Need Help with a Bad
Deal?
First, please read details regarding the following steps below on our Gramma
Pat's page on Bad Trader Advice. If there is a procedure listed that you
have not followed, please do so.
1. Contacting the person
2. Post a query
3. Visit your Post office to get Mail fraud form
4. Contact Law enforcement officials
Remember that mail seldom gets "lost" although out-of-the country trades
frequently take longer. No matter how angry you may be at the other trader,
please be polite and stick to the facts. Tell the other trader what you are
going to do...nothing more. It is not necessary to be rude or argue. Frequently
just mentioning the words "fraud", "prosecution", "felony", or "international
authorities" will bring results.
It seems that a lot of the bad trades have to do with counterfeits. Since
it is impossible for the receiver to prove that the beanie claimed to be
counterfeit is the same one the sender mailed, (unless someone was there
to verify the beanie was counterfeit or take pictures of the identifying
counterfeit characteristics), or unless the seller has a history of dealing
with counterfeits, there is little we can do.
Ty Counterfeit Hotline: 1-888-317-5489
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Post a complaint on our Caution List Message Board to warn others..
(click here)
You must post your email address when posting a complaint on the boards,
or your message will not be posted.
Also, check out our Helpful Links page for mail fraud reports, reporting
scams, tracking packages, etc..
http://www.traderlist.com/Helplinks.html
Please email problems you want help with to one of the people listed below.
Once you have communicated with one of the Cautionlist people, please only
correspond with that person from that day on. If we get too many complaints,
we may forward yours to another helper, and that person/helper will contact
you.
In your first e-mail to us please send us all the information regarding the problem. We need the Bad Trader's name, mailing address, email address, and USER ID if available. This is helpful with Ebay and Beanie Nation or other sites that use a user ID. Also include, date of deal, amounts, and any other information we may need to help you.
The email you send us is the one that we will use to post on the Bad Traders listing if needed, so please make sure it contains the information the public would need to see.
(please use upper and lower case letters when sending us an email)
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