turbochild

not much gets by you phil

good detective work

wirralphil

lol, least am tryin . Mind you at this hour of the morning i'm about as useful as a chocolate teapot.

Been having a look through the passionford groups on fb and there is no james moore on there (some james 1 in glasgow)

turbochild

Fair play bud, shit like this puts me off buying on forums unless i could collect in person never been ripped off yet luckily but i know i'd be proper pissed and the mods for all they try to help are pretty useless in these situations through no fault of there own even the police tend to do fuck all

wirralphil

Another little gander and i've found a user from the vr6owners club. Did the said lad own a Red Seat Ibiza?

http://www.vr6oc.com/e107_plugins/fo...pic.php?147384

This one..

http://www.myspace.com/slimjimvw/photos/235708

Also google is coming up with some Hillclimbs from 2006 onwards in a R5gtt.

http://213.123.49.41/motorsport/wild...results-06.pdf

Maybe the 2 people above arn't the same people but you never know.

B13 JUS

iTrader: (24)

yes it is

Eagle

iTrader: (2)

we are doing what we can .. and yes your correct its not much but atleast we are trying ...

all we can do is reitterate the buying and selling guidelines .... and if it seems too good to be true then it sometimes is worth thinking twice .. we all like a bargain but ... i for one would never pay as a gift as i know paypal are a bunch of robbing buggers who in reality even when presented with the truth do little for the people who have used the service they supply...

if you have been caught up in this then please inform the police if there is enough evidence provided then they might be able to do something .. please do not ignore it and put it down to experience...

B13 JUS

iTrader: (24)

i've got a email last night saying

BODY,.aolmailheader {font-size:10pt; color:black; font-family:Arial;} a.aolmailheader:link {color:blue; text-decoration:underline; font-weight:normal;} a.aolmailheader:visited {color:magenta; text-decoration:underline; font-weight:normal;} a.aolmailheader:active {color:blue; text-decoration:underline; font-weight:normal;} a.aolmailheader:hover {color:blue; text-decoration:underline; font-weight:normal;} hi mate ive had a problem with your brakes ive miss placed a caliper sorry about this im happy to refund you or can send you a parcial refund and send you the rest of the items let me know thanks if i dont recieve and email tonight you can ring me at work tommorrow on 0771958****

i replied with in 20 seconds of this email but no refund yet

B13 JUS

iTrader: (24)

i will report him as i think he's doing it to alot of people and most will let him get away with it

edited: reported

R5FORD

iTrader: (1)

Maybe PF should get a photocopy of a driving license or some sort of ID for all people who want to sell items.. Atleast that way Admin know where the seller is etc

ShiftyOldScoob

iTrader: (3)

Just tried to PM him there regarding the steering wheel.....

Couldnt send him a message though, I got a prompt saying ''unable to send, this user has opted not to recieve PM's or has been banned from doing so''

Something along those lines anyway

NOT HAPPY!

B13 JUS

iTrader: (24)

that sounds like a good idea

R5FORD

iTrader: (1)

im full of ideas

turbochild

I wasn't having a dig i just meant people can't rely on the mods cause there hands are also tied in alot of ways

Eagle

iTrader: (2)

never took it as one

Mark 3D

iTrader: (29)

Have you rung him then mate!!???

james kiely

iTrader: (5)

great idea aaron ,it must be all that sunshine you get in aus

B13 JUS

iTrader: (24)

yes just tried, the number is dead and so is the email address that he's send me emails from now

Mark 3D

iTrader: (29)

FFS well Im going to post up a response that I had from him last night in the Banned Users Forum -

on the 27th July 2010 @ 18:54 I said

I hope you intend to send the goods to the people on here that have paid for them otherwise the police will be involved


on the 28th July 2010 @ 00:38 he replied

all items that were paid for to be sent have been and most people have even collected from me so get off your high horse if i wanted to rip people off i would have sold stuff many times over if people wanna contact me direct there more than welcome to ring me

B13 JUS

iTrader: (24)

it does'nt look like i'm getting a refund, he must be trying to get rid of all contact details so there's no trace.

Mark 3D

iTrader: (29)

My only slight hope for you guys is that if he IS trying to con you all.... why is he bothering to reply to me in the Banned Users Appeal room and also like I said before when i asked about the Defi gauges he told me they were sold..... a decent conman would have taken my money aswell!!

All im saying is that its still early days yet...most of you only paid for items 2-3 days ago so theres still a chance.

JamesH

iTrader: (21)

Mark,

He obviously didn't sell to you, because you're a mod!!

Sp3no

iTrader: (1)

Pay Pal is such a bloody con, i flat refuse to use it, i had an account once and all it caused was grief with stuff like this. If i want to buy something and the only option to pay is pay pal i go else where. Good luck getting your money back, there is a million ways to find out where people live nowdays.

Mark 3D

iTrader: (29)

I did think that initially but what differnce would that make if he was going on a mass con!! as soon as he was discovered he was going to get a ban whether i was a mod or not!!

milesy23rst

iTrader: (16)

I can remember he had a business too have been going through all my old emails to see if i can find the name of it, but i dont understand why all the people that bought from him didn't read his itrader score/comment first i made it blatently obvious the bloke is a fucking crook, that is what it is there for fellas

B13 JUS

iTrader: (24)

he did'nt have a trade score as he never used the same screen name as the one you had trouble with

B13 JUS

iTrader: (24)

well i've just reported it to the police and i'm wanting for then to call back,
it sounds hopeful as they have a section that deals with ebay scams/internet fraud etc.

Dan@Rapid-Ford

iTrader: (5)

Impersonating a policeman as well.

R5FORD

iTrader: (1)

I think it is mate

Shame the mods never took one bit of notice about it.. then they say they do all they can

rs-tuner

iTrader: (1)

That was my first thought only 6 posts

R5FORD

iTrader: (1)

Im pretty sure you cant be done impersonating a copper online

Mark 3D

iTrader: (29)

What have the mods go to do with how payment is made to this site!! if youre going to have a pop at us mate at least get your facts straight.

R5FORD

iTrader: (1)

If your going to reply to a "pop" atleast reply to what i suggested.. I never once mentioned payment.. I said PF should have an ID system in plaace for people who wish to sell on the site.. And you ignored what i said and knnew you would respond to my pop thus making you read my original post

Lambchop

iTrader: (1)

Crap idea, old hat and discussd before.

Why crap? Who the hell wants their personl details held by a fucking car forum?

I'm out!

R5FORD

iTrader: (1)

Welll consedering details get exchanged anyway what diffrence does it make?

Dan@Rapid-Ford

iTrader: (5)

I don't think you can either but another thing to try get the police interested though

B13 JUS

iTrader: (24)

i will be mentioning this when they call back

R5FORD

iTrader: (1)

Worth a try

DanW@FastFord

iTrader: (1)

Surely it's not PF, (or Paypal's) fault if someone get's ripped off?

The way I see it is that buying online from a complete stranger is risky - but buying online from a complete stranger, having no proof of their ID, and then sending the money as a gift is kinda asking for trouble.

Hope this guy is found, and made to settle his debt though. He's clearly bricking it now he knows that the police are involved. I'm sure the police will be even more interested in tracking him down when they hear he's been impersonating one of them!

Dan@Rapid-Ford

iTrader: (5)

If somebody is on the scam do you think they would give there own/real details

The only people it would work with is the gen users not out to scam people

Steve the Plumber

iTrader: (11)

Ive had no email, refund or bits yet!