DO NOT DEAL WITH EVAN ERIKSEN (RIPtastic. Reapingitup, Snowreaper1)

Campbellclanman

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I actually HATE to be involved with anything like this, but then again, I hate rip-off artists as well.

The weird thing is - the feedback of this guy was good before, and he even sold other bits after - with good comments - BUT ...in this case hes been damned lousy - and with NO more communication - underlines that something is NOT right.

If I sent an item - but it never turned up to the buyer ( I doubt this was the case ) I would OF COURSE communicate and sort out something where all parties are happy etc.

I bought a Josh Mason very small fixed Blade off RIPtastic - who's real name folks is EVAN ERIKSEN.

I paid for the knife almost immediately 3rd July( I was traveling and DID let him know this ), but took a few days for me to send the address as we hit a spot where we were struggling with our overseas sims on our phones etc, BUT he got paid!!!

Well after a few weeks ( actually the 18th July ) - I was thinking - OK ...I am getting a bit worried now as I usually receive the knife way before this- BUT...I had him send it to my friends address who was in the U.S.A so it should have only taken 2 to 3 days.:mad:


After I pm'd this Evan Eriksen- on the 19th July, he apologised for lack of communication - he hadnt even sent it yet!!!!!!
I was pretty p'd off with this - but thought - ok...I dont know the situation - give a guy a chance . well it went on and on - he said it was all good and should send in a few days -in a few days I got a e-mail from him saying that he spotted a stain on the blade and if I wanted to back out of the sale I could ... ( starting to sound pretty sus yet?? )

I replied in a controlled manner and said exactly this " All good - please just send the knife"


22ND I answered his message that he found a stain etc, if I was ok with everything he would get it out to me first thing in the morning...

well...I received another pm from him stating he lost the address I supplied to him earlier -could I send it again....( he started off the conversation.... " sorry Duncan last message I promise" - well I give him this - he keeps a promise I'm telling you!
I answered- all good just send the knife to.... and then the address supplied.

23rd July - I answered "all good - and reminded him that on the 3rd of July I had sent him notice that I paid PayPal and also supplied address in the same pm.

After that I have not heard a thing, I have gone through PayPal and lodged a complaint - they asked me to write a letter through them so they could vet it and keep an eye on response - now sit down folks because I have a surprise for you...NO ANSWER.


3rd August Sent a pm telling him Im not impressed - do the right thing - or I will lodge a complaint with PayPal etc.

RIPtastic - your feedback was good until now - I just dont care what your p*#@ poor excuses are - be a man and do the right thing - at least refund the money or are you just another CON ARTIST?

I have been through Deaths in the family, been laid up in hospital - and still managed to communicate with people - let them know the situation - give a deadline of the next contact...so I really want to know your excuse.

I see he is logged onto the forums today, and I am expecting a story of - "but I sent it"... I want to see Track and Trace numbers proving this to the end-of line destination of the address that I supplied - (by the way of course I didnt receive any notification of any track and trace number).

Even if you DID send it- which you havent - there has been NO contact from you after you messaged me on the 22nd July- I suspect heavily you were trying to back out of the deal, NO CONTACT AT ALL after this - even when PayPal sent the resolution notification for his chance to answer.

Either way -extremely poor form, Here is the Thread concerned, I do have all communication kept aside from dealing with this "guy"....... EVAN ERIKSEN - do the right thing so I can amend this thread. Its NOT THE PRICE at issue here people - its PURE PRINCIPLE!

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/1408348-Josh-Mason-Gremlin-Fixed-blade-Cheap!!
 
There is another current issue with RIPtastic here: http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/1418061-Issue-with-transaction

Unfortunately in that thread names where not named so it would not show up in a search of the GB&U. You would have needed to be reading each thread daily, which for an active buyer and seller is a good idea.

OP, If I were you I would put in a claim or escalate the one you have ASAP. There is a pattern here and it does not look good. Dude was on today, there is no excuse for ignoring this.
 
BTW OP, have you sent him a link to this thread? If not, you should. He is logging on so he will get it.
 
That name is familiar. I believe that Evan Erikson is Snowreaper1, previously banned for scamming.
 
Attention please. *RIPtastic is the previously banned member reapitUP. *He registered here 3 days after reapitUP's last post, with a similar email address. *I am now banning RIPtastic as well.

Those with disputes, see PayPal for what help they can give you.
 
Esav Benyamin said:
Attention please. *RIPtastic is the previously banned member reapitUP. *He registered here 3 days after reapitUP's last post, with a similar email address. *I am now banning RIPtastic as well.

Those with disputes, see PayPal for what help they can give you.
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Glad you paid with paypal goods OP. You should get your money back easily.
 
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Sorry you are having this issue, Duncan -

I hope it works out for you, but this snowreaper1 / reapitUP / RIPtastic / EVAN ERIKSEN seems to be someone who will steal from people.

In this case he was changing his screen name and was able to establish some level of good feedback, perhaps setting things up for the "big score".

Again - I am sorry you are getting taken for a ride, buddy.

best

mqqn
 
I act as a proxy for Duncan here in the States. I sent a very cordial PM to RIPtastic summing up the whole thing as I was the address to be sent to, the date of purchase and being three weeks later, asking if the knife was sent. No answer yet he was on that day and the following day and several times since...still no reply.

I even stated that life gets busy and things can set us back, this obviously wasn't the case with RIP(off)tastic!!! The tone of my PM was that he still had a chance to make things right.

I hate thieves, I'm puzzled as to the effort they put forth to scam people when the honest option is available to them:confused: The honest option pays dividends well beyond their brief monetary gain.

Thanks for bringing this to light Duncan and Evan Erikson it's gotta suck being you!!!
 
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mqqn said:
Sorry you are having this issue, Duncan -

I hope it works out for you, but this snowreaper1 / reapitUP / RIPtastic / EVAN ERIKSEN seems to be someone who will steal from people.

In this case he was changing his screen name and was able to establish some level of good feedback, perhaps setting things up for the "big score".

Again - I am sorry you are getting taken for a ride, buddy.

best

mqqn
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Not changing his screen name, creating a new one when the old one got banned.
 
Change the title of the thread from RIPtatstic to DO NOT DEAL WITH EVAN ERIKSEN. As a serial thief he's earned it and that alias is now banned.
 
paul: it may not suck being him YET, he may think he is having a very good time. I have lived long enough to see many such people go for years without seeming to pay (one now awaits sentencing on federal felony counts Oct. 6 after over 20 years of scamming people) but THEY DO. I'm not into karma and such, but the day of reckoning seems to come suddenly and unexpectedly and, not infrequently, violently. Thieves, cheats, liars; things never end well.
 
I've changed the title. Duncan, consider edit your first post to include any email addresses you have and any physical addresses.
 
RevDevil said:
I've changed the title. Duncan, consider edit your first post to include any email addresses you have and any physical addresses.
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First of all - thank you very much everyone who has come in and commented - its VERY much appreciated!

Revdevil - Thank you also to Esav as well, I have no physical address at all - otherwise I would be pasting it everywhere, all communication was through the Private Message system here in BladeForums.

I am glad he is banned ( again) - I just dont know how people can do this, I actually get real pleasure from gifting a knife to someone who is in need - or deserving - and I usually have to pay considerably more for my knives because of our weak Dollar against the U.S Dollar.......... just couldnt go to bed at night and think that I scammed someone out there.

Thank Goodness I only paid a small amount - I think it was $60.00 US - the amount is trivial - just the whole principal behind it is pretty dirty.

Again everyone Thank you - I did upscale my Paypal claim and have now asked for a refund - so we will see how that goes.

Thank you everyone for the support.
 
Ah, I remember him from the strider thread a few years ago. He was an idiotic moron then and apparently he has gone full thief. Later reapin loser.
 
Campbellclanman said:
Revdevil - Thank you also to Esav as well, I have no physical address at all - otherwise I would be pasting it everywhere, all communication was through the Private Message system here in BladeForums.
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How about the PayPal address you sent the payment to?
 
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