Trade Warning:I got ripped off on dvdtalk - Blu-ray Forum

sfmarine · 01-19-2009, 07:31 PM

I tried searching for a bad experience tread but nothing came up. If the mods want to move this then go right ahead.

I just wanted to remind everyone here that there are scammers out there. They are here just to take your $ and go from forum to forum. I was a little hesitant with seeing a new member on dvd talk selling seasons 1&2 of Lost for $27 shipped(extremely low for those box sets). I figured..well, I was a new member once too. Everyone needs to start somewhere. He also supplied his ebay id.

****Ebay Id's really do nothing. Anyone can find a 100% id and use it. So try and get more than one source when dealing with "new people."

I'm happy to report that I've not had any problems on this site so far. Most members are very professional with transactions.

So trade safe everyone and be cautious....

Homey · 01-19-2009, 07:35 PM

When you get an ebay account id, email that ebay user to verify id. Sorry for your loss.

RonSwanson · 01-19-2009, 07:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sfmarine

I tried searching for a bad experience tread but nothing came up. If the mods want to move this then go right ahead.

I just wanted to remind everyone here that there are scammers out there. They are here just to take your $ and go from forum to forum. I was a little hesitant with seeing a new member on dvd talk selling seasons 1&2 of Lost for $27 shipped(extremely low for those box sets). I figured..well, I was a new member once too. Everyone needs to start somewhere. He also supplied his ebay id.

****Ebay Id's really do nothing. Anyone can find a 100% id and use it. So try and get more than one source when dealing with "new people."

I'm happy to report that I've not had any problems on this site so far. Most members are very professional with transactions.

So trade safe everyone and be cautious....

well, it's actually pretty simple. ebay is all you need for a reputation. all you have to do is message the id that the person gives you to make sure it's really them. sorry bout that, but at least it was 'only' 27 dollars

sfmarine · 01-19-2009, 07:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Homey

When you get an ebay account id, email that ebay user to verify id. Sorry for your loss.

Ya...that's a good point..

i_bleed_Cubby_Blu- I hear ya. $27 isn't a huge loss but it could of bought me a new release.

tjara03 · 01-19-2009, 07:40 PM

I got screwed on a trade on DVDTalk a while back and have never returned since! Sorry about your experience there. I have also never had any problems on this site, as there are great people on this site!

dat · 01-19-2009, 07:43 PM

Never had a problem on dvdtalk, or HDD but hey if something seems fishy don't do it.

I bought a movie once that took 45 days to get to me from Florida to Ky.

theokbadguy · 01-19-2009, 08:07 PM

This is THE place to buy/sell/trade! Lots of goodbuys, trades and sales on here over the last year and Ill NEVER go anywhere else. These guys ROCK

Mr. J · 01-19-2009, 08:12 PM

That's messed up! How did you pay him? Paypal? Moneyorder?
With paypal you should be able to get your money back!

HD 335 · 01-19-2009, 08:21 PM

It's pretty pathetic what people will do to get such a small amount of money. I'm always leery of super deals and usually ask the person to ship first with tracking. As others have stated, email or contact the Ebay ID to confirm and if you paid by Paypal, file a claim.

DeeChizzle · 01-19-2009, 08:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HD 335

It's pretty pathetic what people will do to get such a small amount of money.

These losers have to fund their drug habits in any way possible.

masoud90 · 01-19-2009, 08:44 PM

Do not worry, Karma will get him/her sooner or later.

garnet · 01-19-2009, 08:48 PM

As a previous poster said you can message people through eBay's system to verify IDs and also have them make a listing on eBay for whatever they are selling you and send you the auction number so you can bid on it and win it. Sorry to hear you got screwed.

RedIsNotBlue · 01-19-2009, 08:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jayvo2009

With paypal you should be able to get your money back!

Not true at all. I payed a member on here a long while back $70 for 5 movies. Never get them had to file a Paypal claim and Paypal said the person had no funds in their account so I couldn't get my money back. So yeah pretty much just got ripped off for $70 no different than if someone snuck into my room at night and just took it from my wallet. Paypal isn't guaranteed refund if you get scammed sorry.

This member also made attempts long ago by saying they were going to refund me but haven't heard back from them since. Guess the person was just trying to get me to take away the bad feedback I left them.

nycomet · 01-19-2009, 08:56 PM

Sorry to hear about the scam on DVD Talk. My experiences here at blu-ray.com has been absolutely wonderful so far. Great people and great sellers are here. jwbbud wouldn't allow any deadbeats. He watches like a HAWK!

movieking · 01-19-2009, 08:57 PM

I've done literally hundreds of trades/sales on DVDTalk, and have only gotten screwed once, but that guy screwed a lot of people. Regardless of feedback, you are always taking your chances. This guy in particular was a gold trader, and I guess decided to scam a bunch of people at the same time. I don't know if he was moving or something, but he got a number of people.

Anyway, too bad about the transaction, but you can't really blame the site, as the same thing could easily have happened here or any other site.

jw · 01-19-2009, 09:28 PM

one of the biggest reasons why we don't have the issues here like other forums is you have to be logged in or a member to see the trading forum, keeps lurkers from watching the forums and creating accounts to do bogus trading.
Those forums are owned by the same people They dont care about safeguarding the user from this. Try and get a personal response from an admin there, impossible. They have a fast food resturant approach and are only interested in numbers/volume so they can make money from all the ads running in the background.
When you get to big, you lose your personal touch.
Sorry to hear about that and we try our best to prevent things like that.

Heres more background on the subject
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Brands

xander · 01-19-2009, 09:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nycomet

Sorry to hear about the scam on DVD Talk. My experiences here at blu-ray.com has been absolutely wonderful so far. Great people and great sellers are here. jwbbud wouldn't allow any deadbeats. He watches like a HAWK!

+100. The experience here has been top notch in the Trading forum. (knocks on wood)

sfmarine · 01-19-2009, 10:14 PM

Thanks for the postive remarks. I agree that "Karma will get him."

I'm not sure how Paypal will treat it. I'll contact them in another week and file a claim but I doubt I'll get anywhere.

avhed · 01-19-2009, 11:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xander

+100. The experience here has been top notch in the Trading forum. (knocks on wood)

From a guy with a trading score of 1?

avhed · 01-19-2009, 11:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by theokbadguy

This is THE place to buy/sell/trade! Lots of goodbuys, trades and sales on here over the last year and Ill NEVER go anywhere else. These guys ROCK

Actually, you need to be careful here too. At least you needed to be a year ago with the members that only have a few feedbacks or less.
From my experience the membership at HDD is more likely by enthusiasts, where as you do have members here trying out Blu-ray and ripping you off.

01-19-2009, 07:31 PM	#1
sfmarine Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Apr 2008 Location:The Swan Station aDdIcTeD 2 LOST PSN:U5MC51473 Home Theater Gallery:18 4K collection:939 Blu-ray collection:2320 DVD collection:276 MA collection:461 Digital collection:492 iTunes collection:534 Blu-ray reviews: 7 Trading Score:43	Trade Warning:I got ripped off on dvdtalk I tried searching for a bad experience tread but nothing came up. If the mods want to move this then go right ahead. I just wanted to remind everyone here that there are scammers out there. They are here just to take your $ and go from forum to forum. I was a little hesitant with seeing a new member on dvd talk selling seasons 1&2 of Lost for $27 shipped(extremely low for those box sets). I figured..well, I was a new member once too. Everyone needs to start somewhere. He also supplied his ebay id. ****Ebay Id's really do nothing. Anyone can find a 100% id and use it. So try and get more than one source when dealing with "new people." I'm happy to report that I've not had any problems on this site so far. Most members are very professional with transactions. So trade safe everyone and be cautious....

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01-19-2009, 07:35 PM	#2
Homey Member Member since:Sep 2007 Trading Score:2	When you get an ebay account id, email that ebay user to verify id. Sorry for your loss.

01-19-2009, 07:40 PM	#5
tjara03 Active Member Member since:Mar 2008 Location:Corellia Blu-ray collection:231 Trading Score:60	I got screwed on a trade on DVDTalk a while back and have never returned since! Sorry about your experience there. I have also never had any problems on this site, as there are great people on this site!

01-19-2009, 07:43 PM	#6
dat Senior Member Member since:Feb 2008 Trading Score:71	Never had a problem on dvdtalk, or HDD but hey if something seems fishy don't do it. I bought a movie once that took 45 days to get to me from Florida to Ky.

01-19-2009, 08:07 PM	#7
theokbadguy Active Member Member since:Feb 2008 Location:Lawton Oklahoma Home Theater Gallery:30 Blu-ray collection:420 Trading Score:26	This is THE place to buy/sell/trade! Lots of goodbuys, trades and sales on here over the last year and Ill NEVER go anywhere else. These guys ROCK

01-19-2009, 08:12 PM	#8
Mr. J Gaming Moderator Top contributor Member since:Jul 2008 Location:Arkham Asylum Home Theater Gallery:6 4K collection:393 Blu-ray collection:768 DVD collection:7 iTunes collection:628 Blu-ray reviews: 4 Trading Score:181	That's messed up! How did you pay him? Paypal? Moneyorder? With paypal you should be able to get your money back!

01-19-2009, 08:21 PM	#9
HD 335 Power Member Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Texas Home Theater Gallery:33 4K collection:408 Blu-ray collection:1269 DVD collection:16 iTunes collection:3 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:121	It's pretty pathetic what people will do to get such a small amount of money. I'm always leery of super deals and usually ask the person to ship first with tracking. As others have stated, email or contact the Ebay ID to confirm and if you paid by Paypal, file a claim.

01-19-2009, 08:44 PM	#11
masoud90 Power Member Member since:Oct 2008 Location:Seattle, WA Blu-ray collection:180 Trading Score:3	Do not worry, Karma will get him/her sooner or later.

01-19-2009, 08:48 PM	#12
garnet Active Member Member since:Dec 2008 Blu-ray collection:219 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:29	As a previous poster said you can message people through eBay's system to verify IDs and also have them make a listing on eBay for whatever they are selling you and send you the auction number so you can bid on it and win it. Sorry to hear you got screwed.

01-19-2009, 08:56 PM	#14
nycomet Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Long Island, NY, USA ; I enjoy watching 3D blu-rays; 41 Blufans steels so far Home Theater Gallery:11 Blu-ray collection:1344 DVD collection:55 Digital collection:246 Blu-ray reviews:40 Trading Score:343	Sorry to hear about the scam on DVD Talk. My experiences here at blu-ray.com has been absolutely wonderful so far. Great people and great sellers are here. jwbbud wouldn't allow any deadbeats. He watches like a HAWK!

01-19-2009, 08:57 PM	#15
movieking Senior Member Member since:Jan 2009 Blu-ray collection:216 DVD collection:39 Trading Score:14	I've done literally hundreds of trades/sales on DVDTalk, and have only gotten screwed once, but that guy screwed a lot of people. Regardless of feedback, you are always taking your chances. This guy in particular was a gold trader, and I guess decided to scam a bunch of people at the same time. I don't know if he was moving or something, but he got a number of people. Anyway, too bad about the transaction, but you can't really blame the site, as the same thing could easily have happened here or any other site.

01-19-2009, 09:28 PM	#16
jw Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Apr 2007 Location:USA Trading Score:519	one of the biggest reasons why we don't have the issues here like other forums is you have to be logged in or a member to see the trading forum, keeps lurkers from watching the forums and creating accounts to do bogus trading. Those forums are owned by the same people They dont care about safeguarding the user from this. Try and get a personal response from an admin there, impossible. They have a fast food resturant approach and are only interested in numbers/volume so they can make money from all the ads running in the background. When you get to big, you lose your personal touch. Sorry to hear about that and we try our best to prevent things like that. Heres more background on the subject http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Brands

01-19-2009, 10:14 PM	#18
sfmarine Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Apr 2008 Location:The Swan Station aDdIcTeD 2 LOST PSN:U5MC51473 Home Theater Gallery:18 4K collection:939 Blu-ray collection:2320 DVD collection:276 MA collection:461 Digital collection:492 iTunes collection:534 Blu-ray reviews: 7 Trading Score:43	Thanks for the postive remarks. I agree that "Karma will get him." I'm not sure how Paypal will treat it. I'll contact them in another week and file a claim but I doubt I'll get anywhere.

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