BEWARE on eBay draggin98sdime is seller

[grundle20]

Never buy from a guy who's sellin' 80% tools and 20% baseball memorabilia. What a racket. When you purchased, it usually gives you the seller's name and address in an email from EBay. What was his name, and what town is he from? I'm pretty good at doing the whole dredge the internet thing and I can see if I can get you a phone number and such.

[grundle20]

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[Butter]

Originally Posted by grundle20

Never buy from a guy who's sellin' 80% tools and 20% baseball memorabilia. What a racket. When you purchased, it usually gives you the seller's name and address in an email from EBay. What was his name, and what town is he from? I'm pretty good at doing the whole dredge the internet thing and I can see if I can get you a phone number and such.

What do you use? I find pipl.com to be the best people search around.

[t206hound]

This is too late to help you now... but this is what I do. Whenever I get a high value package delivered, I video the opening of the package. I make sure that the video shows the sealed package with its return address and the confirmation/insurance labels.

Now, I've never had to utilize the video I recorded as the packages have always been as described. I also don't know if this technique would hold up legally, but it holds a little more weight than the 'his word against mine' scenario.

I've also heard of others who have opened packages in front of UPS or USPS carriers to serve as a witness.

Regardless, I hope that you are able to recoup your money without too much hassle.

[steve B]

Originally Posted by grundle20

Never buy from a guy who's sellin' 80% tools and 20% baseball memorabilia. What a racket. When you purchased, it usually gives you the seller's name and address in an email from EBay. What was his name, and what town is he from? I'm pretty good at doing the whole dredge the internet thing and I can see if I can get you a phone number and such.

What's the 80% 20% got to do with anything? When I was selling I sold a pretty wide variety of stuff all of it legit. And some of it happened to be sports stuff. Just because someone has a wider range of interests doesn't make them a scammer.

Here's hoping the law will teach the actual scammer a lesson.

Steve B

[tiger8mush]

thanks for the warning on that ebay seller gareterag. Sorry this happened to you.

Luckily for this instance, a fellow board member has the actual card being sold. What would happen if gareterag filed the claim w/o evidence that someone else owns the card, thus the seller could never have sold it? I could sell a card and the buyer could claim I sent him an empty case, who would win? its he said / she said. Who would win?

[barrysloate]

Very good point Rob. If the buyer could prove that Ted Z. still owns the card, it would have been impossible for the seller to have owned it or shipped it. That would be case closed.

[grundle20]

Also, to let you all know the type of guy we're dealing with, I messaged this guy yesterday on EBay, inquiring about this case. Here's what he had to say back:

you people are so full of shit it's unreal. hahah I absolutely sent that guy the exact card in the scans and he absolutely recieved it. hes just trying to pull some shit b/c he had a change of heart after the auction was already over and after i already mailed the card. I definitely didn't steal any pics from anyone so you f'ing retards should seriously just shut the hell up.

Classy dude. Garetag, if you want me to forward this message to you for your case for any reason, you can message me personally and I'll forward it to you via email.

[gareterag]

eBay made me "communicate" with the seller for a week before they would escalate my case and I got so frustrated with his responses as they were all classless and we got nowhere as all he wanted to do was cuss and all me a liar. Ted contacted eBay yesterday for me and told them that his card was the actually scanned card and I really hope that helps my case as eBay sent me a message they are still investigating and will let me know something next Tuesday. I will be back in town Sunday and plan on leaving this guy negative fedback to help others and I will look through my eBay emails and Paypal and see if I can find his personal information....odd thing though is that he was "verified" on Paypal...I guess that doesnt hold much weight.


Thanks guys for your support and help as this has truly been really stressful and disappointing

Garet

[bbeck]

The guy states he sold a raw 1955 Topps Mantle that came back a PSA 6 for some lucky buyer. What is a rarity like that worth?