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Pipswich wrote:I haven't had a serious issue with the seller in quite some time.

I probably should just stay out of this, but a quick perusal of your feedback shows you have left 38 out of your last 400 feedbacks as either neutral or negs, for 10 different sellers, dating back only to November 2008.  It seems you have problems with sellers every two weeks!

Pipswich wrote:I read through the thread and can't find where I suggested someone contact a civil attorney for a criminal matter.  I do think that the type of attorney and or court that is required can vary due to subtle circumstances beyond my expertise.

Maybe that was in a separate thread. Considering that you have all of 85 posts, it shouldn't be all that hard to find.  Here it is:

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Pipswich wrote: If you hire an attorney, however, you can stand to recover your lose, damage and court costs, so it might be worth contacting an attorney in the town where the fraud originated.

I cut out the part where you suggested to contact the "Federal Marshalls", I figured it be overkill.

Pipswich wrote: We have no option but to disagree about what constitutes fraud/mail fraud.  My interpretation came from the postal inspector handling the case last fall, but he might be wrong.

I find it extremely hard to believe that any Postal Inspector would say that circumventing Ebay fees is constituting mail fraud.  On the off chance that he/she did say that, they're an idiot, plain and simple.

Pipswich wrote: In response to "Are you making stuff up now? "

I am glad you remember that we argued about whether or not many sellers and buyers gave a fig about feedback early on.  You still insist everyone was anal about it and I certainly know that I didn't give a dern.  I expect that is representative of a significant personality difference.  All I ever cared about was having enough to lend confidence to a buyer that the item would likely be shipped as described.  You seem to actually care about the number itself, for reasons I will never understand.

It's not just my own opinion. People on here alone have told many anecdotes about the wild wild west that was the Ebay Feedback system back in the day.  The number itself matters, as you claimed previously that you had over 10,000 transactions.  Your feedback received and left tells a much different tale.   For whatever reasons, you seemed to think that inflating your feedback score made your opinion more "valid".  I haven't a clue why.

Pipswich wrote:
And, relative to the mailing issues (involving the postal inspectors) that I experienced in the fall, a mother selling her sons figures and forgetting to ship until reminded twice, and a very badly packed $10 paper item are easy to forget about...  although they certainly both deserve less than positive feedback.

Again, the problem doesn't reside with the individual transaction, but more the "body of work" to coin a phrase. You have more difficulties with more sellers than 99% Ebay of the population it seems, up to and including Cougarrinard.  

Pipswich wrote:Thanks for linking to the entire argument about the last time I appeared to grab a buy it now full of modules that got under your skin.  That could be entertaining reading for new members, especially in light of...

Considering that I have nothing really to hide and have been pretty much spot on to this point about you, I am not really sure why this is supposed to reflect poorly on me as you seem to be indicating.  Feel free to correct me if I am wrong though.....

Pipswich wrote:It's funny how every time you jump me on the forum a lot of apparently bargain priced modules manages to get posted.

Is that what this most recent spat is? Here, I thought this was due to someone who had issues with a seller for selling a product that they thought was they same one that they had won a couple of months ago and were lied to by the seller.  Being that the seller brought your name up first is why you were even being discussed.  But hey, who needs facts when you can make sh*t up right?

Pipswich wrote:Last round I closed by pointing out that you appear to be playing petty competitive games over bin's that would provide you a profit.

Competitive games over BINs that would net me a profit?  What in the world does that mean?  I have seen people grasp at straws before, but this may take the cake.

Pipswich wrote:This time, you actually went so far as to both admit to bidding on a module lot that I bought from the seller, but also you admitted to having at least two of everything in the stack.  Your obvious motive for bidding and for the anger and flames is that I interfered with your profit motive.

 My $1.23 bid to try and make sure the seller didn't get ripped off by scamming buyers such as yourself did all of this?  Seriously?

Pipswich wrote:Did the seller take my offer that quickly because he got one from you for half my offer?  My offers often get accepted when someone else tries to convince them the lot is worth much less than I do.

And here you are grasping at straws again. Here is the exact contents of my email to the seller of which was sent after the auction had already closed:

"Hi there, I was wondering why you ended this auction early? I was planning on putting in a much more substantial bid in at the end, something to the tune of ~$100."

To which the seller told me that he had sold the lot for $100 to you.  You can feel free to invite the seller here to refute this.  I know you won't because you've yet to back any of your accusations up, but hey, what the heck I might as well give you the opportunity, right?

Pipswich wrote:And maybe the seller is just a nice guy who was happier to move his games along to a player/collector who actually doesn't have all of them and will put them to good use than an obvious reseller who has two of everthing.  People do have the right to sell as they wish!

Yet another guy just happy as hell to get less than market value for his stuff.  Boy some people are nice to you!

Again, this isn't even considering the fact that you blatantly and willingly circumvented Ebay's rules to your own benefit and compounded by the fact that you were so hypocritical in decrying sellers doing the same thing by charging excessive S&H as "MAIL FRAUD!".  You really can't make this stuff up.

Pipswich wrote:BC, doesn't it really just come down to the fact that you hate my opinions about ebay/paypal and I am winning too many bin's and private deals that upset you?

No, it comes down to me hating scammers and liars. The End.

Pipswich wrote:Oh, and "refuted as nonsense" is gibberish.  You can state what you believe over and over and over and over.  It's still your opinion and I have difficulty believing there aren't a lot of people in this forum who are sitting to the side nodding in agreement about most of us never caring much about feedback early on.

Then what exactly are they waiting for? As noted above, there have been many anecdotes about the old days of the wild west of Ebay feedback, I'll dig then out if I must.

But again what does any of that have to do with the topic at hand?

Pipswich wrote:I will likely get a few private messages about that issue again.

I am sure you will.  I am quite certain that Radovarl is around here hiding somewhere.

Pipswich wrote:But, since you always attack and attack and attack, very few people have the fortitude to step in with an opinion and end up on your bad side...  and no one, especially me can blame them.  You are a classic flaming troll and that's not likely to stop.

When in doubt make some stuff up.  Weren't you rambling on not so long ago about a red herring?

Pipswich wrote:I am sure many will note that I stayed quiet on the boards until falsely accused, again.  I suspect this scenario will replay itself every now and then for years, and that as people get to know me better, here and at events, your position will make less and less sense to them.

There is nothing I can do to you that you haven't already done to yourself. As noted before, I couldn't care less if you continue to hang around or not.  I will however continue to let people know what they are dealing with.

Pipswich wrote:Cheers BC.   This was much more fun than last time.  Your motives are better illuminated each time you do this.

As are yours.  I am quite confident in that.

Again, until next time.

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Pipswich wrote:  Feel free to be paranoid and block me even if you are honest and professional.

Okey-dokey - I see gigimgm has 35 wins in the last month so you'de better give us the other ebay handles for the rest of the 90 lots so that I can block them as well.

serleran wrote:My brother had a lovely strawberry cake at his wedding last Saturday when I attending the reception in California, hence also explaining my near week-long absence from posting, which I am sure no one noticed. It had actual strawberries inside it, and was very moist and extremely edible. A shame they only allowed one small piece to be nibbled, as, after that one taste, I wanted the whole damn thing!

Mrs gyg made an easter cake-thing yesterday - melted chocolate, golden syrup, those pink wafer biscuit things, marshmallows topped with cadburys mini-eggs - mmmmmmmmmm - I can feel my arteries hardening!

And sorry all for the clusterf**k in this thread.  For that I give you:

Pipswich wrote:I am going to address two core issues at once here, again.

In other words you are yet again going to attempt to re-frame the discussion. Surprising.

Pipswich wrote:Unfortunately, no one is proving anything here.  And that is not likely to change.

Actually, yes it has.  Several times as a matter of fact.

Pipswich wrote:I am certainly not going to be forthcoming with private information under these circumstances and no rational person really expects me to.

Not surprising.

Pipswich wrote:You can make a hobby of claiming that as proof that you are right... but it would be an irrational and self-destructive act to attempt to do so.

Right, because everyone should just take you at your word.  I mean you have been so honest and forthcoming so far, right?

Pipswich wrote:And, I note that you keep taking the transaction discussion out of context.

No, I really didn't, I quoted you word for word.  I am not sure how you saying that you had over 10,000 transactions on this account is being taken out of context as being anything other than you've had over 10,000 transactions on this account, but I am sure you'll try to again re-frame the argument to attempt to make it fit. i.e:

Pipswich wrote:First, it was an estimate based on current buying habits.

You overestimated by almost 8500 transactions, which is over 5 times the amount of transactions that you've really had? Seriously?

Pipswich wrote:Second, you falsely assumed you had every user id that I have used on ebay.

So you are reluctant to even give up any information about previous Ebay IDs that you no longer use?  Again, you really don't think anyone on here is actually dumb enough to believe that, right?

Pipswich wrote:Third, we have continued to define what was said differently.

Again, I am not sure how you saying that you have had over 10,000 transactions on this account can be defined as anything else other than I've had 10,000 transactions on this account.

Pipswich wrote:From my perspective, most importantly, the only reason transactions were brought up was because as a relatively new user, I chimed in on a couple of discussions.... expressed opinions that were not in the majority and my opinion dismissed for some of the false reasons stated above.

You over inflated your Ebay numbers to try and make it seem like your opinion was more valid. When you got caught, you threw a shitstorm, kind of like right now.

Pipswich wrote:Rather than being treated respectfully as a newcomer to the site, I was attacked, harassed, and forced into a defensive posture.  I still maintain that the motive for that is that I have purchased items privately and lots on ebay that interfere with some users collecting and commercial interests.  (Not that it is likely to change).

When you disrespect people by telling them bold face lies in an effort to sound better, you can't expect anyone to turn around and treat you with any respect.  You get respect, when you give respect.  Lying to people is not a way of getting respect. Sorry.

Pipswich wrote:Oh, and gyg, your post caught my attention so I went back to my ebay account.  The total is 103 for the last 60 days, so I have apparently slowed down a little bit on ebay... but 35 is not correct for the last 31 days either.  I don't think they come up if no one leaves feedback?  And I have been even less inclined than normal to leave it since BC starting posting my purchases on here.  Frankly, on some of the larger purchases, I ask people not to leave feedback for that very reason.

You're wrong, again.  You may have BID on 103 transactions over the last 60 days(which is conveniently only 13 more than your claimed 90 total transactions for the past 30 days as you stated above.  Over inflation of your supposed buying habits?  Nah, not you. ), Ebay shows ALL of your wins.  Not your losses, just all of your wins.  Leaving feedback does not affect it at all. The End.