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Ebay con artists&scammers.

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1st of all "g'day" to all Ludwig collecters&players&fanatics! :).I thought it was about time i'd advise all of you &let you know what happened to me off Ebay.com october last year when i found&bid&won on a Ludwig double kick mod orange kit.I sent the money as instructed&requested thru Money Gramm 2 days later i found out to my horror&shock that the seller didn't live at the address iwas given &sent the money to! :(.Because he(seller) had collected the money 2 days earlier there's nothing MoneyGramm were able to do! i was conned out of&lost $AUD 840.00!.I've reported him(seller to Ebay) IF ANYONE OF YOU COME ACROSS OR HEAR OF:

DO NOT BUY OR SELL ANYTHING TO HIM ESPECIALLY DONT SEND HIM ANY MONEY!.HE'S A CON ARTIST&A SCAMMER! &DOESN'T HAVE ANY LUDWIG KITS FOR SALE!

thank you all for reading this &hope someone out there may possibly be able to catch him &i'm able to get my money back ! :)

Posted on 15 years ago
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Brother first off i am so sorry for this crap!!! and you are doing the right thing by spreading the word on this low low life#$%^ we have a lot of members in Indiana Yes SirClapping Happy2

Your drummers not much good is he!? What you need is someone that's as good as me. ! John Henry Bonham !!
Posted on 15 years ago
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Here's a reverse variation on that scam. This type can result when you are selling drums or anything. I think the term is "re-shipping."

The buyer says they will arrange shipping to another country and send you an impressive check (bogus) for items plus the pre-paid shipping that you gleefully deposit into your bank account. Then, you must immediately wire the shipping charge (usually international rates) due to time constraints that have materialised to a so and so acting as their shipping agent at an address somewhere in the states.

Their check bounces and you have wired several hundred to a couple thousand dollars into space. But, you get to keep the merchandise which now must be "sold" again, but probably won't recoup even part of the loss.

Posted on 15 years ago
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Thanks very much for the heads up !!!

Kevin
Posted on 15 years ago
#4
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Sorry to hear about your loss.

Paying via Money Gram is a bad idea.

Posted on 15 years ago
#5
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From Stallwart

Here's a reverse variation on that scam. This type can result when you are selling drums or anything. I think the term is "re-shipping."The buyer says they will arrange shipping to another country and send you an impressive check (bogus) for items plus the pre-paid shipping that you gleefully deposit into your bank account. Then, you must immediately wire the shipping charge (usually international rates) due to time constraints that have materialised to a so and so acting as their shipping agent at an address somewhere in the states. Their check bounces and you have wired several hundred to a couple thousand dollars into space. But, you get to keep the merchandise which now must be "sold" again, but probably won't recoup even part of the loss.

Stallwart I have had this stupid scam attempted on me a couple of time's on ebay and craigslist, do these fools thing we just got off the bus or something????

Your drummers not much good is he!? What you need is someone that's as good as me. ! John Henry Bonham !!
Posted on 15 years ago
#6
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Prior to naming out an individual, how do we know that account was not completely hi-jacked in eBay. This is common and people who create accounts, never check them or never know that someone else has hi-jacked their account to pull these scams.

I want to see the eBay listing prior to posting someones personal information.

You might have recourse with local authorities, but I'm not sure about the International situation.

Can we see the auction listing?

David

Posted on 15 years ago
#7
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Sadly the cheque scam is common on this side of the pond. I've had an item listed on Mikedolbear and the same clown attempted to scam me twice! I've also had it on LOOT - which is kind of a UK craigslist - it's everywhere!!

Tama Superstar, 22, 22, 16, 14, 13 Desert Burst
Premier Genista, 22, 16, 13, 12 Black Lacquer
Premier Genista, 20, 14, 10 and snare Black Lacquer
Premier Resonator 22, 16, 14, 13 poly creme/black
Zickos 22, 16, 14, 13, clear acrylic and snare
Posted on 15 years ago
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Paypal is the only way to pay on ebay. Money grams, western union, credit card, give you no protection. Ebay may be called by some as feebay and paypal fees, but at least there's protection there.

1960's SONOR 12-16-20-14 blue slate pearl
1968 LUDWIG 12-13-16-22-14Sky blue P
1972 LUDWIG 12-13-16-22-14BlueVistalite
1972 LUDWIG 12-13-16-22-(14 impostor)BlackPanther "SOLD"
1964 Ludwig Oyster Black Pearl 22-12-13-16-14Supra "SOLD"
1969 LUDWIG 12-13-16-22-14 Citrus Mod "SOLD"
1969 LUDWIG Sexto-Plus 8-1 0-12-13-14-15-16-20-20-14 Silver Sparkle
60's Majestic Delux 12-13-16-22-14 red pearl
2009 Homemade Kids 8-10-13-16-12 Orange Sparkle
24 kits, 80 Snares, 65 Cymbals
Don't tell my wife!
Posted on 15 years ago
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From poppy79424

Paypal is the only way to pay on ebay. Money grams, western union, credit card, give you no protection. Ebay may be called by some as feebay and paypal fees, but at least there's protection there.

If you are a seller you can be easily scammed courtesy of Paypal. For scammers Paypal is promise land. Just open a SNAD on the item you just bought and return a box full of newspapers or bricks. Paypal will return your money (S/H included) no question asked and you can even NEG the seller!!!

yeah, Thats Paypal...

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Posted on 15 years ago
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