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FULL UPDATE: SCAMMER

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Anyone in any on going deal with VERBAL KINT from Geeks pls put a stop to your deal with him.

I will post the full story later today but just want to get the info out before someone else falls for it.

Especially if he is making a trade with you for a Pam239, thats was supposed to be mine in a trade with him but he never shipped.

Full story laters.




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As promised, yes it took a long time going thru all the emails and time stamp to get it right:

Verbal posted this Pam239 for sale on 22/08/2008

http://repgeek.com/showthread.php?t=31122

I contacted him and asked him what he would want for the watch. He wanted a Rolex GMTII Swiss movt. I told him I can get him the watch and if the deal is on.

22nd and 23rd August we had email contacts with him telling me what watch he wants and its clear we had this deal going.

But on 24th Aug he got back to me saying a forum member in Sweden where he is from has the watch he wants and he is going on that trade. WTF?? I replied I thought our deal was on. No reply.

27th August he emailed me asking if I still want the 239. Of course I still want it.

He said the trade deal he had with the other fellow Swede fellow is POS. Said the fella sent him a crap and he is pissed off and wanted to reverse the deal.

We then agreed on the trade that I’ll send him a Rolex GMTII with swiss movt while he sends me his Pam239. I told him to give me a couple of days to get the watch.

He sent me links from Trusty and Josh site to show me the exact watch he wanted and asked me to buy from them. As I have my own sources, I told him I’ll try them out before I approach Trusty or Josh.

Anyway I took several days before I could confirm I have a GMTII to ship to him.

I checked with VK and he says its ok if my source ship to him directly from China. He said its fine not a problem. He also mentioned in another similar day email that the trade is confirmed and the 239 would be mine and he is not talking to others for a possible trade.

We have many emails in 1 day as I reply fast from my mobile and in the email on 29th Aug he told me he will send me a GEN caseback for the 239. His Danish friend chanced upon one. LOL!! Well the Pam239 has only 75 pieces worldwide, what are the chances of having a GEN one??? He said a guy banged up his 239 real bad and Panerai is going to re-issue him and send him a new caseback.

Now, that’s weird cos I know THEY don’t do that!! :) But I gave him the benefit of the doubt and just hope the caseback thing would turn out true. :)

Anyway he said his Danish friend will restore the banged up 239 caseback and he will give it to me.

On 1st Sept VK told me his wife’s relative has passed away in a car crash. Deal had to be delayed for a week cos he has to fly back to Croatia. I was bummed. Then he suggests that he would get his friend to ship the 239 to me on his behalf.


On 2nd Sept 309am he emailed me saying he is leaving for Croatia at 700am.

On 2nd Sept, 9:00 PM he emailed me his friend has shipped the Pam239.

Tracking: RR837489263SE

Not traceable as he said the package was shipped through his company shipping and only Volvo employees have the password to login in to track! WTF???

Well I just trust him again. :)

I told him the GMTII has also been shipped and I’m awaiting the tracking from my

On 2nd Sept 1253pm he updated his thread on a trade deal on Geeks. Weird I thought.


So all these while I was still trying to contact my supplier for the tracking numbers for his GMTII as well as for my own package. I did not manage to contact him and VK got frustrated. Honestly I don’t blame him. Hey he had ‘apparently’ shipped out the 239 first then awaiting the GMTII which I had told him was shipped.

Then,

5th Sept he emailed me this:

‘’’’’’’’’’’So i havent got NO tracking from you and NO pics. I can't be sure that your contact have shipped the gmt2. So you most understand me now when i have done this thing that I did…

You se, here in Sweden we have a service called "spip" (Stopping parcel In Proces). This thing costs extra around 104$ but it's worth it. I used this service when i ship watches and other stuff around the world to guys that I don't know that well.

So I also used this service today with the pam239. So when the parcel gets to Singapore today and when the custom scans it they will get a message telling them to reship it to the sender (me). You maybe thinking way? Like you know, we haven't know each other much we just meet. If you just hade come up with the tracking and pics like I asked you to everything would have been OK in my book. You say in you mail that he would send you tracking next time, to me that's no service felling at all. Tracking would have come on thusday when he emailed you telling that he has shipped!!!

So even if he has shipped (like I think he hasent) there is nothing I could do now. The pam239 will be automaticly reshiped to me. I cant lift this. Ones you used it on the parcel it gets reshiped to the sender.

So Daryl. The pam239 will be reshipped to me. It's just bad that this happened. But like you know I cover all sides…’’’’’’’’’’’’



I had 2 thoughts when I read that.

1. My fault that I could not provide him the tracking.
2. 2. Bullshit to this ‘spip’ thing… this thing exists?????????? LOL!!


I did not believe it and told him bullshit.

He replied angrily that I am crazy to have doubted him and he had used this on MANY members in the rep community. Any others that experienced this ‘service’ pls chime in? :)

He emailed me this on 6th Sept:

‘’’’’’’’Yes it was shiped the same day i left sweden. Today i got a new
tracking for sweden from singapore. Thats way i pay so much for the
service spip. That tracking you got thusday dont work no more, way you
ask?’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’



Another email from him on the same day when I asked him on this special postal service I was very intrigued with…….. ?


‘’’’’’’’’The watch was sent from his company. Thats WAY i just emailed you the nr and NOT where to track. Becuse when you have a company here in sweden you get a login on password on the postoffice page. This login and password hase my friend and NOT me and if i hade i could not give it to you becuse then i would give out information about his work ect ect and thats NOT good... I told you on monday/thusday next week to call your local post office and ask them, then it would showed up!!! He tracked the watch on thusday and then called me asking me if he should stop it or let it go to you. I checked my emails still NO tracking and NO pics then i told him to pull it back and let singapore ship it back...’’’’’’’’’’

BULL :)



Well fast forward some weeks and the GMTII didn’t reach him. Yes it didn’t reach him nor did I received my 4 other watches from China.

I apologised to VK EVERYDAY for not being able to get the tracking as well as the watch not showing up.

I still want the 239 then and I feel I should do something to make up for what had happened. My dealing with him had been honest right from the start and for my source to screw me over is not the best way to start a friendship with VK I thought.

So I told him I will contact either Josh or Trusty and get 1 watch from them. And that he can verify with them directly for the progress of the watch order.

He then sent me an email:

Here is the screen shot of the email VK sent to me instructing me to copy and send to Trusty for the order of the sub

IMG_7684.jpg


In fact he told Trusty to send him the tracking directly without the need of informing me. :)

24th Sept, Money was sent to Trusty for a Rolex Sub. He sent me the new link saying he wants this instead.

http://www.tt88time.com/index.php?main_ ... ts_id=3282

Trusty emailed me on the 29th Sept after I asked him for tracking that he had already sent VK the info 4 DAYS EARLIER on 25th Sept!!!

EB087272588CN

26th Sept
he emailed this:

‘’’’’’’’’’’’’’’Ok bro... Watch is in my office now, i have called the postoffice for a pick up today. They use to come around 16.00 for pick ups
Im going out now to meet bizmen from Usa will show them the town and later dinner ect ect...

I have notefied a secretary to phone me asap when the postman has picked it up. So if you dont here anything from me during the day and night everything is OK. And like before, you cant track it it's just for us Volvo employers to track, we have a page where we can track all our parcels world wide. I think you will have it on Thusday next week. If you dont have it on thusday pleas email me asap... ‘’’’’’’’’’’’’’’

I asked for tracking but he said he is sick and resting and no news from the girl from his office who helped him shipped……

29th Sept he sent this:

‘’’’’’’’’’’’’
Bro...

I just got of the phone with our German office in Frankfurt (they called us). It seems like the girl that wrote out the address slips for all our parcles leving Sweden (our office) on friday has glued the wrong address slips on the pam239 to you and some electro chips to Germany.

So you are going to get some Electro chips for the Volvo's navigator system (they are worthless) i will check if you need to ship them to Germany or if you can throw them when you get them... Or they will use the "spip"...

I have emailed the German office your address and told them to reship you the pam239 from there office, it's going to be delayed just a few days, you will have it on your wrist on friday im sure!!!

The girl that did this HUGE misstake is so sorry for all this she was in my office right now when the German office phoned us. And IM ALLSO SO very very sorry for all this mix up bro... I will make it up to you bellive me. Heck you waited for the pam so long now maybe you can wait a few days more... bro im very very sorry...

Now i have some clients here waiting for me, talk to you later tonight or when i get the chanse... Im leaving for france on Thursday and will be gone for 1 week on biz trip...cheers bro and hope your not MAD at me...’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’



Well, what am I supposed to think? :)

I was busy at a meeting then I told him I will give him a longer reply later but I said to him all these are crap.



Same day 29th Sept he told me:

‘’’’ I can understand how you feel bro... And im very very sorry for all this...

The pam239 came today to Germany...

They said it will go out to you today, YOU will have it on your wrist on friday i promiss you...

Bro i need to run now, new clients on lunch is waiting...cheers...

BRO, pleas stay cool... You will have it on friday i know this for sure...’’’’’’’’’’’



So I waited…………….


1st Oct I received this email:

‘’’’’’’’’’’ Here is what i got in my work mail RF036250846DE i just got this track nr from them...
Pleas check with you lockal post office on friday...’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’


2nd Oct Thurs he said he is going to France till Sun and will not be around to receive emails. So coincidental that if the watch don’t show up as he promised I cant contact him? :)



I didn’t receive the watch but someone pointed out to me about his threads on his 239 and base for trade.

http://repgeek.com/showthread.php?t=35343&styleid=2
http://repgeek.com/showthread.php?t=31908&page=2

I posted on purpose on the thread as a good buddy had pointed out to me that he was browsing the threads. I posted there for him to respond to my emails.

He saw my posts but did not respond nor respond to my emails. :)

Subsequently he got pissed off that I bombed him with emails demanding to know what is the situation of the 239.

He replied my email then on the 3rd Oct

'''''''''''Listen to me now.dident i tell you im going to france and i would read
my emails on sunday!do you know how much this cost for me with my
cellphone?now you got the tracking from me i got it from germany.is it
my fault it dident came today?listen,i hope it will never come to
you,becuse you are crazy thinking bad things about me!email me your
paypal and i will pp you the money for the rolex.and did i get any gmt
from you like you posted on rg?you are one crazy man!!!i dont like you
when you talk shit like this.'''''''''''''''''''


WOW! Thats so cool of him to be yelling at me instead.


I asked him why he did not reply to my mails or reply on his post sice he can read his mails and posts on Geeks, he replied me this on 5th Oct:

''''''''''''''''Now i can write from a computer. PLEAS keep in mind that im in france on work...

First of all i WONT replay to you on rg!!! Becuse i think it's childish...

Second i have tracked that watch and yes NOTHING. I have allso emailed the office and asked whats going on and if they have given me wrong tracking ect ect, but no answere yet. I thinkl they will answere tomorrow...

Third way do you blame me? I told you what happend and that the 239 would be shipped from Germany and they told me "NO problems Singapore will have it on friday" now it has happend somthing (i still dont know what) but im working on it. But you blame me but i dont know where the pam239 is for now!!! Yes im allso very very mad at all this but there is nothing i can do just sitt and wait...

Yes i wont to trade my pam112h allso DO YOU have a problem with that? I want to trade it for a GMT2. THE GMT2 that i should have hade from you the first time i still dont have thats way you got me tha NEW SUBMARINER from trusty NOT THE gmt2. SO i still want a gmt2!!!

Im working on the problem but there is not so much i can do. I have emailed and as soon as i have new news i will email you...

Now i will go out for breakfast with clients. I will not have a computer until 22.00 tonight so before that i cant answere any mails...'''''''''''''''''''''



Ok, now i'm being the ass for questioning his weird ways? :)



6th Oct he sent me this:

‘’’’’’’’’Hi Bro...

Germany office is in contact with post office...

The tracking i got and that i emailed to you is correct (german office says this)

Post office in Germany dont know where it is and they dont know way it hasent been scanned after pick up at German office. They are working on it...

This is the latest news i got from Germany.

Will email you new news asap when i get them... Hold in the bro, it will be found and you will have it soon i hope...’’’’’’’’’



8th Oct he sent me this GREAT mail:

‘’’’’’’’ Hi D...

Im sorry NO news today... I was on the phone with the german office and still NO news...

And today i lost my jobb http://www.aftonbladet.se/webbtv/nyhete ... 3490866.ab

Over 3000workers here lost there work today and it sucks BIG time!!!
I just bought a new house and it looks like im going to have to sell it now, prices over the world are dropping and i will make a big lose now. But hey thats life right?

As soon as i here somthing you will be the first to know. Now im going home and im going to get real real drunk!!! After 12years here now i have to leav it hurts... The bottel is calling!!!’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’




So I asked him what does that leaves me?? What about the 239?




He replied on 9th Oct

‘’’’’’’’ That leavs you just waiting just like me...

Hade a mail today when i got to work. They are checking that airport today if some one has left it somwhere. They told German office that the parcel slip has maybe come off or got damage and if so they putt parcel away and wait for customers to contact them!!!

I email you asap when i know somthing new...’’’’’’’’’’’’’


Well done…..

:)



So I emailed him a few times that I have had enough of the rubbish and told him to settle the matter. He didn’t reply my mails so came the post on RWI.



Now I know VK used to be on RWG but made his permanent home in Geeks now. Verbal, if you’re reading this, get this very clear:

Mods at Geeks has told me specifically that RWG is your Home not Geeks.

So eat your heart out thinking that you have a home there, they prefer me to post it in RWG as there will be a wider audience. :)

After I posted on RWI, VK emailed me this as someone had alerted him:

‘’’’’’’’’’’’ Are you kidding me? Posting that shit?

Do you allso want me to post about the gmt2 that NEVER came, i have allso emails that i can paste in there your telling that the gmt2 was shipped and that you hade a second one to allso ship if the first gmt2 dident show up!!! Tell me D who is laing here you or me?

Bellive me you will feel like a big IDIOT when the watch come to you. For god sakes you hade many customer waiting for there watches for monthes!!! YOU should know that this thing happend from time to time!!!

But it's cool you have showed who you are ect ect, AND when you write somthing like this ALL i can say is i HOPE you never get it i realy do, becuse you are lost!!!

END of story i will NOT answere any of your email again, i will not read them eighter...’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’


That’s the last time he emailed me. :)

Truth is, I paid for a GMTII for him Never showed up, not his fault. So I made it up by ordering another watch to go through the deal.

Now?

Pls do Chime in. :)

So I’m now out a lot of $$$ and the 239 is 'missing'.

He did offer to send me the money for the Sub I sent him. I didn’t want cos I want the 239.

Pls don’t think I’m making things difficult by not wanting the refund cos I wanted the watch in trade. If he indeed ship out the watch, then I don’t want the money.

He is simply getting off easy by saying he will send me money. Cos the truth is he never shipped the watch.


Giving a tracking number that cannot be tracking is as good as nothing, thats exactly what he thinks too when i cant give him the tracking for the 1st GMTII i sent him thru my source.

Oh and one more thing, throughout this period of time i had been in contact with another member regarding this 239 matter. he was interested in getting it too and VK had offered him at a price bundled with other 'goodies' for a very high price. Yes all the while when our deal was going on. :)



By the way this is the tracking for the Sub i paid to Trusty to send it to VK. In case anyone ask, VK wanted the package to be shipped directly to him. Not that i want to dropship to him.

He has received the package on the 29 Sept.

Tracking:

EB087272588CN
?
Your item was delivered(KINGDOM OF SWEDEN) at 2008-09-29 10:00:00
Signed for by?ILLEG



?
Timing Site Status
? 2008-09-25 21:10:00 GUANGZHOU Posting
? 2008-09-25 21:24:00 GUANGZHOU Despatch from Sorting Center
? 2008-09-25 21:52:00 GUANGZHOU Arrival at Sorting Center
? 2008-09-25 23:55:00 GUANGZHOU Despatch from Sorting Center
? 2008-09-27 12:01:00 KINGDOM OF SWEDEN Handed over to Customs
? 2008-09-27 12:01:00 KINGDOM OF SWEDEN STOCKHOLM Arrival at Sorting Center
? 2008-09-28 11:30:00 KINGDOM OF SWEDEN Released from Customs
? 2008-09-29 09:31:00 KINGDOM OF SWEDEN Arrival at Delivery Office
? 2008-09-29 10:00:00 KINGDOM OF SWEDEN Delivery


So wheres mine?

:twisted: :twisted: :twisted:
 

hk45ca

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you have my undivided attention.
 

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I can vouch for VK...he is a great guy and definitely not a scammer...

PM me please or send me an e-mail with details...

Why this wasn't posted on RG where apparently the whole story started?
 

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dadog13 said:
I can vouch for VK...he is a great guy and definitely not a scammer...

PM me please or send me an e-mail with details...

Why this wasn't posted on RG where apparently the whole story started?

apparently he did, if you read his post he states he posted it here also because he expects it will be removed at the other forum. at least that is how i read his post.
 

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hk45ca said:
dadog13 said:
I can vouch for VK...he is a great guy and definitely not a scammer...

PM me please or send me an e-mail with details...

Why this wasn't posted on RG where apparently the whole story started?

apparently he did, if you read his post he states he posted it here also because he expects it will be removed at the other forum. at least that is how i read his post.

you are right...sometimes I have to read it twice to fully understand...my bad!
 

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dadog13 said:
hk45ca said:
dadog13 said:
I can vouch for VK...he is a great guy and definitely not a scammer...

PM me please or send me an e-mail with details...

Why this wasn't posted on RG where apparently the whole story started?

apparently he did, if you read his post he states he posted it here also because he expects it will be removed at the other forum. at least that is how i read his post.

you are right...sometimes I have to read it twice to fully understand...my bad!

not your bad, i went back and reread it twice before i made my post. i wanted to make sure i was reading it right. lmao :lol:
 

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/me wanders over to poolhouse and grabs deckchair and pitcher of margaritas, salt and glass. Strolls back, flips open chair and pours a long one.

"Ok, I'm ready, I don't know him from a bar of soap but this should be interesting, you have my undivded attention as well."



Why do we get so much RG crap? And why is there so much RG crap for us to get?


Col.
 

pamfried

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oh by the way i have not received any Electro chips for the Volvo's navigator system...... :)

Or did the company use the spip service again???


:D :D :D
 

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I work in Corporate Audit and customarily get fed all kinds of BS while conducting an audit.

However, I have never ever heard such an outrageous story as VK has delivered upon Pam. Seems VK was out to set up Pam from the very start.

L
 

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leonado said:
I work in Corporate Audit and customarily get fed all kinds of BS while conducting an audit.

However, I have never ever heard such an outrageous story as VK has delivered upon Pam. Seems VK was out to set up Pam from the very start.

L



Hi L,

honestly speaking i had that very feeling right from the start.

It was too good a deal to be true as his 239 is very well modded and he wasnt asking for the sky. Hell the package would include another cyclops and a handful of straps he said he and a mate made and want me to have them as a gesture of goodwill as well as have feedback on the quality.

Along the way i felt things were getting a little weird.

I did not mention that he would email me 3-4 times a day for the progress of the watch being sourced. Yes i have blackberry and we almost 'chat' every minute about stuff on the forums as well as the progress of things.

When he kept insisting that i use trusty n Josh that got me thinking a little.

I dont know, i trusted him as he apparently is a long-time member of the rep community but.....
 

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paypal is a false sense of security for any buyer. You assume they will have the money in their account for you to retrieve, you also assume that you will have all issues finalized within 45 days (their limit on chargebacks) ...

I wont use paypal because not only does it completely leave me 100% vulnerable (because of the type of business we are in) it also gives no options to the buyer if something were to happen and issues took the resolution beyond 45 days... leaves buyers 100% unprotected imo.
 

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hk45ca said:
dadog13 said:
I can vouch for VK...he is a great guy and definitely not a scammer...

PM me please or send me an e-mail with details...

Why this wasn't posted on RG where apparently the whole story started?

apparently he did, if you read his post he states he posted it here also because he expects it will be removed at the other forum. at least that is how i read his post.

Hey Pamfried - Did you post this at RG? Did they 'pull it'? Sylar and J-C are pretty reasonable guys and have been really helpful to me in the past.

I can't see them pulling your post if it's legitimate and well-documented which it seems to be. In fact, since the original deal took place at RG it probably should be posted there.

Being able to post freely without too much censorship is vital in resolving disputes like this. Being a 'safe place' makes online forums such an asset.
 

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Hi F,

I never posted there, I assumed it would be pulled because VK used to be a moderator at RG. I shouldn't have assumed this as it did a disservice to Sylar, Jc etc.

My bad.

:(









LemmyCaution said:
hk45ca said:
dadog13 said:
I can vouch for VK...he is a great guy and definitely not a scammer...

PM me please or send me an e-mail with details...

Why this wasn't posted on RG where apparently the whole story started?

apparently he did, if you read his post he states he posted it here also because he expects it will be removed at the other forum. at least that is how i read his post.

Hey Pamfried - Did you post this at RG? Did they 'pull it'? Sylar and J-C are pretty reasonable guys and have been really helpful to me in the past.

I can't see them pulling your post if it's legitimate and well-documented which it seems to be. In fact, since the original deal took place at RG it probably should be posted there.

Being able to post freely without too much censorship is vital in resolving disputes like this. Being a 'safe place' makes online forums such an asset.
 

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daytona4me said:
paypal is a false sense of security for any buyer. You assume they will have the money in their account for you to retrieve, you also assume that you will have all issues finalized within 45 days (their limit on chargebacks) ...

I wont use paypal because not only does it completely leave me 100% vulnerable (because of the type of business we are in) it also gives no options to the buyer if something were to happen and issues took the resolution beyond 45 days... leaves buyers 100% unprotected imo.



I know.....

I'm just so bummed you know!!
 
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