if they have 3 successful feedbacks etc. This is YOUR community as much as it is OURS, and we'll make the time everytime to make it as safe as possible for all.

Added 1/23/2012:

Just a general reminder - If you are experiencing difficulty with a trade at our site, feel free to contact a Trade Moderator, and we can provide suggestions on how to resolve the matter, if the trade took place at our site.

If, despite repeated attempts to resolve the trade/contact the trader, you do not receive any communication, or items, etc, please use the Feedback system in place at the site, or the rest of the community will not be aware of issues with traders. In addition, you have a limited time frame to file Paypal disputes, so please familiarize yourself with that process, just in case, to further protect yourself. In addition, the Staff will take action against accounts for repeat offenders if absolutely necessary.

 

[sunnyx]

Yes he took photos and you know eBay will refund him no doubt.

His name is Matthew mallard.

His Ebay username so we can block him. The one you put doesn’t seem to exist.

 

[HUBMUSWELL]

Why would buyer need to send the box back to determine the weight? Basic common sense where the weight doesn’t add up.

If the steelbook was sent in a standard box the packaging would weigh between 150-200g.

If the proof of postage shows 350-400g and the buyer never stated I received boxes of chocolate instead then there is a weight discrepancy.

It’s a classic scam to do except the buyer has done it wrong and Shayid can have a case to defend the claim

Basic common sense doesn't prevail, proof is needed with the box being sent back.

 

[sunnyx]

Basic common sense doesn't prevail, proof is needed with the box being sent back.

Then weigh an identicle box with packaging and use a little common sense again. Photograph it and add it to the case

 

[HUBMUSWELL]

Then weigh an identicle box with packaging and use a little common sense again. Photograph it and add it to the case

? If the buyer sends back the same box with the packaging + slip recorded then it's weighed and printed on the postage label. 200g or so difference between what was sent. This would be facts to be forwarded to eBay.

 

[sunnyx]

? If the buyer sends back the same box with the packaging + slip recorded then it's weighed and printed on the postage label. 200g or so difference between what was sent. This would be facts to be forwarded to eBay.

The buyer doesn’t need to send the box back. This is a claim of item not received in a box. Not a returned item without the steelbook where the seller claims the buyer didn’t return the steelbook but an empty box.

You are forwarding evidence, NOT facts. That’s where you get confused. We don’t deal with facts lol. Where is the facts that the buyer didn’t receive his item? That’s not facts. It’s his evidence.

 

[Mickle_89]

Hi Guys,

Anyone sold to matthemallar-71on eBay??

He claims to have received GOTH 1/4 slip without the steelbook.

The item was sent via recorded delivery .

I'm not sure what to do as he's opened a retuen request added photos and claims the steelbook wasn't inside.

Any help?

The buyer is literally complaining you sent an empty box or am I missing something lol?? What exactly was the sale for?

 

[Shayid]

He claims the steelbook wasn't sent with the box...

 

[smabu]

eBay never side with the seller. I wont be using it again, too many scammers and too heavy a bias towards buyers.

 

[HUBMUSWELL]

The buyer doesn’t need to send the box back. This is a claim of item not received in a box. Not a returned item without the steelbook where the seller claims the buyer didn’t return the steelbook but an empty box.

You are forwarding evidence, NOT facts. That’s where you get confused. We don’t deal with facts lol. Where is the facts that the buyer didn’t receive his item? That’s not facts. It’s his evidence.

Well, I would ask the buyer to send back the slip and packaging signed for so I have the recorded weight. I'm guessing the seller has to do a refund and claim against Royal Mail.

 

[HUBMUSWELL]

He claims the steelbook wasn't sent with the box...

Was the Steelbook sealed?

 

[sunnyx]

You can ask the buyer to return the box but the buyer does not have to and I very much doubt he would.

RM refund the seller? The item or parcel was delivered. What would the compensation be, lost delivery when it was delivered? Or RM nicking the steelbook lol

Well, I would ask the buyer to send back the slip and packaging signed for so I have the recorded weight. I'm guessing the seller has to do a refund and claim against Royal Mail.

 

[sunnyx]

eBay never side with the seller. I wont be using it again, too many scammers and too heavy a bias towards buyers.

They will mostly side with buyers. That’s the sad reality. If they don’t then it gives Ebay and PP a bad name for not protecting buyers which is where their money is made from their fees, and then they are subject to chargeback complaints from their bank even if they don’t side with buyer. So there’s potentially two hurdles to come across.

Once a case is opened you know pretty well you are fighting a losing battle most of the times.

That’s the risk of selling...

Ask @lgans316 he will tell you about it

 

[Lollard2002]

From experience as a seller I sent everything tracked recorded delivery. On the 2 times someone tried to make a claim they lost because I could prove the item was delivered to their door. One idiot tried to say they never got the item and I could clearly show someone had signed for it at their address.

 

[smabu]

From experience as a seller I sent everything tracked recorded delivery. On the 2 times someone tried to make a claim they lost because I could prove the item was delivered to their door. One idiot tried to say they never got the item and I could clearly show someone had signed for it at their address.

Things become more complicated when the buyer says the item isn't as described. It's all very well and good proving you've delivered something to an address but that's irrelevant when the buyer claims it's incorrect / empty etc. It's a shame such a great platform for selling has been undone by its own stupid rules.

 

[Lollard2002]

I always take detailed photos that are not displayed on eBay usually beside a paper from that day and use them on the rare times I’ve had a despute One guy tried to bring in the police but my evidence for the item was beyond despute and the police cautioned the person for wasting their time and I then had a serious pop at eBay why they let it get that far when they had already settled the despute in my favour In other words why did the police ever come near me when eBay themselves made it clear the buyer was at fault

 

[lgans316]

I always take photos of all inbound and outbound packages and keep proof of posting receipts for 3 months as we never know when someone would start making a random claim.

eBay seldom sides with the sellers. FACT. Sellers must have ample time, energy, and the mood to fight tooth and nail to win. Such a shame as besides these stupid fundamental flaws, eBay is a good platform to buy and sell.

 

[cooey]

Yeah, PayPal are a joke when it comes to sellers. I had a guy from the Star Wars Force Awakens Blufans GB who claimed he never received the two he bought. Tracking showed that he received both of them, and he even told me in PM that he received both of them......he then filed a claim for both and despite me showing PayPal the tracking numbers, etc they still sided with him and got him a full refund on both!

Needless to say, he's been banned from both the forums and my GBs, but it just goes to show how useless PayPal are in those kinds of situations.

 

[smabu]

Yeah, PayPal are a joke when it comes to sellers. I had a guy from the Star Wars Force Awakens Blufans GB who claimed he never received the two he bought. Tracking showed that he received both of them, and he even told me in PM that he received both of them......he then filed a claim for both and despite me showing PayPal the tracking numbers, etc they still sided with him and got him a full refund on both!

Needless to say, he's been banned from both the forums and my GBs, but it just goes to show how useless PayPal are in those kinds of situations.

That's ridiculous. I'd report the prick for fraud. There must be some kind of regulator for PayPal as they aren't above the law / evidence.

 

[cooey]

That's ridiculous. I'd report the prick for fraud. There must be some kind of regulator for PayPal as they aren't above the law / evidence.

Believe me mate had they been in the UK I would’ve done as I could’ve investigated it too

 

[sunnyx]

Yeah, PayPal are a joke when it comes to sellers. I had a guy from the Star Wars Force Awakens Blufans GB who claimed he never received the two he bought. Tracking showed that he received both of them, and he even told me in PM that he received both of them......he then filed a claim for both and despite me showing PayPal the tracking numbers, etc they still sided with him and got him a full refund on both!

Needless to say, he's been banned from both the forums and my GBs, but it just goes to show how useless PayPal are in those kinds of situations.

Are you serious, from the GB on HDN? That is just completely retarded!

I think you should name and shame this thief.