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'Mr. Vega' aka ChickenHide,

Final attempt at communication.

If you do not help work this out, I will pursue any and all legal means of closure available.

August 24th we struck a deal for my NIB Skorne Extreme Titan Gladiator, in return for your Infinity Cutter and Infinity Oyooroi.

September 12th you received delivery of the NIB Skorne Extreme Titan Gladiator.

Usps tracking number 9400110200881315989838 https://tools.usps.com

I have kept in contact via numerous bartertown PM threads, and I have attempted to contact you on Facebook.

I have received no communication since you provided your physical address.

Nor have I received any form of package from you.

It is currently a month since you received compensation.

Please respond,
Chris


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Following is the primary string of bartertown PMs.

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Re: H:Infinity
Sent: Wed Aug 27, 2014 3:13 pm
by nakedpanda

I have a new in box (unopened) titan gladiator extreme.
The Cutter and Oyooroi tags are what I am looking for.

Any interest?

Thanks!
Chris

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Sent: Wed Aug 27, 2014 4:08 pm
by ChickenHide

I would be willing to make that trade.

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Sent: Wed Aug 27, 2014 4:31 pm
by nakedpanda

Neat! Then consider It done! I am assuming I am a lower rating so I will ship first. It will be a week and a half before I am home (out on work sorry)

So ya know I am not messing with you, I will not give my address. It will be on the shipping label only. That way you are risking nothing.

If this all sounds ok then it is a deal!

Looking forward to the trade,
Chris

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Sent: Thu Sep 04, 2014 7:38 am
by nakedpanda

Are we still on? I will be back home this sunday and should be able to ship by monday.

Let me know, thanks!
Chris

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Sent: Thu Sep 04, 2014 8:20 am
by ChickenHide

yessir.

My address is

'Mr. Vega'
(His address)
90670

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Sent: Mon Sep 08, 2014 9:39 am
by nakedpanda

Awesome! You should be receiving the parcel within a couple weeks!

Thanks, and great doing business with you!
Chris
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Sent: Wed Sep 10, 2014 3:15 pm
by nakedpanda

Usps tracking number is 9400110200881315989838

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Sent: Mon Sep 15, 2014 2:22 pm
by nakedpanda

Could I get a tracking number when ya can?

And please do remember to leave me a reference!

Thanks!
Chris
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Sent: Tue Sep 16, 2014 11:08 am
by ChickenHide

I just got back into town today. I'll get this stuff out tomorrow.

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Sent: Thu Sep 18, 2014 8:13 am
by nakedpanda

Thanks!

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Sent: Thu Sep 18, 2014 4:51 pm
by nakedpanda

Didnt happen to get a tracking number? I ask as I have to be home to get packages usually. Thanks!

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Sent: Sat Sep 20, 2014 12:49 pm
by ChickenHide

Hi, I stopped by the post office to ship this out, but realized that I don't have your address(The clerk sassed me about it too). I need your address.

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Sent: Sat Sep 20, 2014 9:27 pm
by nakedpanda

Chris
(My address)
98052

Thanks!

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Sent: Tue Sep 23, 2014 5:18 pm
by nakedpanda

Did my address make it to you before?

Chris
(My address)
98052

Thanks!
Chris

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Sent: Sat Sep 27, 2014 8:39 am
by nakedpanda

Hi there, had a chance to ship the tags out yet? If so could I have a tracking number please?

Thanks again!
Chris

Chris
(My address)
98052

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Sent: Mon Sep 29, 2014 4:31 pm
by nakedpanda

Are you receiving any of these messages?

Getting really worried, as it has been over two weeks since you received my part in this trade...

Thanks for your time,
Chris

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Sent: Fri Oct 10, 2014 3:04 pm
by nakedpanda

'Mr. Vega,'

Final attempt at communication.

If you do not help work this out, I will pursue any and all legal means of closure available.

August 24th we struck a deal for my NIB Skorne Extreme Titan Gladiator, in return for your Cutter and Oyooroi.

September 12th you received delivery of the NIB Skorne Extreme Titan Gladiator

https://tools.usps.com/go/TrackConfirmA ... 1315989838

I have received no communication since you provided your physical address.

Nor have I received any form of package from you.

It is currently a month since you received compensation.

Please respond,
Chris

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Sent: Mon Oct 13, 2014 7:20 pm
by nakedpanda

I have sent you Facebook messages as well.

Please respond.

I really hope this is just a misunderstanding.

Thanks,
Chris

Chickenhide / Elliot Vega's address is:

Elliot Vega
10827 Maidstone Ave
Santa Fe Springs, Ca 90670

I excluded it in case this was just a comedy of errors. Looks like it is required for a BTR though.

Does anyone have any information, or qdvicevon how to get information, that might help me out here?

Or am I just effed?

Chris

Continue the FB route:
https://www.facebook.com/jagavahn

Check his friends and contacts for anyone who might be able to apply pressure.

See, now we have an even bigger problem...
ref_view.php?user_id=5963

That's a BIG ONE there, if it's all true.

I'll have to do some deep digging this weekend, unless someone beats me to it.

Eric
[edit]

Oh oh, multiaccounted. And that ends that streak.

Oh crap, looks bad...

I will send polite messages to those links asking for contact.

Thanks for everything you guys, I really appreciate it! Though I REALLY wish I didn't need it :c

Chris

I sent this note to the facebook addresses you listed.

This message is in regards to: Elliot Vega 10827 Maidstone Ave Santa Fe Springs, Ca 90670

Due to his participation in this transaction with me: viewtopic.php?f=103&t=243688&p=450534#p450534

I am attempting to contact Mr. Vega to complete this delinquent transaction. I have been trying to contact him for over a month.

If you have any way of helping, please let me know! I genuinely do not want to involve the authorities in this if I do not have to.

If this letter has found you, and you are not associated with him, then please disregard and accept my apologies!

Thanks for your time,
Chris

This message has been sent to the following recipients:

https://www.facebook.com/jagavahn
https://www.facebook.com/PHDgames
https://www.facebook.com/lillian.gomez.3572
https://www.facebook.com/justin.j.rios
https://www.facebook.com/bcriv

Moved from facebook chat

"John Elliot Vega
Hi Chris, I hadn't realized that this hadn't gone out/ I'll get you some replacements.
9405503699300399336079
35 minutes ago · Sent from Chat

Chris Matthews
Hi! Thanks for responding! Let's please keep communication on bartertown. I am nakedpanda screen name. Thank you and I am glad the nib extreme titan gladiator made it to you safely
And that number you posted is attatched to nothing afaik"

It takes a couple hours for tracking to show up. It tracks now.

Unfortunately, they're one in the same:

Me:

John. It's MagickalMemories from Bartertown. What are you doing, man?

Him:

Hi, it was an oversight with Chris. I've taken care of it.

As to the multi accounting, I ran a game store for several years and closed it in July of 2013. Because of the type of store that I ran it became fairly well known in the SE region of the US.

Initially every time I posted something I was contacted by one of my less casual customers or someone who attended an event at my shop asking about the closing or giving me their take on what I could have done differently.

That got pretty annoying, so I stood off the site for a while.

When I moved and started to participate in the hobby again I created new accounts for almost everything using my middle name.

He immediately followed with this, which shows me that he knew what was coming:

If you wouldn't mind giving me a few days to wrap up a couple of loose ends and leave feedback for people I'd appreciate it.

Me:
(Note that I have edited the message below, due to language)

That's bullsh*t, though, man. I mean, you were a staff member for a while. You know the rules and you know how huge a deal multi-accounting is to us. You could have just PMed one of us to ask what you could do. I mean, we have the ability to actually change people's User IDs. That you started using Elliot, instead of John, makes it look more like you were trying to escape the negative association with the multiple bad refs you had, man.

Eric

Oh jeez, I wish this could have been less fuss.

I really cant thank you guys enough, magicalmemories, pretre, and including chickenhide for getting back in contact with me!

Cant wait for that tracking number to update, just cant get my hopes up til I am actually holding the goods of course.

Will keep everyone updated.

Thanks!!!!

pretre wrote:It takes a couple hours for tracking to show up. It tracks now.

So according to USPS, it is still in Pre-Shipment. That's not a good sign. That means that it hasn't been picked up and scanned yet so hasn't actually shipped. He just generated a label.

pretre wrote:

pretre wrote:It takes a couple hours for tracking to show up. It tracks now.

So according to USPS, it is still in Pre-Shipment. That's not a good sign. That means that it hasn't been picked up and scanned yet so hasn't actually shipped. He just generated a label.

Or he dropped it off at a post office and they picked it up at the front, and took it to the back; without scanning it.
That happens all the time at the main sorting facility, where I work. I've seen it with things I ship.

Both User IDs have been banned.

Eric