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Post by captainperoxideluv on Jun 21, 2006 9:24:45 GMT -5
Again, I would ask that anyone who has had defaulted deals (especially with money involved) and trades, to please PM me. I am trying to gather as much info. as possible to see what options we might have for compensation as a group.
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Post by Scullow on Jun 21, 2006 16:02:49 GMT -5
I have a question for the Board How long was Val a member here - I don't remember her being here when I joined. It seems like she was here for a short period of time - made a big ruckus, made some money off the members here, and then split. Maybe it was a scam all along, or possibly she bit off more than she could chew with all the "wheeling and dealing" she did. After this experience, I will be very very careful about any new people here as to who I buy, sell or trade with. I am still pissed at Val for making me feel this way! I have a feeling you might be right. She joined in February and was very active until the end of April, then disappeared. I just checked and she last logged in on 8 May, 2006 at 19:56. I wonder if anyone heard from her or whether she got scared at all the bad press she was getting and ran away?
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Post by captainperoxideluv on Jun 21, 2006 16:15:38 GMT -5
I am looking into ways to get some recourse for these problems many of us have been experiencing. I believe we DO have options!
I would encourage everyone who has been burned to SAVE and PRINT all your PM's and emails from her regarding the transactions. If money has changed hands you should also contact paypal, save copies of checks or MO's., etc. As many of us, have traded items with her, we really need to have evidence of what was traded and approximate values of your items. You will need evidence of the deals and probably hard copies to be submitted to authorities. I have been PM'ed by several of you. However, please PM again to confirm that you will like to join me as I pursue this further for the group of us. As they say, there is strength in numbers. It's unfortunate that it has come to this, but I for one refuse to be ripped off.
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Post by 2tone on Jun 21, 2006 16:17:32 GMT -5
What was Vals Ebay name?
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Post by prophecygirl on Jun 21, 2006 16:35:39 GMT -5
I did hear back from her a few weeks ago. She said she hadn't been coming on here, and that e-mail was the best way to contact her. I am yet to receive my items I paid for.
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Post by captainperoxideluv on Jun 21, 2006 16:39:10 GMT -5
I really am planning on pursuing this further. So, please refer to my post on page 2 and PM me.
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Post by prophecygirl on Jun 25, 2006 14:14:21 GMT -5
Well, I tried filing a paypal claim, but it said they couldn't do anything about it.
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Post by CMK1887 on Jun 25, 2006 16:47:24 GMT -5
it looks like she deleted her account Actually, I deleted her account. I didn't want her to have a chance to do this to any other members. -CMK
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Post by captainperoxideluv on Jun 26, 2006 9:16:59 GMT -5
Very sorry to hear that there have been more members who have been ripped off. I would ask that ANYONE who has had defaulted deals with buffyville aka Val, to please PM me directly. Although, Chad did delete her account, she may still be able to view the forum's general postings. So, I would like to continue our communications about this matter privately.
At this point, I know that the following members have been defrauded or defaulted: prophecygirl jesebold becky can I be anne drufan granolademonic shivi Willow captainperoxideluv sunnydale876 sidestrike
and alyrenee had several deals fall through too-see below
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Post by Becky on Jun 26, 2006 19:27:52 GMT -5
Kenlovesbuffy commissioned me for a custom and then never paid. He also won an auction from me and never paid.
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Post by Girl Power on Jun 27, 2006 23:57:37 GMT -5
it looks like she deleted her account Actually, I deleted her account. I didn't want her to have a chance to do this to any other members. -CMK I'm really sad about that, because Val has given a lot of members on this board free things. And she has sent figures to people who haven't even paid her yet. I understand that she has flaked on a few people, CaptainPeroxideLuv most notably. It seems like she owes you the most money, Sharon. I don't understand why she's done this, however she followed up with most of us, sending the figures out in the past month. I haven't spoken to her in weeks, so I don't know her thinking on the rest. However, I know that she has given lots of free stuff to many people, including myself. I've done a lot of successful transactions with her in the past. She is not a bad person. I think she has major depression right now and is not functioning right as a result of her husband's severe medical problems and her sudden financial crisis. That isn't an excuse, I know. But I think that Val is a good, caring person who has become reclusive and disorganized during a personal crisis. In the past she has been one of the most generous people on this board. That should count for some goodwill, except where she owes a lot of money.
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Post by Girl Power on Jun 29, 2006 14:37:46 GMT -5
I'm not upset with you Maria. I'm just angry about this whole ordeal. I really wish this hadn't have happened. It has caused a lot of hurt and anger on this board. I'm just really upset that I trusted Val to get me my stuff within a couple of weeks, but now it's been like 3 and a half months now or so. I'm kind of in shock that she did this yet.... I know she used to be very trustworthy on this board, but it seemed to change very quickly... I just wish I knew what was going on and to get some kind of explanation for this. If she would have contacted me to say that she's going through something right now and that it'll be awhile before she could send my stuff I'd understand, but all I got was lies saying that stuff was shipped when it wasn't and now I'm not getting any response.... I just hope that she does send everyone what she owes them, but it looks like that won't happen until she starts responding to emails again. -Jess I'm in shock about this, too, Jess. I don't understand it at all. I considered Val a good friend. We've chatted in AIM for many hours. I guess I'm just trying to give the benefit of the doubt to someone I care about. I still hold out hope that she'll make all of this right.
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Post by captainperoxideluv on Jun 30, 2006 9:54:41 GMT -5
Well it looks like board members aren't the only ones having problems with Val. I just checked her eBay profile (it shows feedback), and she got a bad feedback for a huge box of action figures she sold back in March. This person lost $300! That's an unbelievable amount of cash that was lost... If anyone wants to see the link to it let me know, I don't want to put a link to it on here. -Jess UPDATE: Apparently Val did complete this ebay transaction. The buyer just recently agreed to withdraw the negative feedback. Has anyone else heard or received anything from her recently?
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Post by captainperoxideluv on Jun 30, 2006 12:20:04 GMT -5
Another one of Buffyville's victims has surfaced... sunnydale876. sunnydale876 is out $100 for customs that were never sent to her.
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Post by captainperoxideluv on Jul 27, 2006 9:00:54 GMT -5
PLEASE NOTE: FOR ALL THAT HAVE BEEN RIPPED OFF BY VALERIE OUIMETTE/AKA BUFFYVILLE, EBAY USER NAME: buffycustoms
She is back buying things on ebay. Check out her feedback thread. So apparently, she has money to spend again- OUR MONEY!! Now, there is absolutely no sympathy for her. She obviously planned on stealing our money/figures, etc. and is bidding on Buffy items again with our money!!
I am now going to proceed with plans to take action on behalf of us all. If anyone does NOT want to be included in this, please contact me immediately via PM. Otherwise, I will be reporting that all of us have been ripped off by her. Please get all your PM's and emails to/from her regarding transactions in order they may be needed.
This is the last straw... she's so depressed that she's buying stuff on ebay- yeah right!!!
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Post by captainperoxideluv on Jul 27, 2006 11:04:19 GMT -5
You could never make me mad , Maria. You are the REAL DEAL, a genuinely honest and thoughtful person!
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Post by captainperoxideluv on Jul 27, 2006 14:26:42 GMT -5
I have PMed those of you that have had issues with Val (aka buffyville aka ebay user: buffycustoms) defaulting on their transactions earlier today. I now have ALOT more information to share. If you are SERIOUSLY interested in pursuing this, please PM me and I will share all that I have with you. If not, I will not bother you with additional unwanted PMs. Thanks.
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Post by Justhad on Jul 28, 2006 16:22:42 GMT -5
I really hope this works out for everyone!! Thanks for the news Jess!
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Post by prophecygirl on Jul 28, 2006 16:54:56 GMT -5
How long do we wait to see if anything shows up then?
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Post by selflesschild on Jul 28, 2006 18:09:29 GMT -5
...... just wondering what happened to buffyville for her to get kicked out.... if you don't mind me asking
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