jawa Posted February 29, 2008 Posted February 29, 2008 http://www.wpbf.com/news/15366554/detail.html This ebay member regularly supplies alot of lego (specially star wars lego) at a very discounted price, even with shipping the price can be somewhere 50%-60% off the retail price. guess if anyone is hunting for a bargain now they will have to look harder T_T Quote
SlyOwl Posted February 29, 2008 Posted February 29, 2008 Yeesh! :-D Funny. But was he an AFOL? Or just a common criminal who happened to steal Legos? X-O Quote
CopMike Posted February 29, 2008 Posted February 29, 2008 He pulled a "Swanberg" >:-)! Wonder if they Quote
hoang Posted February 29, 2008 Posted February 29, 2008 that's insane, i never of that seller since i don't really search star wars lego on ebay Quote
Lt. Col. Thok Posted February 29, 2008 Posted February 29, 2008 Ouch. And to think I bought an MTT from that group...how sad. :-| ;-) Quote
chris_austin Posted March 1, 2008 Posted March 1, 2008 (edited) Anthony Ricca... that sounds familiar... hold on, A.Ricca... Payment To: ANTHONY RICCA (The recipient of this payment is Verified) Seller's ID: go8911 Seller's Email: aricca@aol.com Now I know why this guy is no longer registered on eBay! Now I know why this guy isn't answering my emails! I can only hope he sent my SW LEGO before he got arrested! Luckily I added insurance to the item so that means i'm able to get a refund through Paypal? Can't believe i've bought stolen LEGO though. I don't condone that at all Edited March 1, 2008 by chris_austin Quote
larry marak Posted March 1, 2008 Posted March 1, 2008 We need a new acronym here, CAFOL, criminal adult fan of lego. Quote
CopMike Posted March 1, 2008 Posted March 1, 2008 We need a new acronym here, CAFOL, criminal adult fan of lego. X-D *y*!Behind bars On copmike Quote
Brickmaster Posted March 1, 2008 Posted March 1, 2008 I wouldn'tve expected something like this out of lego's :-| But then again I'm not very surprised, with all the sad people of the world. My guess is once he got a hint of the easy money he just couldn't stop. Many things are like that, when money is easy, greed kicks in :-/ Quote
Brickadier General Posted March 2, 2008 Posted March 2, 2008 Wow, why do these Lego thievery cases always involve something with Target stores? haha Quote
Dadster Posted March 2, 2008 Posted March 2, 2008 Whoa. That's crazy, but I've experienced stuff as bad... I bought a large set (Harry Potter castle) back in '02 and when I opened it, there was nothing but ziplock bags full of dirty, broken, mismatched [megablocks, etc] pieces inside. Luckily, I was able to I return it to the store for exchange. Whoever had done the deed, carefully peeled back (or cut open) the one box edge, then resealed it with glue... Quote
Chuck Posted March 2, 2008 Posted March 2, 2008 We need a new acronym here, CAFOL, criminal adult fan of lego. Well, you'd think that if they are fans, they wouldn't steal from the company. -Chuck Quote
Zarkan Posted March 2, 2008 Posted March 2, 2008 Great, that makes two times that some greedy lego hog has tricked stores and buyers, all in the name of quick and easy profit. And I bet it won't be the last time, either... |-/ Quote
Landlubber Posted March 3, 2008 Posted March 3, 2008 Anthony Ricca... that sounds familiar... hold on, A.Ricca...Payment To: ANTHONY RICCA (The recipient of this payment is Verified) Seller's ID: go8911 Seller's Email: aricca@aol.com Now I know why this guy is no longer registered on eBay! Now I know why this guy isn't answering my emails! I can only hope he sent my SW LEGO before he got arrested! Luckily I added insurance to the item so that means i'm able to get a refund through Paypal? Can't believe i've bought stolen LEGO though. I don't condone that at all Have you got a little angel minifig on 1 shoulder telling you that "stolen lego is bad", and a little devil minifig on the other saying "hope you don't miss out on your cheap lego"?. :-P Quote
Vader Posted March 3, 2008 Posted March 3, 2008 So this guy stole alot of lego from one store? If so then i guess that store has some serious security questions to answer. Quote
chris_austin Posted March 3, 2008 Posted March 3, 2008 Have you got a little angel minifig on 1 shoulder telling you that "stolen lego is bad", and a little devil minifig on the other saying "hope you don't miss out on your cheap lego"?. :-P Lol, I just hope I don't lose out, that's all. He's got 5 days to reply to the Paypal dispute I started. If he doesn't then Paypal will decide in my favour. I don't think he'll be replying to the dispute claim! He stole from several stores in the area. Quote
natelite Posted March 3, 2008 Posted March 3, 2008 Wow, why do these Lego thievery cases always involve something with Target stores? haha maybe it's because walmart and TRU haven't caught on to the schemes? :-P my impression is that target is better run. i see a lot more ripped boxes at WM and TRU than at target. Quote
voxel Posted March 3, 2008 Posted March 3, 2008 Hi! Luckily I added insurance to the item so that means i'm able to get a refund through Paypal? IANAL, but since it was a stolen item, I don't think that insurance will cover it. Quote
Lord Of Pies Posted March 3, 2008 Posted March 3, 2008 I agree to cheap Lego pricing but not to stealing. CAFOL OFF! Quote
Iron Moose Posted March 3, 2008 Posted March 3, 2008 Whoa. I bought two sets from him ... they never arrived, but he refunded me fully. He was really nice to deal with. This was last summer. They were KK2 sets. Quote
Medievalego Posted March 3, 2008 Posted March 3, 2008 We need a new acronym here, CAFOL, criminal adult fan of lego. HAHAHAHAHA! Nice, very nice. *Hmmm, I wonder if Target will be on to me now ... devious squinty sneaky eyes side to side* ~ M ~ Quote
Joey Lock Posted March 4, 2008 Posted March 4, 2008 This is what I meen... Right, Ive said: "Why pay $120 dollars for a set when you can buy a perfectly good $50 clone" And whats happend, people have spent thousands on lego sets, Overpriced, just to get a brand name and giving money to a thief... I know you say: "Its not lego though" To put it in a easier way when you go shopping do you buy the stores own food or companys food? Your just paying for the brand name. Now Im just pointing something out so dont go shouting at me, please? :'-( Lower Prices on! Joey Quote
Brickadier General Posted March 4, 2008 Posted March 4, 2008 maybe it's because walmart and TRU haven't caught on to the schemes? :-P my impression is that target is better run. i see a lot more ripped boxes at WM and TRU than at target. Maybe they take the pieces out because it is harder to smuggle boxes out of TRU and WM than Target. haha Probably not, but you're right. I've seen that a lot too. Quote
Joey Lock Posted March 4, 2008 Posted March 4, 2008 Maybe they take the pieces out because it is harder to smuggle boxes out of TRU and WM than Target. haha Probably not, but you're right. I've seen that a lot too. I saw the other day in Woolworths a Open, very damaged Cyclone Defender set. I was Hoping to buy 2 of them but It was the last one. :'-( Quote
chris_austin Posted March 10, 2008 Posted March 10, 2008 Update on my situation..... I was refunded by Paypal after the seller (Anthony Ricca) did not respond to their emails within 10 days. I think this was only possible because there was sufficient funds in his Paypal account and the money had not yet been transferred to his bank account by him. I'm only guessing that though. I think I got very lucky here because he was arrested a couple of days after i'd paid. It's a shame when you get people like this on eBay because you can't tell whether it's legitimate or not especially due to the high positive feedback rating. If I do happen to receive anything in the post from him (not very likely) i'll be auctioning it off for charity. Unless Target want to contact me and i'll return it to them at their expense ;-) Quote
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