Word around etown is that you are some sort of local scam artist. Although I haven't dealt with you personally (nor would I at this point) I have heard many people talking about bad experiences they have had dealing with you and your various businesses. I would like to encourage you to go ahead a start a journal to defend yourself, because right now you are looking like quite a jackass.
I wasn't really too interested in the issue until it occurred to me that some people are beginning to delete their online identities and thoughts because of a fear of retribution from you. Nothing makes me crazier than people having to delete what they wrote because they are afraid. It's like deleting a little piece of history.
What I do know is that several years ago, my friend Jessica
(e:hodown,22584), rented from you and had some unpleasant experience where she never ended up moving in but did end suing you over the issue. I remember specifically that she won the case but unfortunately, you never paid the money. It made her really angry as she was very poor at the time and needed that money for her new apartment. Being a naive young woman at the time, she mistakenly thought that once you win a case in court you actually get the money awarded to you. That was before we realized that there is no real enforcement for those types of cases and that people like you can easily move money around. I guess you have to know an officer in order to get your payment. I couldn't help her out at the time.
It seems another friend of mine had a similar problem with you
(e:maidencateyes,26637), winning a court case against you, followed by you never paying out. What makes you do that? It cannot be good for your reputation to lose in court and never pay out. Someone obviously thinks you are legally "guilty" of something if you lost twice in court. Is there more to the story that we are missing out on?
This ability for the public to expose people that scam others should not be taken lightly. It is a way for people to protect themselves from businesses that have unsavory practices. The forum I developed here was highly influenced by my mothers experience as the
Director of Call for Action on Channel 4. What they do there is expose scam artists on the television news. Here the process is a little easier. There is no mediator between the user and the medium. Unfortunately, that can lead to a situation where one is falsely accused. So go ahead and defend yourself, unless that is you can't even defend your own behaviour.
EBAY UPDATE
Here is a
to the ebay business he was running. Thanks peter for looking it up here, so we could connect it all. This is the ebay business that got closed down and was reported about in the Buffalo News as ajay reported
(e:ajay,20093) a while back.
This guy has the worst feedback ever. No wonder the DA was investigating his business.
jazzman357: Ripped Off, never sent product, no reply to email or phone, no refund, Avoid!
brandy91057: NEVER AGAIN: Payment made/no merch. sent! No calls/emails returned!
de0457: have not received item. very disappointed.
schwarb3: DO NOT BUY- OUT OF BUSINESS AND HOLDING MY MONEY- $1,200!!!
eaglecontractors: E bayer out of business cancelled paypal
chipchaseBuyer eaglecontractorseagle Paid& never recieved merchandise! This piece of garbage still has ebay listings!
rsknapp: Per Buffalo News, bidwell is out of business. I cancelled PayPal.
ditwad: emails and 2 phone calls & still haven't received item or refund.
billiecruns: I never received the order. This person is a crook! You owe me $100.00
paddymimms: Major conartist, liar
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thief and a cheat.Misrepresented item and ripped me off!
ceverinod: I have not recieved anything please me my money back or send the item
