WTS seller warning list

Character is often determined by action, or lack thereof, and there is no excuse for lack of communication or explanation.

It’s people like you that keep me honest. I now have to go turn in that money I found on the sidewalk.

The shame about all this is they have boundless imagination and decent skills to make their creations come to light. Maybe that’s part of the disease that fails them.

Some people have psychological problems that are invoked by the right trigger. Otherwise, they’d be normal & considerate people. What happens when the trigger kicks in, is a significant perspective shift. The break in communication may not necessarily be due to malfeasance. It could even come down to irrational fear, if someone is struggling to adhere to a promised schedule. People like this sometimes “return”, and duly apologize, then make good on outstanding debts. Other times, the shame is just too intense and they run away. I didn’t interact with CK, so I’ve no idea if this is applicable to him. Hopefully there will be an atonement & revelation of why he shut down on his obligations this way.

C_K is a very skilled flashlight modder, he made me a driver once and sent me some parts, that was done in a careful way with some bonus parts too. The fact that he does know what he is doing and that there are good experiences dealing with him too, makes it tempting to do business with him, but there have been reports of deals going wrong for a couple of years already.

I can confirm that Cereal_killer / TrueRMS is the same real world person, I have cross checked with someone who bought something from Cerial with my TRMS shipping info

Edit needed Grammatical error in my not so fluent German.

Ja(Yes) us Germans from different countries collaborating for the benefit of the BLF community. :sunglasses:

That’s really unfortunate turn of events. I remember getting a giveaway UV light from him more than a year back.

Cross-posted from the sale thread: I have been busy with moving over the last few weeks, but much to my surprise, the promised light arrived (luckily forwarded from my old address.) So although late, OP did come through, and he included a bonus light presumably to try to make the situation right. No communication, but he held up his end of the bargain, so as I said I am removing the derogatory information. I am only one person, but from my point of view although the lack of communication is very concerning, I consider the matter closed to my satisfaction.

Good to hear, and nicely said.

I have only had one dealing with CK. All went very well but, he did mention having some severe issues with someone on BLF. I know just a little bit of what it was about but, it’s not really my story to tell so I won’t. This was back in late October 2019. I have no clue if this is the reason for his current status as a seller. I hope all is well with him and I hope everything will get worked out for everyone owed money or product.

As it is with gchart, I don’t condone those practices either. I think ordinary people sometimes get mixed up with extraordinary situations and don’t know how to rectify the issues. It’s a difficult world to stay grounded on sometimes. Everyday that passes seems to increase that difficulty.

Hope everyone has a great upcoming weekend.

Any updates? New usernames etc?

I’m still hopeful, but in the meantime I’m out a 4/7’s Mini-bolt, 5 d10’s and an E10

:frowning:

I have also been scammed by CK (Dan Gostlin). Do not do any business with him.

:weary:

Well I now have a stage 4 cancer diagnosis - I wanted to pass some of these along but they’re gone

He said time wasn’t important - may he always feel that way.

I will always remember kindness, and try to forget things like this.

I never had any interactions with the guy, but I do remember the CK info saying he was from OH. Maybe even NE OH or Akron. The first google entry for his name is an obituary. Newcomer Family Obituaries - Dan William Gostlin 1954 - 2021 - Newcomer Cremations, Funerals & Receptions.
edit I also see he also had a son of the same name, that’s it for my dose of creeping for today I’m not into it and wasn’t involved.

It’s entirely possible that he had moved, but I have a shipping address from Dan in Columbus, OH. And I think from an old conversation from him that he was younger (had little kids, perhaps).

There was a big thread about CK on CPF in the cheers and jeers section. It is not there anymore after one of the crashes there. Basically some people got burned and posted about it. They knew his identity too.

Interesting……both from Ohio. I must say I’ve never heard anything good said about an Ohioan.

Well - that’s a broad generalization - I was born in Ohio and spent many years with many good people in Ohio. But that’s just my opinion.

Still hoping to get some lights back, I’m running out of time.

:weary:

traviskeese00 is a scammer that recently appeared on CPF

google shows he also scams other forums, so keep an eye out to avoid him if he shows up here

his modus operandi is, he sent me a photo of a light for sale. He wanted me to pay by venmo. I said I would only use Paypal. His paypal was not working, but he fixed it after I messaged him (via CPF PM)

So I paid by Paypal G&S. He then denied receiving the payment, and failed to respond to any emails sent to the same payment email.

I immediately put a stop payment on the credit card that feeds my paypal, and initiated a dispute with paypal for non receipt of goods (there is no category for “seller denies receiving payment”). Shortly after I got a refund. Obviously the seller had LIED when he said he had not received the payment.

I think the reason I got a refund was because I used Paypal Goods and Services, NOT friends and family, and NOT Venmo.

@jon_slider Thanks, I added him to the warning list in the OP.