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Post by 2600 on Oct 21, 2022 0:19:18 GMT -5
I'm not sure why they continue to let him remain on the site. A question that's been asked many times. My best guess for years was money laundering. Than again, if he's related to somebody in Ebay's hierarchy maybe that's how. A long-running mystery, for sure. 73
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Sandbagger
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Post by Sandbagger on Oct 22, 2022 19:43:24 GMT -5
I found this forum when I googled the eBay user ID, superhawkwss6, after having a seller experience with him as a buyer on eBay. Needless to say, my experience was the same as many posters here. He purchased a working CB unit from me, stated that it was "not as described and not working" and then sent it back to me through free returns. It came back with a bent and dented housing (like someone had attempted to pry it open or possibly exchanged the housing from another unit) and was no longer working. He currently has the same model of CB listed on eBay for sale (at an exorbitant price) so I'm sure that he harvested parts from my working CB to fix that unit. I decided to google him because the arrogance in his emails told me that he has a sense of being untouchable and he's probably right in feeling that way since he's been doing underhanded things and getting away with it on eBay since at least 2008. I, too, want to keep this thread alive in the hope that others will not fall prey to this con artist. I am a full time seller who has been selling for 23 years so I know the ins and outs of eBay's customer service protections and it isn't hard to spot a problem buyer. I did get my money back but it incenses me that he most likely got his back as well. I'm doing everything on my end to get eBay to look more closely at his account and cited the various blogs focusing on this user. I know others have done that before as well. I've read through everything here and on 2 other cites. It shouldn't take this much effort to get eBay to realize that this person is a problem for the platform. He honestly doesn't really sell that much (4-8 items a month) so I'm not sure why they continue to let him remain on the site. Hopefully this post helps someone else from getting taken advantage of by this guy. So many people have tried to take him to task for his underhanded dealings. He has burned so many people, I can't even count them. But E-bay refuses to punish him in any way. The most prevalent theory is that he's somehow connected with insiders at Ebay who run interference for him and keep him out of any real trouble. Knowing how Ebay tends to favor buyers over sellers (unless you're a big $$$ seller), it seems odd that "the hawk" can continue to operate with no repercussions. Yet....... An interesting "Hawk" story. One of my locals sold him a radio and he actually delivered the radio to him in person! He was paid and had no issues. I was surprised that hawk agreed to a face to face meet knowing his penchant for shady dealings and the potential for a physical confrontation from a disgruntled buyer/seller. But he did. All I know is that I would never buy or sell anything from him. Although I have to wonder how many accounts he may have on Ebay. I suspect a lot of shill buying going on with some of the stuff he's listed for insane prices. I blame him for causing the perception that old CB radios are worth way more than they should be.
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