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Before you trade with this person please read my Trader alert in the trading newsgroup. I sent this person over $150 as part of a Trade/Reimbursement deal for some Andy Griffith Show Tapes and more than a month later still don't have 14 of them. He won't respond to e-mails, etc, so trade at your own risk. I have all the e-mails, etc, to document my attempts to resolve this with this person.

Stay away from this clown!He is the biggest rip off artist i have ever met.Stay away!!

Thanks for the info. I can't stand con-artists like that who try and ruin it for others. I too had a bad experience, but with some guy called bast553@yahoo.com or "Classic TV Hits". He told me that he sent me a package, provided me with a tracking number, but when I didn't get the package, he said that he wasn't responsible for what the Post Office lost. He gave me a fake phone number to call the Post office, and the residence I did reach, gave me the correct phone number. When I called that Post Office, they said that they would do a report on it. I still to this day don't know if he is just irresponsible, or if he deliberately scammed me. All I do know is that he didn't lift a finger to call the post office that is in his local area. I had to call from Illinois to Alabama, so BEWARE!!

Originally posted by RWCTV
Thanks for the info. I can't stand con-artists like that who try and ruin it for others. I too had a bad experience, but with some guy called bast553@yahoo.com or "Classic TV Hits". He told me that he sent me a package, provided me with a tracking number, but when I didn't get the package, he said that he wasn't responsible for what the Post Office lost. He gave me a fake phone number to call the Post office, and the residence I did reach, gave me the correct phone number. When I called that Post Office, they said that they would do a report on it. I still to this day don't know if he is just irresponsible, or if he deliberately scammed me. All I do know is that he didn't lift a finger to call the post office that is in his local area. I had to call from Illinois to Alabama, so BEWARE!!

I've traded with Eric (bast553@yahoo.com) and he is a good trader. It sure doesn't sound like him, but we traded a few months back. He was fast and the quality was very good. But if RWCTV had a problem, take it into consideration. You never know until you try trading with a person, right?

I'm sorry you had a bad experience trading with me, Rob, but I almost had a heart attack when I saw this post... TVJunkie e-mailed it to me. I did not intentionally rip you off... as a matter of fact, I DIDN'T rip you off! I put in a search request to the Ozark Post Office, and they never found what I sent to you... As for the tapes you sent me: don't worry, I'll send them back... oh, wait... you didn't even bother to send my tapes, did you?

Who's the con-artist, again?

Originally posted by Sam Malone
I'm sorry you had a bad experience trading with me, Rob, but I almost had a heart attack when I saw this post... TVJunkie e-mailed it to me. I did not intentionally rip you off... as a matter of fact, I DIDN'T rip you off! I put in a search request to the Ozark Post Office, and they never found what I sent to you... As for the tapes you sent me: don't worry, I'll send them back... oh, wait... you didn't even bother to send my tapes, did you?

Who's the con-artist, again?

Well, to be fully honest I haven't done any trading on any of the boards. I've seen some bad experiences on the boards before and I posted an idea about a feedback forum on the Sanford and Son board. I think it was on the S & S board. I think the whole 'Do unto others thing' should be involved in anything, whether it be trading or whatever. I know we have a bunch of bad people in this world that gets a high everytime they rip somebody off. It's sad, but true.

Originally posted by Sam Malone
I'm sorry you had a bad experience trading with me, Rob, but I almost had a heart attack when I saw this post... TVJunkie e-mailed it to me. I did not intentionally rip you off... as a matter of fact, I DIDN'T rip you off! I put in a search request to the Ozark Post Office, and they never found what I sent to you... As for the tapes you sent me: don't worry, I'll send them back... oh, wait... you didn't even bother to send my tapes, did you?

Who's the con-artist, again?

I think a con-artist is someone who ignores and doesn't reply with the series of e-mails that I send them. What was I suppose to think when your registration information said Location: Residence of Blance Devereux and you were born in 1901? That was there at the time. That in turn got me cautious, and that is why I didn't send the tapes out to you first. I wanted to see if I was actually goint to receive the tapes after I saw the information that made me suspicious in the first place. I also told you that numerous times and I never got a reply. What was I suppose to think? Then it all shifted into a matter with the Post Office. I called your post office and the number you supplied me with was a residence. The man who answered the phone was kind enough to supply me with the correct phone number. It never left your post office. You know, it's not too late to correct this. I did all that I could do and I still have your side of the deal. I told you in those e-mails that I have been scammed before and when I see something suspicious, I want to make sure that my part of the bargain will be delivered. I am sorry that it came to this post. I never made this post, but I sympathize & understand fully what the creator had in mind. If you want to work with me on this problem, I am offering a chance to correct this. You know my e-mail address.

Originally posted by Jenny


Well, to be fully honest I haven't done any trading on any of the boards. I've seen some bad experiences on the boards before and I posted an idea about a feedback forum on the Sanford and Son board. I think it was on the S & S board. I think the whole 'Do unto others thing' should be involved in anything, whether it be trading or whatever. I know we have a bunch of bad people in this world that gets a high everytime they rip somebody off. It's sad, but true.

Actually to enforce my credibility, I buy and sell on e-bay. My username is RCVK7, so if people are suspicious, they can check me out on there, but I know what you mean. Some people, the worst being rummi@sunbeach.net was the biggest con-artist I ever had. He sold a Married With Children script and my younger brother wanted it. He claimed that he never received a money order (after it was proven that he cashed the money order) and it was getting ugly. I compiled a file with all the evidence, noticed that he used a fake address in his registration (that is why I was suspicious and didn't deliver to Mr. Bast, because I didn't want a "re-run" of that situation) and filed a complaint, but nothing happened. That really bit. Anyway, I know what you mean. There are some people that scam and it has nothing to do with simple misunderstandings.

Originally posted by RWCTV


Actually to enforce my credibility, I buy and sell on e-bay. My username is RCVK7, so if people are suspicious, they can check me out on there, but I know what you mean. Some people, the worst being rummi@sunbeach.net was the biggest con-artist I ever had. He sold a Married With Children script and my younger brother wanted it. He claimed that he never received a money order (after it was proven that he cashed the money order) and it was getting ugly. I compiled a file with all the evidence, noticed that he used a fake address in his registration (that is why I was suspicious and didn't deliver to Mr. Bast, because I didn't want a "re-run" of that situation) and filed a complaint, but nothing happened. That really bit. Anyway, I know what you mean. There are some people that scam and it has nothing to do with simple misunderstandings.

I'm sorry about your brother. Ebay is exciting when you find a good item that you want and you don't get ripped off. However, when you have a bad experience it does kind of make Ebay pretty gloomy.

I've been an Ebay member for about 2 years. I've got some cool stuff, and I've had some pretty good transactions. I've only had one really bad transaction. It was like pulling teeth to get the seller to send me my pic.

Unfortunately, I had to get an attitude with the seller towards the end. I don't want people to think I've got an attitude problem. I was very nice towards the seller to start with. It wasn't like I brought out the attitude in the first email. After about 2 1/2 months of waiting, I finally had to get bitchy. Of course, the seller got an attitude back towards me. Finally, the seller realized his error and that I had sent him a money order and he hadn't sent me my pic. He apologized and sent me my pic. That seller was the only neutral feedback that I ever left.

Mr. Case:

1. I am not a con-artist. My birthday is NOT 1901, true. I put that there, though, as a "gag" that I was playing, and never changed it back. I think, though, that this is not enough grounds for calling ME a con-artist.

2. Look at 5,000 other posters here at SO... the "Location" field has turned into a thing to play around with. Loosen up a bit; not everyone is as "sensitive" as you are about all this.

3. THE POST OFFICE LOST YOUR PACKAGE! I GAVE YOU THE DELIVERY CONFIRMATION NUMBER! I REQUESTED ASEARCH FOR THAT PACKAGE; THEY NEVER FOUND IT. I DID ALL THAT ICOULD IN MY POWER TO FIND THAT PACKAGE, AND I EXPLAINED TO YOU THE SITUATION. YOU WERE VERY COOPERATIVE; I TRUSTED YOU AND I ALSO HAD A HIGH RESPECT FOR YOU. HOWEVER, YOU CHOSE TO SLANDER ME ON THESE MESSAGE BOARDS WITHOUT TELLING THE WHOLE STORY. THATIS WHY I WAS SHOCKED TO READ YOUR POST, PROCLAIMING ME AS A CON-ARTIST. E-MAIL ME IF YOU WANT ME TO REPLACE WHAT THE POST OFFICE LOST, BUT I CANNOT GUARANTEE A REPLACEMENT... I DON'T KNOW IF I TRUST YOU.

4. The correct phone number WAS (334) 774-9998... did you ever consider the fact that you might have dialed the wrong number? I e-mailed TVJunkie the phone number, and he said he got a voice-mail for... guess where... come on... guess... THE OZARK, ALABAMA POST OFFICE!

5. The postoffice gave me a report after your last e-mail... I thought everything was all right and the trade was canceled... I guess you're still harping over the past though. It was lost. I never e-mailed you back because of the fact that I thought that you would be too busy doing other trades, instead of calling people con-artists without reasonable cause like you did.

People of the Board:

I am a respected trader. I have traded since June, and I never intend to rip anyone off. My true MB friends are sticking by me. Just goes to show you that there are people who need to let the past go, like Mr. Rob W. Case. I ask that you trust me; I will do the best job I possibly can. I am not even sure I want anything to do with "RWCTV", since he has called me a con-artist. The website, www.dictionary.com, defines "con-artist" as:

n : a swindler who exploits the confidence of his victim [syn: confidence man, con man]
Source: WordNet ® 1.6, © 1997 Princeton University

I did not, in any way, exploit Mr. Case's confidence. If he wants to resort to "mud-slinging", as he has already started doing, I will not have any part of it. I will only tell the truth.

I am better than Mr. Case.

Eric William Bast
226 Byrd Circle
Ozark, AL 36360

P.S.--- My real birthdate is May 8, 1987. If you want my birth certificate, Mr.Case, check in Fort Jackson, South Carolina...

http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?country=US&addtohistory=&address=226+Byrd+Circle&city=Ozark&state=AL&zipcode=36360-0914&homesubmit.x=7&homesubmit.y=16
---A map showing my exact location---

Yes, I did get a voice mail for the post office. I'm going to stay out of this from here on out, but Eric is a great trader, and the quality on the tapes were great and he was fast about getting the tapes out. I encourage anyone who tape trades to see for themselves how reliable a person is. I've been trading (regularly) since February, and from this board, or anywhere for that matter, have not once been ripped off.

Originally posted by Sam Malone
Mr. Case:

1. I am not a con-artist. My birthday is NOT 1901, true. I put that there, though, as a "gag" that I was playing, and never changed it back. I think, though, that this is not enough grounds for calling ME a con-artist.

2. Look at 5,000 other posters here at SO... the "Location" field has turned into a thing to play around with. Loosen up a bit; not everyone is as "sensitive" as you are about all this.

3. THE POST OFFICE LOST YOUR PACKAGE! I GAVE YOU THE DELIVERY CONFIRMATION NUMBER! I REQUESTED ASEARCH FOR THAT PACKAGE; THEY NEVER FOUND IT. I DID ALL THAT ICOULD IN MY POWER TO FIND THAT PACKAGE, AND I EXPLAINED TO YOU THE SITUATION. YOU WERE VERY COOPERATIVE; I TRUSTED YOU AND I ALSO HAD A HIGH RESPECT FOR YOU. HOWEVER, YOU CHOSE TO SLANDER ME ON THESE MESSAGE BOARDS WITHOUT TELLING THE WHOLE STORY. THATIS WHY I WAS SHOCKED TO READ YOUR POST, PROCLAIMING ME AS A CON-ARTIST. E-MAIL ME IF YOU WANT ME TO REPLACE WHAT THE POST OFFICE LOST, BUT I CANNOT GUARANTEE A REPLACEMENT... I DON'T KNOW IF I TRUST YOU.

4. The correct phone number WAS (334) 774-9998... did you ever consider the fact that you might have dialed the wrong number? I e-mailed TVJunkie the phone number, and he said he got a voice-mail for... guess where... come on... guess... THE OZARK, ALABAMA POST OFFICE!

5. The postoffice gave me a report after your last e-mail... I thought everything was all right and the trade was canceled... I guess you're still harping over the past though. It was lost. I never e-mailed you back because of the fact that I thought that you would be too busy doing other trades, instead of calling people con-artists without reasonable cause like you did.

People of the Board:

I am a respected trader. I have traded since June, and I never intend to rip anyone off. My true MB friends are sticking by me. Just goes to show you that there are people who need to let the past go, like Mr. Rob W. Case. I ask that you trust me; I will do the best job I possibly can. I am not even sure I want anything to do with "RWCTV", since he has called me a con-artist. The website, www.dictionary.com, defines "con-artist" as:

n : a swindler who exploits the confidence of his victim [syn: confidence man, con man]
Source: WordNet ® 1.6, © 1997 Princeton University

I did not, in any way, exploit Mr. Case's confidence. If he wants to resort to "mud-slinging", as he has already started doing, I will not have any part of it. I will only tell the truth.

I am better than Mr. Case.

Eric William Bast
226 Byrd Circle
Ozark, AL 36360

P.S.--- My real birthdate is May 8, 1987. If you want my birth certificate, Mr.Case, check in Fort Jackson, South Carolina...

http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?country=US&addtohistory=&address=226+Byrd+Circle&city=Ozark&state=AL&zipcode=36360-0914&homesubmit.x=7&homesubmit.y=16
---A map showing my exact location---

Mr Bast,
I never targeted you specifically as a con-artist. I said that I hate con-artists like that, talkling to the person who was purposefully ripped off. Then I talked about my trading experience with you as an experience and not "mudslinging".

When I called the phone number I was shocked when I received a residence. I repeated the number to the person asking if that was the number to the Post Office and he said that it wasn't the number of the Post Office. It was the number of a residence, and he offered me the real number to the Post Office.

When I had a bad experience with someone else who "goofed around" with their location and other information, my brother and me were both taken advantage of and it took a lot of time and anger to fight for what was suppose to belong to us. After being taken, and not just by rummi, I am not as easy going when it comes to stuff like this. I can take a good joke, but when it is on vital information, my caution takes over from there.

Anyway, it was not my idea to bring this post the controversy that it is now plauged with.

Take Care

Clowning around with vital information? This is an online message board, not an FBI computer! I just have to say something: I am not fighting with a non-existent human-being anymore. (If you want to know what "non-existent" means, check out your birthdate, "N/A")

If you would like to resolve this, fine. E-mail me if you wish to do so.


Eric

May I offer a suggestion? Well, I can understand the whole business about the post office losing stuff. That I can understand. However, if I were you (Sam M) I would just make another copy of whatever RWCTV wanted. If RWCTV paid you to make the tape, maybe you can refund half or all of the money. If you can correct the error that would be the best thing to do.

Jenny:

That's just it... There was no error! I sent his tapes; he never sent mine. And now HE'S on his high-horse... if you do internet trading, things like that will happen... he will not let go of the fact that the Post office lost his end of the bargain... and he's calling me a con artist???

I never even received my end of the deal... I forked out $15 to work on his trade ALONE... and he resorts to mudslinging... It was all water under the bridge until a friend of mine e-mailed me and said that this did not sound like me... I was SHOCKED! The guy had a bad experience with someone two years ago and he has NEVER LET IT GO!!!

He sent the guy a money order and he guy never claimed to have received it, yet it had been cashed... In this trade, he made an agreement with me, I sent, but it was never delivered, and he's been griping since...

I recently (about 2 min ago) did a search in my inbox and here I found that I sent on 8/6, on 8/8 he replied, saying he would contact me when he shipped, on 8/10 he said he was finishing up, and I didn't hear from him until 8/24, when he said,

"I know that you mailed them to me, but they did not arrive yet. I am hoping that when I mail you yours, the Post Office will not take as long or steal them after they "inspect" what's on them. "

When he e-mailed me again on 9/6, he said,

"Hi Eric,
I noticed that you did not return my e-mail a couple of weeks ago [this was a crucial time for me... I hardly responded to any e-mails... I was trying to learn a new language and let the e-mails sit on the back burner for a couple of weeks...] and I came across some things that were pretty suspicious (although I could be jumping to conclusions). It has been officially one month since you told me that you mailed my package (August 5,2002) and I still haven't received it. Yours is finished and is waiting for mine to arrive.

These are the "Life With Lucy" tapes from ABC, The Lucy Show, Here's Lucy.

Although it can be the Postal service. Just in case I get my package, I plan to get delivery confirmation for yours so that I know that it arrives.

Anyway, let me know what the agenda is."

That's when I got a little suspicious myself... But, I kept it to myself...

I replied, "Hi. I am so sorry... I have the DC #, it is 0301 0120 0001 8510 7043... I will check up on this, I have no idea what the problem could be. Maybe it was lost, as the USPS sometimes does... I have not had much time to check e-mails... I am learning a new language, Esperanto, so it is getting to the point where I'm ready to pull my hair out, LOL. I will check up on this, though. Thanks! "

He replied on 9/7, saying,

"Hello Eric,
Thank you very much for the info and for providing the tracking number. You have no idea how much I appreciate it. It is definately the Postal Service. I once ordered something from e-bay (The Moonlighting pilot) and it never arrived. I notified the seller and even jumped to conclusions. It turns out that it too was lost in the mail and when she gave me the option to choose another video, that video arrived. You know I am wondering if someone is looking for such things and keeping it for themselves. I think that when you watch Seinfeld, and you see how Newman cares about mail, there is some truth to that character. Anyway once again, thank you for the clarification. I am going to call the Post Office in my area. Sometimes the 2 Mail ladies are too lazy to get out of the car and set the packages on the doorstep. In my area there is a mail lady that drives the car, and a lady who puts the mail inside. Of course they are naturally the fat lazy type that is affiliated with Newman from Seinfeld. Once when my brother was outside, one of the mail ladies asked him to come over and to take a package in the house. She had it sit in her mail bag for quite some time because she was too lazy to pull in and drop off. Anyway, I think I've let off some steam about them.

I will keep you informed.
Thanks,
Rob Case"

On 9/9, he e-mailed me again, as did so on 9/18, saying,

"Hi Eric,
I just want to remind you to please get on the Post Office for my package disappearing. You told me that you would. If I sent you a package and you didn't get it, it would be my responsibility to check and to make sure that you received it okay. Another thing is that you never answered me as to whether or not you bought insurance for the package you sent me. As these tapes are gathering dust here I am going to offer you two ultimatums.

1. Re-copy the programs that I requested and send them with insurance. It is not fair if I send you the tapes and I get nothing in return. This will be costing me money and the Post Office will get away with cheating you out of yours for the first time you sent it.

2. If you do not e-mail me within a week from today, 9/18/02 I will either put the items you requested available to someone else or use them for blank tape.

Please e-mail me with the status ASAP. If by some miracle I get them in the mail, (don't count on it) I will e-mail you with that status and let you know that I sent your package.

Thank you,
Rob Case"

I immediately called, giving the tracking number... they had no new info on the package. He says I never called the Post Office, but he does not know that. He claims I didn't because nothing was done (???) about his package... but he called also...

The same day, he e-mailed me,

"The postal number that you gave me to check the confirmation says that your item was accepted on August 6,2002. If you sent me the item on August 6th, wouldn't it be worded as "Item sent on August 6,2002"? I have had delivery confirmation on such stuff like that and that was the way it was worded when I received something, not when I sent it. "

I, now steaming by the way that he has not YET sent, replied,

"I am sorry. The USPS has not been cooperative at all with me... I have no idea why the DC on the website says accepted instead of sent... it is out of my hands now. I spent $11 of my money to go out of my way to copy your tapes in SP mode. I do not want to sound rude, but I am turning the tables. My policy is: If any trade that does NOT have a delivery confirmation number attached to it is damaged or lost in any way or manner, it will be replaced. However, if it does, you will have to consult with the USPS. If I could deliver these items personally, I probably would. It would be a more reliable way, but a much more expensive one. So, I am offering YOU some ultimatums:

1. Send what you promised me in our trade. I sent, but unfortunately it never reached you. I have no clue why.

OR

2. I will file a complaint with the USPS and the police on you for mail fraud. I have your address and your name, and I delivered my half of the trade, so it's time you do your job. "

He replied on the next day, saying,
"Eric,
The defensive attitude in your ulitmatums bears no proof. The USPS says that an item was received, not sent on August 6th. That is strike number one on your part. The other is that you are responsible for getting on the USPS if the packages aren't mailed just as I would be if your package that I sent you was not received. You should be working on the case of getting the mail to me. That is the right thing to do. Even though your word states that you sent the package, there is absolutely no proof that you did send the package. You may have, but nothing is adding up here. I am not saying that I am not going to send the tapes that were made for you. I am saying that I will mail them if yours arrives. Remember what I said before... There was some things that I scraped up that were suspicious at first. This is the start.

Another thing is that when you intimidate, stating that you will use the USPS (the possible culprits in this whole conflict) and the Police, they will see that there was a mistake made here and that I am simply waiting for your end of the bargain to be completed. That is the truth. As far as I know the transaction is definately not yet completed. It is not fair to me to send a package when there is no credible proof that you actually sent the packages. I cannot afford to pay money for nothing. I also cannot afford to pay for calls to the post office that is in your area. I will however make a phone call to the Post Office in my area to see if I can get another side of the story. I will give them the call number that you supplied me with and see if they could report it lost.

You still have never answered my question as to whether or not you got insurance for the tapes.

The ultimatums you requested for these programs will not stand. If you really have an attorney, he would have to prosecute the USPS for not delivering, which is what I am waiting for the USPS to do. It would work if the USPS (the ones to may have lost the package) and the Police all gang up on me when you did absolutely nothing to assure me that I will in fact get my package. Your case should be with the USPS which is slowing this process up. Get the facts of the law straight before you dispense might.

I will give you a chance to help resolve this case in an honest fashion. I am honest. If I weren't, I wouldn't be raising hell for the suspicion that happens to be ladled on your side.

Let's take the law to get who is really responsible for causing this uprising. I will let you know what the Post Office on my side says.

--Rob"

It has just become more heated since, and I am TIRED OF WAITING for something to be done. I cannot control the USPS with my own two hands... yet this guy without any life or ability to LET GO OF A BAD SITUATION blames ME for the Post Office's wrongdoing.

Eric

Okay, let me see if I've got all the facts straight. Sam sent the tapes to Rob, but the tapes were lost. Rob never sent off his tapes to Sam. Rob should sent the tapes he promised you off, Sam. So Rob won't be the loser in the deal, maybe you can make another copy for him. Make sure you get insurance on both packages.

All in all, it sounds like the post office's fault. Sam, I don't really know you all that well. I don't know Rob either, but I think if Sam was trying to rip people off we would be seeing more complaints. If you check around some of the other boards, you'll see we've had one scam artist. Actually, he/she was the original poster of this thread. He/She changed his name so many times and scammed so many people. You'll see that we have a bunch of complaints against him.

If I am wrong and Rob did send out your tapes Sam, and they got lost in the mail. Just do a fair exchange. Make copies again and send them out to each other.

Thank you Jenny!!! That is all that I am asking. The bottom line is that I don't want to get ripped off. I have gotten ripped off before aside from rummi, making me cautious.

Eric Bast, you are sticking to the same "mudslinging con-artist" labeling that I cleared up in a previous post on this thread. I did not call you a con-artist. I said I can't stand con-artists like that and then I go on to say about my experience.

The bottom line is that I want the programs that we agreed on. We should start all over.

The public can go to e-bay and look at RCVK7 to see my credibility.

I don't hate Mr. Bast, I just want him to understand my integrity.

May I offer a solution? You both send the tapes to a neutral party agreed by both of you, then that party will forward the tapes to each of you when they are received. A middleman so to speak...

Personally, I've had many situations where a trade is discussed and discussed over a course of many e-mails and for whatever reason the trade never happens. It happens a lot folks! If you complete 50% of the trades that you discuss I would consider yourself very lucky. I would never call someone a 'bad trader' if I never received the tapes and I didn't send to the other person. That's a washout - not a bad trade.

sounds like an idea, TJ...

Originally posted by Jenny


Well, to be fully honest I haven't done any trading on any of the boards. I've seen some bad experiences on the boards before and I posted an idea about a feedback forum on the Sanford and Son board. I think it was on the S & S board. I think the whole 'Do unto others thing' should be involved in anything, whether it be trading or whatever. I know we have a bunch of bad people in this world that gets a high everytime they rip somebody off. It's sad, but true.


Well i purchased episodes from 3 different people and it went really well. I received the tapes in 4 to 5 days and they were in good quality. My advice to anyone who is hesistant about purchasing episodes from someone on the board is just purchase one episode for a small fee because if something goes wrong you would feel that bad since it was only a small amount and you would know not to send that person anymore money I received tapes from bast553yahoo.com with no problems.

Originally posted by SOLOMON



Well i purchased episodes from 3 different people and it went really well. I received the tapes in 4 to 5 days and they were in good quality. My advice to anyone who is hesistant about purchasing episodes from someone on the board is just purchase one episode for a small fee because if something goes wrong you would feel that bad since it was only a small amount and you would know not to send that person anymore money I received tapes from bast553yahoo.com with no problems.

That's a good idea about purchasing one episode for a small fee. If I paid 5 or 6 bucks for tape trading and I got gyped, I wouldn't be as upset as losing 20 or more bucks. For every good transaction you'll see someone that had a bad transaction. It's a true 50/50 thing.

Originally posted by Jenny


That's a good idea about purchasing one episode for a small fee. If I paid 5 or 6 bucks for tape trading and I got gyped, I wouldn't be as upset as losing 20 or more bucks. For every good transaction you'll see someone that had a bad transaction. It's a true 50/50 thing.


Sometimes if someone has 10 episodes I want i probably will purchase 2 just to see if the person is a serious trader. Then if that goes well I will go ahead and get the rest.

Originally posted by SOLOMON



Sometimes if someone has 10 episodes I want i probably will purchase 2 just to see if the person is a serious trader. Then if that goes well I will go ahead and get the rest.

Yeah, that is a very good idea. Prob. the ones that do have problems with transactions prob. jump in the water with their eyes closed. That's like me going on ebay and winning an auction where the seller has 5 good feedbacks and 5 bad feedbacks. Anything could happen.

Originally posted by Sam Malone
sounds like an idea, TJ...

This conflict was resolved recently. Since the mishap, Eric and I came up with a compromise. We both sent the packages with Insurance and delivery confirmation so that we would be more assured that the other party would receive their end of the agreement. I have been watching episodes of "The Golden Palace" and I can't understand why it didn't last as long as it could have.

Anyway Eric, thank you for displaying your integrity and effort by working on these tapes. Eric Bast is now on my "Good Traders" list and is worthy of people's trust.

Thanks again.

Originally posted by RWCTV


This conflict was resolved recently. Since the mishap, Eric and I came up with a compromise. We both sent the packages with Insurance and delivery confirmation so that we would be more assured that the other party would receive their end of the agreement. I have been watching episodes of "The Golden Palace" and I can't understand why it didn't last as long as it could have.

Anyway Eric, thank you for displaying your integrity and effort by working on these tapes. Eric Bast is now on my "Good Traders" list and is worthy of people's trust.

Thanks again.

Glad everything worked out.

I also want to give my two cents. I recently received Rob's tapes in the mail, and he had everything I had wanted, in SP mode, in EXCELLENT picture quality, and I watched EVERYTHING before going to bed that night! I just want to say that I would personnaly give praise to ANYONE doubting the tape quality and/or trading capability of Rob Case. He even labeled the tapes and indexed the tapes for me, saving me a LOT of work. All I had to do was enter the info into the computer!

Thanks a lot Rob, Jenny, and TJ! I appreciate it!

Eric