Been scammed on ebay
roastedcat
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In March of 1999. I won a 1933 Sport Kings Babe Ruth PSA 6 for $3500. I had paid the seller a cashiers check as he requested and I insured the money when I sent it. The Jerk sold me a broken PSA slab w a Dover reprint of Babe Ruth. Quickly I emailed him for my money back. He refused and told me that hows he suppose to know that I didn't break the card out and put that reprint in myself. I told him, I'd report him to the proper authorities and take him to court, this guy laughed in my face then gave me a negative feedback on my ebay account and said go for it. I quickly went and filed Small claims at my local court house, however after I filed the court process had made me wait until October 22nd. At which time, the court sent out documents for this seller to appear in court and I recieved the same transcripts for an additional $20, anything the court sent them, I got a copy of. Was the seller ever surprised when he recieved a notice to appear in court. The guy lives in PA, and I'm in CA, so he has to cough up his own expenses to CA to appear in court. I guess the seller figure it's going to cost more money for him to come to California, he asked me to drop the charges he said he'd refund my money, which I said once I recieve my money back, I will drop all charges. He said, he'd FedEx it overnight, for a whole week, I didn't recieve anything. He called me and asked me did I drop the charges yet, did I get the money. He gave me a tracking number that turned up bogus. Did we have a long argument over the phone, I kept every email and this guy kept calling me a crook.
October 22nd 1999 I attended court, the Judge ruled in my favor, because he never showed up, about a week later, I recieved a noticed from the court that the seller filed for a greviance finanical hardship, something like that. Which the court order the seller to pay me on an installment basis until my money is fully refunded. On the date I was suppose to recieve my first installment, I didn't recieve anything. I realized I was screwed out of $3500. I had ebay remove my negative feedback because I had court documents to as proof of being scammed, the seller became NARU, I felt upset for a long period of time and fustrated I was out a large sum of money. But I have to live and learn from my mistakes.
About 5 1/2 years later, last week July 8. 2005 I had a knock on my door, it turns up a Private Investigator is looking for me, it seems that the guy who scammed me out of $3500. on ebay, their family was trying to track me down. I have moved twice since then and my phone number has changed a few times. It turns up this guy was recently married and was trying to buy a house, several months ago. but after a long escrow process for a bank loan, on his record a red flag appeared. I guess this red flag is on his permant TRW report. Everytime he tries to apply for credit, a loan or something, he gets denied Looking further into the investigation of the red flag, it seems that court records appear and he has an unpaid loan to me. Never settled, The only way to remove this flag was that the family had to hire a P.I. and find me and get it settled. Only I could drop the charges, not that I wanted too. I told the P.I. that the this guy still owe'd me a large sum of money, and he can keep the red flag on his record for the rest of his life. I don't care. Jerk...
On July 8th, I get a call from the guy who scammed me on ebay, asking me to please drop all the charges, his family has been paying through the nose to try and track me down, Private Investagators aren't cheap! He seemed like he was sorry for what he had did. He gave me his big sob story.... He said he wished he hadn't done this aweful thing, He had scammed 4 other people before me. I was the only one who took him to court. He said he just got recently married, he has a good job, but when he tried to buy his dream home. Everything fell through. He said he tried to buy a New car a few years back, but his credit was denied and he didn't think much about it. During his escrow process, the lender denied him the loan because of a red flag on his TRW. They had to pay alot of money to find out what this red flag was. It turns up that I had never dropped the charges and this incident is stuck on his record permenantly until it is resolved. I told the guy, $3500 pay up and I'll drop the charges. He said, he'd Fed Ex the money to me on Monday July 11th. On Tuesday I didn't recieve anything, he called that night to see if I had the money yet. Nope, maybe tommorrow, Wednesday he calls and I still recieved nothing. Thursday, samething. He said he shipped it, I felt I was being played again. On Friday, I recieved a Fed Ex letter envelope which I signed for. I felt so upset, he sent me an envelope with nothing inside. Then has the nerve to call me and asked If I can drop all the charges. I told him he sent me an envelope with nothing in it. Then he has the nerve to call me a thief and told me he's going to take me to court. I told him, you know you can keep the $3500. I'm not dropping anything, It's going to cost you a lot more and I'll get my attorney to see to that. I hung up my phone and unplugged it, I changed my telephone number yesterday. Jerk....
What do you guys think, should I make this guy suffer.
October 22nd 1999 I attended court, the Judge ruled in my favor, because he never showed up, about a week later, I recieved a noticed from the court that the seller filed for a greviance finanical hardship, something like that. Which the court order the seller to pay me on an installment basis until my money is fully refunded. On the date I was suppose to recieve my first installment, I didn't recieve anything. I realized I was screwed out of $3500. I had ebay remove my negative feedback because I had court documents to as proof of being scammed, the seller became NARU, I felt upset for a long period of time and fustrated I was out a large sum of money. But I have to live and learn from my mistakes.
About 5 1/2 years later, last week July 8. 2005 I had a knock on my door, it turns up a Private Investigator is looking for me, it seems that the guy who scammed me out of $3500. on ebay, their family was trying to track me down. I have moved twice since then and my phone number has changed a few times. It turns up this guy was recently married and was trying to buy a house, several months ago. but after a long escrow process for a bank loan, on his record a red flag appeared. I guess this red flag is on his permant TRW report. Everytime he tries to apply for credit, a loan or something, he gets denied Looking further into the investigation of the red flag, it seems that court records appear and he has an unpaid loan to me. Never settled, The only way to remove this flag was that the family had to hire a P.I. and find me and get it settled. Only I could drop the charges, not that I wanted too. I told the P.I. that the this guy still owe'd me a large sum of money, and he can keep the red flag on his record for the rest of his life. I don't care. Jerk...
On July 8th, I get a call from the guy who scammed me on ebay, asking me to please drop all the charges, his family has been paying through the nose to try and track me down, Private Investagators aren't cheap! He seemed like he was sorry for what he had did. He gave me his big sob story.... He said he wished he hadn't done this aweful thing, He had scammed 4 other people before me. I was the only one who took him to court. He said he just got recently married, he has a good job, but when he tried to buy his dream home. Everything fell through. He said he tried to buy a New car a few years back, but his credit was denied and he didn't think much about it. During his escrow process, the lender denied him the loan because of a red flag on his TRW. They had to pay alot of money to find out what this red flag was. It turns up that I had never dropped the charges and this incident is stuck on his record permenantly until it is resolved. I told the guy, $3500 pay up and I'll drop the charges. He said, he'd Fed Ex the money to me on Monday July 11th. On Tuesday I didn't recieve anything, he called that night to see if I had the money yet. Nope, maybe tommorrow, Wednesday he calls and I still recieved nothing. Thursday, samething. He said he shipped it, I felt I was being played again. On Friday, I recieved a Fed Ex letter envelope which I signed for. I felt so upset, he sent me an envelope with nothing inside. Then has the nerve to call me and asked If I can drop all the charges. I told him he sent me an envelope with nothing in it. Then he has the nerve to call me a thief and told me he's going to take me to court. I told him, you know you can keep the $3500. I'm not dropping anything, It's going to cost you a lot more and I'll get my attorney to see to that. I hung up my phone and unplugged it, I changed my telephone number yesterday. Jerk....
What do you guys think, should I make this guy suffer.
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