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路路I might rise, but I refuse to shine.EDIT:
UPDATE: Looks like something worked and the thread has now disappeared. I hope it stays that way. Thank you for all the International support and advice. There are way too many members and friends to list, but THANK YOU ALL (you know who you are) and happy watch collecting!
Onwards and upwards!
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And what did I get out of this, a pain in the backside and a new 4 channel CTV Thermal system and some great advice from foo2rama and the dozens of others who offered their guidance and experience.
I would like to use this post to hopefully put my side of a dispute I have had with TRF and its Australian owner Stephen Smith. It is not a gripe or a broadsheet, but a brief defence of my character and watch community reputation.
In brief:
My seven year old Rolex Forum account was hacked and the scammer tried to sell a watch using my username. Thankfully it was discovered by by an observant TRF member and my account was de-activated immediately. Exactly what should have happened.
Now, long story short, I ask for details of this scam and why it lead to a life banning. The response to my email was "Well why did you post a $14,000 AP watch for sale from California? If you didn鹿t do it then you must have authorised someone else to do so." After that, an exchange of emails that could have been handled better on both sides, ended with a permanent block. Okay. No problem. So asked for the sales forum access fee of USD28 to be refunded. I was told that because I had sold one watch (in seven years) and two days before the ban, I was told that I was a "scammer and a blackmailer" 馃槻 So 11 months and 2 weeks refund please? 馃榿
They not only barred me forever but Stephen Smith (Lol-x) published my personal information (given to him by PayPal) in a scam thread alongside the real scammer with the obvious implication that I was also a scammer as some post comments evidence. So my information was exposed on the accusation that I was i was scamming TRF out of USD28 for what they call a "donation" - donations, in my view, are generally given voluntary for no quid pro quo - at least I thought so.
Don't care about the banning as that wont change the shape of the universe but do care about exposing me to identity and perhaps property theft. Had to take all my watches back to the deposit box - probably not a bad thing - too easy to become complacent I guess. I try not to swear too often, but having my personal information exposed on-line just seems wrong (when I say personal info, I mean name, address, etc...) Link:
https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=612699
***********************Link no longer accessible for me - perhaps TRF has taken it down?*****************
So, what I am trying to say, is that the implication that I am a scammer and not a victim of a scammer is really anathema to my way of thinking and an assault on my reputation as a buyer and a seller. PLEASE be assured I am NOT a scammer and I have plenty of positive comments here on OF and on WUS and one on TRF 馃檮 I also just sold another watch and the buyer WILL receive it and he paid by wire.
If anyone knows if it's wrong or against some rule to post a person's personal info on an open forum and then refuse to redact or remove could you let me know, TRF is registered in the USA I believe and Hosted by Eastern Euro servers I believe. If I was a Euro citizen I would be on to the GDPR regulators at the drop of a hat.
PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO ANY SALES POSTS OR EMAILS FROM BLUBARB WITHOUT FIRST MESSAGING ME - I DO NOT HAVE A [email protected]om or a [email protected] 馃が OR [email protected]
Thank you for your patience and I am sorry for the diatribe.
ps. I believe this kind of action may be a breach of both US law and Illinois law - I believe that the posting of personal information in an attempt to harm is illegal, it is also most likely against the terms of service of the ISP singlehop.com.
*Edited for spelling corrections
**Mods. Apparently the scammer s known as William and has been up to this activity for a very long time.
UPDATE: Looks like something worked and the thread has now disappeared. I hope it stays that way. Thank you for all the International support and advice. There are way too many members and friends to list, but THANK YOU ALL (you know who you are) and happy watch collecting!
Onwards and upwards!
###########################################################################################
And what did I get out of this, a pain in the backside and a new 4 channel CTV Thermal system and some great advice from foo2rama and the dozens of others who offered their guidance and experience.
I would like to use this post to hopefully put my side of a dispute I have had with TRF and its Australian owner Stephen Smith. It is not a gripe or a broadsheet, but a brief defence of my character and watch community reputation.
In brief:
My seven year old Rolex Forum account was hacked and the scammer tried to sell a watch using my username. Thankfully it was discovered by by an observant TRF member and my account was de-activated immediately. Exactly what should have happened.
Now, long story short, I ask for details of this scam and why it lead to a life banning. The response to my email was "Well why did you post a $14,000 AP watch for sale from California? If you didn鹿t do it then you must have authorised someone else to do so." After that, an exchange of emails that could have been handled better on both sides, ended with a permanent block. Okay. No problem. So asked for the sales forum access fee of USD28 to be refunded. I was told that because I had sold one watch (in seven years) and two days before the ban, I was told that I was a "scammer and a blackmailer" 馃槻 So 11 months and 2 weeks refund please? 馃榿
They not only barred me forever but Stephen Smith (Lol-x) published my personal information (given to him by PayPal) in a scam thread alongside the real scammer with the obvious implication that I was also a scammer as some post comments evidence. So my information was exposed on the accusation that I was i was scamming TRF out of USD28 for what they call a "donation" - donations, in my view, are generally given voluntary for no quid pro quo - at least I thought so.
Don't care about the banning as that wont change the shape of the universe but do care about exposing me to identity and perhaps property theft. Had to take all my watches back to the deposit box - probably not a bad thing - too easy to become complacent I guess. I try not to swear too often, but having my personal information exposed on-line just seems wrong (when I say personal info, I mean name, address, etc...) Link:
https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=612699
***********************Link no longer accessible for me - perhaps TRF has taken it down?*****************
So, what I am trying to say, is that the implication that I am a scammer and not a victim of a scammer is really anathema to my way of thinking and an assault on my reputation as a buyer and a seller. PLEASE be assured I am NOT a scammer and I have plenty of positive comments here on OF and on WUS and one on TRF 馃檮 I also just sold another watch and the buyer WILL receive it and he paid by wire.
If anyone knows if it's wrong or against some rule to post a person's personal info on an open forum and then refuse to redact or remove could you let me know, TRF is registered in the USA I believe and Hosted by Eastern Euro servers I believe. If I was a Euro citizen I would be on to the GDPR regulators at the drop of a hat.
PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO ANY SALES POSTS OR EMAILS FROM BLUBARB WITHOUT FIRST MESSAGING ME - I DO NOT HAVE A [email protected]om or a [email protected] 馃が OR [email protected]
Thank you for your patience and I am sorry for the diatribe.
ps. I believe this kind of action may be a breach of both US law and Illinois law - I believe that the posting of personal information in an attempt to harm is illegal, it is also most likely against the terms of service of the ISP singlehop.com.
*Edited for spelling corrections
**Mods. Apparently the scammer s known as William and has been up to this activity for a very long time.
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