Complaints against "member751753" ...EBay ID

Ebay ID: giftsnhobbiesbyash, ashnchar18 changed to finerfidings and patedisafreak on March 13, 2006 (now suspended), March 27 added dolls2treasure4eva (suspended), and patedgertonsucks (changed by eBay on April 25 to member751753)

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February 28, 2006
Complaint filed by: Diana Kozy
Email: rwkozy@sbcglobal.net

I put a bid on a Flag nose Aotearao on eBay. I lost the bid as it went too high. After it was over I got a message from a (name deleted by Traderlist..contact mediator for more information) that even though I lost the bid she had a extra bear she could sell me. That way she didn't have to pay high ebay fees. I got the bear in the mail and it was a black nose Atearao with a little NZ flag charm glued to its nose. I have since learned that this person won 5 auctions from ebay consisting of three black nose Aotearao and 5 little metal flag charms. The person that won the bid and one other than me have all gotten this fake bear. Dealing with them has been a nightmare as you would suspect for the three of us. I am even getting threatening emails from their friend. There was a different name on the package I received the bear but from the same address in CA. I lost the least money but the other two lost way more. My question is what can we do if anything. I was going to let it go but now that I am getting email from a so called friend saying I was a freak and going to do everything in their power to make as much trouble for me as they can I feel I have to keep these people of the boards. Any advice you can give us would be greatly appreciated.
March 6, 2006
Complaint filed by: Donna Thorsen
Email: hubbard@gls3c.com 

There are at least three of us that received fake beanies from this person. Because they told me they did not have paypal (we have since found out they do have a paypal account that they use to buy items) I mailed them a check on January 10th for $250, and it was negotiated on January 17th. I mailed the check made out to Ashley Judd


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Update March 15, 2006

From: member751753
To: "Donna Thorsen" <hubbard@gls3c.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2006 8:40 PM
Subject: toy

Donna,

I have told you repeatedly, 7 times now to be exact. YOU MUST RETURN THE TOY BEAR FIRST! Before you can even expect a refund. Do not e-mail me anymore if you do not want to do so. You have had the item for over 6 weeks now. I do not owe you a refund as long as you keep the item. I am not playing your game anymore.

*Note: Mediator has suggested the altered beanies be returned to the seller after being photographed in the presence of police and postal inspectors. A security tag will be added. 
USPS Postal Inspector Fraud Forms  (www.usps.gov/postalinspectors) should also be filed in addition to FBI fraud forms  (www.ifccfbi.gov) if this matter is not resolved quickly.


March 6, 2006
Response to Mediator, Pat, from this person.


Though your credentials do not apper very clearly in your message, I would expect that any investigation would include contacting me (the seller) before passing some form of judgement. I have no idea who you are. The information that you are passing on to me has been supplied to you, I believe, from a woman who contacted me asking to buy an aotearoa beanie. Actually I am still unsure what auction your client won from me, I would appreciate if you would use the auction # in any future correspondance, because according to my records, I have not sold an aotearoa beanie baby for the amount of $130.00 to anyone named Diana Kozy. Unfortunatly, I have been contacted by many persons with harassing e-mails due to that fact that my name, my address, and personal information are being passed around on the Ty website under the BBOT, and I intend to have this matter investigated by ty.com. If you are representing anyones interests I suggest that you follow the square trade format on ebay. I unfortunatly at this time will have to contact my legal counsel in order to protect my rights as a seller. In closing let me reiterate that I do not, nor have I ever sold counterfiet goods, nor have I ever altered a copywritten product from the ty corporation.


March 7, 2006
Update filed by Diana Kozy

The auction number was 6031998515
Here is a list of the auction that Ashley won on eBay

12/24/2005: Bought Black nose Aotearoa [ powmp ]
01/16/2006 Bought 5 New Zeeland Flag Charms [ thea-b ]
01/18/2006 Bought Black nose Aotearoa [ taylor433 ]
02/01/2006 Bought Black nose Aotearoa [ taylor433 ]


March 8, 2006
Complaint filed by: Diane Coleman
Email: ebeanie@sbcglobal.net

I won an eBay auction from this person. I paid a total of $288.12 for it via personal check. I received a black nose Aotearoa with a New Zealand charm glued to it's nose. I immediately sent of an email to him/her about it being fake and he/she got very angry saying that he/she had bought them from a "reliable source" in Singapore. He/she told me that if I returned the beanie I would get my money back. I returned the beanie via USPS Priority Mail, insured, return receipt requested. I received the signed card back, but no refund as of yet. I have sent him/her messages through eBay and regular email but have had no response as of this day. I went on eBay and checked out his/her feedback and found where he/she had actually bought several black nosed Aotearoas and won an auction for five New Zealand flag charms. This, of course, made me very angry.

I want to help out in any way that I can, so please let me know what you need from me.

Thank you

Additional Information:

Here is the link to the auction that I won

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6031998515&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWN%3AIT&rd=1

He/She has made his/her feedback totally private now so I can't see the auctions for the beanies, but I know another way to find them..

Here are the auctions that I had found previous to AMJ making his/her feedback private.

Black Nose Aotearoas from:

powmp on 12/24/2005
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=1639&item=6023527742

from taylor433 on 01/18/2006 and 02/01/2006
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=1624&item=6032104091

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=1624&item=6030443494

and the charms he bought from thea-b on 01/16/2006

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=43056&item=5073155424


March 16, 2006
*Update submitted by Diane Coleman:

I wanted to let you know that I have received a full refund from him. Per my telephone conversation with him, I am writing to inform you both that I have indeed received a full refund.
Best Regards -
Diane Coleman

*Note from Mediator:
As of March 16, this is the only refund received.

He identified himself as Michael Smith in the telephone call.


Update to March 8 Complaint filed by Diana Coleman

March 17, 2006

I just got off the phone with him. I called him to ask him why he left me negative feedback on eBay before I did anything else. He responded that he did that because I contacted you and I posted lies about him on your board. He has informed me that he has contacted a lawyer and that I will be held accountable for the lies and slanderous things I said to which I responded that none of what I said was a lie and that I have proof of what I said in the posting. He got very angry and hung up on me. This person is seriously not well. I wish that I had never met him or had dealings with him.

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This was the negative feedback the seller left for the victim, her response, and his follow-up:

A MANIPULATIVE,DISHONEST,CON-ARTIST! DISTROYED BEAR,THEN DECEIVED & SLANDERED ME!
Seller patedisafreak(private) Changed User ID (less than 30 days) Mar-15-06 22:45 Private

Reply by dmmc64: Sold at least 3 Black Nose Aotearoas with charm glued to nose, check Traderlist!
Mar-17-06 09:12

Follow-up by patedisafreak: DMMC64 DESTROYED THE BEAR THEN EXTORTED MONEY FROM ME WITH THREATS & HARASSMENT!
Mar-17-06 12:24



March 22, 2006
Complaint filed by: willyjrdp@aol.com


I also have had a problem with this seller, that goes by the ebay id now patedisafreak. I won my auction and never received my beanie korea. Auction number 6034087122. Seller said item was shipped on feb 16th, and to this day march 22nd no beanie. Turned this matter over to ebay yesterday.


Note from Mediator: This person received a refund.


April 20, 2006

This person is using a new ID and location, but please compare the most recent auction with one of his others:

New auction: eBay: Korea Korean flag nose ty beanie baby teddy bear in US (item 6051786647 end time Apr-22-06 18:01:25 PDT)

Old auction: eBay: NZ Flag Nose Ty Beanie Baby Bear Aotearoa New Zealand. (item 6031998515 end time Jan-31-06 20:04:12 PST)

New ID: eBay Seller: dolls2treasure4eva: Beanbag Plush, Beanie Babies, Toys Hobbies items on eBay.com


Update from Mediator, Pat..April 20, 2006

Two victims still have not received refunds after purchasing glued on charm nose New Zealand Beanies. Charges are being filed.



April 24, 2005
Update from Mediator, Pat:
His user ID "dolls2treasureforeva" was just suspended. He has now posted a new auction using the words "TraderlistVendetta as his location." He continues to lists items using my name as his eBay IDs.

Victims are in the process of contacting the California local police, and have, or will file this week, fraud forms with the Federal Postal Inspectors and the FBI. They are keeping the altered beanies as evidence.



April 25, 2006
Update filed by Mediator, Pat

Today I received an email message from this person threatening me with lawsuits. I have turned the email over to Traderlist attorneys.


May 18, 2006
Update by Mediator, Pat

Two victims have still not received refunds, and have completed filing fraud reports. Case numbers have been assigned, and local officials have been notified. If you would like more information about this person, please contact me.