karline-2000 From EBAY

Hello,

I was the 501st member who started the thread on the seller Karline-2000 on the 501st forums.

Basically, this guy is a fraud and a crook. He tried to steal $300+ dollars from me for some Vader armor. He shipped two different items over a week apart and claimed they were "lost in the mail."

He then tried to extort positive feedback from me when I filed my PayPal claim to get my money back.

His standard mode of operation is this:
1. He recieves your payment.
2. Never ships the item.
3. Fails to provide any tracking information, customs documentation, or anything to prove he mailed the items.
4. He will stall for time to exceed the 45 day PayPal deadline for filing a dispute.
5. His usual excuses include, lost in the mail, stolen in transit, on vacation and unable to get the paperwork, out of town for military leave, and on holiday.
6. If you leave negative feedback, he will retaliate with negative as well and then try to blackmail you into "mutually withdrawing feedback." His account has at least 12+ times that feedback has been withdrawn, which is extremely high.

I have been in contact with at least a dozen former customers from all over the world and his pattern is the same. All of these people, including myself, have filed complaints with Ebay, yet he is allowed to stay in business.

The only thing the public can do is stay away from him.

Regards,

SL/TK-8100
70th Explorers Garrison
501st Legion
 
Hello,

I was the 501st member who started the thread on the seller Karline-2000 on the 501st forums.

Basically, this guy is a fraud and a crook. He tried to steal $300+ dollars from me for some Vader armor. He shipped two different items over a week apart and claimed they were "lost in the mail."

He then tried to extort positive feedback from me when I filed my PayPal claim to get my money back.

His standard mode of operation is this:
1. He recieves your payment.
2. Never ships the item.
3. Fails to provide any tracking information, customs documentation, or anything to prove he mailed the items.
4. He will stall for time to exceed the 45 day PayPal deadline for filing a dispute.
5. His usual excuses include, lost in the mail, stolen in transit, on vacation and unable to get the paperwork, out of town for military leave, and on holiday.
6. If you leave negative feedback, he will retaliate with negative as well and then try to blackmail you into "mutually withdrawing feedback." His account has at least 12+ times that feedback has been withdrawn, which is extremely high.

I have been in contact with at least a dozen former customers from all over the world and his pattern is the same. All of these people, including myself, have filed complaints with Ebay, yet he is allowed to stay in business.

The only thing the public can do is stay away from him.

Regards,

SL/TK-8100
70th Explorers Garrison
501st Legion

Hi SL/TK 8100,

Thanks for posting. This is EXACTLY what is happening to me. Though the dollar amount is not high for the transaction, I feel pissed by this action of deceit. Sure enough, he will appear as another ebay seller sometime later, despite his claims of selling off his moulds to someone else.

Does anybody have the return address from this seller? I need this to write to the authorities in his area and file a police report in my country. And I will get the law enforcement here to help contact the the law enforcement agencies in the UK.

Please pm if you have and the date of the delivery.

For those who are dubbed, what do you say..8)

http://www.therpf.com/showthread.php?p=508496#post508496

Peace.
 
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Hi SL/TK 8100,

Can you help establish the list of date or dates of reply to the respective buyers from the ebay seller regarding the alleged thief of his shipments by the postal worker/s? This is material fact to the case.

I would opt for this in the open rather than PMs so that our fellow community members can make up their own minds and be more careful in future as well. I am seeking this information for evidence and case to present to the authorities and enlist international law enforcement involvement.

I want to do the right thing and establish facts, so as not to penalise the seller for his administrative incompetence. But deal is a deal, if no delivery or refund for payment received, then it is a default on the contract.

I look forward to your reply. Please provide this link to your 501st.

Solochaser, I do not mean to hijack this thread. If so, I apologise. LMK. This thread is still yours.

Peace
 
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Darth i'm ok with you seeking info. i would like justice to be served as well. if i can help in the case it would be wonderful.
 
Hello,

Regardless of his present life situation, it doesnt excuse the pattern of behavior he has demonstrated. If a local postal worker was stealing that much stuff from him, the postal authorities would be investigating if he filed a complaint. Knowing our USPS investigators and assuming the UK inspectors are just as quaified, that worker would be in jail by now.

It does not explain his reluctance to provide simple paperwork for verfication of shipment. If he is running a business, he would have receipts for shipment, tracking information, and customs documents for his overseas customers.

Which brings up another point. It appears that most of is victims (i.e. those lost in the mail) are the overseas customers. Which is convenient since filing criminal charges from another country is extremely difficult, if not impossible.

As far as the high points of my case, I purchases two items from him. The first was paid for on Dec. 4 and he claims was shipped on Dec. 6. The second item was paid for on Dec. 11, he never gave me a date this item was ever shipped. Later that month, he claimed both items were shipped together, which is contradictory to his previous message. I filed a dispute with PayPal the first week of January 2008. PayPal investigated and gave me my money back.

During the entire month of December, I sent messages to the seller asking for updates on shipping and never received any proof of shipment, only excuses as to why he didnt have it available. Towards the end, he stopped answering e-mails until I filed the claim with PayPal.

Sorry, but this seller has given no reason whatsoever for benefit of a doubt, nor am I buying his "hard luck" excuses.

Regards,
TK/SL-8100
 
Hi,
Anyone who paid and not received the item please pm me here or at the rpf. Lord Abaddon has managed to get a reply from Karline-2000. Please follow the link to rpf for an update. I will compile a list and send to Lord Abaddon. This cannot stay open forever, so I will open this until next week monday. Please pass this message along to those you know.
http://www.therpf.com/showthread.php?t=38812&page=3
Your real name, shipping address and what is owed. (If you are comfortable with it)
Peace.
 
Darth Clouds, cblackthorne,

That was totally his m.o.

I had sent this to eBay Disputes. This is the problem with believing someone to follow through and allowing them to drag you past the maximum allowable time for eBay to penalize them. After the allotted time, eBay "greys out" the old transaction and removes the auction ID from the database and thus you can't file a dispute claim against an inactive number.


Payment Method: PayPal
Date of Payment: 05/11/07
Seller Contact: Yes, But the issue is unresolved

Customer concern: Dear eBay Dispute.

This in regards to an auction paid for back in 5/11/2007 through PayPal but has not been received, and it's been about 9 months now.

(I've tried to use the dispute console but this situation of not having received my item has gone on for so ridiculously long that the auction information has now vanished. I have kept email records of every eBay system message I've received so I can back up everything I'm saying.)

I ordered a "stormtrooper a.n.h stunt helmet kit" (item #180114158877) -- basically a Star Wars-based Stormtrooper Stunt life-sized helmet from eBay user "karline-2000" who is currently selling the same kind of item (180202029342). It has never arrived. Repeated PMs through eBay for a tracking number were sidestepped with assurances that it was in the mail. I've asked for a refund and he would not provide it. I decided to just let him send me a helmet. The first was allegedly lost in the mail. The second still never arrived. The third attempt was thwarted due to some UK mail strike (yet I received postage from the UK). And still no response after inquiries.

Below are excerpts of PM's received from karline-2000. You'll note that I asked for a refund, which he said he could not give but would give me another product instead. At this point, my money was trapped in this individual and I had no choice. But I'd much prefer a refund and be done with this individual once and for all. I will never transact with him again.

PayPal transaction ID: 7SA885694V0713518 to Robert Galloway for GBP 119.

Thank you for your time and consideration.
And now the messages from karline-2000. I gather you guys went through the same blasted grief I have.

5/27/07 - hiya mate its on its way mate should be there soon, thanks alot Rob.

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6/28/07 - Hi, it so ironic that you have got in touch mate i was going to email you today after reading your right up about my armour on the prop board last night, thats not good at all it should have been there weeks ago the address i sent it to is ***** is this the one i sent your vader arkour to? il digg out the paperwork mate and see whats happened dont worry it is insured, thanks alot Rob.

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7/20/07 - Hiya mate sorry for the delay ive been away all week just got back today, thats no probs mate ive put in the claim and as soon as i have made a cod piece i will get both straght out to you, it will be mon/tues, i will sort out some pics two there are some listed at the mo but if you need any more ill sort some out, can you forword the address you would like them sent to please, thanks alot Rob.

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7/30/07 - Hiya mate been a slight delay as i was off work all last week with the flu, its no the armour im sending as the moulds arnt finished yet its the cod and mic tips, just got a cod made up bud need to paint it today then i can have them on there way in the next couple a days, got the claim back for the other kit anyway mate so theres no probs there. Also got some biker scout armour on the go two mate as soon as the upper armour is done ill send you some pics, cheers Rob.

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8/16/07 - On there way buddy ive sent you the helmet kit, a pair of the new hovy mix im doing now with mesh rarther than just painted mesh, and my darth cod! its not a movie accurate one as they are leather as you know, its aimed more at the low budget vader maker, let me know what you think, thanks alot Rob.

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9/10/07 - hiya mate your right thers somthing very wrong leave it with me my friend and i will sort this once and for all, you know you can trust me mate dont worry it will get there if i bring it myself LOL, cheers Rob

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9/21/07 - Hiya mate ive got to go tomorrow and identify a flood damaged package that hopfuly is yours i have two missing items yours and another ebayers, i will get back to you i promise, mate you know you can trust me we have delt in the past and as you can se from my feedback i dont rip anyone off im trying to build my busyness not destroy it mate, i will sort this, thanks for being patient, Rob.

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10/3/07 - Hi ive found it mate had to go to go to the sorting office and try to identify it it been flood damaged and its batted, yes mate ive just started doing clone kits and i have the first one at the side of me now! its yours my friend and im still sending the mic tips and cod piece for you to review for me, im so sorry but about this i just canot beleve the bad look i have when sending to you, theres a postal strike on in the U.K at the moment until next wednesday WWW.royalmail.co.uk should confirm that if you wish to check so i will get it all boxed up and out then and i will pay extra to send it the fastest way mate, thanks alot Rob. Ps email me your add again just to be sure i have the right one, thanks again.

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10/5/07 - on its way 1st thing wed morn as soon as the postal strike is off, thanks rob.

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10/5/07 - (ASKED FOR A REFUND, AND THIS WAS HIS RESPONSE...) SAorry mate i can either send you the trooper lid kit that you bought or put you in credit, please let me know wich you would like, thanks alot Rob.

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10/10/07 - Hi there negotiating a rise now it was still on yesturday so i will try again today, thanks alot.

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11/20/07 -

Its on its way, thanks alot


- karline-2000
 
Hi Mac,

I can add you to the list on the first page of the thread at the rpf. Need your ebay name or real name, shipping address, paypal address, item bought, amount owed. Please the the information requested by Lord Abbadon in that thread. With your permission I will add your name to the list. LMK and you can then either pm me or e-mail the above information to Lord Abbadon directly. I want to keep every one in the radar so I am building a list.

Peace.
 
Hey FP,

Was the guy who stooged you with the Snowtrooper armour over here in Australia named Bentley O'Toole, or on ebay as Exentric1 or Bent_10 or something of the similar combination.. has many profiles and lots of star wars stuff, as well as a cylon armour set and a few other things...?

If so, he is the one who screwed me out of a good $1000.... all recast **** and shoddy work... lucky im a fibreglass repairer or id have had no chance at getting my stuff to work...


Sorry I missed this and it's been so long bud. I didn't remember, so I looked it up as it still shows as an active dispute because they told me that if ever there was anymore funds added to the account, they would snag it. Never happened. His E-Bay ID was "david.schneider.70". Just FYI. Not sure if it was another alias of "The Tool". But ya never know.

FP
 
Fp,

Karline2000 is from the UK. One of the customers received his Tk armor parts today, so seems he is starting to come through.... hopefully for all. And a good ending for all.

Peace.
 
i'm still skeptical. who was the customer? and is he outside of the uK? it seems international customers are the ones getting scammed.
 
i'm still skeptical. who was the customer? and is he outside of the uK? it seems international customers are the ones getting scammed.

Our objective is clear for this gathering of his customers who paid but not received the item either: receive an item same as pictured and described, a refund, or reduce the risk exposure to unethical business practices for our peers and young one. And not to target individuals' character or create soap. There are many life issues to attend to as well.

After what we have gone through, it is natural to be skeptical. And to address this, I decided to put up a name list that is open for public scrutiny and accessment. We can collect data, track, analyze and prove beyond doubt. But before this is done, I will refrain from any conclusions. Furthermore, it is also good for the seller that we publish a list, if all is make good, justice is done for the seller's reputation.

In general, keeping things private and fragmented has it's pitfalls in this endeavor for all.

I was given a post tracking number on the 6th of February 2007 which is not good for tracking and was told that it has been sent. If it is sent, I should be receiving it somewhere now or next week.

Let's be positive and give the guy a chance to come through, he may have been a victim of Murphy's law (where disaster strikes unexpectedly and maybe continously). Having said that, he has not proven the theft case which IMO would be easy since the authorities would have been involved.

Does the guy and gals over at the rebelsum and other forums know?

Peace
 
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Migrating?...I know it's winter still (or is it) ...anywho the guy definantly needs to be brought to justice.
 
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