Check out this scammer!

[steve B]

Good idea to try to give him a negative, but if he files a non paying bidder complaint - And he will so he won't have to pay the fees - The negative gets removed.

Steve B

[novakjr]

Even if the neg doesn't last, it's was nice to see it. I got a good laugh out of your use of TOOL...

[fkw]

haha you guys are funny

I used to do the same thing a few years back....
Id say (after auction ends) that I would like to fly out and pick up the card in person, meet him at his bank or the police station, or where ever he wanted where I would pay for the card with a Cashiers Check... Love to watch them squirm and make up all kinds of excuses where they have to do the transaction only through the mail, etc.

Sometimes Id even look up thier location and find some small town next to theirs, and say Im going to visit my parents in a few day in so and so town and would like to do the transaction in person , etc. fun stuff.

Ive been suspended a couple times too by eBay for auction interference, so have cut back a bit on messing w/scammers.

[dstraate]

Well, I'm sure he can start rehabilitating his feedback rating on that authentic Nolan Ryan Autograph he's selling right now.

Can I get an update? Did he actually try to send you a card, or did he just fold after you blew his cover.

[vintagetoppsguy]

Originally Posted by dstraate

Can I get an update? Did he actually try to send you a card, or did he just fold after you blew his cover.

I posted negative feedback soon after the item ended. I also sent him an email letting him know I knew the auction was a scam and that the image was stolen. He replied back that he had another buyer anyway. Yeah, right. A lot of people have read his feedback though because I have had numerous emails from other eBayers wanting more details.

[scmavl]

You're awesome, David.

[ls7plus]

Originally Posted by scmavl

You're awesome, David.

Second that!

Larry

[buckydent]

Glad you gave him the negative, the ebay system is much better now that the seller cannot retaliate against the buyer in these instances. In the past, they would slam you with a negative too ( for you giving them the negative ), which was absurd and forced buyers to be diplomatic and not completely honest.
In cases of high dollar items, ebay should really be reporting these people to the FBI since it is mail fraud. There seems to be no punishment and they go create new accounts.

[cwazzy]

You should have gotten his address and mailed him a copy of a Cashier's Check in the amount of the winning bid.

Originally Posted by buckydent

Glad you gave him the negative, the ebay system is much better now that the seller cannot retaliate against the buyer in these instances. In the past, they would slam you with a negative too ( for you giving them the negative ), which was absurd and forced buyers to be diplomatic and not completely honest.
In cases of high dollar items, ebay should really be reporting these people to the FBI since it is mail fraud. There seems to be no punishment and they go create new accounts.