I have notified the US Postal Inspectors regarding this, as well as his ISP.
His signature mentions the Queens User Group, although I do not believe that
they perpetrated or had any involvement with this scam. His sig also makes
note of Magnetic Media Productions:
>>>>>>>> Magnetic Media Productions Amiga 3000 Tower Dual Motorolla
>>>>>>>> Processors PPC
>>>>>>>> 604e@233mhz
>>>>>>>> +
>>>>>>>> 918 Metropolitan Ave (basement) 68060@50mhz - 144mb RAM
>>>>>>>> Amiga OS 3.9/Mac OS
>>>>>>>> 9.1/Linux
>>>>>>>> Brooklyn,NY 11211 Cybergrafx 4 w/Cybervision 64
>>>>>>>> VlabMotion/Toccata
>>>>>>>> Non-linear
>>>>>>>> Digital Editing Suite
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Specializing in multi-media art installations
>>>>>>>> Video and Audio production
>>>>>>>> Mac,PC, and Amiga repair sales and service
I am currently seeking more information on Tom, his business, hte Qeens User
Group, and any other experiences users may have had with him.
Please email me directly,
thanks,
robert karstedt
ru...@citilink.com
I've sold stuff to Tom (aka magnetic on Ebay..or something like that).
It took a bit before I got paid, but overall the transaction went
well. He has a pretty good rating on Ebay as well and does seem like
a busy fellow. Scammed may be a bit of a harsh description until you
get the issue resolved. Good luck in your endeavour.
Adam
I too have bought items from Tom and though he has been a little
slow I've gotten my items. A while back I bought a Cyberstorm
MkII/060 from him and the board arrived in good shape and has worked
fine in my A3000 since then.
Jeff
It is my current plan to take him to small claims court, as soon as I can
get out to NY to file. If possible (I am still unclear if this can be done
in small claims) I will file on behalf of the others I have contacted.
But my advise is, write him email every day, a couple times a day, and he
seems to finally come through. Just didn't work for me.
In article <2e32c2b3.02050...@posting.google.com>,
I'll contact you privately regarding this.
robert
"HJH" <koki...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:kokigami-020...@cp5300-2-22.cpinternet.com...
He's young, fast talking, and thinks he knows more that he really does.
I've had terrible luck with Tom, and we aren't on emailing-terms these
days. The table of stuff he and the QAUG folks were hawking at the show
was old, dusty, and not particularly attractive. I doubt if they sold
much of anything.
IMHO, Tom needs to learn a lot about customer service, proper shipping
and handling methods, and general business dealings - just because
somebody has a great eBay rating doesn't mean they aren't a wacko. ;-)
Pete Wason
mrz...@hynoom.com
In article <257167dc.0205...@posting.google.com>,
Based on another incident I've recently been made aware of, I'd have
to take back my comment about using scammed as a harsh word. I will
no longer buy or sell anything to this person. Others should take
this as a warning to be careful.