A glaring example of eBay failing in their responsibility to protect bidders.

Russ · October 29, 2005 11:05AM

Seller rapidly racking up negatives for non-delivery.

Now, of course, that would be bad enough, but...

This same seller did exactly the same thing under a previous eBay handle.

They did nothing then, either.

Russ, NCNE

fc · October 29, 2005 11:23AM

russ,

that person has so many neg feedbacks going back months.

if a person feels comfortable with that type of seller, i really do not feel bad.

i also bet so many of those negs are over 3-5 dollar items that took 1-2 months
to arrive. did that not used to be normal? 4-6 weks for shipping?

i do not want people ripped off, but come on, they should not have bid with
a seller who has feedback like that.

roadrunner · October 29, 2005 11:30AM

Seller can still boast a 99% feedback rate based on over 10,000 total replies. I have 2 negs from one Coin firm for stating that they sold overhyped coins and I'm at 96%.

roadrunner

jsturman31 · October 29, 2005 11:33AM

I've bought from them several times and always received my items maybe 2 weeks to ship but always get them

Jj

fc · October 29, 2005 11:34AM

you are right roadrunner. i misinterpreted the feedback.

the way i go about it is to use firefox, a web browser, that has a plugin
called ebay neg or something.

i just open up all the negs and laughed. i imagine the recent bidders did not
have the luxury of seeing them all.

edited to add: i take that back. krissycoins ticks of 80 people every few months.
i would never send them a check for 200+ dollars.

Russ · October 29, 2005 11:36AM

<< Seller can still boast a 99% feedback rate based on over 10,000 total replies. >>

Not for long. They're doing exactly the same thing they did with the first account. Take good care of bidders for a while to rack up the positives, then the negatives starting rolling in and continue to accelerate.

Russ, NCNE

sinin1 · October 29, 2005 12:46PM

do you feel they are using stock photos and do not have items until they get the money and then try to get the item?

I remember some gold bullion sellers who got in big trouble when gold prices went up by not having item when listed, or when item closed

relayer · October 29, 2005 12:47PM

The police have requested eBay shut down this account

<< I remember some gold bullion sellers who got in big trouble when gold prices went up by not having item when listed, or when item closed >>

This guy went back to Brazil with $200,000

UncleWiggly · October 29, 2005 12:59PM

<< The police have requested eBay shut down this account

<< I remember some gold bullion sellers who got in big trouble when gold prices went up by not having item when listed, or when item closed >>

This guy went back to Brazil with $200,000 >>

Relayer, is your first link to a Katrina affected seller? The 1st positive I came to said they got a full refund after Katrina. Has anybody come across a scam where the seller was "iffy" and all of a sudden claimed they were being affected by one of the recent hurricanes when they actually weren't?

Jerry

relayer · October 29, 2005 1:05PM

Rafael has explained to the police that he is depressed and on medication.

I'm trying to get both the manic-Rafael and the depressed-Rafael in jail

dtkk49a · October 29, 2005 5:39PM

I begged eBay to do something about this guy months ago. They ignored my pleas. Thank god he only took me for a 1964 mint set.

Hobbyist · October 29, 2005 11:06PM

98.7% and 99.0% feedback ratings. Those are A+ grades right?

AndyNC2005 · November 11, 2005 3:29PM

What does it take to get people to stop bidding with sellers like this. Is it greed in that they think that they are getting something cheap. I have noticed on Ebay that no or low bids on an item means it's junk or a scam in most cases. This guy was still getting bids on items with a feedback score of 85.3% before he was NARUed.

Bad Seller

Another thing to do is to not be afraid to leave feedback for bad sellers. One of the feedbacks for kirbybird was a neutral for item not received. What would it take to receive a negative from this person? Yes buyer should be aware but buyer should also use a little of their brain power when buying on Ebay. If it looks too good it probably is. Andy

lloydmincy · November 11, 2005 3:40PM

Why would e-Bay care to waste their time on peanut sellers that deserve to get paid from DUUMMMBBBBB bidders.

BBN · November 11, 2005 11:24PM

Wow, rafaelcoins made off with some serious money. Did he get prosecuted? The Katrina excuse could've flown had he not continued scamming people into mid October.

TorinoCobra71 · November 11, 2005 11:32PM

Good thing RUSS is a responsible seller.......

TorinoCobra71

majorbigtime · November 11, 2005 11:54PM

<< Good thing RUSS is a responsible seller.......

TorinoCobra71 >>

He's a good cop too--keep up the good work.

I HATE Ebay rip-off artists--scum of the earth!

RBinTex · November 12, 2005 12:27AM

LINK Why even bid

segoja · November 12, 2005 1:13AM

A sucker born every day, with that fact, we will always have folks like this.

Great work by Russ for rooting these folks out.

This board is great for that.

Almost need to get E-Bay to appoint Russ head scam finder, and even pay him a few bucks...becasue profit is good.

lloydmincy · November 12, 2005 2:18AM

Actually, a 98%+ positive service feedback is INCREDIBLE! Ask any Fortune 500 business in the U.S. if they would take that!!!! IMPRESSIVE!

beartracks42 · November 12, 2005 6:40AM

Hey Lloyd, are you an ebay lobbiest???

ksteelheader · November 12, 2005 7:03AM

<< Hey Lloyd, are you an ebay lobbiest??? >>

Nah, just a dummy!

Nocerino18 · January 17, 2006 2:58PM

Anybody heard anything on Rafael. I would love to ring his neck like Homer does Bart!

dking1234 · January 17, 2006 4:42PM

I think I just got ripped off from a seller named deadwood on some australian silver dollers. I just emailed them.

Do you guys have a running list of bad ebay'ers.

I have been checking on some members ebay links for some coins.

Coindexter · January 17, 2006 5:08PM

If not specifically Russ (sure he spends lots of time busting eBay scammers, but can he contribute all of his time?), eBay should hire people to constantly troll for rip offs. It would make their entire "community" much more reputable.

relayer · January 17, 2006 5:39PM

<< Anybody heard anything on Rafael. >>

The local police let him go. The Postal Inspectors are building a Federal case against him.

Hopefully they'll have a warrant issued in a couple of months and they'll see if they can find him and arrest him if they're lucky.

If so, he'll get probation in exchange for negotiating restitution for pennies on the dollar on all of the money he stole (about $25,000)

Yea justice system

kryptonitecomics · January 17, 2006 11:38PM

Man am I glad I was broke when rafaelcoins was posting all of those beautiful Rainbow toned Morgans!!! I would have most certainly bid on several of them and been amoung the many that were ripped off

RBinTex · January 17, 2006 11:52PM

krissycoins

A glaring example of eBay failing in their responsibility to protect bidders.

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