masonh said:sorry to hear about this Joe,but i am glad to see everyone come together to fix it.also to all guys who dealt with him and are awaiting impending chargebacks,empty the account.
i always keep mine empty anyway b/c i am always concrened with chargebacks.i will say that i have sent severeal cues overseas with zero problems.
i also have Yuri_b17 on my waiting list and am scratching his name off as i type.i guess that moves someone up a batch.
Kam,that's awesome that you are pursuing it over there.
joeboxer said:Although, you should edit your post Michael.
Maybe change it to "Potential Victims".
The way it is does make it sound bad.
PS: kamdaswani (Kam), troyroy78 (Roy) and myself has an interest in getting this thing resolved as it gives us, honest people from HK and AZB regulars the bad name and/or label due to this issue.
BlowFish said:I have not commented on this issue as I was busy asking around/investigating (in HK) in regards to the issues with (Bamacues' Meucci HOF-3 and patrickjuhlin's Jacoby D-1). These 2 cues were bought by Tim_Hong and were paid with Paypal and are now charged back.
First off, when I saw/read the thread by Bamacues (Joe), I immediately PM'ed Joe and have told him that I will do my best to help him. I did this as I have seen the HOF-3 posted on another site. It was posted by username Yuri_b17.
On Bamacues' thread, there was a link to patrickjuhlin's thread, whom also got a charge back. I haven't seen that Jacoby posted anywhere. My apologies to patrickjuhlin for not PM?ing him, but it doesn't mean I have forgotten your case.
From the other site, on the same day the HOF-3 was posted, 2 other cues, a Carolina Cues and an Albrecht Cues was posted. I have PM'ed Dave Albrecht to ask him if was affected and he confirmed that it has not happened to him. He has not been charged back so far of the 2 cues that he had sold to Yuri_b17 (Was it Yuri_b17 or was it Tim_Hong?). As for the Carolina Cue (Zircote front and back with Padauk handle), I think iowa_player (Larry) was the one who sold the cue to Yuri_b17/Tim_Hong on this thread. Larry, can you confirm who it was please?
Let it be known that I know the guy Yuri Bayanin (Yuri_b17), but not Tim_Hong. Is Tim_Hong and Yuri_b17 the same guy, I don't know. From Yuri's email to Bamacues, Yuri said he knows Tim_Hong and knows this issue. Did Patrickjuhlin get the same email? Can you also post it here Patrick?
I don't know if the moderators can see if both logins (Tim_Hong and Yuri_b17) have been accessed from the same IP Address at almost the same time and/or right after each other.
Yuri is an acquaintance and I have played with him last Friday nite (9/12). He had the Carolina and Albrecht cue with him and have played with both these cues. I have SMS'ed Yuri to give me a call to discuss this issue and
I am still awaiting his reply/call.
So far, we have Bamacues and patrickjuhlin who were charged back from another persons' Paypal Account/Credit Card. Anyone else who has the same issue? Please post here ASAP and if possible, PM me.
PS: kamdaswani (Kam), troyroy78 (Roy) and myself has an interest in getting this thing resolved as it gives us, honest people from HK and AZB regulars the bad name and/or label due to this issue.
PSS: I will not discuss specifics of what moves we have done as I don?t want the perpetuators to anticipate our moves.
BlowFish said:I have not commented on this issue as I was busy asking around/investigating (in HK) in regards to the issues with (Bamacues' Meucci HOF-3 and patrickjuhlin's Jacoby D-1). These 2 cues were bought by Tim_Hong and were paid with Paypal and are now charged back.
First off, when I saw/read the thread by Bamacues (Joe), I immediately PM'ed Joe and have told him that I will do my best to help him. I did this as I have seen the HOF-3 posted on another site. It was posted by username Yuri_b17.
On Bamacues' thread, there was a link to patrickjuhlin's thread, whom also got a charge back. I haven't seen that Jacoby posted anywhere. My apologies to patrickjuhlin for not PM?ing him, but it doesn't mean I have forgotten your case.
From the other site, on the same day the HOF-3 was posted, 2 other cues, a Carolina Cues and an Albrecht Cues was posted. I have PM'ed Dave Albrecht to ask him if was affected and he confirmed that it has not happened to him. He has not been charged back so far of the 2 cues that he had sold to Yuri_b17 (Was it Yuri_b17 or was it Tim_Hong?). As for the Carolina Cue (Zircote front and back with Padauk handle), I think iowa_player (Larry) was the one who sold the cue to Yuri_b17/Tim_Hong on this thread. Larry, can you confirm who it was please?
Let it be known that I know the guy Yuri Bayanin (Yuri_b17), but not Tim_Hong. Is Tim_Hong and Yuri_b17 the same guy, I don't know. From Yuri's email to Bamacues, Yuri said he knows Tim_Hong and knows this issue. Did Patrickjuhlin get the same email? Can you also post it here Patrick?
I don't know if the moderators can see if both logins (Tim_Hong and Yuri_b17) have been accessed from the same IP Address at almost the same time and/or right after each other.
Yuri is an acquaintance and I have played with him last Friday nite (9/12). He had the Carolina and Albrecht cue with him and have played with both these cues. I have SMS'ed Yuri to give me a call to discuss this issue and
I am still awaiting his reply/call.
So far, we have Bamacues and patrickjuhlin who were charged back from another persons' Paypal Account/Credit Card. Anyone else who has the same issue? Please post here ASAP and if possible, PM me.
PS: kamdaswani (Kam), troyroy78 (Roy) and myself has an interest in getting this thing resolved as it gives us, honest people from HK and AZB regulars the bad name and/or label due to this issue.
PSS: I will not discuss specifics of what moves we have done as I don?t want the perpetuators to anticipate our moves.
Duce said:Wow. Wow.
It is obvious what's up. What is the Address that the cues were sent to???
They are all the same PERSON!
I mean, you're telling me, there's a person, that random person hacks into someones AZB accounts, negotiates deals,...hacks into a Paypal Account, makes all these deals and transactions and then uses "the stop" payments. Who also lives in Hong Kong..as with Tim_Hong?
Come on! He knows which cues he wanted. The person doing this knows CUES and knows this FORUM WELL!
Retail1LO said:It's official. I'm no longer using PayPal as a buyer or seller...and I'm not doing international business. I just refuse. I'm sorry if that limits my ability to move around a little bit...but it has to be. I refuse to be a part of this. I'm so sorry this happened to you Joe. You're a stand up guy. I'm only accepting money orders from now on...and I'll ship when they cash. If someone internationally wants to do business with me...I'm going to require an escrow service be used at the very least. I'm still leaning towards not doing it at all. I apologize in advance for all the wonderful people out there that live abroad.
leon sly said:This Is The Same Guy That Order A Wrapless Player From Me And This Cue Is Ready To Ship But It Ain't Going To Hong Kong Now.
hangemhigh said:It is obvious he planned to take as many as possible, which should alert everyone here that we will most likely be under further assualt from him or his cohorts.