Here in this area people pay up to the moment of the auction ALL THE TIME.

What STATE are you in?

Here's just one of them.....MORE TO COME !

This articles is from ADWEEK....they know something about advertising. 

http://www.adweek.com/adfreak/maker-best-craigslist-ad-ever-reveals-how-collage-sausage-was-made-148178

Nope, not sale items, but that's why this thread is in the DUMP....


cracked.com/article_15683_the-10-creepiest-craigslist-casual-encounters.html

I will continue to pursue the return of my money and hopefully warn off any who would trust this guy.

Sorry you had so much trouble. I could tell from watching 5 minutes of one of his videos that I didn't want anything to do with him, let alone send him money.

As far as getting your money back, good luck with that. Once a payment has gone through PayPal and other places it is sometimes living **ll getting it back. I know, I've been there too but with PayPal/eBay. Throw in your local bank for good measure and it can be a bureaucratic nightmare. One says something can be done, the other says no it can't and guess who is in the middle.

However, if this guy is accessing units before auction and removing items, I believe he and the managers are committing a crime and should be investigated & brought up on charges.

I can provide the info to an admin/moderator upon request.

I think if any crime is being commited it would be a manager selling him something before the unit goes up for auction, but I repeat my thoughts from several posts above. Involving police in this would be a non-winner. They don't have the time for this kind of thing for the most part.  In my area they won't even come to a traffic accident unless someone has been hurt or traffic is being obstructed.

I believe the best way to handle this is (as stated before) is for buyer's in the involved area (Leota and ncali) to put out the word to everyone they know at auctions. Peer pressure would shut any thievery down...managers don't want a bad rep.

Sure, it was easy to find him and anyone here could do it....even the moderators !  But when the guy is showing only two friends on Facebook and doesn't offer his goods on Clist (that I found) how much trouble does he need?  eBay classifieds is now at 97 items (May 2, 2013) and they are no great movers of goods IMO. I've sold one item on there in two years but it WAS a high-ticket item so proved worth the effort I sometimes put in.....even cList won't take some items depending on who is working at any given time.

She looks pretty pensive in this pose.  What is she thinking?  Post your thought balloons below !



Here's one idea....."I wonder how much Dave Hester is REALLY worth?"

Note: That's YOUR thoughts on Brandi's THOUGHT balloons, not Brandi's actual balloons. 

So, how much total time did you tie up cleaning out this unit?

Is the profit going to justify the work?

I don't know the answer to the first question (though off and on for 4 days or so seems about right), but I am pretty sure about the answer to the 2nd question.

That answer would be:  The value was in the lesson learned.