Dealing with "Banned Users"

[dumelow]

hey,

this is one for the moderaters really. I had just sent a cheque earlier this week to one of the basschatters here to buy one of the pedals he'd advertised in the for sale forum. I tried to message him today to see if he had recieved it and it says he has been banned?! he had his e-mail address on his profile so ive e-mailed him hopefully to recieve a reply, but why would he have been banned? is it a temporary thing? is it a scam? should i cancel my cheque?

Any advice would be great

cheers

dumelow

[Chris2112]

Ouch, thats a sticky situation!

[Wil]

Depends who it is, some banned members are still active on other forums so you might be able to get in touch that way?

*Edit - thinking about it though, they should still reply to their emails?

Edited February 11, 2010 by Wil

[dumelow]

i didnt want to mention names in case of any bad feelings but its a guy called trevthebass.

im not just assuming that its a scam or anything but im a bit wary about the whole situation. hopefully ill recieve an e-mail back sharpish

Edited February 11, 2010 by dumelow

[Wil]

He looks genuine enough, but hard to say really, especially if he's been banned for some reason. Might be worth trying to get in touch via his myspace?

[wateroftyne]

Here ye go:

[url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=76765"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=76765[/url]

[dumelow]

[quote name='Wil' post='741930' date='Feb 11 2010, 12:18 PM']He looks genuine enough, but hard to say really, especially if he's been banned for some reason. Might be worth trying to get in touch via his myspace?[/quote]

i checked and he hasnt logged into his myspace since december, plus i dont think i can remember my login details for myspace

[quote name='wateroftyne' post='741931' date='Feb 11 2010, 12:18 PM']Here ye go:

[url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=76765"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=76765[/url][/quote]


Hmmm...i think im going to give this guy a day or two to reply to his e-mail and if not cancel the cheque.



Cheers for the advice guys

[dumelow]

Just to clarify - i received an e-mail from trevbass stating that he hadnt heard from me in a few days and ripped up my cheque when it arrived because he'd already sold the pedal. I have no idea why this happened as he knew I was sending a cheque throught the post and I messaged him sunday evening telling him that the cheque had been posted. He was obviously too impatient to wait for the payment.

Im going to cancel the cheque just in case...but I know I wont be dealing with this guy again in the future and I recommend that nobody else bothers dealing with him either.

Edited February 11, 2010 by dumelow

[Wil]

What a pain! I do wonder why it is that some people seem incapable of communicating on the internet. Definately sounds like one to watch out for, sorry to hear you've been messed about.

[WalMan]

[quote name='wateroftyne' post='741931' date='Feb 11 2010, 12:18 PM']Here ye go:

[url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=76765"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=76765[/url][/quote]
......and probably [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=76259"]HERE[/url]?

[spacecowboy]

Man, its such a shame people like "Trevthebass" have to do things like this, it does show the strength of this community though.

Edited February 12, 2010 by spacecowboy

[ian]

hi have just spoke to trevor and he said he told you that the cheque had been ripped up via email many thanks hope this clears this up many thanks

[waynepunkdude]

Classy.

[Mike]

I've had problems with trevthebass before and warn anyone against doing any sort of business with him.