Avoid Auctions from this guy/Boykol /Mid West Games

[Tep37]

Just wanted to warn people about this guy on Yahoo auctions. I bought 2 jag CD's new from him. I was charged $4.50 each for shipping($9 total). Which I was ok with because the total was still less than anywhere else. But when they arrived, the games came in a cheap manilla envelope and were crushed. Total amount he spent on postage....$1.33. This a-hole pocketed the rest. I emailed the guy about it, and I was basically blamed by him for his bad service. Avoid this Character!!!

****O.K......my ranting is over!

[King Atari]

Wow, thanks for the warning. I've been looking into getting Jag, now I know to make sure not buy from this guy. What "games" did you get, anyways?

[MrRetroGamer]

Here is a tip - ALWAYS ask the seller what kind of shipping you will get for the money you spend. Don't assume that $4.50 is for priority mail or that the seller will use proper padding and packaging. Many people like to profit for the shipping, and there are a few who just don't know any better.

[Tep37]

I received Myst and Blue Lightning(very dirt cheap even for common games).

--I should have stuck with e-bay. Never had a problem with the people selling there, then my 1 and only yahoo auction I was taken. Guess I should stick with the tried and true.

[MrRetroGamer]

It's just as easy to get burned on EBAY too. Don't take anything for granted.

[+-^CrossBow^-]

Tep37:

 

Word of warning...that same guy has auctions on Ebay also...but he uses a different name.

 

Things to look for are his ultra cheap Lynx games with .50 cent BIN...he charges like 4.50 or $5 bucks for shipping regardless..and he states that if you don't like it...then you don't bid.

 

He also won't take Paypal unless the bid is over $20...so that leaves Bidpay and Money orders as he won't take checks either I believe. I avoid him simply because when you calculate his shipping with the item price...it works out the same as one who charges $2.99 for the same game but only has a 3.50 shipping.

 

Therefore, to me it is obvious that since he states the shipping can be lower than the actual shipping paid...that he pockets the rest to offset the costs of running the auction.

[mvigor]

That is fee avoidance but it's harder to prove with small ticket items.

 

Kind of like these RAM sellers who charge $14 for shipping. I guess if you are a power seller ebay just looks the other way.

[Tep37]

Thanks for the tip. I checked out the guys feedback at yahoo(nearly 20% negative)alot of the same compaints as me. I also checked out the Fed Trade Comm. website to see what he did was illegal. I don't want to put the guy out of buisness, just want to keep people like us from getting screwed from idiots like him.