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Market Place Scam

LennyJ

LennyJ

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Dec 10, 2001
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Hello All,

I just wanted to let ya'll know about a scam I got caught on the Atlanta Market Place. Christopher Ryan Cundari (Owner of Arithmetikatl) now in Miami had a KYDD bass listed for sale.

I contacted him to buy and we made the deal. He told me as soon as I paid him he would ship the bass and send me a tracking number. Then next day he contacted me and said he did not get it out the day before but would today. After that he would not answer my phone calls, texts or email.

So after almost a week - I made a complaint thru Pay Pal and started the process. He then contacted Pay pal with a tracking number and said it was shipped. Well that tracking number was almost a month old for something he had delivered to him from New York.

He then contacted me and said it was on the way - it never arrived. I had a friend contact him to see if the bass was still available. He told them yes and he would ship it right out after payment. But it is supposed to be on the way to me?

He knew I was in Atlanta and then he contacted me to meet him for delivery in Florida, I told him I was no longer interested in the bass and please send my money back. I never heard from him again.

He was not honest with me and I have since received my payment back from Pay Pal. Nice and easy working with Pay Pal and I am glad they helped me.
 
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LennyJ said:
Yes but the ad was marked as in Atlanta G also. So it got by me until I sent the money, then he stated he moved to Miami.
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Thanks for the heads-up!

You probably could have avoided all of this by just telling him you’d like to meet to see the bass and that you would be bringing cash. If you got the runaround you would have seen the “red flags” and avoided it.
 
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Pep said:
You probably could have avoided all of this by just telling him you’d like to meet to see the bass and that you would be bringing cash. If you got the runaround you would have seen the “red flags” and avoided it.
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Problem with doing something like that, is that the scammer is expecting you to have a bunch of cash on you and could possibly try to rob you of said cash. Only ever meet in a Police Department parking lot for high dollar transactions, imo at least.
 
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Peteyboy said:
:mad: - I found his email & a phone # as well...
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Yes I have all that also - but after two days he would not answer me. All in all it is over.

I got my money back and made this post to maybe help others. Market play will not let me leave feedback since he has blocked me from the listing - but it is still there - up for sale.
 
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LennyJ said:
Yes I have all that also - but after two days he would not answer me. All in all it is over.

I got my money back and made this post to maybe help others. Market play will not let me leave feedback since he has blocked me from the listing - but it is still there - up for sale.
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Perhaps you could share and WE COULD ALL GIVE HIM A CALL?
 
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