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I almost fell for this too. One thing that I see missing in this thread is that it is most likely an imposter. The phone number is a t-mobile number as is the IP address that 3 of the 4 ads were posted from, the other is a charter cable IP from Riverside, CA, a long way from Stockton. Could be a ho...

Got my refund from Paypal today. My faith in them is still tempered by my last bad experience but all is good on this one. Hope everyone who got scammed also get the refunds coming to them.
73
Marty
N5KBP

To everyone who has been a victim of Derek. File a claim with Paypal, the San Joaquin County Sheriffs office, your CC company if you used a cc and while your at it send an email to Abuse@engineer.com to get his email terminated. Let's turn the heat up on this low life.
Marty
N5KBP

kb9si wrote:Marty,

Did you pay with paypal and if so what happened to your money?

Thanks
K-K

Yes I did and from my experiences with Paypal I'm sure it is long gone. I have absolutely no expectation of them doing the right thing. They have a history with me of aiding and abetting thieves.

Marty
N5KBP

He got me on an Icom 746. Same story. Money sent. No Item, No communication.
Marty
N5KBP

On 09/05/14 I responded to ad #1152333 here on QTH for a Icom 746. Derek Halvorson, KB6RDI responded to me immediately and we made a deal. I paid him via Paypal on the morning of 09/06/14. He promised prompt shipping. Since then he will not answer emails or phone messages. Paypal says he created a s...

Dick sent me a knob for a kenwood 440 that the postal service managed to lose and just deliver a torn up envelope. Dick sent out another in the mail the same day he was notified and it got here in great condition. You can't get any better than that.
Marty
N5KBP

I'm usually a give a guy the benefit of a doubt kinda guy but this is a crock. Glad you will be able get your money from Paypal. Marty N5KBP I just saw this in the listings...its dated the 27th but was edited recently so it shows up now...hopefully this will be resolved soon...if not already... ----...

Made a deal with John W1JCW the other day. Everything was exactly as described and shipped quickly.

Marty
N5KBP

Doing a little googling brings up something very interesting. W5OTR 's address listed with the FCC happens to be the same address listed for "Texas State Optical", a local eyeglass chain. N5KBP From whence comes this information???? I have been unable to verify this address as anything but W5OTR's ...

Doing a little googling brings up something very interesting. W5OTR 's address listed with the FCC happens to be the same address listed for "Texas State Optical", a local eyeglass chain.

N5KBP

I wouldn't immediately assume it was a scam. The " above subject stated" line and the references to the "item" instead of ever actually naming what you are talking about would make me proceed with extreme caution though.

Scott does provide an easy way to look up the seller (provided he has a callsign). He has built in a QRZ lookup in the ad. Just one click on the hyperlinked callsign, check the address, and hit your back button and you're back to the ad. My 2 cents worth. Now whether the guys information is updated...

Sounds like you were just being prudent to me. Let us know if he completes the scam and keeps the MO anyway.

Marty
N5KBP

I'm curious. Is this deal still hanging?

According to Hi-Q the antenna I have was sold originally to Saad however he claimed he never received it and a insurance claim was filed with the USPS. Hi-Q sent him a 2nd antenna. I have furnished all this information to the United States Postal Inspectors. He got to me, don't let him get to you. ...

QRZ shows his address as being in Linden Texas. A small town between Texarkana and Marshall in far NE Texas. It's claim to fame is it is the home town of Don Henley of the Eagles rock band. My QTH is about 90 miles southwest of there. Linden is a small town of about 2000 and is in a small county of ...

Anybody know Gary Koniewicz N3VWW? I made a small ($12) deal with him. Sent the check on July 23rd. It hasn't cleared yet and Gary doesn't answer my emails. Check cleared or not I'm not worried about the $ but I am curious as to what might have happened to him.

Marty
N5KBP

johnb wrote:

N5KBP wrote:
2) What amplifier requires a key to operate?


Marty
N5KBP

A Henry 2K requires a key to open the PS unit.....

John k5mo

Thanks for clearing that up. The depth of my ignorance never ceases to amaze me, and everyone else for that matter.

Marty
N5KBP

Agreed if something is left out of a deal that should have been there then it should be supplied. But I can't help but ask two questions.

1) What is your call John?

2) What amplifier requires a key to operate?


Marty
N5KBP

Just completed a small deal with Dave Vest K8DV. He not only shipped on my word instead of waiting to receive payment he packed the carcass of an old HM-102 like it was a new one. Renews my faith in peoples honesty after a brush with a crook on my last swap.

Marty
N5KBP

Has anybody heard of this person using this callsign and the name of Hanafi? The replies to my ad were vague and set off the Bovine Scatolgy alarm's. Sounded a lot like Mike Howie from South Africa, vague about the item for sale, who was using Yahoo email account that has been since shut down.. The...

You are lucky to have received your tuner. Billy has never sent my laptop yet after four years. He just kept my IC-2AT. He had many excuses over the years and "sich mother" was one of them. Just gotta watch this guy. 73. Gene w7ybv Sorry to hear you never got the laptop. He claimed in an email that...

Well finally got the tuner . It only took 3 weeks, multiple emails and many unfulfilled promises to ship. It was so poorly packed one of the knobs was pushed back and broke the nylon bolt that holds the variable cap in. The heavy cap came unsoldered and bounced around in the box and bent a few plate...

Got an email today from Billy with another promise to ship. I'm not holding my breath.

Marty
N5KBP