Info on user Eccles

shushuwheels

Anyone know this guy? I paid him for a pair of wheels 2 weeks ago and after 2 couriers not turning up and him apparent ly going 'to the post office today' he has gone silent.

Hi first name is Richard, I have his surname too and he lives in the South West. If anyone knows him prod him to stop being a knob jockey please. Or if you have any info feel free to PM, I won't be letting him get away with £300.

Cheers

djhermer

I hope you didn't pay him by paypal gift....

joe1983

Bank transfer

Velonutter

Can we have a link to the advert please?

His IP address seems to look like Glasgow.

I'll PM you his email address and IP address but that is all I have on him, I'll send him a warning email as well.

shushuwheels

http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=40091&t=12949014

Here the link, seems the guy who bought the torque wrench had issues too, so I've pm'ed him to see how it worked out for him.

southeast

Boo. Another one? I got my money back from the guy selling some DA wheels on here, via Paypal. I never heard from him after payment was sent. I don't know why a scammer would accept normal Paypal, they almost always side with the buyer...

If you don't have any luck can you go down the legal route? Using his bank details there must be a lot of info that can be found by the authorities.

hughse0

I suppose it's not looking good for me then. .....I put a wanted ad for some record parts. Eccles pmd me and I'm waiting for the bits. Mine has been about a week now. I have just mailed him asking for a status so we will see if he comes good. I too would be interested in info on him if be. .......I will keep you informed.

Velonutter

Anybody had any emails from him, as that might tell you what other IP addresses he has used?

squibnocket

djhermer wrote:

I hope you didn't pay him by paypal gift....

I was slated on here for mentioning why people ask for gift payments and this is the very reason we should just pay the fee and nit pay using PayPal gift.

Hope you get it sorted.

shushuwheels

He has now been in touch with me, posted the wheels, and provided me with a tracking number so am expecting a good outcome. His excuses were a little ridiculous (courier failed to arrive x2, post office closed, then got norovirus, shed roof leaked and ruined the box etc) but it seems, at least for me, that the situation is looking brighter.

Velonutter

shushuwheels wrote:

He has now been in touch with me, posted the wheels, and provided me with a tracking number so am expecting a good outcome. His excuses were a little ridiculous (courier failed to arrive x2, post office closed, then got norovirus, shed roof leaked and ruined the box etc) but it seems, at least for me, that the situation is looking brighter.

Maybe the fact that I sent him a message saying I would advise his employers of his dodgy dealings did the trick? :shock:

Colinthecop

Velonutter wrote:

Maybe the fact that I sent him a message saying I would advise his employers of his dodgy dealings did the trick? :shock:

You would do that...? Snitches get stitches you know. :roll:

shushuwheels

Ha ha yes! I believe I owe you a beer Velonutter!

Velonutter

Colinthecop wrote:

Velonutter wrote:

Maybe the fact that I sent him a message saying I would advise his employers of his dodgy dealings did the trick? :shock:

You would do that...? Snitches get stitches you know. :roll:

Too right I would, I hate it when people cheat fellow cyclists :roll:

boblo

Presumably if you use your work email address you open your employers up to this if a buyer is less than satisfied. Paying £300 by bank transfer is a bit naive to say the least... OP, you don't know me, send me £100 and I'll send you some magic beans..... At least PayPal gives some semblance of protection.

Colinthecop

boblo wrote:

Paying £300 by bank transfer is a bit naive to say the least...

Banks are shite at responding to Police requests regarding Fraud.

However still miles ahead of Paypal when things go wrong. I'd rather pay someone by bank transfer than Paypal.

I seem to think that any numpty in an internet café can open an unverified paypal account, unless things have changed...?

My order of preference -

1. Bank transfer
2. Paypal
3. Everything else
78. Western Union Money Transfer
114. Moneygram

jscl

I've bought a lot of stuff off of here. I always always always collect and pay in person for any reasonable amount. The jobs of mobile allows me to bank transfer, send PayPal etc from my iPhone - or just pay in cash. But I don't trust anyone when buying online, period. Do it the good old fashioned way, face to face.

Velonutter

Colinthecop wrote:

boblo wrote:

Paying £300 by bank transfer is a bit naive to say the least...

Banks are shite at responding to Police requests regarding Fraud.

However still miles ahead of Paypal when things go wrong. I'd rather pay someone by bank transfer than Paypal.

I seem to think that any numpty in an internet café can open an unverified paypal account, unless things have changed...?

My order of preference -

1. Bank transfer
2. Paypal
3. Everything else
78. Western Union Money Transfer
114. Moneygram

In my line of business we tell my clients to never ever ever pay using Western Union or Moneygrams, you should only ever use these when sending money to friends or relatives in other countries, only a fool would pay via these methods.

When I pay for goods that are quite expensive, then I always ask for peoples addresses and check that they aren't fictitious.

dodgy

Good to see a moderator helping out, on BikeRadar.