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This is do rude! I judt blocked. As a 17/yo collecter whoS been in the hobby since 15, this really pisses me off as its people like him making people not trust teens im the hobby. I have my own money & paypal and wont ever break sellers rules or pull stuff like this, because i wanna be seen as a real valud collecter, not a dumb kid.
SoW, I am so sorry to hear that you had issues with positive_vibes! I can honestly say that I am only newly introduced to him myself, but I really would not have expected this news concerning his past transactions. I personally sold several ponies to him in person on Saturday at the Southeast Pony Meet and he never asked for freebies or discounts or anything else that I would have considered to be in bad form. He was obviously young, inexperienced and now that I know he has Aspergers it seems only too obvious. I personally found him to be pleasant and rather funny. I am quite interested to see if anyone else posts having had any similar issues with him.
he has a lot of photos of that parasol - what other ponies did you give him?It doesnt surprise me he is nice and honest in person - it's so much easier ripping people off online and those other stories show it's not about money, he has money and his mom isn't raising him alone so some lies right from the start I started ebaying with 14 and never did such bullshit..
Quote from: kCherry on June 26, 2017, 06:44:41 AMSoW, I am so sorry to hear that you had issues with positive_vibes! I can honestly say that I am only newly introduced to him myself, but I really would not have expected this news concerning his past transactions. I personally sold several ponies to him in person on Saturday at the Southeast Pony Meet and he never asked for freebies or discounts or anything else that I would have considered to be in bad form. He was obviously young, inexperienced and now that I know he has Aspergers it seems only too obvious. I personally found him to be pleasant and rather funny. I am quite interested to see if anyone else posts having had any similar issues with him.@KCherry and @MonstarNomNomAfter learning that information from another attendee, his behavior and actions make much more sense to me now. I am not excusing his online behavior, since it did really upset me when it happened, but in hind sight it is much easier to move on past this transaction. I think if anything his parents need to be more involved in his interactions online if he is buying and trading ponies.
Just wondering, but did the OP directly tell him "That's scamming, you are stealing from me" after he said he couldn't ever pay for the pony? I know it seems super obvious, but some kids are honestly dumb and 'don't get it' until they hear it directly, lol. If the OP hasn't confronted him directly then my suggestion is: do that. Give him a chance to make things right. Say "Within one month I expect either Minty back, my trade pony (it was a trade, right?), or this amount of money in compensation." Something with a solid deadline, so he can't just stall. And if he doesn't make good, that's when you post to the Facebook group telling what happened, or whatnot.I don't think sending a letter to his parents is a good idea. I think most parents would find it super creepy to know someone is looking up their personal information, even if their kid did something wrong.
I just saw him on FB bragging about 3k followers on IG. I will be making a note to avoid/block him. So sorry to hear that happened to you Shelvesofwimsy, especially considering he is perfectly capable of NOT scamming people. Edit to add, I've had lots of friends on the Autism spectrum, and last I checked in the DSM-IV, "pony related kleptomania" isn't a symptom of Asperger's...