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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Marketplace => Topic started by: Damion on May 04, 2007, 07:51:48 PM
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Hey all,
A continuation of this (http://www.amiga.org/forums/showthread.php?t=28355) thread.
If anyone else hasn't received items they paid for, or otherwise has anything to add, this would be a good place to do it. :-)
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Like I said on the other page, i'm in socal, Let me know if I need to follow up with this deadbeat.
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Have bought from him too but recieved nothing yet :(
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I paid $10 for Amiga "Brilliance" software. Because of some complications I am not sure if I got it yet (i.e. I had it sent to my parents who were living for a short while in the US, but it did not arrive in time - before they came home).
It might have arrived (to the place they were staying) after they left, in which case I won't know until they return to the U.S. in the fall.
I e-mailed him about three weeks ago to ask when he sent the package but I haven't got a response yet.
About four months ago I did buy some MIDI software from him and eventually got it, but it took a long time (like over a month) to have it shipped out.
So I'm taking a neutral position right now now about Pan1K. I'm giving him the benenfit of the doubt. I will have to call our neighbour in the US to see if the package ever did arrive.
Here's an ironic posting from him:
http://www.amiga.org/forums/showthread.php?t=28021
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guru-666 wrote:
Like I said on the other page, i'm in socal, Let me know if I need to follow up with this deadbeat.
Thanks man. :pint:
Fortunately, I only have the potential to get burned on a $25 A1200 case. No great loss, but it's the principle that matters. That, and the other amiga.org guys who may be getting gypped. :madashell:
I'll likely shoot over the info I have via pmail, but please don't feel obligated to do anything yet, or at all! (The offer alone is pure class, and I appreciate that.) I may hop on the bike and cruise down myself in a few weeks. Heh, it would make a nice weekend ride. I love the desert. (Question being, how much of a fight will my g/f put up before letting me go for an _entire_ weekend, LOL.)
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@-D-
how much of a fight will my g/f put up before letting me go for an _entire_ weekend
tell her it's for a manly rumble.
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I bought an EIDE99 adapter and an Elbox keyboard adapter off him pretty cheap. Turns out the keyboard adapter is broken (or at least it doesn't work for me); I ended up buying a Lyra1200 instead. If you check his sig, he ended up buying a Lyra1200 too, probably partly financed it with my contribution. And it took forever to get to me, probably emailed him five times before an answer. Good luck.
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I won some auctions of his a few months ago, and after the auction he just disappeared, no contacts for a long time. I didn't make a payment to him, cause I was waiting for a shipping quote. In the mean time his ebay user got cancelled after a streak of negative feedbacks. Later he returned and apologised saying that he had an injury or fraction of some sort (can't remember right now). I don't know what he's up to this time, but it maybe similar.
http://www.amiga.org/forums/showthread.php?t=26281
http://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback2&userid=amenchris&ftab=AllFeedback
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Strange. He seemed like a nice guy.. So, why he is not banned yet? The fact that he hasn't made any public reply to the accusations suggests that he is most likely a scammer.
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I have payed for an item recently - some time within the last 2 months. To keep this factual - I have contacted Pan1K through PM's and have had no reply yet. I have not seen the item yet. Perhaps there are legitmate issues, perhaps there are not. I will continue to contact through emails to see what result I can get...
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Judging by his previous positive E-Bay feedback, I'd say something has happened which prevents him from fulfilling his obligations. Doesn't look like bad intent from this end of the scope.
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JUst wondering, why you don't hire hitman ? You live in U.S.A. it should be option.
At least if I take facts from movies ;)
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Looks like I got ripped off most by him :-(
He said about on the 17th of April that he sent my item
Guess I'll have to open a paypal dispute since he ignores my PM's and emails
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utri007 wrote:
JUst wondering, why you don't hire hitman ? You live in U.S.A. it should be option.
At least if I take facts from movies ;)
@utri007 not cool we don't condone such actions.... with that said, I got a netgear pcmcia wireless off him recently, but it took awhile due to some issues he explained. I cant confirm or deny any alligations of him being a scammer, though I thought the same when I wasn't receiving my stuff, but I did email and got a response. We are a tight community and should look out for each other but I still say dont spend more than you can afford to loose! It sucks when you get ripped though....shouldn't happen here! :-?
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Well, if he's truly injured... that's one thing, and hopefully he isn't!
We'll give it a bit more time yet before guru-666 and I come a knockin'. ;-)
If anyone hears from him, please leave an update here.
cheers
Damion
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This might be pan1k's Amiga (although striped) on craigslist...
http://losangeles.craigslist.org/sgv/sys/328230606.html
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adolescent wrote:
This might be pan1k's Amiga (although striped) on craigslist...
http://losangeles.craigslist.org/sgv/sys/328230606.html
It is!
And check this out... while I was surfing the Monterey Park city website, I just happened to stumble upon this address by accident...
Mark Keppel High School (626) 572-2242
501 E. Hellman Avenue
Alhambra, CA 91801
Principal: Mr. Russell Yamanaka
It's the same address he gave me to send his case to, except addressed to "Chris Chapman" instead of the school.
So that likely means this guy is a teacher (or student) at Mark Keppel HS.
I'll call them tomorrow. They may find it interesting to know that their address is being used for the purposes of an internet scam. :-)
Interesting...
adolescent I owe you a :pint:
Thanks man!
(--edited grammar--)
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Please let me know what you find out. As posted in this other thread, http://www.amiga.org/forums/showthread.php?t=28355
I'm still waiting on my power supply. I've opened a dispute with PayPal and he responded that I would have it within a week. That ends in a couple of days. If I don't get it I'll escalate my dispute to a claim.
Let me know if you get in touch with him please.
Thanks!
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Try his work email at
Chapman_Chris@alhambra.k12.ca.us
I got it from this page.
http://mkhs.alhambra.k12.ca.us/MKHSWebsite/tech_support/techsupport.html
Appears to be public information to me.
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drewz21 wrote:
Please let me know what you find out. As posted in this other thread, http://www.amiga.org/forums/showthread.php?t=28355
I'm still waiting on my power supply. I've opened a dispute with PayPal and he responded that I would have it within a week. That ends in a couple of days. If I don't get it I'll escalate my dispute to a claim.
Let me know if you get in touch with him please.
Thanks!
Have a dispute on too, he claims I'll see my goods "shortly"
:roll:
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OK,
I spoke with a very friendly woman in the Dean's office, she is going to pass the information along. I basically gave them a courtesy call, in the event their address is mentioned in a police report or something to that effect. They're going to do what they can, and if I hear anything else, I'll let you guys know.
Maybe this will rattle his cage enough to send out the goods he has been payed for.
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-D- wrote:
OK,
I spoke with a very friendly woman in the Dean's office, she is going to pass the information along. I basically gave them a courtesy call, in the event their address is mentioned in a police report or something to that effect. They're going to do what they can, and if I hear anything else, I'll let you guys know.
Maybe this will rattle his cage enough to send out the goods he has been payed for.
Wow! Great job -D-!
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Anyone get their things yet?
I haven't heard back from the school.
I did notice an Amibench FS advert from someone named "Retro68k" in Monterey Park, dunno whether it's him or not, but I'd suggest caution...
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He sent me a message via PayPal the other day saying he had sent my power supply but it was returned to him because of an invalid address. Which I find odd since my shipping address is the same as on PayPal and the same one I originally sent him, and the same one that I've received several hundred packages from off of Ebay and from other members on this website.
Anyway...I told him again to provide me the proof of shipping and that I did not receive the package by May 24 I would escalate my dispute to a claim.
So, we'll see in a few days what happens.
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I'm not a scammer. All of my missed ebay attempts after my injury have been paid back. Yeah life is crazy for me sometimes...i dont even have access to the internet sometimes.. but you will always get what you ordered. Sometimes life is crazy with 2 jobs and school. Especially when I deal with a retarded company who mixes up my packages and doesn't call me when they come back. Mark my words everyone who is due something from me will get their package. -D- I will call you next week. Been working to save money here the owner of my place is selling in 5 months so i've been working to get the fsck outta here and trying to do college at the same time.
Sorry for any stress or hardship i've caused, but sometimes my days are 20 hours long. Hope you guys understand.
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Although I know how long days can go and stuff, if you dont have time to sell stuff on the internet (and that means going through the whole transaction) then you should either put aside one day a week .. say friday you mail out all packages (let every-1 know the day of week packages are sent) or not sell on the internet. Your customers shouldn't have to wait long periods of time to receive their items, thats just good business practice. Well don't take this as a bashing just as a friend saying not to get in over your head with things and heck maybe even take a breather here and there.
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pan1k wrote:
I'm not a scammer. All of my missed ebay attempts after my injury have been paid back. Yeah life is crazy for me sometimes...i dont even have access to the internet sometimes.. but you will always get what you ordered. Sometimes life is crazy with 2 jobs and school. Especially when I deal with a retarded company who mixes up my packages and doesn't call me when they come back. Mark my words everyone who is due something from me will get their package. -D- I will call you next week. Been working to save money here the owner of my place is selling in 5 months so i've been working to get the fsck outta here and trying to do college at the same time.
Sorry for any stress or hardship i've caused, but sometimes my days are 20 hours long. Hope you guys understand.
Thanks for responding. Sounds like times have been rough, and I'm sorry to hear that. (I imagine most of us have been there at least once, I know I have.) If you need a few bones to help get everything shipped out let me know.
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I have talked with pan1k on a few occasions and did not get the impression that he was a bad person prone to scamming other Amiga users. I have left him a message offering my help if he needs it, as he lives within a couple hour drive from my home.
I can't completely vouch for him, but I think he has just gotten himself in over his head with the responsibilities he has right now. I think he should be given a bit more time to resolve his late shipments, but it is not me that the shipments are late getting to, so let your conscience guide you. Consider he is young and under a lot of stress for many reasons at the moment.
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I did receive my power supply from him on Wednesday. I've not fired it up yet but plan on doing so this weekend. I understand we all have other things in life but as in all things honest communication is key.
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Everyone should have what they ordered. Sorry for the huge delay. I sent out the case and the whatchamacallait oh yeah brillance software. Thanks again, and sorry for all the delays.
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Glad to see that you appear to have things sorted out, hope it stays that way.
Send me a PMail of when you have a free day to get out of the heat and come visit.
That invitation goes out to all members here on A.org
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Yeah, everything OK on my end.
Here's to water under the bridge...
:pint: