OesteUno Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 Paid for a tunze 3155, went through PM, Email and sent me a pic of product with username and date to verify the product in possession... Once I paid, I received a reply, payment, refund or the product. Lesson learned as I have a heart to help others and was given a short story to send as Gift. I've given many payments as gifts and I have even overpaid people on forums just because they dropped the asking price. I hope the 125.00 goes a long way for him/her as they must be really struggling. (If the product arrives, I will apologize and remove this but no communication after 5 days leads anyone to believe YOU are a thief) https://www.nano-reef.com/profile/93308-kimsreef2sea/ below is our PM conversation prior to email. kimsreef2sea Started conversation: February 14 · Report I have one that's about 6-7 months old. Using Hydro instead. I'm near Carlsbad San D. Thinking $125 shipped? I should have the org box as well. Quote Share this comment Link to comment OesteUno Replied: February 14 · Report Nice. Anything wrong or missing with the unit? Can you send me pics pls 310-***-**** tyvm, Eric Quote Edit Options Delete Share this comment Link to comment kimsreef2sea Replied: February 14 · Report Its cleaned up no issues. Whats a good email? I have a scratch on my phone cam lens will use my tablet. Kimmy Quote Share this comment Link to comment OesteUno Replied: February 14 · Report **********@gmail.com can you write on a piece of paper the date and your username to confirm its a legit picture since you can't send text. tyvm, Eric Quote Edit Options Delete Share this comment Link to comment kimsreef2sea Replied: February 14 · Report I can do that Quote Share this comment Link to comment OesteUno Replied: February 14 · Report btw, if you have an iPhone, get a replacement camera here. Has videos on how to open phone. I have replaced my battery (pain in the...), digitizer/screen and the docking port. No issues. I have also replaced a few ipad screens, zero knowledge of electronics but the step by step videos made it super easy. They have all device hardware, worth a shot to fix a simple issue. http://www.repairsuniverse.com/?gclid=CLDlkpSkkNICFQ5rfgodXScIog Eric Quote Edit Options Delete Share this comment Link to comment OesteUno Replied: Wednesday at 12:06 PM · Report Payment sent, did you receive it? Eric Link to comment
gulfsurfer101 Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 I hate to say this but You really need to research who you buy from. It appears that this person was only active the day they signed up and have a very low post count. I'd bee very hesitant to send them anything standard. Asking for me to send it as a gift I'd have told them to get bent. I'm sorry you lost money but you learned a valuable lesson. Link to comment
OesteUno Posted February 21, 2017 Author Share Posted February 21, 2017 26 minutes ago, gulfsurfer101 said: I hate to say this but You really need to research who you buy from. It appears that this person was only active the day they signed up and have a very low post count. I'd bee very hesitant to send them anything standard. Asking for me to send it as a gift I'd have told them to get bent. I'm sorry you lost money but you learned a valuable lesson. Ive been asked before to send as Gift so I did not think anything. As per new member status, yes I did think this but figured if I get a picture this would be the game changer. As I said, lesson learned but more importantly, I don't want anyone else to get scammed from this user. On a freshwater forum, I've been known to give free fish, tanks, good working equipment and even let people borrow qt tanks if I have extra stuff laying around. I've always tried to make my "username" via web a solid one. The struggle is real for this individual. Link to comment
HarryPotter Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 When asked to pay as gift, I just add the 3% myself and send for goods and services. Link to comment
OesteUno Posted February 21, 2017 Author Share Posted February 21, 2017 19 minutes ago, HarryPotter said: When asked to pay as gift, I just add the 3% myself and send for goods and services. Oh great tip! Link to comment
stevethao Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 Funny I see this now. I was looking for kessils and she pm'd me saying she had an a160, ai nano, and spectral controller all for $135 shipped. Good thing I didn't buy from her. Link to comment
StevieT Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 Were the paypal funds linked to a CC or bank account? Anyone you don't know asking for a gift payment is a scammer, always have that mindset. If they really need the $3.75 and are too stupid to build it into the cost move on and do not press the send button. Link to comment
Christopher Marks Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 9 minutes ago, stevethao said: Funny I see this now. I was looking for kessils and she pm'd me saying she had an a160, ai nano, and spectral controller all for $135 shipped. Good thing I didn't buy from her. Really? Maybe this is the smoking gun. Link to comment
OesteUno Posted February 21, 2017 Author Share Posted February 21, 2017 22 minutes ago, StevieT said: Were the paypal funds linked to a CC or bank account? Anyone you don't know asking for a gift payment is a scammer, always have that mindset. If they really need the $3.75 and are too stupid to build it into the cost move on and do not press the send button. The funds were taken from PayPal credit. If my PayPal had no balance, I would have just gone through my bank. edit, put our convo in first post. Link to comment
stevethao Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 1 hour ago, Christopher Marks said: Really? Maybe this is the smoking gun. Yep. She took our convo to emails though. I was hesitant and called her out because she had only been a member for 10 hours before pm'ing me. She hasn't replied to any of my emails since. Link to comment
OesteUno Posted February 21, 2017 Author Share Posted February 21, 2017 8 minutes ago, stevethao said: Yep. She took our convo to emails though. I was hesitant and called her out because she had only been a member for 10 hours before pm'ing me. She hasn't replied to any of my emails since. I doubt its a female. I believe this member is not new to this and has gotten better with practice. Reading it's Post history, im sure they have a main acct. based on the confident reply to questions. Link to comment
OesteUno Posted February 22, 2017 Author Share Posted February 22, 2017 2 hours ago, supernip said: post on sdreefs.com Im not a member of that forum, btw hilarious username lol Link to comment
burtbollinger Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 this person was a no-brainer not to deal with. Link to comment
OesteUno Posted February 24, 2017 Author Share Posted February 24, 2017 9 hours ago, burtbollinger said: this person was a no-brainer not to deal with. Well FU too. Next time I have a bad sale I'll let you learn your lesson too. Here I was trying to be open about a bad transaction but I'll keep to myself. Link to comment
Nola Bear Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 8 hours ago, OesteUno said: Well FU too. Next time I have a bad sale I'll let you learn your lesson too. Here I was trying to be open about a bad transaction but I'll keep to myself. Thank you for sharing your experience with everyone. Link to comment
burtbollinger Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 12 hours ago, OesteUno said: Well FU too. Next time I have a bad sale I'll let you learn your lesson too. Here I was trying to be open about a bad transaction but I'll keep to myself. lighten up, bro Link to comment
OesteUno Posted March 18, 2017 Author Share Posted March 18, 2017 TTT since he struck again. Buyer beware, we have a struggling member with not enough work skills to pay for stuff from his own hard earned money. scammer contacts through PM only Link to comment
Christopher Marks Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 Were you able to get your money back? Link to comment
OesteUno Posted March 18, 2017 Author Share Posted March 18, 2017 Just now, Christopher Marks said: Were you able to get your money back? Before I jump to conclusions, as of now yes. Link to comment
samnaz Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 This person PMed me trying to sell me some stuff I was looking for. I didn't reply cause it seemed fishy. Link to comment
OesteUno Posted March 18, 2017 Author Share Posted March 18, 2017 19 minutes ago, samnaz said: This person PMed me trying to sell me some stuff I was looking for. I didn't reply cause it seemed fishy. 100% scammer. Clearly he will end this acct soon and create a new one.. he has bills to pay that he can't keep up with! I wish Mods could do more than track ip address to San Diego Link to comment
StevieT Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 CM loves San Diego, and is a certified bail and repo hunter for the right price. Link to comment
OesteUno Posted March 18, 2017 Author Share Posted March 18, 2017 Is CM the whole username? Link to comment
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