I responded to Kevin's ad and within 12 hours had 2 auctions up with a 3rd one to come. The idea of $750 in my pocket in three days time was "too good too be true"... (and it was). I should have listened to my gut. I was one of the lucky ones it seems. I had the check for my first auction made out and ready to send to him but this little voice kept telling me 'don't send it' and for once I'm glad I listened. Thank GOD. When the light bulb came on I had already sold three computers with a fourth auction in process. Only one buyer had paid. I alerted all three buyers that I felt I had been the intended victim of a scam.
I immediately set the wheels in motion to undo what had been done and prayed I hadn't done too much damage. One buyer had paid me already and I had started the transfer of funds from paypal to my bank. Try telling someone that you have their money and it will be 3-4 days before you can give it back! Transfers between paypal and your bank are very very slow but in my case that was a really good thing and I am just so happy I didn't send that check off in the mail or I'd be writing a whole different story.
I just knew that Kevin was a thief I just didn't have proof and now I do with all of you who are writing your own reports.
Although I didn't go so far as to send Kevin or Bianca the money, I still may very well have. I feel bad for all of you that actually are out money over this guy. What a vulture this a_hole is. I have still experienced a great deal of stress over this and keep thanking God, seriously, many times a day because I listened to my gut instead of the happiness I felt when I thought of all the money I'd be making and how I could finally scrape myself out of debt and fix my car and actually have a life... NOT!
To the idiot who threatens investigators knocking on "we" the victims door... Get some compassion. You are way to harsh and cynical. It is not uncommon for companys to pay people to list their replaced equipment and other items on ebay. Resellers are kind of an up and coming standard on ebay so you need to educate yourself to this new position in the work world. I myself work for such a place and I launch auctions for a company that pays me to do this... I photograph, describe and launch auctions for them and this is all done reputably. So to chastise someone for selling computers for some company as a reseller. Well it is not unheard of so back off!
I saved all my emails from this guy and would really love to see both him and this Bianca get taken down. Isn't there anything either paypal or ebay can do? And what about craigslist where he posts his ads? Surely these sites have a way to get people like this. Maybe it's wishful thinking, otherwise it would be the case that these sites are knowingly letting their members be used and abused and taken advantage of. And yet I know this guy is evasive so maybe he is one step ahead all the time. It would be nice if he could be stopped.
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