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Can Anyone Here Vouch For "Antam Pham" (eBay user ID "021871money")? Looks like

Refuses to provide any references (especially any off eBay) & insists on using PayPal & refuses to mail a check. image

He might be the best guy & the greatest buyer to have in the world but something just doesn't seem right.

Anyone have any info on him from BEFORE his recent eBay spree (or his off eBay numismatic activities)? image

I hate to insult a newbie (or impune someone's integrity - just because they are one) image

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  • dbldie55dbldie55 Posts: 7,739 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Do you not accept paypal? Since when are references required for Ebay? If he doesn't pay, don't ship. Not sure what the problem is.
    Collector and Researcher of Liberty Head Nickels. ANA LM-6053
  • RBinTexRBinTex Posts: 4,328
    Why yes, dd55, we DO accept PayPal & he DID send a PP payment but each listing we have says the following:

    "We accept checks, money orders/cashiers checks, PayPal, Yahoo PayDirect, credit cards (Mastercard/Visa), & bank wires. (Limits may apply, please inquire)."

    When I informed him that given his feedback & recent flurry of buying that I would require a check (& would refund his PayPal payment immediately), he objected. I counter-proposed that if he could provide an off-eBay numismatic reference, that I would still allow him to use PayPal, he refused.

    It is entirely at our discretion who we will & won't accept PayPal from. This is the 1st one in over 500-1000 people that we decided to NOT take it from. There are just too many little red flags, like, in addition to all the above, him barely speaking any english, insisting that we shipped the coin overnight as soon as (i.e. today) his PayPal payment (now refunded) came thru, & NEVER leaving anyone else any feedback.

    Please tell us how we erred, once again? image
  • dbldie55dbldie55 Posts: 7,739 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Since your second story is different than your first, I would just refund the money and call it good.
    Collector and Researcher of Liberty Head Nickels. ANA LM-6053
  • link the auction ?

    but i am seeing some red flags !
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  • RussRuss Posts: 48,514 ✭✭✭


    << <i>When I informed him that given his feedback & recent flurry of buying that I would require a check >>



    Why would you do that? Does he have an unconfirmed shipping address?

    Russ, NCNE
  • RussRuss Posts: 48,514 ✭✭✭


    << <i>little red flags, like, in addition to all the above, him barely speaking any english >>



    Yeah, it's always a bad idea to sell to someone who doesn't speak English well. We should screen out any customer who isn't a WASP.

    Russ, NCNE
  • LucyBopLucyBop Posts: 14,001 ✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>little red flags, like, in addition to all the above, him barely speaking any english >>



    Yeah, it's always a bad idea to sell to someone who doesn't speak English well. We should screen out any customer who isn't a WASP.

    Russ, NCNE >>




    My spoken English s terrible.. image
    imageBe Bop A Lula!!
    "Senorita HepKitty"
    "I want a real cool Kitty from Hepcat City, to stay in step with me" - Bill Carter
  • my spoken espanol is worse Bopper !

    una fria una Coors cerveza la bala la plata por fa for ?
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  • LucyBopLucyBop Posts: 14,001 ✭✭✭
    I have been learning english from Russel, he has taught me these words so far, piker, doofus, tard, twit, fresh meat....

    Now I just need to know how to use those words in a sentence....
    imageBe Bop A Lula!!
    "Senorita HepKitty"
    "I want a real cool Kitty from Hepcat City, to stay in step with me" - Bill Carter
  • Piker = Russ,AKA cheap bastage
    Tard = Proof,AKA dumbass
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  • RussRuss Posts: 48,514 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Russ,AKA cheap bastage >>



    I'm not cheap, I'm poor.

    Russ, NCNE
  • VamGuyVamGuy Posts: 1,624
    This guy's bid history is all over the coin map. In the last month, bid 121 auctions, won in excess of $13,000 in coin. No collecting pattern at all. Just coins. Big red flag. I'd pass too.

    Link

    Auctions won in last 30 days.
  • RussRuss Posts: 48,514 ✭✭✭
    I wouldn't be so quick to judge. He's also racked up some nice feedback on some pricey purchases.

    Russ, NCNE
  • streeterstreeter Posts: 4,312 ✭✭✭✭✭
    That buyer looks like he completes his deals and why the heck does he NEED TO PROVIDE YOU WITH REFERENCES?
    Have a nice day

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