This guy is going down in flames

agentjim007 · August 25, 2007 2:01AM

I watched him sell over 50 expensive Thalers from 07/20 to end of July. I bought one. When I didn't see feedback coming in from anybody I knew something was up. I filed my paypal dispute early and already have my money back. This guy will be Naru'd soon. I hope everyone used paypal.

TOTAL LOSER

TwoKopeiki · August 25, 2007 2:16AM

Doesn't really look like a hijacked account, either. There doesn't seem to be a period of inactivity that's normally associated with an account being hijacked.

MacCrimmon · August 25, 2007 2:17AM

Methinks the guy is either pushing up daisys, or seriously incapacitated.

agentjim007 · August 25, 2007 2:23AM

He responded to my email when I questioned him. He's ok just a thief. What chaps my azz is that I saw a wonderful example of the coin I bought from him at the ANA but didn't buy it because I thought I was getting the one from him.Weiss Collectable sales out of Hopatcong, NJ has the coin but I have found no way to contact them. If you know this dealer let me know.

coinpictures · August 25, 2007 2:25AM

If you read the feedback it looks like at least in several cases the same item was sold to multiple buyers; the first one got the item and the rest were screwed.

I don't understand some of the blatant stupidity on the part of some of the buyers though:

"NEVER RECEIVED ITEM. NO REFUND & WON'T ANSWER EMAILS BEEN 9 WEEKS"

9 weeks? 9 WEEKS?

I don't care if you're my brother... If we hit 40 days, I'm filing a PayPal dispute regardless of the explanation. That at least keeps the door open with respect to renumeration and allows further discussion and investigation. You hit that 45-day mark without filing a PayPal dispute, and you've just lost any and all possibility of ever being compensated. It's an auto-lose.

Furthermore, on an $1800+ purchase, I'm buying with a credit card through PayPal, not PayPal balance or bank account transfer. That way, if things go sideways I can get my money back from someone.

Egads.

worldcoinguy · August 25, 2007 2:36AM

Interesting. I have seen quite a few talers come through eBay from this guy, both decent and not too decent. When he first started selling them a couple of years ago, he was consistenly asking 2x krause, but he gradually realized that nobody was buying and he seems to be more inline with the market now.

satootoko · August 25, 2007 3:19AM

Jim - try Weiss Collectable Sales Post Office Box 661 Hopatcong, New Jersey 07843 (973) 398-0700

Yeaaaaa Google.

crito · August 25, 2007 5:16AM

Shows how useless the new star ratings are. He's still a 4 star seller. :rolleyes:

JZrarities · August 25, 2007 5:53AM

<< Shows how useless the new star ratings are. He's still a 4 star seller. :rolleyes: >>

and a 97.2% FEEDBACK rating...

agentjim007 · August 25, 2007 6:06AM

Thanks satootoko. Just spoke to Warren Wiess and just so happens he is doing a show here in town in 2 weeks and I'll get another shot at that thaler.

mojoman · August 25, 2007 7:28AM

Why is ebay allowing him to contiue?

satootoko · August 25, 2007 7:30AM

<< I'll get another shot at that thaler. >>

: ThumbsUp;

Be sure and show it to us if you buy it.

wildjag · August 25, 2007 8:34AM

<< He responded to my email when I questioned him. He's ok just a thief. What chaps my azz is that I saw a wonderful example of the coin I bought from him at the ANA but didn't buy it because I thought I was getting the one from him.Weiss Collectable sales out of Hopatcong, NJ has the coin but I have found no way to contact them. If you know this dealer let me know. >>

They are always at the Cincinnati/Sharonville show which is coming up in mid-September.

lordmarcovan · August 25, 2007 1:16PM

He also said this was "silver", when these were all struck in nickel.

(Edit to add: he got eight bucks for it, when I can barely get two bucks for a much nicer AU!?! Aargh!)

That's strange to see somebody establish a solid feedback record like that and then go plooey. Normally I would've suspected hijacking, incapacitation, or sudden death, as previously mentioned.

Swampboy · August 26, 2007 12:58PM

lordmarcovan,

Can you enlighten me with the translation of your sig line.

"Mater tua criceta fuit, et pater tuo redoluit bacarum sambucus."

The best I can do

"Mother has swallowed a cricket, and father has spit one up into his Sambuca."

Scavenger · August 26, 2007 11:50PM

I think it's a slang version of the French language. It says somebody killed somebody else and then it mentions the Lord's Prayer.

Bmarkers · August 27, 2007 12:40AM

Not a registered user

coinpictures · August 27, 2007 1:03AM

What sucks is that once someone is NARUed, you can no longer leave feedback for them (why Ebay does this, I have *NO* idea), so who knows how many more negs are out there that won't be reflected because people cannot leave them...

agentjim007 · August 27, 2007 3:04AM

They can't leave FB but I hope they can still collect on paypal buyer protection. I've had a couple victims contact me asking what to do.

lordmarcovan · August 27, 2007 1:39PM

<< Can you enlighten me with the translation of your sig line. >>

"Your mother was a hamster and your father smelled of elderberries."

mrpotatoheadd · August 27, 2007 1:45PM

There are some who call me... Tim.

Swampboy · August 27, 2007 1:56PM

<< 

<< Can you enlighten me with the translation of your sig line. >>

"Your mother was a hamster and your father smelled of elderberries."

>>

O.K.

I'm good with that.

lordmarcovan · August 27, 2007 6:16PM

Mrpotatohead: you got the right movie, but the wrong character and scene!

And now, back to our regularly-scheduled discussion of the topic at hand.

mrpotatoheadd · August 27, 2007 10:35PM

Oh, I know- I just like that character.

This guy is going down in flames

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