Traded with this guy sent my stuff back in June. He turned around and shipped a package to the wrong address in my zip code. Obviously looking for the delivered status to keep himself from having to be responsible. The place he shipped it to was a local business.... This guy has a ton of bad deals turning up now.

yeah I am one of those guys he has f'ed over apparently

yup took my galius zed and mallet never shipped my team base. keeps making excuses as to why he wont ship.

I hate to start rocking the boat, but it seems I'm not the only one who's getting... boat hurt? (Nautical metaphors aren't my forte).

I sent Mark Watson of California (aka RisingAgainst) a Priority Mail package containing the King Hyperion super-rare, the Black Witch super-rare prime, and the New Mutants Team Base (with Cannonball, Magma, Wolfsbane, and the included micro-map). He confirmed receipt of this on June 30th and said he would be shipping out on Tuesday (i.e. the next day, July 1st). I have not received the agreed-upon trade (Zombie Kingpin and Electro) in the nearly two weeks since.

I have been in communication with Mark several times since then, receiving approximately one PM for each two that I send to him. See below for excerpts of our communication (read from the bottom up). As you can see, I have informed Mark that unless the matter is resolved by this Friday, I will be reporting him for mail fraud and theft to the USPS and to the authorities in his home town.

This is an issue in which strength in numbers is useful. I would like to communicate with others who have been trading with Mark, both bad experiences and good, to resolve these issues. Any assistance from admins of HCRealms would also be appreciated. I hold the iTrader function of this site in very high esteem, and would like to ensure that it remains a trustworthy place for trading so that I can keep coming back.

Yours,
Rob Wilson

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He got me too. He was supposed to send me a swamp thing. The thing that really pisses me off, is i pulled one after the trade was agreed upon and went ahead and sold it thinking this one was on the way. Luckily i only lost madame xanadu and enchantress to the jack leg.
Heres are communication:

I was asked to post some stuff, so stuff I shall post. I'll have to try again for GL Mon-El from somewhere else when I am able. . Gotta get my Greens~

But yeah, this guys a scammer and a half. Saying he shipped it and providing no tracking number was obviously a big nono, given the rules of the trade board.. But I figured maybe he just forgot to tell me like some traders of the past, so I gave him the benefit of the doubt and politely asked for the tracking number. No response whatsoever and he's been popping up and cleaning his tracks. . Make note of some unsavory comments regarding his scams having been deleted from his profile comments.

Steer Clear of Rising Against, potential new traders!



I did leave one more message before leaving bad feedback, as it was pretty obvious with no responses and no tracking number what was going on. It was just me explaining why I left it and the importance of a tracking number, nothing bad. . But nothing that'd contribute here, either. :P

Guy is a fake. I am not the only one getting scammed.

My fig (WL Wonder Woman) was just confirmed delivered to Mark Watson today. If this turns out to be a scam (I'll give him a few days) could someone already filing theft/ mail fraud charges forward me that info ? On the bright side, I'll be in his area in September, and he can expect a visit if it is a scam.

This is concerning as I'm waiting for a trade from him now. He has been in contact, pretty quickly and easily, but I don't have my end of the trade yet. Interestingly, my interaction with him has been somewhat similar to Bobcat's. I sent him a Red Lantern Superboy Prime, he was supposed to send a Zombie Electro, and I messaged him about the dip in his iTrader rating, as well. He's assured me the problems have been simply shipping snafus, but seeing all this does not do me well. So...not quite sure what to do here.

Double message

Ahhh....crap.....

I can't rule out the possibility that these problems are just shipping snafus, but I'm reaching the end of my ability to extend benefit of the doubt. RisingAgainst can still bring this to a happy conclusion, hypothetically, if he ships what he promised PDQ. Heck, I'd be fine with just a return of the clix I shipped him.

Some searching online has also turned up the name Shawn Cline attached to RisingAgainst's mailing address. Anyone with "boots on the ground" in the LA area would be nice to hear from.

Just received this, not sure what to do, i dont want to get burned twice, any advice?

I'd say the odds are against shipping problems. Look at everyone in the thread and what do they have in common: Low ITrader. Looks like someone targeted everyone they could that had to ship first and made one big rip run.

Sapphire: If I were to get such a message, I'd send the list and the address-- it's not any new information that you'd be giving up, right? What's the worst-case scenario? But you do what you feel is right.

Firebrand: I agree, it certainly seems that way. But I'm a blue lantern at heart, and if there's any way to bring this to a happy ending, I would personally prefer that. Not that I'm not willing to take further steps.