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Off-topic, somewhat: What would you do? (pg. 2)
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| aNYthing |
I don't think he's a scammer, if he's one - he's not too bright. You pull money out of PayPal before they get a chance to freeze the funds (as I had it happen to me before).
this dude is just not very "customer oriented" and perhaps a bit of a major hippie/stoner, that would be my guess. His flikr profile has pics of his bikes, ATV, and other crap with identifying info + quite a few bit of pictures of shrooms in the wild. He's either a major fungaphile or psychonaut. |
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| EddieZilker |
| quote: | Originally posted by aNYthing
I don't think he's a scammer, if he's one - he's not too bright. You pull money out of PayPal before they get a chance to freeze the funds (as I had it happen to me before).
this dude is just not very "customer oriented" and perhaps a bit of a major hippie/stoner, that would be my guess. His flikr profile has pics of his bikes, ATV, and other crap with identifying info + quite a few bit of pictures of shrooms in the wild. He's either a major fungaphile or psychonaut. |
I don't think you're dealing with a stoner hippy. I think you might be mixed up with a type of ultra right-wing christian who refer to themselves as "sovereign citizens". They are the worst sort of people in the United States to get mixed up with. They sue over anything, will file liens just to cause you problems, and, in general, are pains in the ass, capable of almost anything.
http://www.adl.org/learn/ext_us/scm.asp?xpicked=4 |
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| DJ RANN |
The dude just sounds like a waster.
Wait for the synth to turn up and make sure it works and only then drop the dispute.
I mean whyt type of idiot gets someone to buy their synth at a an acceptable price then ships it four days later without taking note of the tracking info and then doesn't respond to multiple emails until it's too late.
I don't know why you're even considering it. I got ripped off by this spanish guy once through ebay - he kept sending receipts from the spanish postal service to show he'd sent it but all they could confirm was that something had been shipped at some point by that guy. By the time I waded through the bull it was too late to get my money back.
Never again. ******s get 48 hours to respond / deliver tracking details or that dispute on. |
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| aNYthing |
| quote: | Originally posted by EddieZilker
I don't think you're dealing with a stoner hippy. I think you might be mixed up with a type of ultra right-wing christian who refer to themselves as "sovereign citizens". They are the worst sort of people in the United States to get mixed up with. They sue over anything, will file leans just to cause you problems, and, in general, are pains in the ass, capable of almost anything.
http://www.adl.org/learn/ext_us/scm.asp?xpicked=4 |
:stongue: How do you figure? He's not very "WWJD" with a potty mouth like that... Some clues, when he was blowing up, he's like "How tightly wound, are you MAAAAAAAAAAN???? What are you, some kind of a lawyeeer, MAAAAAAAAN??? [[insert some favorite expletives here]], yada yada yada |
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| aNYthing |
funny part is, he responds to PayPal dispute with "buyer called and verified that package shipped. RELEASE>>>>>>>>>>>>>>THE LEAN>>>>>>>>>>>>>>ON MONEY>>>>>>>>>>>>>NOW!>>>>>>>>>"
Those chevrons are SRSBZNS!!!! Hope PayPal doesn't fall for these scare tactics.
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| Looney4Clooney |
| if you can count pay pal on anything, is that they will not release that money for a good month or 2. I sold a 1600 item on ebay, followed every direction, i even made like a ing documentary photo style of packing the item, mailing the item but the guy says he never got it, and well paypal seems to think they will get money from me. |
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| aNYthing |
I ing HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHUUUUUUURRRRRRRRRRRRRRRAAAAHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATE ing PayPal with every cell of my body... Alas, in this country with all it's anti-trust laws, it seems quite interesting that a company like eBay is allowed to get away with insisting on PayPal as the only source of payment. I previously was able to accept transfer/money order/etc. Nowdays - nope.
That's why I hardly sell anything with fleabay/scampal anymore. I prefer to deal with CL...
Though, I must admit that in this particular situation, I do appreciate the nasty shennanigans PayPal likes to do, given an opportunity.
lastly, I've been an eBay seller for over 11 years with a 100% FB and never a history of any seller complaints. Recently, I got a notice that my transactions with PayPal are subject to hold. Why? I was late paying my eBay invoice.
Thanks eBay, you just lost my business. I can't wait for Google or even Facebook to create some serious alternative for these ******s.
I think Google is sitting on the gold mine with an opportunity as ripe as auctions but... who knows what they are thinking.
I can't wait to GTFO off eBay, once a viable alternative is presented. |
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| skyhunter |
| What would I do? Be a pain in the ass... there isn't much else to do about it. |
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| EddieZilker |
| quote: | Originally posted by aNYthing
:stongue: How do you figure? He's not very "WWJD" with a potty mouth like that... Some clues, when he was blowing up, he's like "How tightly wound, are you MAAAAAAAAAAN???? What are you, some kind of a lawyeeer, MAAAAAAAAN??? [[insert some favorite expletives here]], yada yada yada |
| quote: | Originally posted by aNYthing
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The phrase, "money changer", is a biblical reference that, in conjunction with the accusation of you being a lawyer and the rest of the bizarre "filing" with the FCC, hints at a system of right-wing beliefs. In addition to the general shadiness of this transaction, the fact that he's challenging you in the way that he's challenging you indicates a sense of entitlement (e.g. the "I'm not in your shoes" remark). Sovereign Citizens don't believe in the validity of the law and, until that synth is in your hands, his behavior is entirely consistent with such beliefs.
It's entirely possible that this guy's just a waster but just because he's not "turning the other cheek" doesn't mean he's not Christian Identity. Such civility is reserved for fellow "Christians". If he has reason to suspect your Jewish identity, you're probably not going to be accorded very much "good faith". They are not known for their WWJD tempers. |
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| aNYthing |
Jesus Christ... dude.. um... you may be on to something... GTFO:
UMM...:nervous:
googled his name and it came up as a pastor of some local church in his zip...WHAT?
edit: NVM. that pastor is a black dude in late 50's. This one sounds like a hiptard in his 30's. |
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| EddieZilker |
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Eh, he's hopefully just some stoner dumb-ass (even though the "LEAN" [SIC - s/b lien - made the same mistake in my post] in his dispute does concern me). I'm curious to find out what you wind up with, if anything. |
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| aNYthing |
Overdue update: Synth came in OK, actually working - some smudge/left overs of foam in the jacks but otherwise OK. Looks like it was gigged a and needs a bit of a clean up... but surprisingly working.
I expected far worse... |
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