Rich, Thanks for keeping us informed. What an inconsiderate lout. Kirby
On Aug 19, 2014, at 3:34 PM, Richard Halegua Posters + Comic Art <sa...@comic-art.com> wrote: > Deadbeat Bidders. > > yeah those morons. > > all of us who do online auctions get them and mostly they are just a small > inconvenience, but sometimes they are a real pain in the ass > > one such bidder has been Frank Santos who for years has been a real pain. He > was once a dealer who I allowed on MPB, though he was later banned for > non-shipment. > He eventually cleared that crap up & I allowed him back on.. as a buyer only > and I had to ban him back in 2008. He came back, crying about some hospital > stay and talked me into allowing him back on and I relented, again. > > from that point he never bid anyway, so he was forgotten > > then one day last year a bidder named Pat Wainer signed up and proceeded to > buy a big load of stuff.. almost a thousand bucks.. and no payment. > I would email and email and finally after way way too long, I was talking to > Peter Contarino & he had the same buyer and he mentioned that he thought it > was "Phil" Santos. > well naturally that sparked a little research as I already knew that name > somehow so I started scanned my database and Frank Santos popped up. > "OH.. that moron!" > > So as I continued to check I found the key - the addresses were the same! > > Okay.. now I'm kind of angry. I had given this schmuck way too much leeway > and he abused it at every turn, but one good thing about the sign-ups at > MPB.. Phone number! > Oh boy did I call. Oh boy did I leave a stern message and mentioned all three > names "This call is for Pat Wainer.. I mean Phil Santos.. I mean Frank...... > get your money in. Who do you think you're fooling?" > > well I did indeed get paid pretty quick with the usual garbage excuses, but > that order came with a warning "pay your bill on time, or pay the > consequences" > > Clearly, the warning did not work as I currently have several hundreds more > dollars worth of stuff that he never paid for, no responses to emails, no > response to phone calls. > Clearly he is the definition of a deadbeat bidder (along with others) > > I know that all of us online seller regularly ban non-paying bidders, most of > whom win some small $1 to $5 item and never pay because for some reason after > they have won, shipping becomes onerous to them. > We ban these people just to make sure we don't have to deal with it. > > But this guy is a supposed dealer and longtime presence in the hobby. He has > no excuse. So to the rest of you I say "watch out" > > maybe Peter will post his story later.. > > Rich > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > Send a message addressed to: > lists...@listserv.american.edu > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > The author of this message is solely > responsible for its content. Kirby McDaniel MovieArt Original Film Posters P.O. Box 4419 Austin TX 78765-4419 512 479 6680 www.movieart.com https://www.facebook.com/movieart.austin.texas mobile 512 589 5112 Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
