Do not trade with mtvyesteryear - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

edplattfan · 10-24-2020, 12:39 PM

This trader sounds legit with details about the shows he/she
has. However he/she doesn't send the dvds you agree on, he ignores messages and in my case is holding my dvds until I give more than what was agreed upon in the original trade. Other traders have had bad experiences too but I can't speak for them.

realitycollector · 10-24-2020, 07:05 PM

Scammed as well. He proved his legitimacy by offering up, in hindsight, easily researchable knowledge of the show I wanted. Created fake images of the tapes. Very clever. I admit to falling for it. But he seems to have preyed on people looking for rare content. Don’t fall for it too.

realitycollector · 10-25-2020, 12:31 AM

For those trading via email, he’s under a totally different alias, “onedisneydoll” at gmail.

JonnyGators · 11-06-2020, 02:02 PM

I just wanted to chime in with my experiences with mtvofyesteryear.

I posted looking for episodes of a rather rare TV show that no one has posted full episodes of anywhere, and is considered lost media, except for a youtube posting of the opening of the show. mtvofyesteryear immediately responded that he had 16 episodes.

This had me already on alert - an immediate response of a bunch of episodes of a show that has been long lost and others are looking for. So I was quite suspicious when he wanted me to send money via venmo for the purchase.

This immediately had me trying to find a way to prove whether or not this was legit. I suggested going with paypal - I was met with resistance. However....that's not exactly unheard of around here, I have had an experience here where a trader/seller would only deal with payment methods that offer no recourse, due to paypal heavily favoring buyers. So I pressed on. I asked for samples - I was told he was offering to sell VHS tapes that were last tested a few years ago, and he no longer has a VCR to provide samples. I asked for pictures of the tapes to check the condition, he provided a picture of VHS tapes that wasn't from the internet - reverse image searching did not turn up a matching photo on another site. Comparing the photo with photos provided with others showed that he didn't use the same photo multiple times. While he was never able to prove he had what he was selling - he didn't leave a way to easily prove he was scamming. Always able to keep that little bit of doubt that maybe it's for real, and maybe it's worth the risk of sending the amount of money.

Not sure if that's how things are normally supposed to work around here - but it seems risky cash based transactions do happen through this site a lot, leaving this site easily vulnerable to someone to put in a little bit of effort and convince some people of taking the risk.

At this point - this thread was started, and I pointed it out to the seller. This gave me the leverage to insist venmo was out of the question, but that if he was for real, I'd be more than happy to use paypal, and cover the fees associated with that. He replied back offering to send the tapes first, let me test them, and then send the venmo transaction afterwards. Of course - no tapes ever arrived. I believe it was an attempt to gracefully exit the dialog, and prevent me from sharing my story while he tried to finish up whatever other transactions he had pending.

Anyways, that's my story. Just wanted to share the relevant details here to document the methods some may use, and let everyone know to be on alert. You can ask the right questions, you can take a chance, and sometimes it may work out. But, unfortunately, it is very easy for someone to come through here and convince people to take a chance and send a bit of cash with the promise of something rare, and walk away with easy free money.

If I receive any further communications, or if any tapes show up, I will update everyone here. But as of now, it looks like he has finished up whatever he was doing here, and has moved on. But be on alert - I don't think it would be that hard to register another username.

And for the legit traders/sellers here - please use paypal. Insisting on venmo or gift card transactions may protect you from invalid claims - but you do this site a disservice and set dangerous precedents that others can take advantage of.

ak1984 · 11-07-2020, 11:56 AM

I was scammed as well. I sent them $25 through Venmo for a vhs of the 1995 tv movie "Divas". They never sent it & never replied. This was on October 13, 2020.

katmandu38 · 11-20-2020, 01:04 PM

WHAT IS THE physical address of this parasite? maybe someone lives near and will kick him around.

Troi Tribble · 11-21-2020, 10:16 PM

What are all the alias's of this person???? I think I was scammed w/ A LOT OF MONEY! Is one of his alias's called Travis?????

Troi Tribble · 11-21-2020, 10:59 PM

Is another email of theirs this one? Joanahernandez620@icloud.com

MRPITT · 11-22-2020, 12:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by katmandu38

WHAT IS THE physical address of this parasite? maybe someone lives near and will kick him around.

Haha, I’m down.

Troi Tribble · 11-22-2020, 12:04 PM

I think my guy is the same as the guy YOU are talking about, only under a different alias! To me, he called himself "Travis" on here! I asked for a bunch of shows & movies, which he claimed he had. Like Forever Fernwood, All That Glitters, Highcliff Manor, the movie Clockwork Girl, etc. ALL of which he claimed he had + more! He wanted $, he wanted me to do Venmo, I offered Paypal, & I too, was met w/ resistance for Paypal. I then offered Amazon gift card, he agreed, & told me to send it to Joanahernandez620@icloud.com, I paid him $100 in that. He offered more stuff for an additional $50, which I paid. THEN he slams me w/ a message saying he can't use the gift cards to other stores & if I pay him Venmo $150, he would give me back $200 for the gift cards + the DVD's! SO I signed up for Venmo, he told me his name is Travis00 on Venmo. That didn't take. He then told me to try davidjones1981 on Venmo. THAT didn't work. Finally, he gave me the name Alex Lopez (alex2000xxox) & THAT worked. He thanked me & I never ever heard from him again!!!! I feel like such a sucker! I should have known red flags such as resisting paypal, accepting amazon ecards & charging more, then insisting on venmo, 3 alias's on Venmo!!! Needless to say I am working on getting my $ back from amazon, I don't know if I can get it back from Venmo!

Troi Tribble · 11-22-2020, 09:10 PM

So feedback? What does everyone think of what I just said?

Troi Tribble · 11-23-2020, 02:00 PM

Read my other post here.

Frank Gannucci · 11-25-2020, 11:00 PM

I dealt with this guy too. He kept on asking more than what we agreed upon. That is when I drew the line. I told him either the original deal gets honored or NO DEAL. He said he had colorized versions of the Classic 39 of the Honeymooners that he taped from a Canadian TV station in like 1994. He did also in fact say that he DIDNT have the Incredible World of Ed Norton sketch from the Jackie Gleason Show that I am looking for.

Hazel Anyday · 11-25-2020, 11:08 PM

I love colorized stuff. But I've never heard that the classic 39 were ever colorized other than by amateur's who posted on YT. I sure do wish the 39 were colorized though, I'd buy in a minute. Though from what I've read here it's no surprise that mtvyesteryear would claim to have them. It sounds like he'll claim to have whatever you're looking for until he collects his fee. Then poof he's gone.

MRPITT · 11-28-2020, 01:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hazel Anyday

I It sounds like he'll claim to have whatever you're looking for until he collects his fee. Then poof he's gone.

He will tell you who started the Chicago Fire 🔥 if you Venmo him a few bucks.

10-24-2020, 12:39 PM	#1
edplattfan Member Frequent Poster Join Date: May 08, 2003 Location: USA Posts: 265	Do not trade with mtvyesteryear This trader sounds legit with details about the shows he/she has. However he/she doesn't send the dvds you agree on, he ignores messages and in my case is holding my dvds until I give more than what was agreed upon in the original trade. Other traders have had bad experiences too but I can't speak for them.

11-21-2020, 10:16 PM	#7
Troi Tribble Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Oct 19, 2006 Posts: 316	What are all the alias's of this person???? I think I was scammed w/ A LOT OF MONEY! Is one of his alias's called Travis?????
	Last edited by Troi Tribble; 11-21-2020 at 10:50 PM.

11-22-2020, 12:04 PM	#10
Troi Tribble Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Oct 19, 2006 Posts: 316	I think my guy is the same as the guy YOU are talking about, only under a different alias! To me, he called himself "Travis" on here! I asked for a bunch of shows & movies, which he claimed he had. Like Forever Fernwood, All That Glitters, Highcliff Manor, the movie Clockwork Girl, etc. ALL of which he claimed he had + more! He wanted $, he wanted me to do Venmo, I offered Paypal, & I too, was met w/ resistance for Paypal. I then offered Amazon gift card, he agreed, & told me to send it to Joanahernandez620@icloud.com, I paid him $100 in that. He offered more stuff for an additional $50, which I paid. THEN he slams me w/ a message saying he can't use the gift cards to other stores & if I pay him Venmo $150, he would give me back $200 for the gift cards + the DVD's! SO I signed up for Venmo, he told me his name is Travis00 on Venmo. That didn't take. He then told me to try davidjones1981 on Venmo. THAT didn't work. Finally, he gave me the name Alex Lopez (alex2000xxox) & THAT worked. He thanked me & I never ever heard from him again!!!! I feel like such a sucker! I should have known red flags such as resisting paypal, accepting amazon ecards & charging more, then insisting on venmo, 3 alias's on Venmo!!! Needless to say I am working on getting my $ back from amazon, I don't know if I can get it back from Venmo!
	Last edited by Troi Tribble; 11-22-2020 at 09:34 PM.

11-25-2020, 11:08 PM	#14
Hazel Anyday Member Senior Member Join Date: Apr 12, 2002 Posts: 2,135	I love colorized stuff. But I've never heard that the classic 39 were ever colorized other than by amateur's who posted on YT. I sure do wish the 39 were colorized though, I'd buy in a minute. Though from what I've read here it's no surprise that mtvyesteryear would claim to have them. It sounds like he'll claim to have whatever you're looking for until he collects his fee. Then poof he's gone.
	__________________ Haaazeelll!!

10-24-2020, 07:05 PM	#2
realitycollector Member Occasional Poster Join Date: May 01, 2017 Posts: 8	Scammed as well. He proved his legitimacy by offering up, in hindsight, easily researchable knowledge of the show I wanted. Created fake images of the tapes. Very clever. I admit to falling for it. But he seems to have preyed on people looking for rare content. Don’t fall for it too.

10-25-2020, 12:31 AM	#3
realitycollector Member Occasional Poster Join Date: May 01, 2017 Posts: 8	For those trading via email, he’s under a totally different alias, “onedisneydoll” at gmail.

11-06-2020, 02:02 PM	#4
JonnyGators Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jan 07, 2015 Location: Hayward, CA Posts: 5	I just wanted to chime in with my experiences with mtvofyesteryear. I posted looking for episodes of a rather rare TV show that no one has posted full episodes of anywhere, and is considered lost media, except for a youtube posting of the opening of the show. mtvofyesteryear immediately responded that he had 16 episodes. This had me already on alert - an immediate response of a bunch of episodes of a show that has been long lost and others are looking for. So I was quite suspicious when he wanted me to send money via venmo for the purchase. This immediately had me trying to find a way to prove whether or not this was legit. I suggested going with paypal - I was met with resistance. However....that's not exactly unheard of around here, I have had an experience here where a trader/seller would only deal with payment methods that offer no recourse, due to paypal heavily favoring buyers. So I pressed on. I asked for samples - I was told he was offering to sell VHS tapes that were last tested a few years ago, and he no longer has a VCR to provide samples. I asked for pictures of the tapes to check the condition, he provided a picture of VHS tapes that wasn't from the internet - reverse image searching did not turn up a matching photo on another site. Comparing the photo with photos provided with others showed that he didn't use the same photo multiple times. While he was never able to prove he had what he was selling - he didn't leave a way to easily prove he was scamming. Always able to keep that little bit of doubt that maybe it's for real, and maybe it's worth the risk of sending the amount of money. Not sure if that's how things are normally supposed to work around here - but it seems risky cash based transactions do happen through this site a lot, leaving this site easily vulnerable to someone to put in a little bit of effort and convince some people of taking the risk. At this point - this thread was started, and I pointed it out to the seller. This gave me the leverage to insist venmo was out of the question, but that if he was for real, I'd be more than happy to use paypal, and cover the fees associated with that. He replied back offering to send the tapes first, let me test them, and then send the venmo transaction afterwards. Of course - no tapes ever arrived. I believe it was an attempt to gracefully exit the dialog, and prevent me from sharing my story while he tried to finish up whatever other transactions he had pending. Anyways, that's my story. Just wanted to share the relevant details here to document the methods some may use, and let everyone know to be on alert. You can ask the right questions, you can take a chance, and sometimes it may work out. But, unfortunately, it is very easy for someone to come through here and convince people to take a chance and send a bit of cash with the promise of something rare, and walk away with easy free money. If I receive any further communications, or if any tapes show up, I will update everyone here. But as of now, it looks like he has finished up whatever he was doing here, and has moved on. But be on alert - I don't think it would be that hard to register another username. And for the legit traders/sellers here - please use paypal. Insisting on venmo or gift card transactions may protect you from invalid claims - but you do this site a disservice and set dangerous precedents that others can take advantage of.

11-07-2020, 11:56 AM	#5
ak1984 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Aug 19, 2018 Location: NY Posts: 49	I was scammed as well. I sent them $25 through Venmo for a vhs of the 1995 tv movie "Divas". They never sent it & never replied. This was on October 13, 2020.

11-20-2020, 01:04 PM	#6
katmandu38 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Aug 01, 2002 Location: tennessee Posts: 678	WHAT IS THE physical address of this parasite? maybe someone lives near and will kick him around.

11-21-2020, 10:59 PM	#8
Troi Tribble Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Oct 19, 2006 Posts: 316	Is another email of theirs this one? Joanahernandez620@icloud.com

11-22-2020, 09:10 PM	#11
Troi Tribble Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Oct 19, 2006 Posts: 316	So feedback? What does everyone think of what I just said?

11-23-2020, 02:00 PM	#12
Troi Tribble Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Oct 19, 2006 Posts: 316	Read my other post here.

11-25-2020, 11:00 PM	#13
Frank Gannucci Member Forum Star Join Date: Mar 05, 2007 Posts: 15,922	I dealt with this guy too. He kept on asking more than what we agreed upon. That is when I drew the line. I told him either the original deal gets honored or NO DEAL. He said he had colorized versions of the Classic 39 of the Honeymooners that he taped from a Canadian TV station in like 1994. He did also in fact say that he DIDNT have the Incredible World of Ed Norton sketch from the Jackie Gleason Show that I am looking for.