Thief? Advice needed.

You can open a sealed envelope and seal it again using steam

then proceed to make a cup of tea jk :)

I can't add anything new to this other than to say I'm sorry for your loss, but you have to accept a risk like this if you're going to send cash. Doesn't matter how many times you've done it with success.

I accept the risk and I know I won't get neither the ticket or the money. I just wonder if the seller is a thief - or how likely it is.

I could probably give you a hint, I know lots of queen fans from argentina, being manager of a couple of tribute bands here and a long-time collector.

if you want, send me his name, and I will let you know if have any info about him.

Regards,

Javier
PS: I agree, our postal service is the worst in the world actually, although it sounds like a thief to me.

I think his name is Agustin Rosso. Haven't you heard about him? He's not a Queen collector I think.

Some 2 or 3 years ago I received an empty envelope from Australia which was supposed to have $ 30 inside. As the envelope was clearly opened by someone (either on the Brazilian or Australian post office) I have sent him the goods. Only happened once to me... since I started to collect in '77 !

I don't know, my mum and grandma always send me money from Brazil for my b-day and christmas, etc without any problems. I always received the money, and I've never received an opened letter from Brazil.
It CAN happen, but as he first didn't reply to your emails, and then said the money hadn't arrived and all that... I wouldn't believe him.
Sorry about that!
But it's always a risk...

We tend to put cash or MOs inside carbon paper, with the carbon facing out. First time I did that was per Henrique's advice a quite a few years back. Don't know if it helps, but it certainly doesn't hurt.

Made a cash purchase from queensite a couple of months ago. The item arrived BEFORE getting the confirmation card that he received our mail.

I'd be hesitant dealing with a zero feedback even if he was within a hundred miles. I made that costly mistake once.

My big hunch is the seller. I hope I'm wrong.

sidenote....this seller has done a few transactions, but in a very short time

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2594309179&category=61

Would you trust this company's word on the item's authenticity? Odd that Freddie's is the only one that doesn't look fake.

I sent P_G $26 US cash in the mail three years ago or more for the Ian & Belinda 12"...and I accused him of lying to me at first when he said he never got the money.
Now, after what people have been saying about him, I will have to concede that I may believe that my money was stolen in the mail, and that may be why P_G never got it.

I still wish to this day that I had the receipt from the Canadian bank I did the foreign exchange at to prove that I did get that $26 so I can prove I am not lying

And P_G, if you are reading this, I apologize in advance if it seems that I am trying to re-open old wounds, as I am not trying to. I believe now that it may have been simply stolen.
Just out of curiosity, do you even still have that record at all?

mmm... I don´t know him at all. I will check with other collectors though.

Javier

As a seller and buyer on Ebay, I wouldn't have bid on something a seller with a zero feedback rating had, for love or money. Like your bad experience, I've read too many other bad ones too. Report the offender to Ebay. It takes several minutes to fill out the report form but it's worth it. I had trouble where a user stole my address from Ebay and used it on auctions to further his/her own gain because the person won high-end electronics auctions and paid for it with a stolen credit card (not mine) but how they got my address from Ebay I will never know (hacked it I suppose). The sellers lost their merchandise and their money and I don't know if they got either back, but probably not.
Please be careful and read all feedbacks before you bid on or buy anything on Ebay. You take a big chance when you bid on anything!

OK, not to stand up for the thief.. and I know he is.. but you can't use the notion that if the seller/buyer has 0 feedback I will not deal with them or else they will NEVER get a chance.. we were ALL at zero once.. and I have both sent and recieved cash, it is risky but that is a chance you take, it is far easier for some countries to send cash then to deal with the hassle of getting a money order or stuff like that, I do draw a limit and unless it is sent registered or certified mail I will not send or accept (on Ebay) I have been taken for a ride only once. but to refuse to do business based on their zero feedback.. no, I do not agree.. if they have ANY Neg I have my doubts, but still look at the whole picture including the person that left the neg feedback.

Oh, I am known on ebay as Queenworld and I have a 100% positive with 37 feedback..

I don't think sellers with 0 feedback should be bought from. If they want feedback they can buy stuff, get a few positive feedbacks and then sell. That's what I did (not on purpose, I never intended to sell anything).

Ok, WHAT IF... now bare with me, you have no intention on buying on ebay.. then one day you need money.. rent is due and you are going to be evicted, you put your prized item on ebay for sale for CHEAP... but you have 0 feedback... how would you feel...? Not that THIS is what happened but it DOES happen.. again, the original point is I think judging people based on zero feedback is wrong...

As with most debates, I'm in the middle on this one. I agree that sellers shouldn't be discriminated against based on being new, but at the same time I think buyers do need to exercise some caution, and use their best judgement when dealing with such an individual.

I would recommend basing the decision whether to buy on a few factors. The price of the item.. if it's worth the risk to you and isn't going to exhaust your collecting budget if the deal goes sour, and also the payment options. If it's a case like this where there's zero feedback and the only form of payment is cash, I think some caution is in order.

For me personally, if I wanted something bad enough, I would risk perhaps $20 or so on a situation like this, but beyond that I would want a form of payment which is at least somewhat traceable/recoverable.

Just a matter of personal instinct, trust, judgement, risk :)

I've been lucky so far as a buyer. The closest to a bad deal was something being described as 'mint' which turned out to be not quite mint. And I had one 'mint' CD which was in horrible condition and wouldn't play but the guy claimed it was a mistake and made good by actually buying a brand new copy and sending it as a replacement. Because of that, I gave him the most glowing feedback and didn't even mention the problem because he more than corrected it. Which leads me to a point... if you have a bad experience, give the other party a little time to make things right. Don't immediately slam them with bad feedback which can't be erased. Mistakes happen.

And as a seller I've had only good experiences except for one guy who wouldn't pay, wouldn't respond, and kept bidding on other stuff. He finally responded and paid, after something like 2 weeks, claiming his mailbox had been full.

One more thing: It would sure be nice if Ebay had a direct link to negative feedback so you didn't have to scroll through page after page looking for them! I don't just immediately dismiss sellers with some bad feedback, I like to read the details and it can be a pain, particularly with one of these 'power sellers' with 10,000 feedbacks.