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Posted By: Dan Kravitz

OK - here is the whole story. I won a Goudey Dimaggio from Jim item # 8739064539 for anyone who wishes to view the description. The following day I contacted Jim, who by the way was extremely reassuring that he was a stand up dealer and in fact taught a class on the perils of Ebay (kind of ironic). After Jim reassured me that he rarely has any issues with Buyers and has insurance for lost items, I got a cashiers check and over-nighted it to him which he needed to sign for. 1 week passed and I called Jim who claimed that the package would be sent that week. 2 weeks went by and I called Jim again to find out where the card was. He claimed that the card was delivered and he had a confirmation from the post office. I'm not sure why he didn't send it so that I needed to sign for the card or send it insured, but I never got the card or a confirmation letter. I waited a few more weeks because maybe the card would show up. I then started to email and call Jim to find out what we can do about the situation. He did not send me a response to my email or my phone messages for almost 2 months, so I left him some negative feed back that he obviously noticed. He called me and told me that his daughter was extremely ill and that he was just getting back to his emails. I felt terrible for the guy. I wished him and his family well. Jim asked me if I would rescind my negative feedback from Ebay. I told him that that is all I have to show for my 1,250.00. He promised me that he would make good on the money by either getting me another card on my want list or by returning the money. He asked me if I thought it would be an incentive for him to pay me back if I didn't rescind my negative feedback, so I did. I even offered to split the difference with him because if he truly sent the card, we both lost money. Our deal was that if the card doesn’t show up, or the insurance would not pay for the claim, then he would send me 1/2 of the $1,250.00 by the end of March. I have emails that will back this up if the good Dr. or anyone else is interested. Finally, as if this hasn't taken enough time up in my life, Jim gives me his cell phone and claims that he will be in Chicago for the Sun-times show, and that I should call him on Saturday and he would be there all day. I call Jim on Friday night and he does not answer or return my messages. The following day I go to the show and call him 3 more times through out the day, still no response from Jim. Since then I have called and emailed him on a weekly basis to no avail. For those who suggested I just pick up the phone and call him, maybe he should pick up the phone and call me to explain why he hasn’t lived up to his agreement. Finally I email him and told him that his word is garbage and that without your word you're scum. Enough people have done deals on this board with me to know that my word is gold. Not one board member can say that they have had a bad experience with me. I am proud of that. Jim should be ashamed of the way he has handled this transaction and I have every bit of correspondence to back up my claim.