Due to space limitations, I continue here. Since Acaeum's standard eBay settings block Cougie (for good reason) I have screenshotted each and every one of them to date, though only three at a time per post. (By the way, watch as cougie's ""Premium Service" ribbon disappears)

Three more consecutive relistings of my supposedly "counterfeit" M2 module!

After all of those photos, I would like to end this on a brief note, since pretty much everything that needed to be said, has been said already, and this post is already a bit long-winded. so rather than bloviating from this point on, I just want to say---

Please, PLEASE  do not do business with David Whitfield aka "cougarrinard" or "cougar_rinard" or any of the other accounts he has used in the past (and any else that may pop up in the future. I made a bad mistake NOT preemptively blocking him from bidding on my items, even though I had sifted through dozens of Cougie horror stories on the Acaeum (and there is still a ton I haven't yet read.) Please understand that not ALL eBayers are like this in the UK, or anywhere else for that matter. If you wish to do business on closed Facebook groups (I am in at least one) proceed with caution there as well, because scammers have popped up there despite all of the approval procedures---and if you get burned on Facebook, your only options are blocking the person, and making a case through PayPal. And regarding Craigslist, you might as well let people scam you and rob you blind, already.

Until eBay smartens up and gets rid of people like Cougie, who are using eBay as a front for their scamming more than anything else, we will need to spread the word around. Not just my case, which temporarily severely compromised my seller account until I had each and every one of the falsely applied defects removed from my account. But also the archived complaints going back more than 15 years, both here on the Acaeum and elsewhere.  Prospective buyers from the UK/Ireland region, be advised to instead do your business with the many reputable sellers from UK/Ireland (and the EU, and elsewhere) regions. While they might not have Cougie's frequently ill-gotten inventory, they do have integrity, professionalism and ethics, which Cougie has demonstrated he does not have. Do you really want to give that bastard your hard--earned money when he will scam you without a second thought if he feels like it? UK/Ireland/EU sellers, step up and take back the market for the good guys!

I am done with the new posts, unless there really is a reason. For those still reading this, thank you. It is a warning based on my excruciatingly awful experience, and I do hope word gets around not because I want pity, but because I want people to avoid being scammed by Cougie. Don't enable a dyed-in-the-wool scammer!

---Pauly

jkason wrote in "cougarrinard" scams himself into eBay trouble.:Holy crap!

look at those shipping charges....

Yep, and he can't hide behind Global Shipping Program anymore, since that appears to have been involuntarily revoked (as opposed to voluntarily opting-out, as I did back in 2014 back when GSP was unquestionably a legal scam of its own, before they overhauled the program).

Of course, you could always ask Cougie to alter his customs forms, from the printed-out "merchandise" to the penciled-in "books" with the obligatory cross-out of "merchandise", since this seems to be allowed for  UK exports (but not allowed for US exports according to that law I have linked and posted.) After all, you don't want to get screwed over on import charges, would you? And insist he peppers the flimsy outer packaging with a swarm of decades-old stamps (much younger QEII on them) which may or may not have been reused.  

Badmike wrote in "cougarrinard" scams himself into eBay trouble.:Rarely has a thread made me as happy as this one! Way to go, Pauly...

I wonder if he's still laughing? (see decades old quote below...)

Mike B.

Thank you---I'm still in the process of picking up the pieces on my end. The short-term damage to my seller account was brutal, though all sanctions and defects related to this crap were removed.

But since we are talking about laughter and happiness---coming at Cougie's expense, naturally, here's ANOTHER relist of that "counterfeit" copy of M2: Vengeance of Alphaks---suddenly, drastically reduced from £15.99 to £9.99. What a freaking joke!



Cougie, if you are reading this (and I sense you have been, with a couple suspiciously sockpuppet-sounding random people feebly and unconvincingly coming to your defense)---WHY THE HELL ARE YOU STILL ALLOWING ME TO VIEW YOUR PAGES? Don't you realize that because you screwed me over till eBay got word, and you were unapologetic and shockingly unprofessional and rude (how unBritish of you, Cougie!), I can keep figuratively tearing you to shreds on the Acaeum and elsewhere with my writing and evidence alone? Why haven't you blocked me on eBay yet? Though I draw the line before it gets truly personal, I will keep coming back at you again and again, for however long you continue posting my "counterfeit" copy of "M2: Vengeance of Alphaks" , or at least use it as a stock photo for other copies you have (which may or may not actually be counterfeit.)  

So, just a few HINTS for you, Cougie:

(1.) We are far more intelligent and informed a collector community than you realize.
(2.) eBay may be downright spineless when it comes to kicking off scammers like you who use eBay as a front for your scamming, but word gets around very quickly about scammers like you who blight the overall reputation of sellers on eBay. Prepare to see even more of your business drop off in the coming weeks and months.
3.) Show evidence, will record and post. So maybe you should simply take photos of another copy of M2: Vengeance of Alphaks because you have OH SO MANY copies of everything at your palatial mini-mall of all things role-playing?
4.)  I am only one person with one story. but all it takes is one person with a detailed story to galvanize into action all the other people you've screwed over the years.
5.) Get off your abused high-horse because that poor horse is trying to buck you off, and we are all on the side of the high horse helping it buck you off.

All right, enough of that. But if you keep posting photos of my "counterfeit" copy of that module, I will keep posting them here in this thread. So either block me on eBay (as I have blocked you) or simply knock that shit off, already. Kapiche?

---Pauly

Thunderdave wrote in "cougarrinard" scams himself into eBay trouble.:

PaulyDragon wrote in "cougarrinard" scams himself into eBay trouble.:Cougie, if you are reading this (and I sense you have been, with a couple suspiciously sockpuppet-sounding random people feebly and unconvincingly coming to your defense)

I don't think that's fair. You've heard some disagreement over how customs forms ought to be completed. Which is relevant because that's how this started.

Understood, but it has been made clear the UK export laws and US export laws differ on this matter. Frankly, I'd rather have the UK flexibility, but even moreso I'd rather not be threatened with jail time.

ashmire13 wrote in "cougarrinard" scams himself into eBay trouble.:U.K. customs guidelines for those interested

As a Royal Mail employee, I'd say that it's very random as to what gets hit for a customs charge by HMRC

Royal Mail just issues the charges applied and collects the money. If charges aren't paid, the item is returned or destroyed.

Thanks for the info---if Cougie is in violation of Royal Mail laws, could the proper authorities be notified?

Sorry, forgot the link previously

U.K. law

https://www.gov.uk/goods-sent-from-abroad/tax-and-duty

eBay U.K. guidelines

UK-Buying-USA-Import-VAT-Customs-Duty-Parcel-Force-Fees-

PaulyDragon wrote in "cougarrinard" scams himself into eBay trouble.:... but for those who responded who are in fact Cougie sockpuppets, think twice about pulling this on any other American sellers ...---Pauly

Who was that?

PaulyDragon wrote in "cougarrinard" scams himself into eBay trouble.:

red_bus wrote in "cougarrinard" scams himself into eBay trouble.:
Who was that?

Frankly, my suspicions (however unconfirmed as I do not have the concrete evidence at my end) of this one due to very similar rudeness of tone to Cougie :

nn wrote in "cougarrinard" scams himself into eBay trouble.:1) cougarinard a bellend, hoorah

2) you are being a dick about the customs description though

US customs do not give a fuck about whether an envelope leaving the country contains a "book" or a "game".
If you want to sell internationally then put a bit of effort in.

There was also one post, which seems to have been deleted (or hidden from my view) for whichever reason, that said (paraphrased) "I bought an item from 'DM Dave' one time and he was really cool." While those were not the same words from that particular post, he did address Cougie as "DM Dave" like that was a professional term or something. Who on this website calls Cougie that?

If that particular post could be recovered (or perhaps I cannot see the post for whichever reason), that would be nice.

The suspected "sockpuppets" (perhaps Cougie from different IPs, or having cronies on other IPs or locations posted for him) have blank or nearly blank descriptions on their forum links, and apparently do not log onto the Acaeum very often. Please realize all of the well-established, well-known and reputable people with information on their forum links who disagreed or objected with my opinions regarding the customs issue, are not of the same category

I had decided not to post on this thread again as I felt it was going nowhere. (Veiled threats and insinuations, unproven theories and the posting of photographs of a person's home generally telegraph a directon a conversation is going in.)

Unfortunately it seems I have been called out so I need to put some information forward so certainposts are not read as fact by those who do  not do a little research.

Point one, which is not provable is that I am no-ones sock puppet. I can only let those here make there own decisions on this.
Point two is regarding posts not being visible. The previous post concerns mine of 17th August which  I can clearly see. I have not changed any of my settings so if you cannot find this please either look again  or contact foulfoot.
Point three is that I have been a registered user here since 2004 and though I do not post as regularly as I once did I still log in almost every day to keep abreast of the community.

I hold myself to high standards (which I sometimes do not meet) and will often pull out of this kind of discussion because sometimes on forums it is clear that the situation cannot be resolved or even discussed reasonably. Things can quickly turn personal and even with a thick skin it is sometimes difficult to avoid being dragged down into a pointless debate.
I stand  by all of my comments here. If I have lied or somehow upset anyone personally then I am sorry but other than that there is really nothing else that I can say. (Though I will always defend myself if I feel personally slighted).

Take it easy
Carl

And DM Dave used to be a fairly common namefor Cougarrinard,  sorry if you were unaware.