Complaints Against Dave Traub
Effingham, IL 62401

dtraub@attbi.com, VanderBlue@attbi.com
eBay ID: VanderBlue
website: www.myseasilver.com/dst

Note from Mediator, Pat. It is important that all victims file the online FBI Consumer Report Form at www.ifccfbi.gov, and the Federal Postal Fraud Form at https://www.usps.com/postalinspectors/fraud/MailFraudComplaint.htm

Illinois Postal Insp. Svc
1106 Walnut St.
St. Louis, MO 63199
1-314-539-9300

The number for the Police Department non-emergency is 1-217-347-0774

If you have questions about the complaint,
please contact the person who filed it.

Purchased an Xbox from this person and was supposed to get a tracking number the same day. Three days later was sent an email stating that his supplier gave him the wrong numbers. Received another email on Wed letting me know that he was scammed. Over 100 people have purchased an xbox or playstation and not ONE person has received a machine. Will not respond to emails and sends the same email out to everyone. BEWARE!!!

Subject: VanderBlue@attbi.com
traders_name: VanderBlue

I recently bidded and won a $150 item off of ebay from VanderBlue. He, however, has informed me that he does not have the machine nor the money for my refund. I am extremely upset about the matter and would like it to be worked out and to get my money back. I did not receive what I was guaranteed.

Subject: vanderblue@attbi.com
traders_name: Dave (Vanderblue)

Bought a new Xbox system on Ebay from this guy for $150. I'm one of about 90 or more people who did this in a 10 day span. We're all getting e-mails from him telling us our product isn't coming. No promise of reimbursement. Do not buy from this individual.

Subject: dtraub@attbi.com aka vanderblue on ebay
traders_name: Dave Traub

I've spent $150 towards a playstation and all of a sudden the persons feedback were increasing with negatives. and I received a letter from the person saying he sent the money to some company and haven't received the product yet and would not give back refund. All I want is justice to be serve like there isn't enough problems going on like the war and some scammer wabts to start trouble with me along with unsatisfied buyers. I hope he gets caught.

Thank you

Subject: dtraub@attbi.com
traders_name: vanderblue

I purchased a playstation 2 on ebay from vanderblue. A week later I got an email from vanderblue stateing that his supplier disapeared with my money and did not send out my playstation. Now I come to find that I am not the only one that he has done this to. Venderblue emailed me saying that he was the middle man and that he does not know what is going on. I have never been robbed this way and I hope that I get justice.

Subject: dtraub@attbi.com
traders_name: Dave Traub

I bought a PS2 system for this guy on eBay (he is "vanderblue") Now he says that his supplier doesn't have any and that he spent my money and he can't give me a refund. I thought that you weren't supposed to get paid until you shipped something? Does Paypal have a role here? They were the payment handler. Mark

traders_name: VanderBlue@attbi.com

He sold over $100 PS2s and XBOXs with "Buy It Now Price" for $150 on Ebay. Stalled time for a few days saying that the systems were shipped, but he lost tracking numbers. Eventually, after saying that his supplier tricked him and took all his money without sending the systems, he just stopped responding to emails and canceled his account with Ebay. All those people, including me, lost at least $150 each!

Subject: Vanderblue@attbi.com
traders_name: Dave Traub

Dave has sold numerous playstations and Xbox systems and collected over $15,000 from all of us. I personally lost 450.00. He has no intention of paying any of us. He left a phony phone number with ebay. It appears this has happen to over 100 people.

Subject: dtraub@attbi.com
traders_name: dave traub

This person who's user ID is vanderblue, sold several playstations 2 to a large number of people including myself on ebay and didnt send product nor contact me after i sent him emails. It costed $150. This guy is a total scammer.

Subject: vanderblue@attbi.com
traders_name: VanderBlue

Ebay seller that sells video game consoles and does not deliver them.

Subject: dtraub@attbi.com
traders_name: Dave Traub

This person who's user ID is vanderblue, sold me an x-box for $150. He is stalling with promises to work it out. To-be determined, but it looks as if many other people are having major issues with the
same person.

Subject: vanderblue@attli.com
traders_name: DS Traub

I made a bid from ebayer ID vanderblue for a brand new Playstation 2 and I paid him $150.00 using Paypal Credit Card. He sent me an email to notify me that the system has been shipped out on 4/11/03, then he sent me another email that he was scammed by his supplier and there was no system was shipped out. I demaded for the refund and I have not heard from him since 4/16/03.
Tai Man

Yet another apparent victim of this "seller". DO NOT ASSOCIATE WITH THIS SELLER!

Just like many many other people, I purchased a playstation 2 from this trader, and he told me it was coming, then said he was scammed. Whether he was scammed or not, he is legally responsible for what happened. His irresponsibility and/or fraudulent business has lost many people a lot of money. I personally will not give up until he is punished.

I sent $150 for an Xbox, I recieved email from individual that the company he was dealing with has scammed him and that he used my money to pay for the unit and cannot give me a refund. He has scammed upwards of 100 people out of Xboxes.

I recently bid and won an auction on Ebay for an xbox being sold by Dave Traub. But Dave has failed to deliver the xbox. He says that he does not have the xbox. I'm very upset with him, I would like to get my money back ASAP. There are a lot more people that got scammed by him I’m not the only one over a 100 people.

Scammed 100+ people on Ebay selling "new" PS2/Xbox consoles. Criminal investigation under way. As I've been saying for quite a while, Ebay needs to do better screening of sellers.

Paid $150 for a Playstation 2 that was supposed to be shipped a few days upon this sellers return. Then after almost 2 weeks of waiting, I received an email stating that his supplier had cheated him and that HE was the victim. This is big time cheater who wrote a misleading ad . He even tried to confuse the issue by referencing an inaccurate item number that was not even relevant to my purchase. It seems the same tactic was used with many good intentioned buyers like myself. Please help!!

I won an XBox in an eBay auction by using the Buy Now option and have had no positive corespondence from this seller. I have recieved one e-mail and nothing else, needless to say, I never recieved my XBox. I spent $150.00US and the one e-mail I got back said that his supplier vanished after giving him bogus tracking numbers. Also, this e-mail gave an eBay item number that was in no way close to the one issued to me by eBay. That is what got me thinking. Thankfully some others had similar problems and found this site and passed this information on to others. I have contacted my local authorities, paypal, and eBay. Of course the local authorities said there is nothing they can do since it is out of state, but they are taking steps to contact authorities in the area that the message originated from. The IP is 12.248.50.163. That is the IP that sent the message to me stating that the seller in question was ripped off by his suppliers, who also apparently took off with my money that there is no way he could have already recieved and sent off due to a 3-7 day waiting period that PayPal has on recieving funds.

I want this matter to come to a close as quickly as possible. There is just too much information to not get justice. If I can get the IP, so can the authorities, and the authorities can get the address, and such from the ISP. This will be rectified.

I put a bid on a brand new xbox system that he had put up for bid on EBay. His reviews were in the 90 percent margin, so after I won the bid for 162.50 I payed him using paypal, however I have not received confirmaiton from him or anything that says he will ship it. On the contrary I have received excuses from him telling me and alot of others like me how he was ripped of by his supplier and he can't reimburse us for now, but he haas shown no proof of this, and his phone contact was a fake on ebay

i recently baught an xbox from this guy on ebay and sent $150 through paypal. i received an email from people that i might have been scammed. so far my xbox hasnt arrived and seeing all these people complain about the same guy...i came to the conclusion that I WAS SCAMMED. BEWARE. hopefully we'll all get our money back

Myself and tons of other people who once trusted ebay bought PS2 and XBox Systems from Dave Traub on ebay.. under the id of "vanderblue." he gave false id on ebay and has not shipped out any products to anyone, claiming that his supplier scammed him - clearly a lie. he also keeps emailing us all the same email, on a weekly basis stalling the time .. for him to do who knows what else? We all want our money back, it's very unfair to all of us.

I paid $150 for a PS2 on Ebay, and never recieved the unit. Used Paypal, who says he has 10 days to respond, even after he admits he has no units. He scammed me, and alot of other (90+) people in a few short Ebay days.

I won a $150 new Ps2 that has not arrived from this guy. He sent me and many others email that he was scammed. How much more rediculous can this get. NO REFUND OR ANYTHING. THIS IS THE LAST TIME I BUY FROM EBAY! BUYERS BEWARE!!

Took $163.50 with shipping by paypal off me and never delivered the NEW playstation 2, he wrote me a email saying that he doesn't have the units and he spent the money already and can't refund.

Paid $150.00 For PS2 and got taken by Dave Traub. He gave the same emails he sent to everyone. So this guy has done this to tons of people. He needs some jail time.

Was selling PS2 systems for $150 and scammed over 100 people. Said that his provider scammed him so we couldnt deliver the system. Is not offering refund and has disappeared

Wanted to let everyone know that Mr. Traub sent out a money order to me and returned my money in full. I received a confirmation letter from him on Thursday and on Friday afternoon I had the money order in my hand via UPS. Thank you to traderlist without your help I think a lot of us would still be waiting around for our money.

Just wanted to follow-up to my complaint. Dave refunded my money as promised with a $150 money order. Pain in the rear, but he was a man of his word. I have several others were refunded also

Won a PS2 off EBay with shipping included for $150. Month later still no PS2 or refund. Doesn't look good for getting the money back. I suggest to everyone else use Ebay's insurance. Your covered up to $200 on all tranasactions.