The "Weary" thread has been locked so.....

Obviously it was a bad call for the two buyers and unfortunately it is a buyer beware world when it comes to buying coins off of any forum. With that said, some guy (HSCS or whatever his name is came on this forum and started talking krap right away. I'm sure alot of people were leery and other's saw right through the dude. Just this one thread made from the seller raised all kinds of red flags for some people and I'm sure some people were not impressed by his blowhard persona and were suspicious from the gate. Heck even the CEO of Brooklyn had something to say. Sure, nothing can be done right now because it's too late and at least two buyers got ripped off but if someone else can learn a lesson before getting ripped off then none of my post will be wasted. If someone comes on here talking more sewage than a septic tank, be leery. Heck, you don't have to buy just because somebody offers you a great price. In fact, a great price should raise suspicion. Nuff said! :thumb:

http://www.cointalk.com/t208370/

 

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Bottom line is, friends are friends, and business is business and the two should never be mixed.

It's a buyer beware world, regardless of the connecting source that brings both seller and buyer together.

Members who use the B/S/T section, should be more diligent in their dealings with others there.

 

I think this is pretty telling. Professional scam artist it seems.

 

Howd you get that

 

I was defrauded, anybody who thinks that I'm not doing my homework and my own research doesn't know me, LoL.

 

Lol, I see you found his FB page.

 

?? No but id love to see it haha if anyone wants to pm me the link

 

I typed in 'Blake King' on Facebook and his page popped up. According to his Facebook page:

1) He studied Criminal Justice at Strattford University.

2) Today is his birthday. So be sure to send Blake birthday wishes.

3) He is selling coins on yardsellr.com

 

I did the same thing specifying Florida. It listed that he is from a specific town in Indiana. I then looked-up that name in that Indiana town & found photos & information describing an interesting fellow. I might suggest that the people involved with this guy do the same research to see with whom they may be dealing.

 

First off, I don't think CT allows you to post someones picture without that person's permission or knowledge.

Secondly, how do you know that's the person who you allege scammed you?

I did a random FB search for Blake King and there are over 25 results coming back with that exact spelling.

You should be careful about what you post on an open forum like this as it could come back to bite your rearend.

 

Here is a link for you John762. Do you think these two guys are the same person?

www.facebook.com

 

I'm fine and I know who's in the pic, both of them.

That is fine, but do not communicate any direct info by posts, use PM.

 

Hello again John762,

I don't know why the Web link doesn't open from CT. It will open if you copy it & paste it into a different program. Then the link takes you directly to one of two Evansville Indiana facebook pages. (Same person or identity theft? I'll let you do the research).

 

For all members: "some" images on the Internet can be tracked through http://www.tineye.com which is an image search service (free). They have over 2 billion images in their database, which is a tiny fraction of all the images existing; still, it's better than nothing, and it is well-suited, for instance, to finding original sources for coin and stamp photos, especially if you think someone stole your eBay images and re-used them.

 

I am sure many of you do not see how this is starting to look like the beginning of a vigilante movement, but it is to me. Yes, people seem to have lost money, I do not argue that. But I do not understand why anyone thinks that posting an alleged photo of the person involved is going to do any good other than flame possible consequences. If someone traces his actual address, don't post it here, pm the people actually involved by PM so they can inform his local police , or have their police inform them.

Yes, it is nice to provide support, but make it reasonable. Do not post any more detective activity.

I am going to edit any previous post from the photo. Any more and I will delete posts and close the thread. I deleted the post with the photo as the title read "Thief".


Thanks

Jim

 

Those buys look legit Fret, is there something particular about that thread that should raised red flags?

 

I just wanted to post an update to my particular dealings with this.

Today, I got my money back.

Since I purchased through Google Wallet, I placed a refund claim through them. Took them about a month to I guess work through it, but I received an e-mail yesterday that a refund was issued, and the seller has lost their Google Wallet selling privileges. Sure enough, checked the account for the card used and the refund was there as of today.

What is not clear is whether it was truly a refund (i.e. "volunteered" by the seller), or if Google just forcefully pulled the money back from somewhere, it was hard to decipher from the e-mail, still going through it. There is a disclaimer that there is a 4-week re-dispute period in case the seller refutes the claim, but I'm really crossing my fingers that this will just be the end of it. If it sticks, I will not pursue any more action on my own regarding my particular claim, since the dispute is then technically over.

I'm obviously very happy at the moment, but am still waiting to make sure it's real before rejoicing completely. Will confirm if it sticks.

 

Google couldn't pull the money back from anywhere except the seller's account.

But good to hear it worked out for you.