[Coco] Re: [Color Computer] Ebay Scam Update

[Gene Heskett]

On Monday 24 January 2005 09:38, glenvdb wrote:
>Ok, this might be a bit off the usual topics,but it is away CoCo
>related.For those of you who may have visited my website recently
>(www.coco.8bit-micro.com) you may have read how I was recently
> burned on Auction #5139369706. It all boils down to the guy won't
> send me the floppy drive which he knows I really wanted in the
> first place, because he sees that the value as gone up. I have
> filed both with e- bays fraud department and square trade. I have
> also Contacted his local police department, his ISP (violation of
> their AUP) , the FBI's fraud division and am now going to go to the
> Homeland Security department.
>Do you guys have any other sugestions. I know the money is not the
>Issue here, Its the fact that he keeps trying to burn people.His
> only response was " I don't think I will send you the floppy drive,
> I think I will put it up in another auction, you can make me
> another offer" this is down right extortion.
>-Glen

Have you submitted the payment?  And has it been accepted?

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