I've been scammed badly by seller proper75

[Nicola]

http://cgi.ebay.com/Hitachi-Saturn-HiSaturn-Navi-System-w-Box-More_W0QQitemZ260065743443QQihZ016QQcategoryZ3665Q QssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

He listed it. Private auction.
Then he waited for people to ask, since he was looking for trades too.
He told them that he had 3 Navi Saturn.
He asked money by bank transfer.
600 euros to a friend of mine, 1200 plus an Hello Kitty DC to another. I will not name them if it is not necessary.
He asked me 2 sealed Game Boy Pocket Fiorentina LE.
I've sent them to him insured for 600 euros.
After scamming peoples, he closes the auction and starts selling in his language other items.
Then he tells me that he didn't receive the package.
I make the tracking and I discover that he has received the package the 29 december. He doesn't reply to my mails.
I tell him to send me the Saturn or a refund or I'll act against him in every possible way.
At the end, he replies this way:

:)


Now, beware. Seller name: proper75
Real name: adrian przybyla, in-der-au 20, 35606 solms-oberbiel, germany

I've got also his bank account.
I've contacted eBay. I'll fill a complaint at the post office.
Is there something more I can do?
I'd like to take a trip to his town to say hello to him.

Give me new ideas. This has just become my personal crusade. I'm sure I'm not the only one scammed by him.

[suckerpunch5]

If your methods of revenge are as thourough as your e-bay searches, this scammer is screwed!

Sorry that happened to you. I have also been scammed, but not for such a large amount of money. I don't have any ideas for you, I'm not sure how the laws are in Italy. Do you have some options in the E.U.? I hope you get your money back, but I'd guess you probably won't. just wanted to express sympathy and say good luck.

[jajaja]

Did he reply with a smiley face? If so, thats so provoking, even enough to a serious beating. Even i get so pissed reading this and im not even involved hehe. You can call his bank and tell the story (you find it by checking up on the BIC number at http://www.swift.com/biconline). Dont know if it helps tho, but who knows.

[Nicola]

Did he reply with a smiley face? If so, thats so provoking, even enough to a serious beating. Even i get so pissed reading this and im not even involved hehe. You can call his bank and tell the story (you find it by checking up on the BIC number at http://www.swift.com/biconline). Dont know if it helps tho, but who knows.


Yes, he replied with a smiling face.
Well, I may try to call the bank, but my transaction didn't involve bank. I should find someone who actually sent him a bank transfer to be scammed like me.

I could call and tell them "your customer is a thief". No, it doesn't work.

I have some pictures of his presumed collection. I may post them.

If anyone finds a GBP Fiorentina LE with sn from 0008 to 0013, it may be stolen.

Really, if I had money and free time, I could have dome a trip to Germany. It would be great to see his face when I ring at his door and ask for my Saturn.

[Nicola]

hoh, forgot to write his IP, just in case you may encounter him

217.224.226.239

Not going to write the mail. May be funny and interesting to being able to contact him.

[jajaja]

How did u get his IP btw? It seems dynamic, unfortunatly.

[Vroomfunkel]

From the "Euroconsumer" website (this is about buying items from a private individual on an auction site, but I think that similar principles will apply to your situation):

Your rights when the seller is a private individual

When you buy something on an internet auction site from a private individual, you have very few rights.

* You can’t complain if the goods are not of satisfactory quality or fit for the purpose you bought them

* You don’t have the right to cancel your order.

You do not have any of the other extra rights you get when you buy on an internet auction site from a business trader without having face-to-face contact.

You do have the right to complain to the seller if your goods don’t match the description they have given on the website. This applies to new and second hand goods. If the goods don’t match the description, you may be entitled to compensation from the seller, but this may involve court action.

When you buy goods from a private seller, you may not be able to make a claim against them if the goods are damaged or lost before delivery. However, if the seller has offered you postal insurance and you have accepted, they will be expected to make a claim on the insurance on your behalf.

(and in Italian ..)

I vostri diritti quando il venditore è un privato

Quando acquistate qualcosa da un privato in un sito d’asta su internet avete pochi diritti.

* Non potete esporre un reclamo se la merce non è di qualità soddisfacente o non è idonea all’uso per cui sia stata acquistata
* Non avete diritti a disdire il vostro ordine.

Non avete tutti gli altri diritti extra che avete quando acquistate da un commerciante in un sito d’asta su internet senza avere un contatto faccia a faccia.

Voi avete diritto a esporre reclamo al venditore se la merce non corrisponde alla descrizione data sul sito web. Questo vale per merce nouva e di seconda mano. Se la merce non corrisponde alla descrizione, voi potreste avere diritto a una compensazione dal venditore, ma questo potrebbe comportare un azione legale.

Quando comprate merce da un venditore privato, potreste trovarvi nell’impossibilità di fare un reclamo se la merce è danneggiata o andata persa prima della consegna. Tuttavia, se il venditore vi ha offerto di assicurare la merce e voi avete accettato, lui dovrà fare reclamo alla compagnia assicurativa per conto vostro.

[Vroomfunkel]

P.S. Sorry to hear about your misfortune .. I saw the same auction and was tempted to bid, but when I looked at the feedback and saw that all the other auctions were in Polish - and appear to all be for pirated DVDs, well that kinda put me off.


Don't know if this could be of any help to you or not - came into force in the UK January 2007 ... if it is in place in Italy also, you might be able to find some way to use it:

EC Consumer Protection Co-Operation regulations (http://www.gnn.gov.uk/environment/fullDetail.asp?ReleaseID=253284&NewsAreaID=2&NavigatedFromDepartment=False)

[Vroomfunkel]

Also, if you know anyone with good German, find out the local police station to where he lives and inform them. Let them go and knock on his door, and then see how many more :) 's you get.

What a scumbag :mad:

[Nicola]

Also, if you know anyone with good German, find out the local police station to where he lives and inform them. Let them go and knock on his door, and then see how many more :) 's you get.

What a scumbag :mad:

Now this is an idea I actually love!!!!
Thanks!!!

I just need a good deutsch speaker. Finding the police station will not be a problem I believe.

[Muscelli]

not that this will really help you get any closer to getting ur stuff back, but I really hope you get your stuff back. It is a bad feeling when you get scammed.

[Nicola]

http://www.polizei.hessen.de/internetzentral/nav/778/77850210-ab83-e9f3-362d-61611142c388.htm

from here I can send a mail of complaint to the local police. I would translate from english to german by automatic translator...but if there is someone who can help me to arrange the translation, it would be perfect. I'll do my daily search now.

[Vroomfunkel]

I think Jajaja has good German? Or possibly hydr0x if he still lurks round here at all. I'm afraid my German is pretty poor.

[jajaja]

I would think a direct phonecall would be much more efficient. Then you can have a conversation and get a closer "relation". While on e-mail, it will most likely be read, but i doubt it will be put on high priority, unfortunatly.


I think Jajaja has good German? Or possibly hydr0x if he still lurks round here at all. I'm afraid my German is pretty poor.

My german is rather poor when it comes to writing and speaking. I can read better and keep small conversations (like when i buy on Ebay.de), but thats my limits :\ I actually have family in Berlin and my "uncle" is/was a police there. Unfortunatly, i have no contact at all with when. Hydr0x is german afaik, hopefully he can help out better :)

[Nicola]

It will not be easy to find someone who would call for me, and I don't want to involve my family (they speak german, but can't understand these things)

I may try with english, but I fear that it will cause confusion.

Meanwhile I've added some finds and finished the work of adding infos of ended auctions in the daily finds.


If anyone can help me, I'll be grateful with him and the community. Now it's much more to see some scammer pay. I've been scammed too many times now.

[Nicola]

Ok, this is the text I'll send to the police:

Hello, my name is Nicola Ferrarese. I'm writing you from Italy.

I've been defrauded by

adrian przybyla
in-der-au 20
35606 solms-oberbiel
germany

Unluckly I am from Italy and I don't know how to protect myself against him.
This is the whole story:

Adrian Przybyla sells items on eBay (online auction site) with the name proper75

http://search.ebay.it/_W0QQsassZproper75

In december he put for sale this item:

http://cgi.ebay.de/Hitachi-Saturn-HiSaturn-Navi-System-w-Box-More_W0QQitemZ260065743443QQihZ016QQcategoryZ3665Q QssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

He offered also items for trade.
Me and other two friends contacted him to know what he wanted.
The seller told us that he had 3 of these items for sale.
At the end he asked to one of my friend 600 euros (bank transfer) and 1200 plus another item to the other friend. I can give all the informations about my friends if necessary. They may depose against Adrian.
Luckly my friends didn't pay, but Adrian asked me to trade two items (new Game Boy Pocket Fiorentina limited editions) for one of his Saturn. So I send him the two items the 21/12/2006 with QuickPack Europe, insured for 600 euros, tracking number

EP034487318IT

You may check that he has received the item the 29 december here:

http://www.poste.it/online/dovequando/paccocelereinternazionale.shtml

Then, after being sure to have defrauded me (and I may not be the only one), he closes the original auction and starts selling other items in his original language on eBay.
So he builds up his feedback on ebay, ready to defraud someone once a while.
I start asking him to send me the Saturn, but he hardly replies.
He says that he didn't receive the package. I write him that he has received it.
So I tell him that he must send me the item or a refund or I'll act to take back my money.

He replies with a smiling face. Like this: :)

Now, I have at least 2 people that may tell you the same story. I have his address and his bank account.

I've contacted eBay, but, since I live in Italy, it's hard for me to get some justice.
I've lost 2 items for 600 euros plus shipping.
From the way he has handled the whole story, I presume that it's not the first time he does it and it will not be the last.
I have all the mails he sent to me. My friends have all their mails.

Is there something I can do?
I may contact you by phone, but I can't speak german. I can speak english. If there is someone who can understand me in english, I'll call him immediately.

Please help me.

Thanks,

Nicola Ferrarese

The translator's version:

Hallo, ist mein Name Nicola Ferrarese.
Ich bin Schreiben du aus Italien.
Ich bin vorbei betrogen worden

Adrian Przybyla
In-derau 20
solms-oberbiel
35606 Deutschland

Unluckly komme ich aus Italien und ich kann nicht sich gegen ihn schützen. Dieses ist die vollständige Geschichte: Adrian Przybyla verkauft Einzelteile auf eBay (Aufstellungsort online versteigern), mit dem Namen proper75

http://search.ebay.it/_W0QQsassZproper75

Im Dezember setzte er für Verkauf dieses Einzelteil:

http://cgi.ebay.de/Hitachi-Saturn-HiSaturn-Navi-System-w-Box-More_W0QQitemZ260065743443QQihZ016QQcategoryZ3665Q QssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Er bot auch Einzelteile für Handel an. Ich und andere zwei Freunde traten mit ihm in Verbindung, um zu wissen, was er wünschte. Der Verkäufer erklärte uns, daß er 3 dieser Einzelteile für Verkauf hatte. Am Ende verlangte er bis eins meines Freunds 600 Euro (Banküberweisung) und 1200 plus ein anderes Einzelteil zum anderen Freund. Ich kann alle Informationen über meine Freunde wenn notwendig geben. Sie können gegen Adrian absetzen. Luckly, das meine Freunde nicht zahlten, aber Adrian bat mich, zwei Einzelteile (neue Spiel-Junge Tasche Fiorentina begrenzte Ausgaben) für eine von seinem Saturn zu handeln.
So schicke ich ihm die zwei Einzelteile das 21/12/2006 mit QuickPack Europa, das Versicherte für 600 Euro und spüre Zahl auf

EP034487318IT

Du kannst prüfen, ob er das Einzelteil das 29. Dezember hier empfangen hat:

http://www.poste.it/online/dovequando/paccocelereinternazionale.shtml

Dann nachdem er sicher gewesen ist, betrogen zu haben ich (und ich nicht sein kann das einzige), er schließt die Vorlage versteigern und die Anfänge, die andere Einzelteile in seiner Originalsprache auf eBay verkaufen. So baut er sein Rückgespräch auf ebay auf, bereit, einmal zu betrügen jemand eine Weile. Ich fange an, ihn zu bitten, mir den Saturn, aber ihn kaum zu schicken Antworten. Er sagt, daß er nicht das Paket empfing. Ich schreibe ihn, daß er es empfangen hat. So erkläre ich ihm, daß er mir das Einzelteil oder eine Rückerstattung schicken muß, oder ich fungiere, um mein Geld zurückzunehmen.
Er antwortet mit einem lächelnden Gesicht. So: :)

Jetzt habe ich mindestens 2 Leute, die dir die gleiche Geschichte erklären können. Ich habe seine Adresse und sein Bankkonto. Ich habe mit eBay in Verbindung getreten, aber, da ich in Italien wohne, ist es hart für mich, etwas Gerechtigkeit zu erhalten. Ich habe 2 Einzelteile für 600 Euro plus Verschiffen verloren. Von der Weise hat er die vollständige Geschichte angefaßt, setze ich voraus, daß es nicht das erste mal er tut sie ist und es nicht dauert ist. Ich habe alle Post, die er mir schickte. Meine Freunde haben alle ihre Post. Gibt es etwas, das ich tun kann? Ich kann mit dir durch Telefon in Verbindung treten, aber ich kann nicht Deutsches sprechen. Ich kann Englisch sprechen. Wenn es jemand gibt, das mich auf englisch verstehen kann, rufe ich ihn sofort an. Mir bitte helfen.
Danke, Nicola Ferrarese



If someone may help me to have this text correct, I'll be very happy!!
Thanks!!

[Adol]

It seems i've been scammed like you as well,with approximatively the same method.

I didn't contacted him during the auction,but when he ended it,asking why,and then he made some trade proposals.

I sent him a Panzer Dragoon Orta XBOX complete mint in box system last Friday, by tracked airmail, but by seeing your story, it seems i'm going to be scammed like you.

What can i do for help?
Can a mutual action could help?

How far from you is he?

He's 600km away from Paris..

[Nicola]

It seems i've been scammed like you as well,with approximatively the same method.

I didn't contacted him during the auction,but when he ended it,asking why,and then he made some trade proposals.

I sent him a Panzer Dragoon Orta XBOX complete mint in box system last Friday, by tracked airmail, but by seeing your story, it seems i'm going to be scammed like you.

What can i do for help?
Can a mutual action could help?

How far from you is he?

He's 600km away from Paris..


Great! We are two!

First, you may contact eBay, reporting what happend to you and to me (I've already contacted them) signaling the auction.

Now, let's think what to do!!

[Nicola]

then, I think we should find out the others who had been scammed.

I'll write on ASSEMbler too.

Adol, give me your mail and I'll send you the mails he sent to me.

[Adol]

To which ebay service would i have to write precisely,since i did NOT deal with him via ebay?

[Nicola]

and I live at 961 km from him

[Nicola]

To which ebay service would i have to write precisely,since i did NOT deal with him via ebay?


I've sent a complaint trough the original auction. He proposed deals outside ebay,using the auction as a trap.

You can remove the mail. Thanks!

[NESaholic]

Sorry to hear this Nicola, if you plan to visit him (if all fails) i will join you!
Let's see what he does when 2 ppl show up. ;)

[Nicola]

Adol, before doing anything, try to get as much infos as you can, without giving him any suspect.

Nobody must contact him!

We must investigate as much as we can.

From the pictures he sent to me, he has a very good collection of hardware, with unusual items, from Treamcast to Satellaview.

(I'm going to post it on two forums to get as many attention as possible since I think that we are not the only ones who have been scammed by him)

[Nicola]

I don't wany to give him the time to throw away or sell all the items stolen. So patience and caution everyone.

[Vroomfunkel]

Adol, before doing anything, try to get as much infos as you can, without giving him any suspect.

Nobody must contact him!

We must investigate as much as we can.

From the pictures he sent to me, he has a very good collection of hardware, with unusual items, from Treamcast to Satellaview.

(I'm going to post it on two forums to get as many attention as possible since I think that we are not the only ones who have been scammed by him)

Keep in mind that the pictures may not have been of things he actually owned ... just like the ones of the Navi Saturn! A bit of research and some dedicated web-trawling and you could quite easily gather a collection of pics of rare & expensive hardware.

[Nicola]

Keep in mind that the pictures may not have been of things he actually owned ... just like the ones of the Navi Saturn! A bit of research and some dedicated web-trawling and you could quite easily gather a collection of pics of rare & expensive hardware.

Unluckly this is not the case:

http://show.imagehosting.us/show/1870642/0/nouser_1870/T1_-1_1870642.jpg (http://www.imagehosting.us/index.php?action=show&ident=1870642)

http://show.imagehosting.us/show/1870646/0/nouser_1870/T1_-1_1870646.jpg (http://www.imagehosting.us/index.php?action=show&ident=1870646)

He gave me a lot of pictore.
So, now it seems that I've found a third collector who has been scammed, one year ago.

He is a professional scammer.

[Nimrodil]

Really sad to hear. But if he is a "hardcore" collecter (or at least owner...) as he seems, I think the chance is big that he read this and/or the thread on Assambler. But thanks for the warning and good luck!

[Nicola]

Really sad to hear. But if he is a "hardcore" collecter (or at least owner...) as he seems, I think the chance is big that he read this and/or the thread on Assambler. But thanks for the warning and good luck!

If he is reading, then...he knows we know him. He knows he will not be alone. He knows that now it's too late to hide!

[Adol]

For extra info,the phone number he told me is:
+49 (0)220315400

I can't be sure this phone number is valid though

[jajaja]

It is a valid phone number. I just checked yellow pages in Germany and got this result:


Przybyla
Telefon: 02203 1 54 00

Thats all, no adress or anything.


http://www.stayfriends.de/a/2096704/3132746/Baden-Wuerttemberg/Donaueschingen/Wirtschaftsschule/Wirtschaftsschule/Adrian_Przybyla.html

Maybe the same guy?

[Nicola]

I've found that link before, but I can't find anything that may prove it as real.

Remember, his nickname is proper75, so he might be born during 1975.
May he has finished primary school in 1992?

[jajaja]

In some cases yes, but not always. I know a guy who uses 2 numbers at the end, but they dont symbolize when he is born. Not much info on that site anyway, but the phonenumber is definitly real. Strange that it didnt show any adress tho.

[Nimrodil]

Guess not too money use that nick, so maybe we know how he looks to the left here:

http://www.bolt.com/proper75

[Nicola]

In some cases yes, but not always. I know a guy who uses 2 numbers at the end, but they dont symbolize when he is born. Not much info on that site anyway, but the phonenumber is definitly real. Strange that it didnt show any adress tho.

So now whe have:

Name
Adress
Bank and bank account
Telephone number
Ebay nickname and auctions saved safely.
All the mails he sent.
Pictures of the items stolen.
Shipping receipt.

We have 3 people scammed.

We have 2 others that were about to be scammed.

[Nicola]

Guess not too money use that nick, so maybe we know how he looks to the left here:

http://www.bolt.com/proper75

do you think......?

Maybe someone should contact his friend jay (that has 205285 friends...)

In any case, on the pictures he has moquette in his floor. So, looking for a Navi in the background is not userful.

[Nimrodil]

Seems to be "active" (haven´t checked so much) here for example:

http://www.planet-xbox.de/forum/thread.php?goto=nextoldest&threadid=43671&sid=af9db50fe05adc606838a9b5089fa949

[Nimrodil]

do you think......?

Maybe someone should contact his friend jay

In any case, on the pictures he has moquette in his floor. So, looking for a Navi in the background is not userful.

Can be worth trying, but maybe there is just someone with same nick (presumably not I guess).

[Nimrodil]

The nick "proper75) shows up on more (at least german) game forums so with some detective work you maybe can dig something up.

[Nimrodil]

Sorry for spamming the thread, but in this there seems to be a newer photo (cut his here, but I think it´s same guy?:

http://proper75.livejournal.com/

Wasn´t someone mention he had an albanian name? Have no idea what langue that is, but maybe? Could be good to have a photo:-)

[Nicola]

I've found a lot of links from other forums where Proper75 is acting. Since these are all in german, it's easly the same seller.

Someone who speaks and write in german, must write in these forum regarding the danger!!!!

http://www.planet-xbox.de/forum/thread.php?goto=nextoldest&threadid=43671&sid=af9db50fe05adc606838a9b5089fa949

http://www.planet-nintendo.de/forum/thread.php?postid=814321#post814321

http://www.gamefreax-forum.de/marktplatz/11284-suche-ps2-scph-50004-fuer-ca-100-euro.html

he writes here too: http://www.xbox360-toolz.de/wbb2/index.php?showcat=23&sid=0be4eea1e4e6d85b1ca28b203897221a

http://www.wolfsoft.de/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=25013&sid=d152b9a2deebd4933218e32709ba8f28

it's him!

http://www.gamefreax-forum.de/members/proper75.html

He writes in german. But there is a Proper75 who writes in Cyrillic (I think it's cyrillic) that lives in Israel:

http://proper75.livejournal.com/


http://videoplayer.es/perfil/proper75/

I hope these links don't conflict with forum rules. This is for a good cause!

[Nimrodil]

Aha, ok, then we have two (also saw the one from Israel on You Tube) and the photos is not on "our" man.

[Optical]

Good luck on trying to get your stuff back.

[Nicola]

From now on it will be all in the hands of Interpol.

If you find other interesting informations regarding this scam, please let me know.

Nicola

[Buns34]

After reading this thread, we could make a Phoenix Wright game with this story. But i am really sorry to hear that this happened to you Nicola.

[Nicola]

After reading this thread, we could make a Phoenix Wright game with this story. But i am really sorry to hear that this happened to you Nicola.

Me, Adol and some others.
Justice time.

[Vroomfunkel]

From now on it will be all in the hands of Interpol.

If you find other interesting informations regarding this scam, please let me know.

Nicola

Really?? That would be great :)

[NESaholic]

That's great news man, i hope they will bring some justice to this matter.

[jajaja]

Indeed. Could it be a good idea to e-mail him about all what you did? Hard to say if hes hardcore or if he will be scared tho.

[Nicola]

Indeed. Could it be a good idea to e-mail him about all what you did? Hard to say if hes hardcore or if he will be scared tho.

I think it's better if he doesn't know, so he can't defend himself.

[Princess-Isabela]

oh man, that really sucks.
this guy was communicating with you in deutsch?
what kind of langauge you guys used to get the deal done?
and adrian przybyla seems to be a polish name, maybe he moved to germany.
guys, really sorry to hear you've been scammed.
most definetely pay guy a visit.
and good luck ^^

[Nicola]

oh man, that really sucks.
this guy was communicating with you in deutsch?
what kind of langauge you guys used to get the deal done?
and adrian przybyla seems to be a polish name, maybe he moved to germany.
guys, really sorry to hear you've been scammed.
most definetely pay guy a visit.
and good luck ^^

He speaks german and polish. He is polish and lives with his mother in Germany.

His english is awful.

[Nicola]

now it's hilarious!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Listen!!!

Adrian just sent me two mails:


First one:

"like that that am I. can you come:)I wait with my Polish brother. no fear of
more dier has and your colleague.! you are to write simply less in forums
however more to courage to have in trousers around me to visit.. "

Then you have a picture of some body builder that I will not post since he may be recognised.



Then he has sent me a second mail:

"my best friend:). .tayson! more wier wait for you with befriend:)bring
with which to drink and few women."

And some pictures of this beautiful dog:

http://show.imagehosting.us/show/1877048/0/nouser_1877/T1_-1_1877048.jpg (http://www.imagehosting.us/index.php?action=show&ident=1877048)

What can I say more?
It's too funny I can't believe it!!!!!

Well, to those who plan to visit him, please be careful anyway. Bring a police officer.

Man, this is soo funny.

And, btw, his dog is great!

[jajaja]

Haha crazy. This is actually a threat tho, you can report that too. What did you say to him btw, since he replied this?

[Nicola]

From now on I'll not write his mails publically on the forum unless it's strictly necessary.

He has a good sense of humor. Really!

[Nicola]

Haha crazy. This is actually a threat tho, you can report that too. What did you say to him btw, since he replied this?

Nothing! He saw, I think, on this forum or assembler's one, someone who is planning to visit him, then he sent me the mail.

I'm not planning to visit him.

[jajaja]

Ah ok. He is one crazy guy hehe.

[Nicola]

It's sad that someone prefere to have rare game consoles than a correct way of living and a god reputation.

He is really an hardcore collector. Ruin your life to collect.

[jajaja]

Ye, i never understood why people would turn themselfs into criminal for relativly small amounts. Sure, 600 euros is much money, but you dont get rich from stealing it, so why ruin your life for amounts like this. Maybe they think they wont be caught by stealing rather small stuff. I hope he gets caught!

You got any reply from the police or something?

[Nicola]

You got any reply from the police or something?

I prefere to keep these infos secret.
if there will be any important news regarding the police actions, I'll let you know if possible.

[jajaja]

Ok, no problem. I hope they do somthing atleast :) Did u reply to his mail btw?

[Nicola]

Ok, no problem. I hope they do somthing atleast :) Did u reply to his mail btw?

Yes, for sure.

[Massimiliano]

I think you should'nt post anything anymore on any board: as a hardcore collector (which it seems he is), he is probably reading all your writings (he just needs to type his own name on google to find those pages)

[Nicola]

I think you should'nt post anything anymore on any board: as a hardcore collector (which it seems he is), he is probably reading all your writings (he just needs to type his own name on google to find those pages)

I wanted him to know about everything I wrote. :)

All the remaining action, is secret.

[Nicola]

News:

Adrian asked me to give him the scan of the shipping receipt and my address.

At the moment I have no clue about what he wants to do.

I'll let you know.

[bangtango]

News:

Adrian asked me to give him the scan of the shipping receipt and my address.

At the moment I have no clue about what he wants to do.

I'll let you know.

Any news?

[Nicola]

No, sadly.

[Vroomfunkel]

Hmmmm ... Navi Saturn. German seller. Payment by bank transfer. Smell funny to anyone?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/HITACHI-NAVI-SATURN-MONITOR-BOXED-MANUAL-JAP-JPN_W0QQitemZ280122337355QQihZ018QQcategoryZ3665QQ rdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[rarecube]

Interesting ...

[Vroomfunkel]

Hmm, he's added Paypal now. He also just sold a big load of rare PAL MCD games (amongst other stuff), so perhaps this is actually a genuine guy clearing out a collection. He's got good f/b from recent sales of quite a lot of retro game goodies.

[saxabar]

http://cgi.ebay.it/Hitachi-Hi-Saturn-Navi-SEHR-SELTENrar-neu-/260830713271

[Nicola]

Check the seller. He's back.

[mobiusclimber]

He may have a lot of rare and unique hardware but it's apparent that they are all ill-gotten. That's not a collector since finding these things is part of the joy of owning them. He's just a sad, pathetic loser who has to steal the hard work of others because he's too stupid to actually earn it. Hope the police catch up with him sooner rather than later.

[Zing]

And people wonder why Ebay changed their rules to "paypal only".

I would never send such items or money to someone on this forum, let alone a stranger on ebay!

[APE992]

And people wonder why Ebay changed their rules to "paypal only".

I would never send such items or money to someone on this forum, let alone a stranger on ebay!

There is only 1 reason: greed.

eBay owns PayPal. eBay takes a fee when you list, eBay takes a cut when it ends, eBay takes a cut when you receive money from the buyer.

If you seriously thought eBay did that for safety reasons I have a bridge to sell you.