BE WARNED!!! TheBlackPearlZ is a fraud and scammer!!!
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Another Member Scammed...
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Hey everyone, I just wanted to share the experience I had purchasing a set of Volk LE-37 from member TheBlackPearlZ. This is meant as a warning for anyone looking to buy these set of wheels.
The short story is I paid $2,500 via paypal and I never received my wheels, all I got was many different promises to ship and a fake tracking number. To this day (I paid on Dec. 18), I do not have wheels, or a refund. After the initial refund from him failed (not enough funds or something), I tried to call him from the phone number that I have been in contact with him and it was disconnected, so I am making this post.
The long story:
I saw that TheBlackPearlZ had a nice set of Volk LE-37 for sale, so I went ahead and made him an offer. After a while he accepted my offer so I sent payment (Dec. 18, 2008). A couple days after I sent full payment to him, he went ahead and bumped his for sale thread, I thought this was weird and it should have been my first warning, but I just shrugged it off because of his high positive itrader rating. After a few weeks I was completely in the dark about the status of the wheels, all I was told is that they were shipped, that's all (if you just dropped $2,500 on something you would be nervous to). After about the third week or so of not receiving the wheels he finally told me that he still had the wheels...He said that the address he sent them too was wrong (Note: I've made plenty of sales via my paypal account and no others have had issues sending to my verified address). At this point I opened a paypal dispute because as many of you know you only have a limited time to file a dispute, also, if you didn't know, filing a dispute is not a bad thing, it will not effect the account if it is removed. After I opened the dispute he told me that he is absolutely refusing to ship unless I dropped the claim (if you close a dispute you cannot reopen it). He kept trying to reassure me, telling me that I needed to trust him. I really just wanted the wheels, so I went ahead and closed the dispute. After about a week he sent me a tracking number telling me that the wheels were shipped via UPS (yay!) The tracking number he sent was 1z8f5p940243240384, which did not work. When I brought this to his attention and asked him to re-send it to me, he said he didn't have it anymore but assured me that they would be here on Saturday. At this point it's mid January and I am without wheels, wheel status, or money; so I called paypal and the guy I talked to said that he cannot re-open my dispute, but that he escalate a new one for me, but after this one no more. So now TheBlackPearlZ threatened to stop shipment of the wheels (you can't do that) unless I dropped the claim. I told him that all I wanted was a tracking number and I would immediately close the dispute, just like I did last time. He kept telling me that I needed to just trust his that the wheels were going to be there on Saturday. At this point I am just tired of his, so I ask for a refund, and tell him that if in fact the wheels to arrive on Saturday, that I will just keep them and immediately re-send him the money. He said that if I did not drop the claim, he will go have the wheels rerouted back to him, but I was firm and told him; No tracking number = No dropped claim. So he he finally refunded me my money and said that he had a wheels reshipped to him. Well, I get a notice from paypal that the refund he issued to me didn't go through because of insufficient funds or some such, so I immediately sent him a text message asking him what's up, but no response, so I called him and found out that the number had been disconnected.
So here I am; no money, no wheels, and very upset off. TheBlackPearlZ, if this is all some misunderstanding, then please just refund me my money.
Also, I am attaching some of the conversations that we had, and some of the paypal payment proof.
Well, thanks for taking the time to let me vent and wish me luck, $2,500 isn't exactly pocket change.
The short story is I paid $2,500 via paypal and I never received my wheels, all I got was many different promises to ship and a fake tracking number. To this day (I paid on Dec. 18), I do not have wheels, or a refund. After the initial refund from him failed (not enough funds or something), I tried to call him from the phone number that I have been in contact with him and it was disconnected, so I am making this post.
The long story:
I saw that TheBlackPearlZ had a nice set of Volk LE-37 for sale, so I went ahead and made him an offer. After a while he accepted my offer so I sent payment (Dec. 18, 2008). A couple days after I sent full payment to him, he went ahead and bumped his for sale thread, I thought this was weird and it should have been my first warning, but I just shrugged it off because of his high positive itrader rating. After a few weeks I was completely in the dark about the status of the wheels, all I was told is that they were shipped, that's all (if you just dropped $2,500 on something you would be nervous to). After about the third week or so of not receiving the wheels he finally told me that he still had the wheels...He said that the address he sent them too was wrong (Note: I've made plenty of sales via my paypal account and no others have had issues sending to my verified address). At this point I opened a paypal dispute because as many of you know you only have a limited time to file a dispute, also, if you didn't know, filing a dispute is not a bad thing, it will not effect the account if it is removed. After I opened the dispute he told me that he is absolutely refusing to ship unless I dropped the claim (if you close a dispute you cannot reopen it). He kept trying to reassure me, telling me that I needed to trust him. I really just wanted the wheels, so I went ahead and closed the dispute. After about a week he sent me a tracking number telling me that the wheels were shipped via UPS (yay!) The tracking number he sent was 1z8f5p940243240384, which did not work. When I brought this to his attention and asked him to re-send it to me, he said he didn't have it anymore but assured me that they would be here on Saturday. At this point it's mid January and I am without wheels, wheel status, or money; so I called paypal and the guy I talked to said that he cannot re-open my dispute, but that he escalate a new one for me, but after this one no more. So now TheBlackPearlZ threatened to stop shipment of the wheels (you can't do that) unless I dropped the claim. I told him that all I wanted was a tracking number and I would immediately close the dispute, just like I did last time. He kept telling me that I needed to just trust his that the wheels were going to be there on Saturday. At this point I am just tired of his, so I ask for a refund, and tell him that if in fact the wheels to arrive on Saturday, that I will just keep them and immediately re-send him the money. He said that if I did not drop the claim, he will go have the wheels rerouted back to him, but I was firm and told him; No tracking number = No dropped claim. So he he finally refunded me my money and said that he had a wheels reshipped to him. Well, I get a notice from paypal that the refund he issued to me didn't go through because of insufficient funds or some such, so I immediately sent him a text message asking him what's up, but no response, so I called him and found out that the number had been disconnected.
So here I am; no money, no wheels, and very upset off. TheBlackPearlZ, if this is all some misunderstanding, then please just refund me my money.
Also, I am attaching some of the conversations that we had, and some of the paypal payment proof.
Well, thanks for taking the time to let me vent and wish me luck, $2,500 isn't exactly pocket change.
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This @sshole is a LOCK for douchebag of the year 2009.
This thread won't be certified epic until we get confirmation that this guy has been pwned by the appropriate authorities...
I'm assuming that since these fraudulent "transactions" crossed state lines, they constitute multiple federal offenses. I sure hope so.
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This thread won't be certified epic until we get confirmation that this guy has been pwned by the appropriate authorities...
I'm assuming that since these fraudulent "transactions" crossed state lines, they constitute multiple federal offenses. I sure hope so.
IFTMS (In For The Mug Shot)
Around 1998 the SSA changed their policies to make it easier for victims of physical abuse/harrassment to change their SSN in attempts to hide from their abusers. Even thought he is probably going to get get physically harrassed by someone in jail, I don't think he qualifies now. Granted by the looks of his pics he willingly allows men to physically abuse his anus, him giving them permission eliminates him from this criteria.
If you look over the SSA.gov website they discuss getting a new number due to identity theft. It plainly states that you have to prove that:
- someone has used your SSN to obtain credit
- you have exhausted all resources to clear the matter
- the thief continues to use your SSN after your efforts.
If he just found out what happened, I don't see how he had the time to meet those requirements.
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Wow, I think I talked to this guy on the phone before! I believe he was trying to buy twins or upgrade his current system, he wanted to meet up with Eagletangreen to ride in his car and we were all suppose to meet up, but the bastard didnt call me back!
Bump for new updates!
Bump for new updates!
Wow, I think I talked to this guy on the phone before! I believe he was trying to buy twins or upgrade his current system, he wanted to meet up with Eagletangreen to ride in his car and we were all suppose to meet up, but the bastard didnt call me back!
Bump for new updates!
Bump for new updates!
Newest update:
I just woke up and getting rdy to go to work, still absolutely no action on my paypal, paypal still states that they can not contact the seller at this point. No answer from any legal justice organization yet. I am going to make a call later today to his military organization and try to find where this douche is hiding.
I just woke up and getting rdy to go to work, still absolutely no action on my paypal, paypal still states that they can not contact the seller at this point. No answer from any legal justice organization yet. I am going to make a call later today to his military organization and try to find where this douche is hiding.
