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I've been on these forums for years, and have never had a problem with a mod. That being said, I submitted multiple emails to a moderator, and have not heard a single response back. This is in regards to a bad trade, and I have submitted literally over 4 emails to this mod, and have not received an answer to date. Sorry if this is in the wrong forum, but I think it's rather unprofessional to ignore someone.
You also don't provide a lot of context. Is that 4 PMs over a few days time? Or were they all sent within a few hours of each other? The mods here are mostly all volunteers (Typhon is probably the only one not a volunteer since this is his sandbox) and it is spring break/Easter time/Passover time so folks may actually have some real life stuff going on.
Without knowing who the moderator is, it is hard to say what has happened. Some are more active than others...
But if it is a trade issue, the persons to contact are me, phantalien and KitsuShel.
Well I submitted multiple pm's to Phantalien. I'll even give you access to my outbox Quebbster. I'm pretty much aggrevated that I traded at E2 Supes to a well known dealer from here, and even have the confirmation sheet, which i'm totally willing to fax to you. The dealer has had no repercussions for taking the Supes, and not giving me anything in return for it (I was to get a KC Green Lantern).
The dealer's dispute is that he never received it, but the post office stated that the girl that signed off on it lives there, and that it was sent to the right address. She is also the postal manager of that same said dealer's branch.
Well I submitted multiple pm's to Phantalien. I'll even give you access to my outbox Quebbster. I'm pretty much aggrevated that I traded at E2 Supes to a well known dealer from here, and even have the confirmation sheet, which i'm totally willing to fax to you. The dealer has had no repercussions for taking the Supes, and not giving me anything in return for it (I was to get a KC Green Lantern).
The dealer's dispute is that he never received it, but the post office stated that the girl that signed off on it lives there, and that it was sent to the right address. She is also the postal manager of that same said dealer's branch.
Please PM me when you have a chance.
There is absolutely nothing a moderator can do as this a case of mail fraud it SUCKS but ask yourself is it worth getting the police involved or the FBI (mail fraud is a federal crime) over a figure you can just buy off E-Bay
There is absolutely nothing a moderator can do as this a case of mail fraud it SUCKS but ask yourself is it worth getting the police involved or the FBI (mail fraud is a federal crime) over a figure you can just buy off E-Bay
The future next 10 people they swindle say: "yes"
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Phantalien is out of the country during the holidays. As Norm said, you don't really provide context regarding when the e-mails were sent. If they were all sent after he left the country (and went "off-line) then that would explain his non-response.
I would counsel patience if you want help.
Alternatively, you could PM a different MOD.
Another course of action is to keep after the guy who didn't send you your KC GL. If he is non-responsive. let him know you are aware of your legal rights, but be prepared to follow through. If he still doesn't respond, and you have the paper trail you claim, go after him! As others have said, mail fraud is a serious issue.
But again, regarding Phantalien, who is a volunteer and who I know is out of the country, I would "dial it down" unless he has ignored your PMs for a month or more. It's not like he's a civil servant and you pay his salary with your taxes.
Just sayin'.
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There is absolutely nothing a moderator can do as this a case of mail fraud it SUCKS but ask yourself is it worth getting the police involved or the FBI (mail fraud is a federal crime) over a figure you can just buy off E-Bay
As evidenced by our mass offense again Mr Steinmetz, aka Lojo and a host of other names, it's pretty much a moot point anyway.
People got PMs and statements and filed for mail fraud and tried to contact his local police and absolutely nothing came of it. It's like no one cares that these jerks are ripping people off of little plastic figures, no matter how much they cost.
It's very disheartening. It's very hard to get justice for people who are getting scammed. We mods can take no legal action. We can only cajole and harp on the person who is in the wrong. We can also ban said person, but that doesn't stop them from creating a new account on a different IP and starting it all up over again.
I personally have started to become jaded, which has severely dropped my interest in trading in general.
What, am I normal or not?
Am I crazier than other patients?
Right, I've done everything right.
So where's the karma, doc? I've lost my patience.
As evidenced by our mass offense again Mr Steinmetz, aka Lojo and a host of other names, it's pretty much a moot point anyway.
People got PMs and statements and filed for mail fraud and tried to contact his local police and absolutely nothing came of it. It's like no one cares that these jerks are ripping people off of little plastic figures, no matter how much they cost.
It's very disheartening. It's very hard to get justice for people who are getting scammed. We mods can take no legal action. We can only cajole and harp on the person who is in the wrong. We can also ban said person, but that doesn't stop them from creating a new account on a different IP and starting it all up over again.
I personally have started to become jaded, which has severely dropped my interest in trading in general.
I know.
To understand a serial scammer (not speaking about this thread, btw), you have to look at it like this: we're not people. We're screen names that will give gifts of money and valuable objects when lied to. When you get banned, make a new account and start over.
Without support from law enforcement, there is no incentive to stop. They don't give two cents about being berated or banned -- only real consequences, which we are not able to apply.