Hmmm...
How long is the window for paypal disputes?
Hmmm...
How long is the window for paypal disputes?
That is a shame. Sorry you had to go through that, dustin. Reptile seemed cool a time ago.
This isn't the first thing I've heard about him, I saw some other users complaining about him in the Clack Therapy or Post your Clacks thread too.
Hmmm...
How long is the window for paypal disputes?
It took me 3 weeks. I was scared every damn night that they wouldnt be able to get the funds from his account somehow.
two geekhackers who posted in Post Your Clack also mentioned him. One of them "bought" 5 CCs as well. What a scumbag. I'm glad you got your money back, Dustin. You're a good guy!This isn't the first thing I've heard about him, I saw some other users complaining about him in the Clack Therapy or Post your Clacks thread too.
Oh really? yeah I have had a couple members message me saying it happened to them too! he should have so many felonies.. Such a bummer what people can get away with on the internet.
Hopefully this post will stop anyone from sending as gift or sending a trade item to him.
I support this. He scammed over 3k USD worth of stuff from.me, 1.5k USD in cash that I sent him via Paypal and around 1.5k USD in clack trades which I myself shipped to him but did not get anything back. This guy is an amazing scammed and I thought I would share my experience with him as well. I will update this post with more details on our transaction. I was able to get a reversal on all my payments but he is running ampck with free clacks he scammed from me.
3k on clacks?
What the actual ****
He used those same excuses for me as well. I will posy more updates including screenshots of our emails back and forth all the wau from his body excuses to the receptionist not knowing which clacks are mine that I bought to the "a guy named XX charged back and funds went low so I couldn't ship" excuse. Should J leave his email redacted or should I just display it?
There are other users here who I kept in contact with me that got scammed around the same amount but I leave it up to them if they would like to disclose that. I'm still a bit glad I got my cash refunded though not so much on the clacks I sent him.now that he has your clacks, he can show photos, as though he owned them, and scam more people! totally sucks! :eek:
That is a shame. Sorry you had to go through that, dustin. Reptile seemed cool a time ago.
Thanks man, exactly why I trusted him! I thought he was giving amazing prices since we were both well established members not because he didnt actually have the items.. I was going to send as gift even but he didnt send photos so I decided to send goods last minute. Now Im ALWAYS sending goods.. :/
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I support this. He scammed over 3k USD worth of stuff from.me, 1.5k USD in cash that I sent him via Paypal and around 1.5k USD in clack trades which I myself shipped to him but did not get anything back. This guy is an amazing scammed and I thought I would share my experience with him as well. I will update this post with more details on our transaction. I was able to get a reversal on all my payments but he is running ampck with free clacks he scammed from me.
I thought it was shady when he posted a clack for sale and just said "PM me offers." I reported it right away but it wasn't taken down soon enough. The desire for clacks is too high and leads people to make questionable impulse decisions :(
@synjin: isn't it your responsibility to inform fellow users of transactions gone wrong so they know to avoid scammers? the guy almost took off with your 3k, it's unthinkable that he is allowed to trick more posters with pictures of stolen clacks that belonged to you
@synjin: isn't it your responsibility to inform fellow users of transactions gone wrong so they know to avoid scammers? the guy almost took off with your 3k, it's unthinkable that he is allowed to trick more posters with pictures of stolen clacks that belonged to youI have posted it several times and on different threads as well as pmed people who normally purchase clacks. The reason I did not make an actual post is because I'm not about to make a half assed effort and start a post wjotout having sufficient info to back it up in which I have been unable to do so due to a busy life schedule. Try having a 14 month old baby who gets constant ear infections one after another while trying to move from an apartment to a house while having a mother who has had polio and needs assistance in her daily activities while going to school full time while assisting your wife in paying bills and expenses on top of 240 a week for daycare and you would understand why I am unable to post detailed information about it and start a thread. Did I mention that there are over 3 people that I know of who has been scammed as much and haven't really made a post either? Once I find time, I will post images and proof to back everything I said including proof to show you that everything I mentioned on this post is real if that would help ease your mind as to why I didn't post even if in is my "responsibility" to do so.
@synjin: isn't it your responsibility to inform fellow users of transactions gone wrong so they know to avoid scammers? the guy almost took off with your 3k, it's unthinkable that he is allowed to trick more posters with pictures of stolen clacks that belonged to youI have posted it several times and on different threads as well as pmed people who normally purchase clacks. The reason I did not make an actual post is because I'm not about to make a half assed effort and start a post wjotout having sufficient info to back it up in which I have been unable to do so due to a busy life schedule. Try having a 14 month old baby who gets constant ear infections one after another while trying to move from an apartment to a house while having a mother who has had polio and needs assistance in her daily activities while going to school full time while assisting your wife in paying bills and expenses on top of 240 a week for daycare and you would understand why I am unable to post detailed information about it and start a thread. Did I mention that there are over 3 people that I know of who has been scammed as much and haven't really made a post either? Once I find time, I will post images and proof to back everything I said including proof to show you that everything I mentioned on this post is real if that would help ease your mind as to why I didn't post even if in is my "responsibility" to do so.
I just hope that he doesn't have a business PayPal account which would allow him to with are more than the 500/month limit from PayPal funds to his bank. This way, most of the cash he scammed should still be in the account unless he went on a spending spree in which a collections agency will be sent to him by PP to handle his debts as his funds go negative after all the PayPal reversals.@synjin: isn't it your responsibility to inform fellow users of transactions gone wrong so they know to avoid scammers? the guy almost took off with your 3k, it's unthinkable that he is allowed to trick more posters with pictures of stolen clacks that belonged to youI have posted it several times and on different threads as well as pmed people who normally purchase clacks. The reason I did not make an actual post is because I'm not about to make a half assed effort and start a post wjotout having sufficient info to back it up in which I have been unable to do so due to a busy life schedule. Try having a 14 month old baby who gets constant ear infections one after another while trying to move from an apartment to a house while having a mother who has had polio and needs assistance in her daily activities while going to school full time while assisting your wife in paying bills and expenses on top of 240 a week for daycare and you would understand why I am unable to post detailed information about it and start a thread. Did I mention that there are over 3 people that I know of who has been scammed as much and haven't really made a post either? Once I find time, I will post images and proof to back everything I said including proof to show you that everything I mentioned on this post is real if that would help ease your mind as to why I didn't post even if in is my "responsibility" to do so.
Fair.
If your going to call people out in a thread aimed at them you need to spend a good time on it, getting evidence, talking with others etc etc and if you have lost out to the sum of 3k people would expect you to be able to prove it and have a solid case because that's a lot of money on keycaps. So it's pretty reasonable that you'd want to spend a fair bit of time on it.
its super ****ty though that this can happen and has made me pretty weary of cc's in general and the whole classifieds section.
Though these people usually get there comeuppance.
@synjin: isn't it your responsibility to inform fellow users of transactions gone wrong so they know to avoid scammers? the guy almost took off with your 3k, it's unthinkable that he is allowed to trick more posters with pictures of stolen clacks that belonged to you
the info about not dealing with reptile has already been posted on this forum
it also takes time for people to realise they have been scammed, not to mention the time it takes to come to terms with that, and not possibly wanting to openly come to terms with them falling for it public etc
I just hope that he doesn't have a business PayPal account which would allow him to with are more than the 500/month limit from PayPal funds to his bank. This way, most of the cash he scammed should still be in the account unless he went on a spending spree in which a collections agency will be sent to him by PP to handle his debts as his funds go negative after all the PayPal reversals.@synjin: isn't it your responsibility to inform fellow users of transactions gone wrong so they know to avoid scammers? the guy almost took off with your 3k, it's unthinkable that he is allowed to trick more posters with pictures of stolen clacks that belonged to youI have posted it several times and on different threads as well as pmed people who normally purchase clacks. The reason I did not make an actual post is because I'm not about to make a half assed effort and start a post wjotout having sufficient info to back it up in which I have been unable to do so due to a busy life schedule. Try having a 14 month old baby who gets constant ear infections one after another while trying to move from an apartment to a house while having a mother who has had polio and needs assistance in her daily activities while going to school full time while assisting your wife in paying bills and expenses on top of 240 a week for daycare and you would understand why I am unable to post detailed information about it and start a thread. Did I mention that there are over 3 people that I know of who has been scammed as much and haven't really made a post either? Once I find time, I will post images and proof to back everything I said including proof to show you that everything I mentioned on this post is real if that would help ease your mind as to why I didn't post even if in is my "responsibility" to do so.
Fair.
If your going to call people out in a thread aimed at them you need to spend a good time on it, getting evidence, talking with others etc etc and if you have lost out to the sum of 3k people would expect you to be able to prove it and have a solid case because that's a lot of money on keycaps. So it's pretty reasonable that you'd want to spend a fair bit of time on it.
its super ****ty though that this can happen and has made me pretty weary of cc's in general and the whole classifieds section.
Though these people usually get there comeuppance.
snipalright. i just thought that 3k is a humongous amount of money and you would have prepared some sort of safety measure in case the transaction goes wrong (not unheard of), but hindsight is 20 20 etc. i also think that, while witch hunts are not the ideal method to resolve these cases, something could and should have been done to prevent this guy from continuing subsequent scams.
It can't be done unless there is a public thread because the mods aren't allowed to do anything about it, it is in the TOS for the marketplacesnipalright. i just thought that 3k is a humongous amount of money and you would have prepared some sort of safety measure in case the transaction goes wrong (not unheard of), but hindsight is 20 20 etc. i also think that, while witch hunts are not the ideal method to resolve these cases, something could and should have been done to prevent this guy from continuing subsequent scams.
2 cents from someone who isn't invested in the artisan scene
It can't be done unless there is a public thread because the mods aren't allowed to do anything about it, it is in the TOS for the marketplacei'm aware of this, but at the same time the guy just runs amok scamming one after another like nothing happened
@synjin: isn't it your responsibility to inform fellow users of transactions gone wrong so they know to avoid scammers? the guy almost took off with your 3k, it's unthinkable that he is allowed to trick more posters with pictures of stolen clacks that belonged to youI have posted it several times and on different threads as well as pmed people who normally purchase clacks. The reason I did not make an actual post is because I'm not about to make a half assed effort and start a post wjotout having sufficient info to back it up in which I have been unable to do so due to a busy life schedule. Try having a 14 month old baby who gets constant ear infections one after another while trying to move from an apartment to a house while having a mother who has had polio and needs assistance in her daily activities while going to school full time while assisting your wife in paying bills and expenses on top of 240 a week for daycare and you would understand why I am unable to post detailed information about it and start a thread. Did I mention that there are over 3 people that I know of who has been scammed as much and haven't really made a post either? Once I find time, I will post images and proof to back everything I said including proof to show you that everything I mentioned on this post is real if that would help ease your mind as to why I didn't post even if in is my "responsibility" to do so.
I just hope that he doesn't have a business PayPal account which would allow him to with are more than the 500/month limit from PayPal funds to his bank. This way, most of the cash he scammed should still be in the account unless he went on a spending spree in which a collections agency will be sent to him by PP to handle his debts as his funds go negative after all the PayPal reversals.
Synjin, based on your description I would think you have many responsibilities that preclude the spending of $3k on clacks...When I search his profile, it is just weird.
There is no WTS on his posts.
https://geekhack.org/index.php?action=profile;u=8408
That means, he just sit there, waited for people post WTB and jumped in with baits and lures?
If so, it is quite a dangerous strategy.
Phoenix, I am really surprised that someone like reptile has been able to scam so many people over such a long time. As I have noticed, the artisan keycap world is out of whack. People are just irrational. How can you just do $1.5k in a transaction is beyond me.
This is the first time I have ever heard of this member Reptile. I guess he just doesn't visit the same parts of the forum as I do... but I already visit all, except I never read about clacks. If dustin had posted 'Beware Clack Scam' I would never have bothered to read the post!
When I search his profile, it is just weird.
There is no WTS on his posts.
https://geekhack.org/index.php?action=profile;u=8408
That means, he just sit there, waited for people post WTB and jumped in with baits and lures?
If so, it is quite a dangerous strategy.
I don't understand.. How is it that for an entire 4 years, he continued to scam ya'llz...
I don't understand.. How is it that for an entire 4 years, he continued to scam ya'llz...
It's Clack Irrationality. Prospect of getting a rare clack causes people to lose all sense of caution.
I don't understand.. How is it that for an entire 4 years, he continued to scam ya'llz...
It's Clack Irrationality. Prospect of getting a rare clack causes people to lose all sense of caution.
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Yeah I Dont mind.
Do you want the board with the clickclack?
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Sorry its revenge red.
I can include the gray modifiers. Their from a 104pro. The full gray is rare and sexy
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I'll do $315 shipped. If its a little more that's OK.
My PayPal is bengrako@gmail.com
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I was going to keep my other clacks but decided not to get a hhkb. So I also have a 3d, black and purple. I'll give you an opportunity to get with your keyboard before I post in a bit.
I'd like to sell them all at once.
I would do 400 for all.
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I'm on mobile and out with the family till late tonight so I dot have any with me. There is some in my post history of the 3d on my Realforce as well as the purple I believe.
I could have those packed up to send out at my office tomorrow
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I also still have the lime green printed set in those pics with the 3d skull
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I'll do 480 for all. The lime set is untouched only taken pictures with them.
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OK I'll do 450.
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Still have some clacks up for grabs!
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Someone else will have to take them, like I said, I'm spent out for the next few months.
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I could have those packed up to send out at my office tomorrow
I'm guessing you didn't ship the package yet?
Yeah I had a few people pay today but their ready I just have to give to my receptionist in the morning. Sorry for the slight delay.
I don't really understand why he would invest the time it takes to scam people and then not collect payment in a way people couldn't chargeback for it.
What's the point in wasting both peoples' time?
I don't really understand why he would invest the time it takes to scam people and then not collect payment in a way people couldn't chargeback for it.
What's the point in wasting both peoples' time?
Yeah, and why not say he has more of the ones I wanted?? Could've got me for any buckling spring and many more topre.. His head isn't screwed on right..
I don't really understand why he would invest the time it takes to scam people and then not collect payment in a way people couldn't chargeback for it.
What's the point in wasting both peoples' time?
Yeah, and why not say he has more of the ones I wanted?? Could've got me for any buckling spring and many more topre.. His head isn't screwed on right..
He probably just didn't want it to sound too good to be true - even though it was...
But yeah, the sad thing is he could just reappear somewhere with a different username and do the same thing again.
You know..
It's possible Reptile developed a serious Heroin addiction.. and has needed to resort to scamming people to feed his habit..
I don't see any other reason why someone would "suddenly" turn to crime..Show Image(http://www.cute-factor.com/images/smilies/onion/87a4e689.gif)
You know..
It's possible Reptile developed a serious Heroin addiction.. and has needed to resort to scamming people to feed his habit..
I don't see any other reason why someone would "suddenly" turn to crime..Show Image(http://www.cute-factor.com/images/smilies/onion/87a4e689.gif)
If only the government would see the light and provide him with free heroin, slowly stepping down the dose so he could function eh? :p
I don't understand.. How is it that for an entire 4 years, he continued to scam ya'llz...
I'm glad I've reduced looking at Classifieds these days. I'll just try my luck at retail sales. Classifieds are just too scary.I don't understand.. How is it that for an entire 4 years, he continued to scam ya'llz...
It's Clack Irrationality. Prospect of getting a rare clack causes people to lose all sense of caution.
Exactly, I thought I was getting deliciously amazing candy corns and I was finally getting a jack. Now I'm done with aftermarket clack sales. I'll keep my hack orange that my good pal was kind enough to sell me.
It happens again and again. One solution to prevent this is, that the seller sends the good via "cash on delivery". For the seller this is a deal without risk, because he got the money and the buyer's signature proves, that the buyer received the good. For the buyer this is a deal without risk, because he did not pay until he received the good.
It happens again and again. One solution to prevent this is, that the seller sends the good via "cash on delivery". For the seller this is a deal without risk, because he got the money and the buyer's signature proves, that the buyer received the good. For the buyer this is a deal without risk, because he did not pay until he received the good.
I don't really understand why he would invest the time it takes to scam people and then not collect payment in a way people couldn't chargeback for it.
What's the point in wasting both peoples' time?
He wasn't even looking for WTB threads. I had a transaction with him in the past in which he sent me and another member the wrong caps. The other member had to send me my caps and I had to sent them theirs. Reptile said he'd make it up to me. I don't remember if he ever did.
Then, out of the blue, a couple of weeks ago, he messages me offering to sell clacks and give me and some of his other "friends" first dibs. On his list were ones that I had previously owned but sold to other members here. Since I would like to own them again as I currently have none I asked for prices but decided he was asking too much at $100 a clack as I had sold mine for about half that.
I had no WTB thread up for clacks. I had made no posts regarding purchasing clacks or that I was looking to own the ones I had sold in the past. He was trying to trade off of his previous 'relationships' with members here. Total dbag move. Karma is a fickle ***** though.
He had a WTS post, but it was taken down by the mods, probably for breaking rules (he posted a picture of a clack and said to PM offers)
He wasn't even looking for WTB threads. I had a transaction with him in the past in which he sent me and another member the wrong caps. The other member had to send me my caps and I had to sent them theirs. Reptile said he'd make it up to me. I don't remember if he ever did.
Then, out of the blue, a couple of weeks ago, he messages me offering to sell clacks and give me and some of his other "friends" first dibs. On his list were ones that I had previously owned but sold to other members here. Since I would like to own them again as I currently have none I asked for prices but decided he was asking too much at $100 a clack as I had sold mine for about half that.
I had no WTB thread up for clacks. I had made no posts regarding purchasing clacks or that I was looking to own the ones I had sold in the past. He was trying to trade off of his previous 'relationships' with members here. Total dbag move. Karma is a fickle ***** though.
Phoenix, I am really surprised that someone like reptile has been able to scam so many people over such a long time. As I have noticed, the artisan keycap world is out of whack. People are just irrational. How can you just do $1.5k in a transaction is beyond me.
This is the first time I have ever heard of this member Reptile. I guess he just doesn't visit the same parts of the forum as I do... but I already visit all, except I never read about clacks. If dustin had posted 'Beware Clack Scam' I would never have bothered to read the post!
Yeah heatware is alright, but as you can see I have 9 feedback but have done 8437812792 transactions.. lol I always forget to ask for feedback there. ;x
This thread as a whole, is a good example of why I quickly left heatwave.
While is a cool service, your forum rep is far more important and meaningful. I like to think that even if people don't agree with me, they would think I'm fairly trust worthy when it comes to buying and selling stuff. and that's basically how I treat every classifieds user.
That is a shame. Sorry you had to go through that, dustin. Reptile seemed cool a time ago.You either die a hero or you live long enough to see yourself become the villan.
This thread as a whole, is a good example of why I quickly left heatwave.
While is a cool service, your forum rep is far more important and meaningful. I like to think that even if people don't agree with me, they would think I'm fairly trust worthy when it comes to buying and selling stuff. and that's basically how I treat every classifieds user.
I agree, I think mine is in my signature saying if I did a trade with you, please leave feedback. I generally go through people's post history if I feel somewhat uncertainThis thread as a whole, is a good example of why I quickly left heatwave.
While is a cool service, your forum rep is far more important and meaningful. I like to think that even if people don't agree with me, they would think I'm fairly trust worthy when it comes to buying and selling stuff. and that's basically how I treat every classifieds user.
I do quite a decent amount of purchased and trades here as well even if most of the time I forget to ask or a heatware rep. Heatware is still important Imo. A good example would be when I was trading bros with 64, he did not want to send caps at the same time unless I had a higher rep than him on heatware which I luckily had a few more. HW is nice in terms of speeding up trades Imo
That is a shame. Sorry you had to go through that, dustin. Reptile seemed cool a time ago.
Bini?That is a shame. Sorry you had to go through that, dustin. Reptile seemed cool a time ago.
Stopped trusting dude when he pulled that reselling **** on bini
Bini?That is a shame. Sorry you had to go through that, dustin. Reptile seemed cool a time ago.
Stopped trusting dude when he pulled that reselling **** on bini
This thread as a whole, is a good example of why I quickly left heatwave.
While is a cool service, your forum rep is far more important and meaningful. I like to think that even if people don't agree with me, they would think I'm fairly trust worthy when it comes to buying and selling stuff. and that's basically how I treat every classifieds user.
I do quite a decent amount of purchased and trades here as well even if most of the time I forget to ask or a heatware rep. Heatware is still important Imo. A good example would be when I was trading bros with 64, he did not want to send caps at the same time unless I had a higher rep than him on heatware which I luckily had a few more. HW is nice in terms of speeding up trades Imo
All I have seen in this thread, it makes me sad. For people to scam other members of a community like this and ruin the trust of the whole site... I am 100% mad :mad:
Now people say they don't want to go to the classifieds section just to avoid getting scammed. That is truly sad. I am going to sell my boards soon in the classifieds section and this little ***** could hurt MY sales too. For such a small if any gain, and causing so much trouble for others, this is true greed. I think if anyone scams you come out right away and get that ****er IP banned. Maybe this will discourage scammers.
Legally he's criminally liable, even though he didn't succeed. Attempted fraud = fraud.
The one upside to this is it might have a chilling effect on the market for novelty artisan caps, of which I am tired of seeing pictures.Neeeeever gonna happen.
The one upside to this is it might have a chilling effect on the market for novelty artisan caps, of which I am tired of seeing pictures.Neeeeever gonna happen.
While I agree the aftermarket prices are insane it's not like people are forced to buy them. All of mine are from CC or trades.The one upside to this is it might have a chilling effect on the market for novelty artisan caps, of which I am tired of seeing pictures.Neeeeever gonna happen.
I'm more likely to hop in bed with Cameron Diaz (or whoever is the most pretty actress in Hollywood now) than to see the silly clacks market die the natural death it deserves. :'(
While I agree the aftermarket prices are insane it's not like people are forced to buy them. All of mine are from CC or trades.The one upside to this is it might have a chilling effect on the market for novelty artisan caps, of which I am tired of seeing pictures.Neeeeever gonna happen.
I'm more likely to hop in bed with Cameron Diaz (or whoever is the most pretty actress in Hollywood now) than to see the silly clacks market die the natural death it deserves. :'(