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07-21-2005, 03:37 PM #1
Ebay Scammer Alert!
Hey everyone watch out for discountcardz at ebay, this individual Brian Carnathan is a scammer. He has mulitiple Ebay ID's to give himself possitive feedback and then takes the money of real card collectors who try to buy cards from him. He won't return your Emails or Phone Calls. Just a heads up to all of you. Peace
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07-21-2005, 03:39 PM #2
thanks for the headsup
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07-21-2005, 03:44 PM #3
I just checked this guys ebay name and he has 19736 positive feedback and an eBay store. I'm guessing that he's not a scammer that is shill bidding his auctions. If he's not returning your emails, it's probably because he's busy...although, that's not a good excuse.
What happened with your item that you think he's scamming?
mark
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07-21-2005, 05:04 PM #4
Look at all his feedback and you will see that it is all from just a few names, this guys bumps his own name and then steals money from people like you and me.
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07-21-2005, 05:15 PM #5
I doubt that he has bought his own stuff over 19000 times? Thats a ton in lost ebay fees. I didn't go into depth on his feedback but how many different names have posted the 19,000 positives? Are there just 5 or 6 that have posted all of that or did you just see where some buyers have purchased 10-15 lots at a time. I have a store as well and I get a few buyers every month that will buy 5-10 items at one time to save on shipping.
It only takes a few complaints to get a guy thrown off. I'd actually like to hear the complaint about your item. I'm not saying you don't have a complaint, but am just curious.
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07-21-2005, 05:19 PM #6
I've bought from this member a few times. Each time I bought several cards to save on shipping costs. I've received every card that I bought. They weren't promptly shipped, but I still got them. He has a ton of listings every week on ebay.
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07-21-2005, 05:20 PM #7
I sent him the payment on 26th of june, now its the 21st of july? he never once returned an email or a message, or a phone call. I have also talked to about 10 other people that he scammed that never recieved their goods, and then got kicked off ebay because brian reported them first. This guy has over 500 negatives in the past year. he only has to pay $.02 as a store per item, if he takes one out of every 20 people for $10-$20 bucks a pop plus shipping, he is making a ton.
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07-21-2005, 05:23 PM #8
I've never bought from him, but I will definitely keep notice and not purchase from him. Thanks for the heads up!
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07-21-2005, 05:44 PM #9
Originally Posted by Tri_Fecta
did you pay with paypal? I used a money order and paypal. I believe I've had three transactions with him. Cards usually took weeks to arrive.
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07-21-2005, 06:10 PM #10
I think you're right
I just looked at 2400 of this guys feedbacks and there is definately a pattern. I believe Tri Fecta to be correct. It seem that he rips off 1 or 2 in every 20-30 people that he deals with. I've never dealt with him personally but it seems kind of weird to have over 500 negatives even with about 20,000 total feedback. You should definately see what ebay says about him. It seems to me like he may be running a scam right under their noses.
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