BEWARE THIS E-Bay SELLER

[nemesis101]

This seller operates on e-bay, he sold me an adapter recently - I asked him for an e-mail as shipping was not disclosed. It came back with 0.00 for shipping so I paid the nett amount by Paypal. All this within minutes of winning. He then refunded my Paypal payment and sent me another invoice, with 8 dollars shipping on it, claiming he had not been responsible for the first one!

I was really pi**ed off by this (the total is only 11.50 it's the fact he messes around) and then he sent me a payment reminder and a threat to report me as a non paying bidder! I HAD paid what HE asked within 10 minutes of winning! If you want a quiet life, ignore this seller. I understand from other members now that his good are about as reliable as his e-mails too?

Member ID is: rockycamera (was member446885)
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[Attila]

Well known guy Rocky Many people has bad experience with him and many has good I bought a couple of lenses from him without problem.You had no luck sorry to hear that.
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Olympus E-1,Bessa L,Bessa RF,Olympus OM2n,Nikon FA,Yashica Eletro 35 GN,
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Carl Zeiss Jena:Flektogon 2.8/20mm,4/25mm,2.4/35,2.8/65mm,4.5/4cm Tessar, 8/500mm Fernobjektiv
Pancolar 1.4/55mm,1.8/50mm,1.8/80mm,Tessar 2.8/50mm,Biotar 2/58mm,1.5/75mm,1.5/7,5cm
Carl Zeiss: Sonnar 2.8/135,2.8/180mm,Tessar 4/135mm
Nikon: 3.5/20mm,2.8/28mm,1.4/35mm,1.4/50mm,1.2/50mm,2/50mm,1.8/105mm,2.5/105mm,4/200mm macro,4.5/300mm
Pentax: Pentax 1.2/50mm,1.8/85mm,4/200mm
Helios: Helios-40 1.5/8,5cm,Helios-44-1 2/58mm,Helios-44-2 2/58mm
Olympus OM: 3.5/18mm,3.5/21mm,1.4/50mm,3.5/55mm macro,2.8/135mm,2/90mm macro,35-70mm,60-250mm
Meyer: 4.5/35mm Primagon,Primoplan 1.9/58mm,1.9/75mm,2.8/100mm,Orestegor 2.8/135mm,4.5/40 Helioplan
Leica: 4/100 Macro Elmar,2.8/90 Elmarit last version
Please visit my Ebay shop to support my reviews !

[Farside]

I steer well clear of him - I even omit him from ebay searches.
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[nemesis101]

So, in future, shall I!

[patrickh]

I put up a thread on him recently. He's poison. Everyone should steer clear of him - an unmitigated liar.


patrickh
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DSLR: Nikon D70 Nikon D200 Canon 40D
MF Zooms: Kiron 28-85/3.5, 28-105/3.2, 75-150/3.5, Nikkor 50-135/3.5 AIS // MF Primes: Nikkor 20/4 AI, 24/2 AI, 28/2 AI, 28/2.8 AIS, 28/3.5 AI, 35/1.4 AIS, 35/2 AIS, 35/2.8 PC, 45/2.8 P, 50/1.4 AIS, 50/1.8 AIS, 50/2 AI, 55/2.8 AIS micro, 55/3.5 AI micro, 85/2 AI, 100/2,8 E, 105/1,8 AIS, 105/2,5 AIS, 135/2 AIS, 135/2.8 AIS, Nikkor 200/4 AI, 200/4 AIS micro, 3004.5 AI, 300/4.5 AI ED, Kiron 28/2 Panagor 135/2.8, Tamron 28/2.5, Tamron 90/2.5 macro, Vivitar 90/2.5 macro (Tokina) Voigtlander 90/3.5 Vivitar 105/2.5 macro (Kiron) Kaleinar 100/2.8 AI Tamron 135/2.5, Vivitar 135/2.8CF, 200/3.5, Tokina 400/5,6
M42: Vivitar 28/2.5, Flektogon 35/2.4, Takumar 35/3.5, Curtagon 35/4, Arsat 50/1.4, Volna-6 50/2.8 macro,Mamiya 50/1.4, CZJ Pancolar 50/1,8, Oreston 50/1.8, Industar 50/3.5, Sears 55/1.4, Helios 58/2, Jupiter 85/2, Helios 85/1.5, Jupiter 135/4, Jupiter 135/3.5, Takumar 135/3.5, Tair 135/2.8, Takumar 150/4, Jupiter 200/4
Exakta: Topcon 100/2.8, 35/2.8
C/Y: Yashica 28/2.8, 50/1.7, 135/2.8
P6 : Mir 38 65/3.5, Biometar 80/2.8, Kaleinar 150/2.8, Sonnar 180/2.8

[hacksawbob]

bad experience here too
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[peterqd]

Me too
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Lenses: M42 - CZJ 2.8/20, 2.4/35, 1.8/50, 2.8/50, 3.5/135 - Meyer/Pentacon 1.8/50, 2.8/50, 2.8/135, 4/200
Russian - J9, J21, J37A, M1v, M24m, I50-2, H44m-4 Vega12
Takumar 3.5/28, 2.0/35, 3.5/35, 1.4/50(x2), 1.8/55(x2), 1.9/85, 3.5/135 - Vivitar 2.8/28
K-mount : Pentax-M 2.8/28, 1.7/50 - Tamron zooms :SP28-80, SP35-80, SP60-300, 80-210
DSLR:Canon 400D 35mm SLR: Pentax Spotmatic SP, SPII(x2), SPF, ESII, K2, ME Super, P30 - Chinon CE3 - Minolta XG-M - Praktica Nova 1B, PLC2
Rangefinder: Zorki-4, Beauty Light-o-matic III Medium Format: Yashica-Mat 124G

[Thirrouard]

Could you be more accurate? What bad experiences did you have?
The problem you had with him about paypal is not really a problem... I'ld say that you were both a little too easy to get pissed off
But peterqd and hacksaw, what did he do to you?
he have interesting stuff to sell
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[patrickh]

I bought a lens from him that was rubbish when it arrived (would not focus, the lenses had probably been removed and put back wrong). There was no way he could have checked it out. I sent it back and asked if I could use the refund as a credit for other purchases. He agreed - very reluctantly and after many emails trying to avoid accepting the return of the lens. I made the offer because he does have interesting stuff and I thought he would otherwise make it very difficult to get a refund. I ordered two other items from him. Over a period of three months I got continuous and very slow vague and evasive responses from him to my requests for delivery information. He finally said he could not remember the deal. I sent him copies of all the emails. He then insisted he had sent me my stuff and I was lying. He could offer no proof and it was the first time he even claimed to have sent anything. When I gave him a bad rating his revenge post was desperately spiteful. You have been warned - I am by no means the only one he has pulled this stunt on.


patrickh
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DSLR: Nikon D70 Nikon D200 Canon 40D
MF Zooms: Kiron 28-85/3.5, 28-105/3.2, 75-150/3.5, Nikkor 50-135/3.5 AIS // MF Primes: Nikkor 20/4 AI, 24/2 AI, 28/2 AI, 28/2.8 AIS, 28/3.5 AI, 35/1.4 AIS, 35/2 AIS, 35/2.8 PC, 45/2.8 P, 50/1.4 AIS, 50/1.8 AIS, 50/2 AI, 55/2.8 AIS micro, 55/3.5 AI micro, 85/2 AI, 100/2,8 E, 105/1,8 AIS, 105/2,5 AIS, 135/2 AIS, 135/2.8 AIS, Nikkor 200/4 AI, 200/4 AIS micro, 3004.5 AI, 300/4.5 AI ED, Kiron 28/2 Panagor 135/2.8, Tamron 28/2.5, Tamron 90/2.5 macro, Vivitar 90/2.5 macro (Tokina) Voigtlander 90/3.5 Vivitar 105/2.5 macro (Kiron) Kaleinar 100/2.8 AI Tamron 135/2.5, Vivitar 135/2.8CF, 200/3.5, Tokina 400/5,6
M42: Vivitar 28/2.5, Flektogon 35/2.4, Takumar 35/3.5, Curtagon 35/4, Arsat 50/1.4, Volna-6 50/2.8 macro,Mamiya 50/1.4, CZJ Pancolar 50/1,8, Oreston 50/1.8, Industar 50/3.5, Sears 55/1.4, Helios 58/2, Jupiter 85/2, Helios 85/1.5, Jupiter 135/4, Jupiter 135/3.5, Takumar 135/3.5, Tair 135/2.8, Takumar 150/4, Jupiter 200/4
Exakta: Topcon 100/2.8, 35/2.8
C/Y: Yashica 28/2.8, 50/1.7, 135/2.8
P6 : Mir 38 65/3.5, Biometar 80/2.8, Kaleinar 150/2.8, Sonnar 180/2.8

[hacksawbob]

Keith Rock http://myworld.ebay.co.uk/member446885

described this as optically perfect
Copied from the "nasty sellers" sticky at the top of this forum




I returned the lens and then had to chase my refund through paypal We exchanged bad feedback first time I have ever done this I would advise you to avoid his auctions as he clearly has no idea about the optical condition of a lens
here is the bad feed back left for me.

[nemesis101]

Apparently being lied to isn't a problem in your book? He was plainly asked for an invoice to cover shipping - he sent one, I paid it within 15 seconds.. then he refunds and demands more? That's not the way I do business! In the 'old' days he left nasty feedback if you refused his belated demands, now he can't so he resorts to this kind of foolishness, threatening a non payer complaint when you paid - but not enough to satisfy him. The number of fellow posters show I am not alone with this odd specimen of humanity?

Doug.

[patrickh]

It would appear that this seller does not check his lenses before sale and if you are unlucky enough to get a bad one, he absolutely will not refund. This is a really really BAD seller - ebay would do well to remove him.


patrickh
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DSLR: Nikon D70 Nikon D200 Canon 40D
MF Zooms: Kiron 28-85/3.5, 28-105/3.2, 75-150/3.5, Nikkor 50-135/3.5 AIS // MF Primes: Nikkor 20/4 AI, 24/2 AI, 28/2 AI, 28/2.8 AIS, 28/3.5 AI, 35/1.4 AIS, 35/2 AIS, 35/2.8 PC, 45/2.8 P, 50/1.4 AIS, 50/1.8 AIS, 50/2 AI, 55/2.8 AIS micro, 55/3.5 AI micro, 85/2 AI, 100/2,8 E, 105/1,8 AIS, 105/2,5 AIS, 135/2 AIS, 135/2.8 AIS, Nikkor 200/4 AI, 200/4 AIS micro, 3004.5 AI, 300/4.5 AI ED, Kiron 28/2 Panagor 135/2.8, Tamron 28/2.5, Tamron 90/2.5 macro, Vivitar 90/2.5 macro (Tokina) Voigtlander 90/3.5 Vivitar 105/2.5 macro (Kiron) Kaleinar 100/2.8 AI Tamron 135/2.5, Vivitar 135/2.8CF, 200/3.5, Tokina 400/5,6
M42: Vivitar 28/2.5, Flektogon 35/2.4, Takumar 35/3.5, Curtagon 35/4, Arsat 50/1.4, Volna-6 50/2.8 macro,Mamiya 50/1.4, CZJ Pancolar 50/1,8, Oreston 50/1.8, Industar 50/3.5, Sears 55/1.4, Helios 58/2, Jupiter 85/2, Helios 85/1.5, Jupiter 135/4, Jupiter 135/3.5, Takumar 135/3.5, Tair 135/2.8, Takumar 150/4, Jupiter 200/4
Exakta: Topcon 100/2.8, 35/2.8
C/Y: Yashica 28/2.8, 50/1.7, 135/2.8
P6 : Mir 38 65/3.5, Biometar 80/2.8, Kaleinar 150/2.8, Sonnar 180/2.8

[kessizubac]

Hello to all,
another bad experience here - I bought Olympus 24mm lens shade from him and it had so much dust and dirt on it that it must have been kept in the attic or basement... How much time would it take to clean a simple lens shade? Quite a careless seller who, of course, after I left a neutral feedback had to follow-up with the same line as hacksawbob received after leaving his neg feedback... In order to warn other buyers I followed-up his comment with link to this topic ... Obviously a very unhappy and sloppy character, so it will likely be hit & miss experience when purchasing from him... Personally, I would avoid him...

Marin

[peterqd]

His descriptions are just not true, Thierry. They never list any defects, and everything he sells is "a working item in excellent condition". He sold me a Soligor 200mm lens he described like this, but it arrived with a totally stuck diaphragm, so he obviously hadn't checked it. It took several days each time for him to give me very terse and unhelpful replies when I asked for a refund, and he wouldn't refund unless I sent it back at my cost. The return postage was more than I paid, so I never got my refund.

And people who give him a negative get one back.

He's not my idea of a decent, honest dealer and I will tell that to anybody who asks. Maybe you've been lucky so far.
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Lenses: M42 - CZJ 2.8/20, 2.4/35, 1.8/50, 2.8/50, 3.5/135 - Meyer/Pentacon 1.8/50, 2.8/50, 2.8/135, 4/200
Russian - J9, J21, J37A, M1v, M24m, I50-2, H44m-4 Vega12
Takumar 3.5/28, 2.0/35, 3.5/35, 1.4/50(x2), 1.8/55(x2), 1.9/85, 3.5/135 - Vivitar 2.8/28
K-mount : Pentax-M 2.8/28, 1.7/50 - Tamron zooms :SP28-80, SP35-80, SP60-300, 80-210
DSLR:Canon 400D 35mm SLR: Pentax Spotmatic SP, SPII(x2), SPF, ESII, K2, ME Super, P30 - Chinon CE3 - Minolta XG-M - Praktica Nova 1B, PLC2
Rangefinder: Zorki-4, Beauty Light-o-matic III Medium Format: Yashica-Mat 124G

[Riku]

His standard feedback to anyone who complains:

"BEWARE SELLERS-BUYER BREAKS EBAY RULES-WORST COMMS-BANNED-ALL AUCTIONS-AVOID!!!!"