Filip, you might have missed earlier posts on mopo about the Greek, plenty come up if you search "greek" on Filmfan site,". Something of a minor celebrity.
Sent from my iPhone On 8 Jul 2012, at 10:29, filip de volder <[email protected]> wrote: > hi , the last one to have been a total asshole was 3 weeks ago on ebay , a > greek guy ( id : proficient911) wins 12 posters , some days later he sais > he can't pay for them as his father died , i don't reply as this is total > crap so i open unpaid items issues for these , so he goes : > > Hello from Greece.How many e-mails do I have to send you to explain the > situation my family experiences? > > (after 4 whole weeks on his death bed),a tragedy occured to my family!My dear > father passed away at the age of 65 (he was battling lung cancer for a > year,alas,he didn't make it-God Bless his Soul-).Thus,I won't not abble to > fullfil my obligation to you.You see,my dear friend,some stuff in life > happenand we should NEVER take things for granted.Please,e-mail me. From the > bottom of my heart,thank you,and again,sorry for any inconvenience I caused > you.(And,please,cancel our transaction,and do not strike me with an unpaid > item on my eBAY Account!).God Bless us All...AND may the Good Karma follow on > your life's path.PLEASE,SHOW YOUR LENIENCY.Things are out of my hand,and > please Things are out of my hand,and please,cancel the transaction.The > Funeral Expences,alone,cost about $4,500.Please mercy me,and do not strike my > eBAY account with "UNPAID ITEMS" Indications. > > i tell him in one phrase i have enough of people like him coming up with the > most honourless excuses for not paying and how comes if his father is dead > that he's bombing me daily with emails to not open unpaid items disputes , > his reply seems to come out of a really cheap greek tragedy : > > I wonder why some people are so malliciously spreading rumors > about others, > without even bothering to check the facts > of each individual case! > I also wonder > why do you believe all this hype! > PEOPLE "TALK",BUT(UNFORTUNATELY),THEY DON'T "WALK"! > Why do you get "trapped" in this kind > of gossip (which,for sure,has a terribly shameful effect to other innocent > buyers here on eBAY, > and,making us bitter with our significant pals,family,religion etc. > Cynics and pretenders that think (basically out of hate and repulsion for the > other fellow man) they know everything, > destroy reputations,dignities,humble and decent lives,just for the sake of > their own ignorance, > that they baptise knowledge. > All this unacceptable small-talking,is the beginning of all evil that hems us, > holding us prisoners in our everyday's doubts, > despute my integrity and my honor > Simple as that! > I ALWAYS KEEP MY WORD. > I'm not a crook or a rogue trader,who tries to deceive anybody. > Trust,my pals,is absolutely and positively one of the very,very few things > that is left to connect us as a solid rock beings. > So,trust me, > and don't believe the hype! > Enjoy your day... > > PS.As for "wondering",for bothering you,concerning my eBAY Account, > it has to do with one word: "HOPE". > That one day,Greece will overcome its > fiscal problems,and will be a respectful Country (again) > in the eyes of the rest of the World, > with all of us (here in Greece), > being able to be part of making transactions > with the rest of the Global Human Community. > > That's all. > Please,my dear pal, > reconcider,show > your leniency > and forgive-NOT forget- > Your mercy is wanted by someone, > who experiences a harsh time. > Peace and Love, > will prevail, > if people like You, > want to help. > From a totally devastated person, > wish you a Happy 4th Of July > for you and your Family. > > So his father is supposed to be dead , he can't pay for all his wins but > guess what ? some days later in my new batch of auctions he starts bidding > wildly again ! so had to cancel all his bids and put him on my blocked > bidder list ... > how pathetic can one get ? > > > > > > Date: Sat, 7 Jul 2012 14:40:22 -0400 > From: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [MOPO] Ebay Buyer from hell > To: [email protected] > > Have any of the Ebay sellers on this board had dealings with a Ebay Buyer > named John Cioffi aka supabintan? He lives in Victoria, Australia and appears > to be the buyer from hell. He purchased something from me on June 14. When I > didn't receive payment from him, I sent him an Ebay Reminder ten days later > on June 24, which did elicit a response and the response unfortunately was > some nonsense about having trouble with PayPal and he wanted me to accept an > alternate payment, which I almost never do anymore except for good customers > that I've dealt with over the years. I reluctantly said I would accept a > postal money order which he told me he'd send out by Express Mail. A few days > later, he sent me some nonsense about how I should have graded the lobby card > he purchased as Good condition and not as Excellent- because I said it had a > few pinholes. This was before even paying for or receiving the lobby card in > question and I probably should have known at that point that this buyer was > going to be bad news. I told him that grading terms were subjective but a > photo scan that was enlargeable was provided on Ebay, as well as a thorough > description of all the defects on the card. He then sent me a list of links > to photos of cards he owned which he wanted me to rate. I declined and asked > him when he planned to pay for the card he bought from me. He once again > promised to send the payment by Express Mail. As of last Thursday evening I > still had not received a payment from this idiot and asked him for a tracking > number which he refused to provide so I closed my Ebay Dispute and received a > Final Value Fee from Ebay. He then proceeded to sent a tirade of e-mails, one > of which DID contain a tracking number for an International Air Mail Delivery > which was delivered to a USPS Disbatch Center in New York for distribution > but was clearly not delivered to me as of yet. If I ever do get this payment, > I'm sending it back unopened. I don't want to do business with jerks like > this anymore. Life is too short. Unless you've got loads of patience, I'd > recommend you add supabintan to your Bidder's Block List. > > Franc Martarella > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > Send a message addressed to: [email protected] > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > Send a message addressed to: [email protected] > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. 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