Online Theft! I lost money!

[toysrus]

What would you do? IS there anything i really can do? Heres what happened.

I used to buy DVD's from this guy on Ebay , but he was kicked off ebay for selling bootlegs and copywrited material. He was always an on time seller, sent me the dvd's in days after payment. Now one month ago i e-mail him and ask if he's still selling, he remembers me and says sure send me 10.00 bucks and i'll get your dvd's in the mail right away. Weeks go by, no dvd's, i e-mail him and he says he dvd copier i broke, says dvd's will go out in a week or so, this is 3 weeks ago. Now he wont answer any more e-mails. Yet he answered my friends e-mail on a dvd question. I know its only 10 bucks, no biggie, but its the principle , shouldnt steal the money from people. He has a website thats updated for his items. I have his full name, home address and e-mail.

What would you do? Should i just forget it and look at it as a lesson learned for sending cash?

Thanks

[toys2cool]

yeah man i would'nt sweat it,be happy it was only $10

[Beatnik]

Go to the feds and tell em you lost ten bucks buying bootleg dvd's.

[Seeker]

Yeah I'm sure he has other things on his mind right now...... either being sued or going to jail. I wouldn't count on getting the $10 back.

[megojim]

Go to the feds and tell em you lost ten bucks buying bootleg dvd's.

My thoughts exactly!! you might wanna just write this off . . . .
-jim

[Adam West]

Just write it off. Are these dvd's readily available or ones that were never released?

I think just the fact that he's making money selling someone else's proprietary information should tell you something about his character.

[toysrus]

oh well

true, only 10.00, could have been worse. I guess what bugs me is that in the past i paid and received for like 6 dvd's from this guy while he sold on ebay. And now that he has this new off ebay dvd site, he doesnt send my items. Yet his site continues to sell to others! Oh well. Guess there isnt much i could do anyway.

yeah man i would'nt sweat it,be happy it was only $10

[toystalker]

it does not always mean that you have been robbed of your money.

maybe the discs got lost? stolen? or trashed by customs

ive been selling toys for over 20 years, around 5 of them have been on ebay, out of the probably thousands of toys ive sold over the years dont think i havent had my goods go missing or stolen while in the hands of various postal and airmail services... ive never once conned anyone, but typically the buyer automaticly assumes that the seller has not sent!

at any one time here in the uk there are millions of undelivered items lying around in warehouses, lost, stolen, and undelivered

as we speak right now i have 20 odd items out there in post land... whats the odds that 1 of them fails to arrive... with todays post service im supprised that any arrive.
another thing is the in-side theft, especially around christmas/holiday time, i know for a fact! as i knew someone who used to steal ps2, nintendo wii consoles and other goods and sell them on the black market.

maybe the guy has been done for selling fake goods? maybe he has forgottton to send, being in that line of business you always in need to change email and paypal details on the regular perhaps he has not got your messages and is none the wiser that your goods are missing... the possibilitys are endless

anyways there are many related forums that specialise in that type of activity, you dont have to use ebay

[toys2cool]

it does not always mean that you have been robbed of your money.

maybe the discs got lost? stolen? or trashed by customs

ive been selling toys for over 20 years, around 5 of them have been on ebay, out of the probably thousands of toys ive sold over the years dont think i havent had my goods go missing or stolen while in the hands of various postal and airmail services... ive never once conned anyone, but typically the buyer automaticly assumes that the seller has not sent!

at any one time here in the uk there are millions of undelivered items lying around in warehouses, lost, stolen, and undelivered

as we speak right now i have 20 odd items out there in post land... whats the odds that 1 of them fails to arrive... with todays post service im supprised that any arrive.
another thing is the in-side theft, especially around christmas/holiday time, i know for a fact! as i knew someone who used to steal ps2, nintendo wii consoles and other goods and sell them on the black market.

maybe the guy has been done for selling fake goods? maybe he has forgottton to send, being in that line of business you always in need to change email and paypal details on the regular perhaps he has not got your messages and is none the wiser that your goods are missing... the possibilitys are endless

anyways there are many related forums that specialise in that type of activity, you dont have to use ebay

LOL! I hope the guy insured his Aquaman

[wayne foundation 07]

You got his address right,everytime you get a "bill me later"magazine subscription card,fill it out in his name.You'll get satisfaction for a long time to come knowing he's getting crap he never sent for.Of course not that I've done such a thing.

[toystalker]

fear not toys2cool... i insure all my valubles lol

even if the buyer dont, i insure my goods for my peace of mind and for any paypal scams against me

[jessica]

You got his address right,everytime you get a "bill me later"magazine subscription card,fill it out in his name.You'll get satisfaction for a long time to come knowing he's getting crap he never sent for.Of course not that I've done such a thing.

I'm going to keep this in mind!! I used to fill out the dating service ones for the nuns at school and send them out, and also include the teachers on my hate list.

[Gorn Captain]

You got his address right,everytime you get a "bill me later"magazine subscription card,fill it out in his name.You'll get satisfaction for a long time to come knowing he's getting crap he never sent for.Of course not that I've done such a thing.

That is the greatest idea I have ever heard!
Maybe we should start a hitlist of Internet Rip-off Artists (IRA?), and see how much "righteous vengeance" we can unleash upon them.

[Gorn Captain]

I'm going to keep this in mind!! I used to fill out the dating service ones for the nuns at school and send them out, and also include the teachers on my hate list.

Man, this forum is full of Dark Siders!
Dating services for nuns?
Jessica, you've just made a friend for life!

[Adam West]

That is hilarious.

I can think of half a dozen people I'm going to sign up for the Columbia House Record Club or maybe one of those book clubs, 5 for a $.01