I think I just got robbed..

[Matt_H]

Sorry you got burned, but every craigslist sale page has anti-scam warnings plastered all over it:

Avoid scams and fraud by dealing locally! Beware any deal involving Western Union, Moneygram, wire transfer, cashier check, money order, shipping, escrow, or any promise of transaction protection/certification/guarantee.

Contact his local police and complain, and be extra careful next time.

[Argo]

You now have a name and address to use on all those spam sites!:lol:

[noctrex]

Invent a Time Machine.
Go back 150 years, and shoot him with a revolver.

[carvedeye]

if you have his address then (this is what i would do) go to his home if it is only 2 and a half hours drive and confront him...could you imagine his face when you turn up at his door he would shit himslef lol

[Amigamia]

All  this discussion is pointless.
You lost the money.
Driving there and confronting him or doing something to him would not make up the loss to you, would cost you to get there, and might lead to more trouble than you already have.
You don't really have a criminal case. Even though he took advantage of you, all you have is a civil case. Filing a lawsuit for that and traveling to the court proceedings would cost you more than you would recover.
Plus you might no even win the case. Can he claim the unit was shipped via USPS and that you didn't receive it? If so, you might not have a case.

$50.00 for a functional Amiga? You probably should have looked at that with a grain of salt. The funny thing is you can get an Emac on Ebay for about that. And if you're defrauded you can get your money back.

Swallow your  pride, Admit that you didn't make a good decision and buy the Mac.

I did! Didn't you read my initial post saying: I guess I learned my lesson from sending money to untrusted people and bought an eMac for $29 on eBay?

I understand perfectly your points and trust me, I am not going to waste more money around this moron. However, I am not going to be silent. I am going to make noise, and so loud that he'll have to change his phone number. I may not have a case as you say but fact is that he has my money and I don't have my unit. He is not replying to me anymore and that is suspicious. If I want to build a case I think I have enough evidence to show that I got robbed but I am on the same page as you, it would require more money which I don't want to spend right now. I took the risk because it was $70 and I lost them but there is got to be a way to make him payback and that's what I am after. So for now I am just going to make noise and we'll see where it goes...

[Amigamia]

You now have a name and address to use on all those spam sites!:lol:

and email address!

Exactly!!!! Great minds think alike ;-)

[Jambalah]

Publish an announce in the erotic messages page of a magazine.. Something like: "Hi, I'm your sexy Amiga. All services. Call this number:........." with this fellow's number.
Or order a whole year supply of something (let you imagine what..) using his name, address, number.
Or engage me as your credits resolver Low prices and good results!
Seriously, I guess you should go there with a couple of your friend (you can never know...) and see this person in his face asking him your money.

[Iggy]

That  last idea is rather clever. You could sign him up for a Nambla membership.

[spihunter]

I live in Durham, NC so I'm pretty close..... Maybe we should round up a posse and go pay this guy a visit?

[Iggy]

I live in Durham, NC so I'm pretty close..... Maybe we should round up a posse and go pay this guy a visit?

If I was on my usual summer vacation to VA beach, I'd consider it too. I've been ripped off by a few online a-holes myself.

[TheGoose]

Yeah that sucks, maybe me and Spihunter could set a trap for him, hmmm. When I'm not on the Moon I hang around Cary NC.

[TheGoose]

I live in Durham, NC so I'm pretty close..... Maybe we should round up a posse and go pay this guy a visit?

Hey new band stuff ! , love the name BTW, checking it out ....

[Amigamia]

I just contacted an old friend of mine who lives about 1hr south of Greensboro. I am considering to have him drive there (I'll give him the gas money) and pickup my Amiga 500 + the $20 that I paid for shipping and have my friend send it to me. That is all if he is willing to do it... this is getting interesting. I just can't swallow the fact that this moron took the $70 especially when I told him that I was buying as a collectible because it had a sentimental value. Unbelievable!!!

[johnklos]

Post everything about this person in every public place you can think of and let embarrassment do its thing.

At very least, if anyone else plans to buy something from him and Googles his name, that person might not get screwed.

[orb85750]

Seriously, the correct thing to do is to contact *your* local police with all the info first.  They will call the appropriate police dept. in his/her area and will likely open a case.

[Amigamia]

Seriously, the correct thing to do is to contact *your* local police with all the info first.  They will call the appropriate police dept. in his/her area and will likely open a case.

Cool! I will do that, but for now I am going to try pick the item up (I'll ask a friend who lives closer) and if things go sour from there then I'll contact the local police.