I feel lucky that I got paid yesterday for three posters this greek buyer
purchased from me. I did have to check back with the person on a couple
occassions but after only one lame excuse I received payment.
Rick www.ilovefilms.com
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From: Richard C Evans <evan...@mac.com>
To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
Sent: Sun, July 8, 2012 10:33:34 AM
Subject: Re: [MOPO] Ebay Buyer from hell
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.
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On 8 Jul 2012, at 10:29, filip de volder <runbuffy...@hotmail.com> 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 ?
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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Date: Sat, 7 Jul 2012 14:40:22 -0400
>From: fdav...@verizon.net
>Subject: Re: [MOPO] Ebay Buyer from hell
>To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
>
>
>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
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