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Alan Rik
Film God
Posts: 2211
From: New York City, NY, USA
Registered: Jun 2003
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posted May 01, 2004 02:06 PM
Ok guys... I have been trying to stay with the motto that if you don't have anything nice to say about anyone..dont say anything at all. However let me give you a brief history of my dealings with this man.
He is the man who purchased via Ebay my GS1200P Xenon machine in October. He bought it for $2600 and then tried to sell it to the next high bidder for $3800!
The first machine he recieved and he told me that everything was in great condition- thanks for the sale. He asked me if I had any other machines for sale and I told him that I had a record model but it wasn't for sale.
Well, necessity forced me to sell that model as well a few months down the road.
I told him it came with the 1.2 auditorium lens, and a 1.3 lens I had lying around, the original manual, in good working condition- just gone through Leon's clean up and check.
He asked me if this was the model with the improved non scratch piece. I told him they never made a model from the factory with the piece and he told me that for the money I wanted I should go to Germany and have it installed! I told him to forget the deal. He said he still wanted it.
When it arrives he calls me on the phone and tells me the bulb wont light. I hear him clicking it on and off. I tell him to stop because its not good for the Xenon, hell burn the bulb out. He continues saying the regular GS's you can turn the bulb on and off. I told him the machines are different and to wait a second.
Voila..it works. He thanks me and asks me if I have any Bolex cameras! I tell him that I'm not a dealer but just a guy who is selling his machines. He tells me if I see of a Bolex to let him know. (?)
A month later he sends me a nasty email telling me that the first machine is in crap condition, the second machine is worse than the first and it came with a crap lens! (1.2-rare and very good lens!) But if I paypal him $500 US dollars than he will be ok with the deal. On and on this goes for months. Finally he tells me that when he was in the army with the special ops dept. he met some guys who are interested in my internet fraud and he is going to have me investigated by the FBI. And I have 24 hours to deposit $500 into his Paypal account or Else!
I finally have to get Ebay involved and tell them of this guy and I forward the emails he sent me to them. Since he is a dealer they told him to back off or else they will terminate his account.
The final email I receive from this guy in January is this:
"I will be coming back to where you work later this year and I will see you, Mr. Crook." I also forgot to add the racial slurs he put in his emails. Because my email is Rchan at earthlink. he said that he was going to get INS involved and was going to have me deported. I didn't have the heart to tell him that I was born here in the states and have been a citizen all my life! ![[Smile]](smile.gif)
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Robert Aragon
Master Film Handler
Posts: 264
From: Santa Fe
Registered: Mar 2004
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posted May 01, 2004 02:53 PM
WOW...let me tell you guys thanks a lot! I have been looking for a gs 1200 and found this auction, was considering collecting my nickels and dimes to win this. BUT, After these stories, I guess there are some "not nice dealers" out there, have had a couple of bad encounters before...But, I am such an overly sensitive kid...I always felt bad for the dealer, and forgave the bad dealings. But,why can't every dealer...be simply honest! I will not be bidding on this...OH, BY the way....ANY GS 1200 elmos out there for me? I will be getting some cash on the 16th and hoping to find a new machine..or like new. yrs, rob
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Mike Newell
Jedi Master Film Handler
Posts: 826
From: United Kingdom
Registered: Jun 2003
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posted May 01, 2004 05:01 PM
Frank Adams is one of God's Finest. A great character
and Gentleman!!!!
Friendly, witty, honest, dependable,charming,reliable,
interesting, lovable,warm,sociable,pleasant,fascinating and super doper cinephile person.
Fact is he is coming over this Christmas to spend time with me and the whole family circle. I'm paying his air fare and everything.
Apart from a big brown rat getting in his head two years ago and gnawing out his brain he would pass for a normal person any day.
If I told you my real story I would be here longer than a Mark Todd email.
Enough to say that Frank promised to get me arrested by the FBI and was to contact the Mayor to have me convicted on zoning violations (someone please explain that one to me).
God bless Ebay for letting him get to meet lots of new friends.
He does like to email a lot!!!!!
Must go the G Men are at the door for coffee again
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UBBFriend: Email this page to someone!
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Dick Lee, I see you're bidding on this guy's auction...are you reading this????
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