Complaints Against J. Noble or Issiah Nikon or Hidden Treasures

Whittier, CA 90605

Pocket_Aces@webtv.net

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


March 10, 2000
Complaint filed by: spunky@clear.lakes.com (Sharon)

I happened to find your site, and I must say it is an excellent one. What I am wondering about is a person by the name of JOHN? Noble? Email I have is Pocket_Aces@webtv.net . I had a dealing with him back in Aug. of 1999 on ebay. he was running a dutch auction for a presale on the 3-beanie show exclusives, B-day Bear, Lips & Flitter. I purchased 2 sets of these at $120.00 ea. I sent him a check which was cashed at a bank in Whittier CA I did not receive a thing. I have tried many routes in finding this person. He was going by J. Noble, however i learned his first name from one of the other buyers. I tried the ebay member information, and called and they claimed they knew nothing on this. I tried the fraud claim through ebay to only receive a letter saying it was to long for the insurance part, but to file a fraud claim which I did. All I received was a letter from attorney general saying he was sorry this type of actions go on in CA. I then took the canceled check to my banker, and he looked the phone number up from the routing on back of check, but told me I shouldn't do the call to this bank but have my local police dept. handle it. I have heard nothing, So what I am wondering is if you have heard of him, or know if there is a way of trying to get my money back?? I would be interested to know is if there is anything else I can try to locate this man??
J.Noble
13502 Whitier Blvd.
Suite H-261
Whittier, CA 90605

I should also let you know that his emails were returned as of Sept. 12 stating user unknown. I also was in contact with a Daynee Krauss that had bought from this same auction, and she did finally receive her goods. I have all my emails on this auction, and on Sept. 12 I received one from her that she received her parcel with a return address marked:
Hidden Treasures
Beanies-Furbys-Sports
13502 Whittier Blvd.
H-261Whittier CA 90605

The auction # was 138817455 on ebay, but I doubt it is still listed. His reg. information was totally different. I tried calling that phone number, but they knew nothing about him, and he was regestered under a name of Issiah Nikon. I sent him a check for $249.00. That was for 2-sets of the 3-show exclusives at $120.00 ea. and shipping charge of $9.00...I have turned it in to my local sheriffs dept.Hope this will help, as I have been trying to find this jerk. Thanks


March 10, 2000
Cautionlist was unable to contact this person as email was not a current one.
July 31, 2001

John Nobles was arrested and indicted by the Federal Grand Jury.

"....In a second case announced Tuesday, John Allen Nobles Jr., 31, of Whittier, was charged with cheating more 130 EBay customers out of more than $10,000 and failing to pay the auction house more than $60,000 in fees and expenses. According to a federal grand jury indictment, Nobles used bogus names to register with EBay, offering to sell golf clubs, Beanie Babies, Pokemon paraphernalia and other items. Winning bidders never received the goods they paid for or were sent less expensive substitutes, authorities said..."

Complete story:
http://www.vny.com/cf/News/upidetail.cfm?QID=207545