July 2005 - Caution Message Board

---

WWW.TRADERLIST.COM is a privately owned website designed to help the community, and can not be shut down by others.
Postings filed on the website about bad traders are like "Letters to the Editor" in a newpaper. People are allowed to say what they
wish as long as they leave their email addresses. Just like letters to the editor, the comments made by the people are their own
complaints and are posted as such.  The First Amendment protects our right to freedom of expression from government interferences. Alleged Bad Traders are welcome to post rebuttal statements. The postings on the Caution
message board are NOT investigated unless the victim writes directly to a mediator for help. This website also has lawyers on
board. If anyone wants more information about the law firm advising Traderlist.com, please contact one of the mediators.

Sincerely, Internet Fraud Mediators, Cindy, Pat and Trudy

United States Federal Law, Section 230(c) of the "Communications Decency Act"
http://www.casp.net/47usc230.html

(c) Protection for "good samaritan" blocking and screening of offensive material.
(1) Treatment of publisher or speaker. No provider or user of an interactive computer service shall be treated as the publisher or speaker of any information provided by another information content provider.

(2) Civil liability. No provider or user of an interactive computer service shall be held liable on account of-

(A) any action voluntarily taken in good faith to restrict access to or availability  of material that the provider or user considers to be obscene, lewd, lascivious, filthy, excessively violent, harassing, or otherwise objectionable, whether or not such material is constitutionally protected: or
(B) any action taken to enable or make available to information content providers or others the technical means to restict access to material describled in paragraph (1)
Back to Main Caution Page

DO YOU FIND THIS SITE HELPFUL?
WE APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT TO KEEP THE SITE ON THE INTERNET. PLEASE CLICK BELOW TO SEE WHAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP.
THANK YOU!




Please keep your messages brief, or they will be returned for condensing.  Also, please include the person's User ID in the body of your message.
Thank you.

IF YOU NEED HELP WITH A PROBLEM, YOU MUST ALSO CLICK HERE
TO CONTACT ONE OF THE MEDIATORS VIA EMAIL..

http://www.traderlist.com/NeedHelp.html

Notice: I will be out of town until the end of the month or longer helping my elderly parents. I will have limited computer access. If you need immediate help, please put IMPORTANT in the subject field, and I will get back to you. If you just have a complaint that doesn't need immediate attention, please write to Trudy or Cindy.
Thanks,
Pat

Subject: boricuachica6329@yahoo.com
traders_name: Cathy Valente

Comments: Sent my MINT Tagged Britannia Bear for her 3 MINT Beanies and 1 Creased Tagged Beanie. Got package of 4 Damaged Beanies. She Refuses to take Responsibility, since she claims that they were MINT when she Shipped them to me. Yet she Failed to Ship them with Tag Protectors But, reguardless if they were Mint when she Shipped them or if it happened in Shipment process she should Send abck my MINT Bear, and she Refuses to do so. Avoid at all Costs

Subject: jamesclayton@aol.com
traders_name: James Clayton

Comments: I have a Look KG 381i bicycle frame advertised on a on-line classified. James Clayton contacted me, said he wanted the frame and felt more comfortable with C.O.D due to the big dollar amount. I sent the frame out UPS C.O.D. The total cost to me for shipping was $48. When the frame got there, he did not accept it on any of the three tries that UPS made. The frame is now in transit back to me. I am out the $48. I called him twice and e-mailed him but got no response.

Subject: beanie2549@aracollectibles.com
traders_name: Aras Arzoumanian

Comments: Buckingham that this seller sold me is fake. Just got the results from an authentication service (pbbags.com).

Subject: ajschiavo.com@verizon.net
traders_name: Arthur J Schiavo

Comments: Purchased 12 beanies end of April on Ebay, it is now July 23 and still havent gotten items that were paid for and insured. Seller refuses to provide any package tracking information, file an insurance claim or refund money. I have gotten quite a few emails from others he has scammed on Ebay as well.

Unfortunately he is a power seller and IMHO Ebay is more concerned about the money he makes them as opposed to his deceptive pratice. Just a thought... if people put the power of their voices together and contacted Ebays president, this might force them to make fradulent sellers accountable. Myabe wishful thinking, maybe not

--This person's Bad Trader Page--
http://www.traderlist.com/ArthurSchiavo.html

I ordered some t-shirts off of CafePress.com 2 of which were plain versions of the ones I ordered from A.C. Not long after I received an e-mail from MaryAnne saying she saw I ordered the shirts and wanted to "repair our relationship" could she send me my order. Discover Card is in the process of investigating my complaint. I should have just said no. (think i would have learned by now) I replied we have no "relationship" and I expect the merchandise as ordered or the money. She said they would fulfill the order. I gave them 2 weeks. I received an e-Mail from Mark saying they would ship out the week of July 4. ...which came and went without the shirts (of course). I sent an e-mail back and told Discover Card to pursue the refund. Mark e-mails back and says the order was large (8 shirts is a large order?) and he would have it to me by by the 20th. Why I acquiesced I'll never know.

Lo and Behold the merchandise arrived today. only 3 of the 8 shirts were sent as ordered and one shirt is such bad quality it isn't even worth $5 let alone the $95 I was charged. The printing quality is way inferior to what you see on the website.....The $115 t-shirt I ordered was put on a pink shirt (i would NEVER order or wear pink) when ordered on white. How hard can it be to get 8 shirts correct. I wrote Mark that I expect a replacement on 5 shirts as ordered or a full refund and have informed Discover. I told him I will not remove my postings from this site until the situation is resolved.

Word to the wise. The shirts are way OVERPRICED for the quality and expecially the service. Funny, the web site says they guarantee the quality......

Will my nightmare EVER END?

--This person's Caution Page--
http://www.traderlist.com/AmericanaCouture.html - Mark and Maryanne Chisholm

Best of luck

Maureen

--This person's Bad Trader Page--
http://www.traderlist.com/AmericanaCouture.html-Mark and Maryanne Chisholm

Subject: beanie2549@aracollectibles.com
traders_name: ???

Comments: I PURCHASED A BUCKINGHAM BEANIE BEAR FROM THIS PERSON OFF EBAY. IT WAS COUNTERFEIT!! ALL OF THEIR BUCKINGHAMS & SAKURAS ARE FAKE, ALONG WITH SOME OF THE OTHER THINGS THAT THEY AUCTION ON EBAY. BUYERS BEWARE!! I'VE ASKED THEM THREE TIMES NOW FOR MY MONEY BACK, & THEY INSIST ON MY SENDING THEM THE BEAR FIRST, I'VE TOLD THEM "NO" & THAT I WON'T GIVE THEM A CHANCE TO ROB ME AGAIN!!!

My name is Rochelle Bernstein. Almost one year ago, I ordered a shirt 'gratis' from a certificate received at a Hollywood award presentation. In this past year, you have given me all types of stories and even had my sympathies for what you presented as 'business problems due to the ineptness of everyone else. You offered me one, then two additional gifts as compensation for the long overdue product. I received emails almost weekly from Mark and Maryanne. I was given on two occasions shipping information, but when I attempted to confirm with the USPS, they had no record of those shipments.

But now, eleven months later, those emails are all I received. A few months ago, as I searched the web hoping to find a personal contact or phone number I came across a site that included a bevy of letters and articles outlining how your company scammed thousands of people by never delivering the merchandise ordered and subsequently promised. Apparently, your firm was under investigation by several agencies including the Attorney General's office and the Bureau of Consumer Fraud and any other office that may investigate fraud on an interstate level. I read with a great deal of interest Mark's responses to those accusations and in some cases he sounded believable. I read the outlines of the various class action suits being brought against your company for non compliance to a contract (a contract being an agreement, either in writing or verbal, for one party to deliver in return for consideration by another party. In this case, your company seemed to have received thousands of dollars from eager would-be-customers, and was to deliver shirts to them in return. This constitutes a contractual agreement in all states.)

I read with anger the facts presented, and the retort by Mark. I could not join this group of embittered individuals, since I had tendered no money to you. I was, however, as much a victim of your empty promises and your fraudulent business practices as was the party who sent you funds.

If I had the power to protest or lead a rally against your illegal business practices, I would. You wasted so much of my time -- getting your company to recognize the 'code' on the gift certificate in the first place, browsing your site for a selection; reading email after email; numerous calls to the postal service to check out the nonexistent confirmation numbers, and several hours of additional time and usage of search engines to select my complementary/compensatory gift items.

I'm almost sorry I never did tend any money to you; then I would be eligible to join those who want to bury you.

Rochelle Bernstein

--This person's Bad Trader Page--
http://www.traderlist.com/AmericanaCouture.html - Mark and Maryanne Chisholm

I placed an online order with this company in january of 2005. I ordered 1 t-shirt from them and they debited it from my account three days later in the amount of $52.00 and change. It is now July and I have yet to receive either a refund or my merchandise. Like all the other emails I have read I too have received emails from Mark stating that it's in the mail or it will be shipped. There is even a link to the post office website with a tracking number which read "shipped" for the past 6 months. Then it said it landed in Arizona, I live in new Hampshire. I have tried contacting Mark to rectify this and I never hear back or if I do it's just another excuse. I have saved all his emails and false promises, I will be contacting the better business bureau also regarding this matter. These people are unbelievable.

--This person's Bad Trader Page--
http://www.traderlist.com/AmericanaCouture.html - Mark and Maryanne Chisholm

Subject: poker_crazy@earthlink.net
traders_name: Tomas Mascasrenas-Alias:Tomas Mascarenas.

Comments: He says he is from Thornton Colorado. I bought through ebay a Nintendo DS for my son and never recieved it. $135 I lost on one bid. Tomas Mascasrenas is a fraud with a record. Check out the other complaints: http://www.traderlist.com/TomasMascarenas.html Just a warning to you to not trust this guy. I thought it would be safe enough to buy though ebay though I guess this isn't the case. He has given a fake telephone number to ebay. When I call the number I get a Concrete company on the line. They have never heard of him.

Beware of the name: Tomas Mascasrenas from Thornton Colorado. Who knows if this is his real name and if this is where he is from???

--This person's Bad Trader Page--
http://www.traderlist.com/TomasMascarenas.html

Subject: Meagancolection.com
traders_name: Meagancollection

Comments: Ordered merchandise from this company, they cashed my check and never sent the merchandise. I contacted Better Business Bureau and they reported "unsatisfactory report due to a pattern of non-delivery of ordered merchandise"