BST transaction gone very bad with "lost" check

[D. Bergin]

Sorry this happened to you. I did not know that detail about banks not actually cancelling checks and extorting the process for perpetuity. That seems downright illegal, but then again the banks & CC companies have pretty much been given a blank check (pun intended), to do whatever the hell they want to do in the last 20 years or so.

[Runscott]

Ian, you know my thoughts on this, but posting to show my support.

As far as outing the guy, I wouldn't normally recommend it as it just leads to a lot of drama, but your bases are covered and this is a significant issue - possibly the worst I've seen on an internet forum transaction. I don't think he realizes how well-respected you are, and that you are one of the least-likely people to start a thread like this, meaning it's a big deal and thread-worthy by anyone's standards.

Personally, at this point I would fry him alive.

[slipk1068]

Originally Posted by Runscott

Ian, you know my thoughts on this, but posting to show my support.

As far as outing the guy, I wouldn't normally recommend it as it just leads to a lot of drama, but your bases are covered and this is a significant issue - possibly the worst I've seen on an internet forum transaction. I don't think he realizes how well-respected you are, and that you are one of the least-likely people to start a thread like this, meaning it's a big deal and thread-worthy by anyone's standards.

Personally, at this point I would fry him alive.

This seems like a great way to use my 500th post.

+1

[oldjudge]

Do you know the branch that the check was cashed/deposit in? If so, I would call them and tell them that the check had been fraudulently cashed and ask them to pull the camera tapes. If these tapes are still available, this will disclose who did this. Also, report this fraud to your bank. They will reimburse your funds if the check was in fact fraudulently cashed. If the seller really cashed it himself he will have more problems than the money he made was worth.

[chris6net]

I don't post often and I may be wrong but why bring this up without alerting us who the seller is. I buy things on the B/S/T and would be pissed off if this happened to me when I could have been warned about this person prior.
Just my opinion.
CN

[itjclarke]

Originally Posted by chris6net

I don't post often and I may be wrong but why bring this up without alerting us who the seller is. I buy things on the B/S/T and would be pissed off if this happened to me when I could have been warned about this person prior.
Just my opinion.
CN

Thanks for the feedback all.. I'm in midst of a pretty busy week, so will add more comment(s) later. To the above question--- if I see he posts an item for sale, I'll out it/him. I have no idea what his usernames may be on eBay or elsewhere, so I probably can't warn anyone beyond potential BST sales.

I'd very much love for this guy to reach out and begin cooperating. If not, I'll go as far as I need to go to see this through.

[111gecko]

This is ridiculous. 14 months later and it is cashed?..If I am the buyer I post everything and let the seller defend himself. If he didn't do it the fraud department will reimburse immediately and investigate from there.....I have done lots of BST deals and this has never happened. This a fraternity of a group here and this can't happen. Post it and let's see how quickly it gets handled.

[Leon]

For the record I have been involved in this and the seller went silent on me too, however, I didn't push it because I know Ian is working on some stuff. I am helping Ian as much as I can but there isn't a ton I can do. It seems to me if this was a legit "I really didn't cash it" then the seller would not only be helping when asked, but would be very PROACTIVE, since he is being held accountable for something someone else allegedly did.