i recently received 143 episodes of "i love lucy" from james i ordered them before christmas and had them sent surface mail 4-6 weeks after about 9 weeks i began to get worried i had read the post about him on this board and i didn't know what to think but i refused to post anything bad about him because i know that mail isn't always on time and can be stolen as well!!
as it turned out the package was held in the u.s for nearly 3 weeks before they even shipped it i don't know why (mabye they were dubbing copies for themselves:crazy: ) so i am glad that it finally came i will always give a trader a chance to explain their side of the story and then wait patiently
the tapes james sent to me are great they are all uncut and in great shape and all correctly labelled this is going to be a fantastic set once i get the remaining episodes.


thankyou very much james !! :wave:

There was an article in our local paper about child pornography, and how it's heavily trafficed through the US Mail. And how it's labeled as other things. They've been trying heavily to stop this disgusting practice, so perhaps your stuff got caught up in an investigation. Especially if they may have noticed how a lot of stuff may be coming from one person....

That may not have happened - it's just a thought.

It's good you got your stuff finally, and that you held off on slamming someone until you were sure. It would have been frustrating for him, knowing that he sent them, but that's why I always use a means of shipping that you can get confirmation.

Just my two cents.

Originally posted by funky-rat
...I always use a means of shipping that you can get confirmation.
I don't think you can use a tracking number when sending overseas, though a signature confirmation is possible (?).

Though I do sweat quite a bit over delayed trades, I don't post a person as a bad trader until at least three months have transpired. I've only had to do that three times, and God willing, never again. That's never fun. :(

Ah, I didn't realize it was overseas.

the only way i know of to get overseas tracking is to ship federal express courier like i did with jennifers package it costs a fortune though unfortunately because my computer wasn't working i couldn't track it on its way!

I also had to wait 4 weeks until James' tape arrived here (Austria, Europe). First I was worried too it wouldn't arrive anymore but it did. l also want say it was a really good quality and he's -as far as I know - a good trader and very nice, good mail communication, he answered every question, thanks James :)

(False slanderous post deleted.)

Originally posted by leeroy
You are lucky you received your tapes. I set up a trade with him 10 months ago and I still have not received my tapes. I have received e-mails from several people who have been ripped off by James Ewing. They have been waiting at least 6 months for tapes or when they received his tapes they were very very poor quality.
I have heard very good things about James Ewing, which makes me suspicious of comments like this. I've had a couple of disgruntled banned members bad mouth me anonymously, too, using multiple aliases. It's too easy for someone to post nasty comments out of spite, not necessarily out of truth.

I know what it's like to get ripped off, but you need to be more upfront and more specific (i.e. your name, ID on trading boards, email address, etc.) if you want to be taken seriously.

Jen

what would be a good reason for someone to make up a story of a bad trader?

Originally posted by hnybny
what would be a good reason for someone to make up a story of a bad trader?
A friend of mine traded with a "well respected trader" on this board; however, the stuff my friend got had no sound. When confronted, this supposedly well respected trader turned the tables and claimed that the stuff he received was unwatchable. I received the identical set, which was taped at the same time, and the shows were very good quality, every last tape. :rolleyes:

I suppose someone would make up a story because they got mad at a person for one reason or another. Who knows? It is generally not a good idea to take everything stated on trading boards as gospel truth. Consider the source, and if the accuser is basically unknown, this should send up red flags.

Of course, there are always exceptions to these rules. You just never really know, but God does.

i guess its hard to say. and same goes with good traders posts...for all we know...people can be posting themselves good traders under different names,,,making people think that they are good traders when they are not. And if someone posts a bad trader when everyone else is saying their are good,,,its fishy,,,but not exactly untrue. Its good to wait 3 months like you do for traders, i do not have the patience like u :) i give it a month TOPS

Hnybny,

I agree with you that we need to be careful of good trader posts, too. :rolleyes: Hopefully a thorough google search will smoke out the bad guys, but if not, the smaller the trade the better.

The main reason I wait three months before posting a bad trader is because I try to give traders the benefit of the doubt. The traders that have ripped me off always had good excuses (my nephew died, my father died, my VCR died, etc.). So just in case one of these excuses are true, I go along with it for awhile. I mean, what if the shoe was on the other foot?

:wave:

:wave: Hi everybody!:wave: Thought I'd throw in my 2 cents:D

I'm like everybody else - I'd like to get the stuff I've traded for within a week! But - I do realize that people get busy or have stuff that comes up and it just isn't going to happen that way.

Communication, communication, communication is the KEY to a successful trade! Both parties need to keep in touch and I like to get at least a one line email once a week - just for my own peace of mind! Another thing I have learned - thanks to CP32 for this one - 'cause she gave me the idea:wave: - I now tell people to tell me when they are ready to ship and then we can ship at the same time. That way, I never get anxious over a trade. I'll also, obviously give the new people the same consideration and tell them to hold off on shipping until I get their stuff ready to go. Obviously, with new, unknown people - they ship first - but, with few exceptions - I'll wait until they tell me they are going to mail my stuff. That's what Christina did - and it worked out great. There are also a few people on the board that I'd feel totally comfortable sending up front and waiting forever on their stuff 'cause I know it's worth the wait. I guess it's all a matter of preference and how comfortable you are waiting. Either way - COMMUNICATION has to continue and hopefully, in the end - both parties will be happy and without any mud-slinging on the sitcoms board:lol:

Sharon:wave:

(False slanderous post deleted.)

If I recall correctly when this James Ewing thing came up a few months back he actually came to the board and requested specifics from you about this trade and you refused to let him know them. If you were serious and truthful about this and he wanted to know who you were, what tapes he was to have sent you, etc, you wouldn't have said I want nothing to do with you, I found my stuff elsewhere.

If I had time I'd dig up the post but I dont have the time right now.

(False slanderous post deleted.)

Originally posted by Agent 13
I have heard very good things about James Ewing, which makes me suspicious of comments like this. I've had a couple of disgruntled banned members bad mouth me anonymously, too, using multiple aliases. It's too easy for someone to post nasty comments out of spite, not necessarily out of truth.

I know what it's like to get ripped off, but you need to be more upfront and more specific (i.e. your name, ID on trading boards, email address, etc.) if you want to be taken seriously.

Jen


I absolutely agree, Jen

Originally posted by leeroy
I set up a trade with James on another board 10 months ago and I sent my tapes back in May 2003 but I never received the tapes I was suppose to get from James in our trade. The address he gave me is:

James Ewing
PO Box 143
Little Harbor NJ 07643

and the e-mail address he used was JREwingishere@aol.com

He quit answering e-mails over 9 months ago. I did get what I was suppose to get from James from somebody else on another board.


argh you're really pulling on my nerves now...if you maybe can remember my former post and now tell me "I can be happy I got my tape" I guess I have to remind you that I was the one some time ago who invited James on this board and you refused to talk to him. Neither you wanted tell your name or where you live nor give him a chance to explain. And now again you're complaining here without giving ANY details of your trade ...well that's not normal. I'd like to see all those people here who alledgedly got ripped off by James, maybe you can invite them here too? Would be interesting to hear more...cause you seem not able to tell here anything than "he ripped me off"...that's more than poor and for me that's no evidence you're telling the truth
:rolleyes:

Originally posted by ML21
I absolutely agree, Jen

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: this thread topic is making me laugh...

:lol: :lol: :wave:

(False slanderous post deleted.)

Originally posted by leeroy
You invited James but he did not stay... I set up a trade with him 10 months ago for several tv shows and I never received them. So since I never received them and James ignores e-mails he is a bad trader. somebody asked if anybody had traded wth him and I said I did and had a bad experience with him & I have seen his name on other lists as a bad trader.
If what you're saying is true, thanks for speaking out.

...

well then show me the lists and the people who had bad experiences besides you. And right, James was here but you just refused to talk to him though he wanted talk to you so you did nothing to clear it up on your side. You hide your email and you're constantly complaining without any proof so far. And again I can't speak for others but I got my stuff; if he's honest or not - I don't know it but your way of expression isn't really the right one I guess

(False slanderous post deleted.)

im back!!!!!! we have finally got our old hard drive replaced with a new one and hopefully our computer will stay virus free for quite awile so i can get back to tape trading
when i started this post i had no idea it would receive such a response so i will make my trade details a bit clearer i am from tasmania australia and i advertised that i wanted the complete set of i love lucy i received a great response and one of the best ones was from james he had 143 uncut episodes that he was selling for $60 u.s they were his masters i asked him some questions about the show and he didn't hesitate to reply i then sent him an international money order which he said he received and had already sent the tapes while i was waiting for the tapes i read a post where somebody was inquiring about him and leeroy said he had been ripped off i then became worried
i had paid for the package to be sent 4-6 weeks after 9 weeks the package had not arrived i asked james about this and he simpy stated that he didn't know why i hadn't received it and that the usps could be unreliable then the following week i received exactly what i had paid for the quality was great we are really enjoying them .
one thing that i noticed was that a date had been cicrcled on the package indicating that it had been held in the u.s for three weeks before being shipped ,and when i looked at the delivery slip james had stated that the package contained BOOKS and was valued at 10.00 i think that customs saw this and became suspicious especially with child porn on the increase.when i asked james about this he said he always does this to make sure that it gets through customs quicker(which doesn't work!) i think this may have caused the delay.
i was really relieved when i got them i thought this could have been my first bad trade but now i see where i could have made mistakes

1.posting a google search on james doesn't bring up much (but i think that it has more to with the fact that james does most of his transactions with emails instead of want /have lists)

2.the lack of good/bad trader posts on him(i guess a lot of his customers probably buy from him instead of trading and are satified with what they receive and do't bother posting)

3.his HUGE trade list with cheap prices (4 out of 5 people i have heard from received what they wanted so james at least has some of what he is advertising , i also found him advertising for 5 different shows that he wanted so he is certainly accumulating a few tapes)

when it all comes down to it i now trust him and would deal with him again i am sorry that you have not received your package leeroy and i hope that future traders also receive their stuff

:eek: (this post has gone way too long ,sorry jen!)

Originally posted by leeroy
Check other trading boards and on yahoo


I really don't feel the need to do a search on him so if you have anything to complain then post it here yourself :rolleyes: