International Amiga scammer hit squad

[TheMagicM]

LOL!!! thats catchy.  If anyone needs money to pitch in for a domain name, I'll pitch in via paypal.

[x56h34]

I like AmScam. :-)

[Cyberus]

I've got a close friend who does DNS, he can sort the domain name quite cheap...
Amscam.org would be 12GBP for a year at his standard price
He's an ex-amiga user himself, and sometimes visits this site

[PMC]

@Cyberus

You forgot ANALOGIC!

A full description of my past grievances with them are available upon request.  NB, anyone considering doing business with Analogic is advised to think VERY carefully as several people here have had some nasty experiences with them.

Seriously though, some sort of forum where we get to discuss our experiences - both good and bad with Amiga sellers would be invaluable.  

Several people have had problems with DCE and PPC cards, there's Analogic too and I know that a few people have commented on AOrg members' Ebay dealings, maybe a forum where we can post our grievences and give the respondents an opportunity to state their side of the case would be beneficial?

That way we can sort the Analogics from the Eyetechs for the benefit of the community on the whole.

Whaddya think guys?  Maybe the moderators here would give it a go?

[x56h34]

@Cyberus:

That's pretty cheap. Sounds good to me.

[Cyberus]

@ PMC
Oh yeah. Wasn't that in your sig? Or was it someone else's?

The problem as always, is that we have to be careful.
For instance, if one person got an item late, or defective, that isn't enough to condemn a seller in my eyes, although others may see it that way.

Notice in my first post, I was being slightly humerous with the notion of 'indiscriminate beatings' - I was alluding to the fact that innocent people often end up getting dragged into these things by the 'mob mentality'.

[TjLaZer]

Add me down for the Pacific Northwest Rep.  Any scammers in the area watch out!!!

BoingBoss? j/k  

[Hattig]

I've got a close friend who does DNS, he can sort the domain name quite cheap...

Yeah, I'm already the registrar for several amiga related websites. Having another won't be an issue. A .org would be £12.00 for a year, £11.00 for a year if you get hosting elsewhere and just want the domain name with DNS management. For ultra cheap something like amscam.org.uk would be £9.00 for two years, exc. hosting.

Currently migrating to a new support system/website though due to spam, I hope none of them have sent me emails recently that haven't been replied too :S   We're at http://www.firevision.net/

I wonder if atari and archimedes people have the same levels of scamming as the amiga community? Maybe they'd appreciate something along this line too, or as a subsection - i expect that someone that is scamming the amiga market will also be scamming the other markets, and vice versa, so it makes sense.

[x56h34]

@Cyberus:

After we expand enough and become bigger, we could send hitmen worldwide to seak out the offensive bad traders and... ;-)

[Framiga]

Hi Hattig

SCAM is a job for someone, so it isn't strange if affects Amiga market also.

With the "incoming" AOS4 for CSPPC, this problem is growing up.

BTW . . .CSPPC and BlizzardPPC, are beginning to be old.

Yes! Count me in too!


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[TheMagicM]

EzdineG:
Ok, I emailed another ebayer that recieved his item from maxxdoo.. I did some lookin' on the net and found his # to his house, which is different then he has listed with ebay.

I will call him throughout the day until I get a hold of him.  I'll find out what the deal is.  What is your ebay name that way I can ask what is going on?  Cyberus, you too, I will ask if I get a hold of him unless any of you want his direct # I will post that also.

UPDATE:
his email is not only u2zippy@juno.com but also CHURCHTUNA@yahoo.com

[TjLaZer]

OK the #1 JOB at hand is dealing with the scum at DCE!!!!  They have my CSPPC card since May 2001.  We need some representation from German users to deal with this head on!!!

[mpiva]

Cyberus wrote:
What do you say we start up our own vigilante group to go and beat the living crap out of people who scam people out of their money?
Each country could have its own crack team of nutters who go around indiscriminately administering beatings to those who rip off fellow members of the community.

Bernd Binder
That tosser here in UK who ripped off Dragster and x56h34
Maxxdoo
Karmanss
and maybe even DCE?

Karmanss?  Give me details.  I've seen some of his stuff on eBay.  He lives in Calgary, doesn't he?  I live in Edmonton... that's not too far away.  Maybe I could put some pressure on him

[Cyberus]

@mpiva

http://www.amiga.org/forums/showthread.php?t=10948

[yogisumo]

Bought a 4000T off him.  It was fine.  Expensive, but ok.  As far as a yellowed keyboard, it's hard to expect anything that old not to be a bit yellowed.  Plastic degrades over time anyway.  I think the days of expecting "perfect" condition Amiga hardware that has not been manufactured for close to 10 years is a bit unreasonable...  If it works well and has no major scars, then I would define it as being in excellent condition.  My 2 cents.