Help! Screwed for $1215 on DVXUSER by user: gonzoish79

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FeltSoulMedia

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Hello Dvxusers,

I am trying to resolve an issue with gonzoish79 from an attempted transaction to purchase a 32gb P2 card back on 4.1.08. Here is the story... If anyone has advice for how to get this resolved, I would really appreciate it.

I ordered a Panasonic 32gb P2 card for $1215 via www.dvxuser.com from gonzoish79 on the forum. The seller sent the card, so he claims via fedex. An envelope arrived at my place in Colorado with the case for the card, but no 32gb card. I immediately contacted the seller upon receiving the empty case. He claims to have sent the card and that it was removed by the shipping company. I gave him the benefit of the doubt and let him file a claim with fedex which he said would be resolved within one week. It is now 8 weeks from the original date of the transaction and I still have not gotten a replacement card or a refund. This despite the fact that on several occasions the seller has promised to send a replacement card. I have even supplied the seller with an overnight shipping label and paid for the shipment to be insured. At this point I just want my money back, but Ismael has basically cut off communication.

The seller insists that it is now my responsibility to see that fedex refunds his insurance claim and then he will refund my money, but after repeated attempts to get the info necessary to follow up with fedex, i have not means of reaching out to fedex - which i do not feel is in anyway my responsibility. The other issue is that he sent the p2 card from a third party "mailbox plus" and fedex is having an issue with this.

Here are the steps I have taken thus far.
4.3.08 Requested the $1215 via paypal

4.3.08 Filed claim with paypal

4.3.08 Filed complaint via www.ic3.gov

4.3.08 Filed complaint with BBB of LA via their website



I have been in touch with the seller, but he is insisting that he has done all he can and that now it is up to me to get the money back. I am having a hard time seeing this logic as I had nothing to do with his choice for where to send the card and for insuring it while in transit - and i paid for insurance in the purchase price. Would this make for a strong small claims case against the seller? Would he be responsible, if i won the case, for my travel and legal fees? He is in california and I assume I would have to file the small claims there?
 
fedex nor ups or any of the shipping companies will ever open a package to remove whats inside, if that was the case they would just take the whole package at once, and report it as lost, paypal is not gonna do a damn thing because he has proof that he sent you something, as long as paypal can track that a package was sent you are screwed, I hope you paid with a credit card and do a chargeback because that looks like your only savior
 
aalleexx said:
fedex nor ups or any of the shipping companies will ever open a package to remove whats inside, if that was the case they would just take the whole package at once, and report it as lost, paypal is not gonna do a damn thing because he has proof that he sent you something, as long as paypal can track that a package was sent you are screwed, I hope you paid with a credit card and do a chargeback because that looks like your only savior
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AGREED. Dont be naive, FEDEX or UPS wont open up a package, take its content and then reseal it back and delivering it to the customer.
 
If you feel sure that this was a case of fraud, contact the police in his city. They will take this amount seriously, especially if there has been a history with other buyers.
 
03-10-2008, 08:18 PM Replies: 8
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Where is my p2 card!!!!!!!!!!
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This is interesting.
 
Phone the police. Get the conman arrested for fraud. Even if you don't get a refund you can see the fraudster banged up.
 
If you search this members previous postings, and also search on google, you can obtain a wealth of information about him, address, phone number, etc, etc.... As well as some postings here and on other forums that should likely have been a bit of a red flag for you.

Anyways, if what you say is true and you pursue this with law enforcement, you and Ismael Gonzalez should know that I will cooperate with any request for further information that I can provide via the Admin CP such as I.P. info, etc. from law enforcement. Neither myself or DVXuser will go on a dog hunt for you, but if/when the request is made from law enforcement for further information regarding this person, I will happily comply. People think that they are so anonymous, even when using proxies, but that is simply not the case.

If you were wronged, you should take steps to right it, or to punish the person who wronged you. This person is quite easy to gain all the info needed, even without my help.

Please pm me if needed.

Hopefully Ismael will make this right (if indeed a wrong was done) before any of these things become necessary.

FedEx opening a package and removing its contents is the lamest thing I have ever heard.

Later,
Jason
 
It appears that this user is also dvxuser member "munchies". there are other i.p. address matches to "munchies", but some of them are definitely not the same person. Anyways, avoid munchies as well.

Later,
Jason
 
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I think you should have atleast 100 posts before you can sell anything here on the forum.




Just my 2 cents....



"FeltSoulMedia"

Best of luck to you and hope you find the guy.
 
twocik23 said:
I think you should have atleast 100 posts before you can sell anything here on the forum.
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I totally agree with you on this and a 3 months probation on top of that.

Some forums don't even allow you to see the maketplace if you are not a member and can only post in that section after a certain amount of post and time as a member.
 
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I purchased an 8gb P2 card from gonzoish79 a few months ago. He sent me the stuff but he's bad at replying back to any questions you might have.

Good luck with your situation man.
 
I have been in touch with the other user who bought the card from Ismeal (munchies) and we are cross referencing the serial numbers. Thanks for the help. I have had nothing but good experiences with buying/selling via this forum. It sucks when scammers violate your trust.

I will keep you all posted.

Cheers,
Travis Rummel
 
the empty case/box is one of the longest standing scams on ebay. i kinda got taken by a similar scenario with some broken stereo equipment a few years ago.
 
I had a very strange transaction with munchies when I tried to purchase his 32gb p2 card. He quoted me $1034 which I sent him via paypal, but then the money was refunded. He then sent me an email explaining to me that this refund happened by accident, and I sent him the money again. He refunds me again, stating "the card has already been sold". I just looked at my credit statement and both of these refunds were legitimate. Very strange behavior.
 
WTF???

like I said before, something stinks here and I cannot get through my head that someone would use the old " stolen from the package" line
I dont think that one even works on april fools


alexberman said:
I had a very strange transaction with munchies when I tried to purchase his 32gb p2 card. He quoted me $1034 which I sent him via paypal, but then the money was refunded. He then sent me an email explaining to me that this refund happened by accident, and I sent him the money again. He refunds me again, stating "the card has already been sold". I just looked at my credit statement and both of these refunds were legitimate. Very strange behavior.
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I contacted munchies regarding that 32GB card and he told me it wasn't sold. I was literally about two seconds away from transfering the $1034 for the card, then I asked if he would send some sort of contact information, driver's license, website or receipt of the card and I didn't hear anything back. I got a suspicious feeling about him for some reason.

Is there a way to block his IP address from the forum?
 
b.soysal said:
Most users have dynamic IPs, which means when they reset their modems, they also reset their ip numbers. I don't think that'll solve the issue.
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It would work. You would have to contact his ISP though.

If enough people went to the police about this and they get the needed information from the mods at DVXuser his ISP would cut him off.

That still wouldn't be a permanent fix, but it would be a step forward.
 
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