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This thread will now act as a place to find relevant and updated information regarding which members have been given negative and neutral feedback ratings.

A few rules:
1) Feel free to post information in this thread; it can be used to update and make any changes

2) This is not an automated system, so for it to work please PM me (or add it to the list) with information on any issues and I will add them to the list

3) Buy and sell at your own risk; feedback is only an indicator of past performance. As we've learned in the past even members in good standing can turn bad; so be careful with who you send your money to or trade figures with.
-These threads are useful reading:
Rules of the Marketplace
Use Caution when buying or trading!!!
Rules/Guidelines and Information for Buying.

4) Also remember negative and neutral feedback does not always equal a scammer; there are people on the list with one or two negatives that have since not had any further issues. So like all things use your judgement when viewing the information and making decisions about how you want to proceed with a deal.

There are 3 sections- Negative and Neutral which are for both buyers and sellers and the 3rd relates only to customizers:

1) Negative Feedback:

abnpredator [-1] Info here.

Acid Burn [-1] Info here.

Addicted2Collecting[-100] Member recently began selling off large portions of his collection and requested payment be sent as a gift. Delays happened and then there were claims of medical complications from the seller. A few members did receieve their items, some recieved refunds, but others got nothing or had to file a claim with Paypal to regain their money. Evidently this member has done similar things on other boards in the past. You can get more information here

Blakus939 [-1] Buyer received damaged item and not as described, information is here:
https://www.sideshowcollectors.com/forums/showpost.php?p=3325911&postcount=6324

BlindVoyeur [-100] Many commissioned projects were not completed and while some refunds were given many are still waiting for items or their money back. A refund thread was started by the member, but he has not followed through on any in a long while and is no longer responding to inquiries. You can find information regarding this here

BRONXBEAST [-100] SCAMMER ALERT!!! STOLE MONEY FROM SEVERAL MEMBERS. You can read about it here and here and here as well as in this thread: https://www.sideshowcollectors.com/forums/showthread.php?t=56265

Captain Faramir [-1] for making deals and not following through on them.

CelticWarrior [-1] for taking payment of funds from a buyer and after discovering item was not mint as described, did not give immediate refund. Claim has been raised with Paypal to get refund, read about it, here:
https://www.sideshowcollectors.com/forums/showpost.php?p=3455246&postcount=7082
More information on following page too.

C.Howes_Sculptor [-100] For not sending out commissioned items and/or not giving refunds, which he had stated he would do if a customer was not happy with his sculpt. There has been horrible communication on his part. Most customers have not received any replies to their emails and PMs and have been waiting months for updates. You can read about it in any C. Howes commission thread as well as here, here and here. If these people receive their items and/or refunds, these negatives will become neutrals due to poor communication and excessive wait times.

crystalbaud [-1] Never sent item/no communication. You can read about it here.

damashi808 [-5] Buyers never received figures. No communication. Same figure may have been sold to different people. You can read about it here. And here. And here. More recent negative feedback here.

Darkartist81: [-100] Many custom figures were never completed and communication was very inconsistent. Some refunds did occur and some member recieved partially completed items but there are also still people waiting on items. You can find some information regarding this here

Darthy [-1] Buyer never received item and there has been no communication to recitfy the matter. Buyer is filing a claim with paypal to get money back. You can read about it here.

DouglasMcC [-4] for Multiple negatives. You can find a few of them here, here, and here.

DSS Pedro/ darksidenet.net [-100] SCAMMER ALERT! This is a personal addition. For a missing LE Anduril, no sign of the $550 I paid for it, and no response to the many emails over many months.

ezewok [-1] For advertising one item For Sale but sent a different one and refuses to pay for return shipping. See this post for information:
https://www.sideshowcollectors.com/forums/showpost.php?p=3223477&postcount=5651

Fat Hobbitss [-1] For selling an item, shipping internatinally without insurance or tracking. Claims the package was lost, but never offered any ammends to the seller who was out 1000 pounds. You can read about it here.

flickshop net [-100] SCAMMER ALERT! Certified thieves!

ghettoenhanced [-5] DO NOT DO BUSINESS WITH!!!! Didn't ship out item and hasn't returned buyer's PM/emails. You can read about it here. Another negative feedback - you can read about it here. More negative feedback - kept promising to ship and now no communication. You can read bout it here.

GodofWar [-1] Buyer received broken statue. GodofWar has had poor communication in rectifying the situation. You can read about it here.

granado.espada [-4] SCAMMER ALERT!! Scamming on a trade. Read about it here.

hardstyle lover [-1] Items he shipped were not as described and he would not make things right with buyer. You can read about it here.

Honestypolicy [-100] SCAMMER ALERT! Real name: Eric Brightman. Due to other members dissatisfaction, this member has been moved back into the negative.

hottoys [-1] Buyer did not receive item from seller. You can read about it here.

hurleychris08 [-2] 2 seperate buyers that have yet to receive their items. Non-responsive Seller, when he did answer pm's the tracking information was always somewhere else. See these posts:
https://sideshowcollectors.com/forums/showpost.php?p=3290631&postcount=6073
https://sideshowcollectors.com/forums/showpost.php?p=3294520&postcount=6098

Jase [-1] click here for details

Jedi Princess [-1] Detailed HERE.

johnautobot [-1] Seller sent figures that were not as described and had horrible packaging. You can read about it in this thread and here.

JRL [-1] Items received broken, seller refused refund. Go, here https://www.sideshowcollectors.com/forums/showpost.php?p=3469742&postcount=7193

LesWalker [-1] Seller paid for customs that he has yet to receive over a very long period of time. You can read about it here.

LOTRSWfan [-9] Click here for details.

Luchador138 [-1] You can read about it here.

melvinpelayo [-100] SCAMMER ALERT!! Serial scammer, sold to numerous board members but did not deliver! Has stolen at least $1500.

Memnoch [-1] Buyer bought a figure from him and never received it. Seller has not responded to any PMs. You can read about it here.

MercWithAMouth [-1] Buyer paid for Punisher Comiquette, seller did not take insurance or tracking and buyer never received item. For more information go here:
https://www.sideshowcollectors.com/forums/showpost.php?p=3422097&postcount=6900

Mista305 [-100] SCAMMER ALERT!!! Had good feedback, gained the trust of many on the board, then took off with a lot of people's money with no way for them to contact him. You can read about it in this thread.

Mini-Rock [-5] Alleged bad deals resulting in the lost of hundreds of dollars with Jakob the Man, master-obi-wan, and other claims on other boards. Deal with extreme caution.

ObsidianStag [-1] for taking a brand new item from a member to re-paint and never returning it, failing to respond to messages. More details:
https://www.sideshowcollectors.com/forums/showpost.php?p=3452321&postcount=7059

Parker [-9] Multiple negative transactions from different board members. Took many and items were never shipped. (per JMLSuperman, viper12383, Mooncat, wookielovin)

Phanatix [-1] Scammed a board member. Read details here.

pinkertonfx [-10] SCAMMER ALERT!!!! Offered Pennywise and other clown heads. Took people's money and never delivered the goods. No one has a way to contact him. You can read about it here.

Pitchin [-1] Bad deal with hoekie. Never received item nor 50 euro refund they had agreed upon.

Predalien08 [-1] SCAMMER ALERT!!!! Money orders get lost when sent to him. Deal with caution! This member is also going by the username hellboyfan8
Click here for more.
And here for the latest. BUYER BEWARE!!!

Ragnarohman Issue has been resolved. Click here for details. For not fully completing an agreed upon deal. Click here for details.

retyu123 [-1] Buyer never received item. No communication. You can read about it here.

RICEaRONI [-1] Buyer received defective figure - not as described. Seller refused to do a return for refund or even a partial refund. Buyer has included pics of figure - you can see them and read about it here.

Riko Sold the same figures to different members and tried selling them to several more. Then deleted all threads and wanted to have his account closed. Do NOT do business with this person. You can read about it in this thread: https://www.sideshowcollectors.com/forums/showthread.php?t=80537

sabiansix [-1] Buyer received damaged 2 items. Seller non responsive about problems, read about it, here:
https://www.sideshowcollectors.com/forums/showpost.php?p=3329458&postcount=6360

sedett518 [-2] You can read about it here.

Sheridan [-1] Click HERE for details.

sillyvader [-1] Buyer never received item, paypal claim made. More information, here:
https://www.sideshowcollectors.com/forums/showpost.php?p=3628100&postcount=8167

SilvioRivera [-2] Never sent out item and stopped communicating with buyer. You can read about it here.
Same story here also:
https://www.sideshowcollectors.com/forums/showpost.php?p=3527674&postcount=7553

skazi316 [-10] Selling items with a price that includes shipping. Says he will get insurance/tracking but then does not. Items being mailed from India and are never received. You can read about it here. He has now scammed 5 members on this board. Saying to all that he shipped their items but offering no proof. For one member he provided an illegible photo and an "official" document that appears to be a forgery. He also provided photos to a buyer claiming they were photos of his statue he was selling and one turned out to be a photo from a member on Statue Forum that lives in the States. The other photo was found by doing an internet search. More buyers scammed. You can read about it here and here. DO NOT DEAL WITH THIS GUY!!!

small_studios [-3] Buyer paid in advance for custom work. Work was never done and buyer did not get his money back. You can read about it here.

SovereignStudio [-100] Many commissions left uncompleted and all communication has ceased; but he does continue to sell on eBay under another name. You can find more information here

Spliff [-3] Bad deal. CLICK HERE and HERE for details.

Stephan [-1] Sent item that was damaged. Said he would file a claim and has since stopped all communication. You can read about it here.

Straps Click here for details.

Tareq Salah [-100] SCAMMER ALERT!! Click here for his ebay feedback.

tarman [-1] You can read about it here.

Teddy Daniels [-1] Never shipped item, no communication with buyer. Buyer had to eventually file a paypal dispute. You can read about it here.

Tendou-Kabuto SCAMMER ALERT!!! Click here for details!!!

toycartel Wanted payment by Money Order then stopped all communications. Buyer never received item. You can read about it here.

Unsung Hero [-1] Buyers item arrived and light up feature does not work. For more information, go here:
https://www.sideshowcollectors.com/forums/showpost.php?p=3662090&postcount=8325

Vold [-1] Asked buyer to pay with Bank transfer, repeatedly gave excuses about item being in post then just started ignoring messages.
A brief read can be found, here: https://sideshowcollectors.com/forums/showpost.php?p=3288176&postcount=6056

zahal [-1] Click here for details.

BAD EBAY SELLERS: BEWARE!!!!

2) NEUTRAL FEEDBACK
Boardmembers listed here basically flaked out on a deal where no money or items were exchanged.

abstractharmony for not following through on a deal. More neutral feedback left 04/09. You can read about transactions here, here and here. More neutral feedback left April 2009. You can read about it here and here.

Batman5 After much time passed and getting authorities involved, the buyer finally got his figure from Batman5.

boba flint Buyer received item damaged and not as described. You can read about it here.

CLU Backed out of deal. You can read about it here.

darkknight You can read about it here.

DarthCollector Backed out of a deal. You can read about it here.

DarthKry For backing out of a deal. You can read about it here.
Took a long time to send out his part of a trade deal. You can read about it here.

holtrax Backed out of a deal at the last minute. You can read about it here.

hottoys Took a long time to ship. You can read about it here.

ink Asked seller to hold an item for him that he would purchase. Then stopped all communication. You can read about it here.

Lavigne For backing out of a deal that was in place. More information is here: https://www.sideshowcollectors.com/forums/showpost.php?p=3273619&postcount=5959

LesWalker For a custom that took longer than the buyer expected.

lforigno Neutral given for backing out of a deal, read about it here:
https://www.sideshowcollectors.com/forums/showpost.php?p=3626116&postcount=8148

MercWithAMouth 2 Neutral feedbacks, the first for being flaky as a buyer and the second as a seller for sending a damaged item.
See these posts for more information:
https://www.sideshowcollectors.com/forums/showpost.php?p=3396319&postcount=6748
https://www.sideshowcollectors.com/forums/showpost.php?p=3396852&postcount=6749

Minitrucker Buyer received item damaged. Buyer wanted 1/2 refunded and instead Minitrucker offered buyer a full refund for the return of the item, which buyer declined.

Nicola Formola Unsatisfactory transaction(s).

P1X4R Click here for details.

Predator vs. Alien Backed out of a deal saying he didn't have the funds after stringing the buyer along then bought other stuff off the board. You can read about it here.

Q You can read about it here.

Ragnarohman For not following through with a deal. Click here for details. And for also trying to sell a statue that was not in his possession, though originally stating that it was. Click here for details.

retyu123 Item not received as advertised. You can read about it here. More neutral feedback here.

samhain88 User backed out of a deal without any explanation. You can read about it here.

skazi316 User has neutral feedback in his iTrader user profile. Seems to be a re-occurring problem with him offering items at a price that includes shipping. Items are mailed from India and end up not being insured or tracked and buyers never receive their items.

Shanester As a seller this user had a confirmed deal with a member only to later back out and sell the item to someone else. You can read about it, here: https://www.sideshowcollectors.com/forums/showpost.php?p=3550003&postcount=7697

Steel Backing out of an agreement at last minute to sell to someone else. You can read about it here.

WolfPredatorAVPR (formerly known as Pebeforeugo) Backed out of a deal. You can read about it here.

3) Customizers with Negative and/or Neutral Feedback

BlindVoyeur [-100] Many commissioned projects were not completed and while some refunds were given many are still waiting for items or their money back. A refund thread was started by the member, but he has not followed through on any in a long while and is no longer responding to inquiries. You can find information regarding this here

C.Howes_Sculptor [-100] For not sending out commissioned items and/or not giving refunds, which he had stated he would do if a customer was not happy with his sculpt. There has been horrible communication on his part. Most customers have not received any replies to their emails and PMs and have been waiting months for updates. You can read about it in any C. Howes commission thread as well as here, here and here. If these people receive their items and/or refunds, these negatives will become neutrals due to poor communication and excessive wait times.

Darkartist81: [-100] Many custom figures were never completed and communication was very inconsistent. Some refunds did occur and some member recieved partially completed items but there are also still people waiting on items. You can find some information regarding this here

LesWalker [-1] Seller paid for customs that he has yet to receive over a very long period of time. You can read about it here.

pinkertonfx [-10] SCAMMER ALERT!!!! Offered Pennywise and other clown heads. Took people's money and never delivered the goods. No one has a way to contact him. You can read about it here.

small_studios [-3] Buyer paid in advance for custom work. Work was never done and buyer did not get his money back. You can read about it here.

SovereignStudio [-100] Many commissions left uncompleted and all communication has ceased; but he does continue to sell on eBay under another name. You can find more information here

Unsung Hero [-1] Buyers item arrived and light up feature does not work. For more information, go here:
https://www.sideshowcollectors.com/forums/showpost.php?p=3662090&postcount=8325

Vold [-1] Asked buyer to pay with Bank transfer, repeatedly gave excuses about item being in post then just started ignoring messages.
A brief read can be found, here: https://sideshowcollectors.com/forums/showpost.php?p=3288176&postcount=6056
 
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This list has not been updated in some time; so if you have additional members to add please post the information here and we will set about getting this current and as useful as possible :duff
 
Hasn't Jbinny died? Not sure he needs to be on the list unless you are going for a historical angle. :dunno

Yes, you are correct... I'll go ahead and remove his name.

And to be clear I just copied and pasted the old list; so if there are other issues that need to be addressed please let me know.
 
Passing this on from a Statue Collectors group on facebook.
Carleton L------ Leatherface20066@---------------- Ebay ID leatherface20066
He's scammed a couple people over there and from what I've read, he's been doing it for years on other forums.
He'll take your money and never send your item. Then make excuse after excuse as to why you haven't received your item.

My rules for buying are probably well known but, they are great for protecting yourself.
1. Never pay as "Gift" unless youre willing to throw that $$ away.
2. Always file a dispute before Paypal's 40 day limit is up. Even if he/she says it has been shipped or promises to ship soon. Scammers prey on patient and trusting collectors.
3. Do a name search before buying from someone you haven't dealt with or someone who doesn't have a lot of positive feedback.

Be careful ladies and gents.
 
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Smerski contact me to sell me batarmory set mms234
from the moment i paid he stopped to replies to my emails....he has not logged in on the site ...and he has dissapeared
he wanted me to make one of the 2 payments as a gift but i paid both normally through paypal

i have already open a dispute and escalated this to a claim for both of my payments as i believe he is a fraud....
He told me also that he is located in serbia but after i checked his email ip address i discovered
that he is located in usa
 
User: Greedowan - buyers approach with extreme caution.

I've delayed posting this negative feedback because I've been waiting for the dust to settle from my transaction.

I bought a large life-size Terminator T-600 statue from Greedowan last summer (June 4, 2015) for a significant amount of money. Days after the deal was set and I had paid, the seller contacted me asking for additional money to cover shipping supplies. The initial price was very fair, so I was willing to pitch in. After he had the extra money, there were weeks of shipping delays. He kept putting me off and putting me off. Eventually, I was fed up and managed to spur him into shipping the statue.

He sent me photos of the packing job, which looked terrible. I told him to re-pack it before it was shipped. He assured me it was taken care of.

Days later, the story took a bad turn. To my total amazement, Greedowan called me from the UPS store asking for more money because he had miscalculated shipping... by $500! At this point I had sunk a ton of money and time into the transaction, so I felt like I had gone to far to back out. After I paid up again, the statue finally shipped in 4 massive boxes.

When the statue arrived, I knew right away we had a problem. The boxes were mangled, and the parts could be heard shuffling around inside.The packing was completely irresponsible given the sive, weight, and value of the T-600. The foot was shattered, the ammo belt was trashed, there were holes punched in the legs, the base had a 8" long crack (all the way through), tons of paint chips, and little sculpt details were broken off all over. The statue couldn't even be assembled in the condition it was in. Shockingly, the seller tried to push the UPS claim off on me, and a real mess followed. UPS refused the insurance claim, due to Greedowan's packing job. This left me paying far more than we agreed to, only to receive a destroyed piece. I wasn't going to let this happen without a fight.

I eventually managed to get a very small partial refund from Greedowan, but this was only after 3.5 months of relentlessly pursuing him. This guy was about as irresponsible a seller as there are. Hopefully his smaller sales are smoother, but his handling of this transaction was awful. The transaction started in early June, and wasn't resolved until mid-September of 2015.

In the end, I rebuilt the T-600 and made it a custom from the ground up. It was months of painstaking work. I'll never do business with Aiden (Greedowan) again. Had I not been someone who did custom work as a hobby, I would have been totally screwed. I've attached our email thread & text messages to this post. Cross reference the dates/communication in both to get a better idea of what a mess this was, and the lack of follow-through on his end. The critical points in the emails have been highlighted. I tried to keep commincation as codrial as possible, as I was afraid of also losing my meager $300 partial refund.

My advice is to stay as far away from this member (Greedowan, aka AidenFett, aka Ebay Arts) as humanly possible. He doesn't at all represent what this community stands for. Period.
 

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I got ripped off on here, I bought a SS Gambit PF from a member, and they never sent and cut off all communications. I'm trying to get money back from Paypal but I want to leave his name here... also how can I get it added to a Feedback list.

The Member's ID: Dikembemutombo
The Member's E-Mail: [email protected]
The Member's Name: Stefan
 
Am i correct in saying the green dot on someone's avatar indicates they are logged in?
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Hi there,

Would you be able to add Listrek as one of the scammers please so no one will fell victim like me.


First of all, I take full responsibility for being this stupid by using Western Union.

I was looking for 1/4 TDK hot toys QS001 batman. He PM'ed me that he has it and after a couple of messages we agree on a price. He told me he only accepts WU and money gram as he got burned before for using PayPal, and he told me he has ways to avoid fees/import charges and sound very genuine so I believe him (my big mistake). After the money was sent then he gave me a tracking number that isn't even working. Then he promises me that the item is on its way and willing to refund me until I get the package. Afterward never heard of him again.

This is his name when he gets his money via WU : Dejan Grujic

I already report to WU and anti-fraud in canada.
 
Hey guys, just giving you a heads up. Please add jake7 as a scammer.

I sent money through Paypal for a Count Dooku Hot Toys fig?re to user “jake7” a couple of weeks ago. The lack of communication was terrible so I decided to report a problem with PayPal. After this, the PayPal owner contacted me saying that he is not selling any goods. So please be aware. I already escalated the problem to PayPal to get my money back.
 
Hey guys, just giving you a heads up. Please add jake7 as a scammer.

I sent money through Paypal for a Count Dooku Hot Toys fig?re to user “jake7” a couple of weeks ago. The lack of communication was terrible so I decided to report a problem with PayPal. After this, the PayPal owner contacted me saying that he is not selling any goods. So please be aware. I already escalated the problem to PayPal to get my money back.

"jake7" SCAMMER! IN items wanted I'M looking for Hot Toys Spiderman Homecoming Deluxe.Today 1/3/21 I get a PM from jake7 saying he has one and I should send him email info so we can talk.I ask for location,photos,condition and price.He sends me a couple of nice photos and the price was real nice.
He sends Paypal ID:[email protected] asks for payment.
I come back to FREAKS quickly to check on him, I realize his FREAKS join date is 12/24/20 and he has no rep nothing.So I ask for proof, a photo of himself with the figure and his Drivers License.Never heard back from him.
Luckily I checked him out first, because I would have purchased the Figure.Also did not know this thread existed I would have checked here first.Good Thread.
 
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