Ralf Toth wrote:Wow, this is a tough topic. I must admit I was shaking my head, seeing informed Acaeum members bidding on jonb/TGE/ETC auctions. Being informed of jonb's business practices and yet bidding on his stuff doesn't seem right to me. My first thought was, here is someone trying to strike a bargain from an outlawed thief. My second thought was, hopefully they learn their lesson.Kudos to BadMike for having the balls to discuss this openly here, especially as a professional seller, who won't profit from this decision.I think it is good to have this discussion here, but I'm not sure whether it is helpful to ban informed collectors who bid on the thief's stuff. After all, we shouldn't fight each other, while the thief is laughing at us.
tec-9-7 wrote:He's certainly gotten a nice collection of negatives in the last few days... Anyone notice that he described The Sunless Citadel as VERY RARE!?
Xaxaxe wrote:Six of last seven (and eight of last 13) comments are negative.
rosenkav wrote:Thanks to the Acaeum, I have never bought anything from this Jonb thief, nor I have even THOUGHT of doing it, even at the start of his course.I think that this kind of people should be eradicated from the ground like a bad seed - and maybe our talks and advice here have helped to do this sooner than later.My opinion is to display in the auctions we run something about the Acaeum, so that people could check here, and maybe help themselves defend against such scammers.
bclarkie wrote:.....so buying from jonb is NOT a victimless crime.
bclarkie wrote:Well it is official, jonb7839 is now: No longer a registered user eBay Feedback Profile for jonb7839The question is how long before he shows up again? My guess will probably be around November, so keep an eye out.
Deadlord36 wrote:Part of the problem is that he does have some items that are semi-rare, and the vast majority of collectors do not have the patience it takes to collect smartly. I can't say it enough times; EVERYTHING shows up eventually.I have to admit, I bought the GM3 from jonb in the hopes that he wouldn't ship it. I didn't need it. But I was either one of the 8 out of 10, or he read the forum, because it arrived fairly quickly and in excellent shape. I did not leave feedback, however.
Xaxaxe wrote:Aside: Mike, good posts on the subect. I'm not sure I totally agree with everything (I'm a big "free will" guy), but I read every word and you've raised some interesting points that I need to think about more seriously than I have in the past.