On Ebay, he normally uses the ID of Gigimgm, however it appears this is a second ID that he used to make the purchase. The seller in his response to you must have known about the Gigimgm Ebay ID, because he mentioned it to you in his response which allowed me to realize what was going on.
Dimitri Mazieres wrote:Errr... What? Who? When?I don't know who this other guy is. What I recounted on this thread is true. My eBay account is the only one I have (you may check my feedback here if you want), and me being a lurker here for some time is also true, though I understand how it could seem suspicious. I use this same user name on other RPG forums as well: ENWorld (although I don't post over there much), Against the Shadow (a Midnight forum), and The Fraternity of Shadows - a Ravenloft forum (which currently is having some technical issues, so my account is unavailable for now).The reason I came here to ask for your opinion, for which I'm grateful, is because I've seen that you have uncovered more than one fraudulent sellers in the past (I've been a lurker even before registering), and thought that if my gut feeling about this episode was correct, someone among you might confirm it, or maybe heard about a similar issue with this seller in the past.I hope this sheds some light on the issue. Feel free to ask me what you feel necessary to confirm my authenticity. Btw, thanks to napoleonsdad, Deadlord39 and mbassoc2003 for their insight and the info. I currently don't need the book, as I bought a copy that was being sold on Amazon and the seller tells me it was shipped last week, so it should arrive in a matter of days.
serleran wrote:Because I feel particularly Pacino today, it could also be that the seller has pulled this scam off before, and has been asked about the resell more than once, assuming it is the same item being resold, which is probable, but not necessarily true. Maybe the seller uses a stock photo (perhaps self-made) which explains why it would appear to be a resale -- me, I don't really care one way or the other, and would likely avoid the seller if this had happened to me.So, thanks for pointing the guy out -- I'll be careful to only purchase things I don't really want.
bclarkie wrote:That's entirely possible as well and something I didn't consider at the time. I am man enough to admit when I am wrong though and I apologize to Dimitri.
Pipswich wrote:Funny reading. I just read back a page or two. Someone here just loves to jump to conclusions with speculative evidence. I did thing BClarkie successfully demonstrated that gigimgm=Pipswich long ago. I will confirm that for anyone confused.
Pipswich wrote: see no reason to leave the forum permanently or to change user id's, so no need to conspire to figure out how I am communicating. I do it directly and when I chose to do so.
Pipswich wrote:BC has his opinions and I am certain I can't change them for him. It is pretty entertaining to realize that I managed to get under his skin so much that he sometimes tracks the days since my last post and then out of the blue jumped right back to false assumptions about me.
Pipswich wrote:And, to restate... my concern for ebay is partially selfish. If ebay thrives, I can continue buying what I want fairly easily.
Pipswich wrote:And, my concern for sellers is also selfish and in the context of sellers who start auctions for 99c and then lose money on shipping. I don't want them to stop selling $25 items on ebay for a buck with free shipping... I want to feed them enough postage money so they will keep selling items for a buck hoping for more... and ship them to me for a buck and postage when they are wrong.
Pipswich wrote:and even try to enjoy BClarkie's assaults.
Pipswich wrote:I did note how quickly you apologized and haven't seen that before but was impressed. Our last round of communication left me with the feeling that you were convinced of your own infallibility.
Pipswich wrote:I don't see a reason to fail to use the resource over your posts.
Pipswich wrote:I disagree that your assumptions were reasonable.
Pipswich wrote:Your frequently correct but occasionally, very off-based assumptions are why we got in an argument to begin with...
Pipswich wrote:they are also why our courts operate on the presumption of innocence, thank goodness.
Pipswich wrote:Subtlety seems to be an issue here.
Pipswich wrote:I am perfectly comfortable caring about sellers and about my own interests. I seek mutually advantageous business transactions.
Pipswich wrote:What I don't care about... is a third party opinion that is not a party to the transaction... especially when it appears to be formulated as sour grapes or a personal grudge.
JohnGaunt wrote:Are we going to dance this dance again?
Pipswich wrote:I will continue to think that your issue is simply that I bought or buy things you want or wanted.
Pipswich wrote:Additionally, you have no idea if Ebay gets the fees or not... you are apparently wired distrustfully and incapable of believing others can work out reasonable, subtle, ethical solutions to business problems.
Pipswich wrote:However, you certainly remembered my posted strategy for how I ensure that they get them since you made fun of one of them. Subtlety apparently gets the job done better than you like.
Pipswich wrote:Believe what you like. Transaction by transaction as I continue purchasing in this field, honest sellers learn better than you believe of me.
Pipswich wrote:Funny thing is, I figured when you found the large lot closed for a dollar you would reconsider your accusations about the other lots that you consider unreasonably low.
Pipswich wrote:As it stands... literally, I just keep getting amazing, extraordinary, "once" in a lifetime deals by convincing people who are literate, computer saavy, and who have access to ebay completed records to make what must be very very foolish business decisions.
Pipswich wrote:Wouldn't a more reasonable conclusion be that I make offers that with full information the sellers believe are in their best interest and accept?
Pipswich wrote:How the seller chooses to accept the offer, I leave up to them and I work out fees as best I can using my own moral compass.
Pipswich wrote:Toodaloo Brian! Thanks for the fun!
Pipswich wrote:LOL, You nailed me at what? Making an offer and buying something on ebay?
Pipswich wrote:And, here, we have in your own words, the first confirmed count of my offer leaving you high and dry on a lot. It certainly isn't the first one, but at least it is no longer speculation that you are in a conflict of interest position relative to my interests.
Pipswich wrote:So sorry you don't like the way I buy, but my goodness, I must have developed a taste for your brand of insult because I am increasingly finding this outrageously funny.
Pipswich wrote:Oh, and the dsr thing that got you mad at me to begin with.... no one seems to be talking about dsr's too much anymore. The sky didn't fall... the market didn't end...
Pipswich wrote:and I haven't had a serious issue with the seller in quite some time.
Pipswich wrote:From my experience, the dsr's look like they forced sellers into better habits and I am a happier buyer because of it.
Pipswich wrote:Additionally, you have no idea if Ebay gets the fees or not... you are apparently wired distrustfully and incapable of believing others can work out reasonable, subtle, ethical solutions to business problems. However, you certainly remembered my posted strategy for how I ensure that they get them since you made fun of one of them. Subtlety apparently gets the job done better than you like.
Pipswich wrote:LOL, you still think you can track my entire buying and selling, silly you. You have bid on more than one lot that doesn't have feedback posted from either party... which means they won't pull up.
Pipswich wrote:I seem to remember my disinclination to post feedback was an irritant to you once before.
Pipswich wrote:Nevertheless, I haven't had to call the post office fraud division
Pipswich wrote:and I eventually got the lot of minis that the woman sold and didn't ship for several weeks. She got a neutral for "forgetting" to ship. The other guy... shipped a paper collectible in an unsupported soft pack to save money on canada post.... it arrived folded, bent and damaged with a note inside saying that since it was insured that I would have to send the item back to him and he could then file a claim with Canada post and that the process would take 6 weeks after he got the item back. Since the reason for the damage was poor packing, that's hardly appropriate. Although the item was loosely D&D related I didn't think he would be selling to any of you or I would have posted the situation on Acaeum. As it is, if I find his note I will scan it and post it for a few laughs. It took some nerve to type up his letter and send it to a buyer, even if the packing was ok. If I remember correctly, the note even indicated he had been thrown off ebay for packing issues once before and was paranoid about it... with good reason.
Pipswich wrote:But yes... much better than it was in the fall and I am not buying any less than I was. Perhaps it was just people taking shortcuts around the holidays that caused all the shipping problems in Nov/Dec.