Anyone know the member varrius (John Gaudio) or know if something has happend to him?
He lives in Palm Coast, FL
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/member.php?u=62380
Anyone know the member varrius (John Gaudio) or know if something has happend to him?
He lives in Palm Coast, FL
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/member.php?u=62380
Originally Posted by chuchnit
Why do you always have to bring two sockets into everything?Because a one socket system is only 1/2 a system..
You got two balls don't you?
I rest my case!
http://www.usdebtclock.org/
Nothing yet from this guy?
Not a peep since I sent him the money last week, PM'd him here and hit up the email address linked to his heatware.
Why do you always have to bring two sockets into everything?Because a one socket system is only 1/2 a system..
You got two balls don't you?
I rest my case!
http://www.usdebtclock.org/
Well, here's the issue:
Varrius responded to my "WTB: GTX2" thread on 3/11 in the marketplace, saying he had 2x2GB of the RAM I wanted and would sell one or both if I wanted them.
I agreed to buy both for $300 when I got paid on 3/18, he was to pay shipping out of his end. I ended up selling some other items and was able to pay him early on 3/16. He couldn't take Paypal and requested a Western Union transfer. I have completed a previous deal with Varrius that went down without a problem, and he had a positive history on Heatware so I agreed to the abnormal payment terms. Which puts us to the present, I have not recieved any shipment or communication from him since the 16th. He's in Florida and I'm in Alabama, so if he has shipped the item, it should have been here several days ago. He has not logged in here since he recieved the payment. I've emailed him at the email address he has listed at Heatware, and PM'd him here with no response.
Why do you always have to bring two sockets into everything?Because a one socket system is only 1/2 a system..
You got two balls don't you?
I rest my case!
http://www.usdebtclock.org/
If this guy operates via Western Union transfers, I'd say you were simply lucky the first time. It's a huge red flag for a scam. Regular people don't use WU money transfers for selling items.
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Well obviously W.U. is less than ideal, but let's be honest, Paypal has it's issues as well, especially from the seller's end.
Anyway, this is not about W.U. vs. Paypal, just beware of any further transactions from this member until he resurfaces to explain/remedy the situation.
Why do you always have to bring two sockets into everything?Because a one socket system is only 1/2 a system..
You got two balls don't you?
I rest my case!
http://www.usdebtclock.org/
This just sucks.........Gunny, not that I'm suggesting violence..but how far a drive??
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More & more very expensive, quickly obsolete parts!!
I've got an address and I estimate about 8-9 hours one way.
Why do you always have to bring two sockets into everything?Because a one socket system is only 1/2 a system..
You got two balls don't you?
I rest my case!
http://www.usdebtclock.org/
What did you buy from him previously?
I bought 4 gfx cards from him a year or so back and that went smoothly....
Hope you get this sorted.
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We're gonna need more rope.
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Good luck to you on this but...
Never Ever trust someone that want's you to western union over the money, ever...
Not unless it's your relative or buddy that needs money fast or something, otherwise never trust the person that mentions western union.
I bought 2 video cards from him a little over a year ago. I can't remember the make and model though.
Why do you always have to bring two sockets into everything?Because a one socket system is only 1/2 a system..
You got two balls don't you?
I rest my case!
http://www.usdebtclock.org/
Well I can't see throwing in more good money after the bad to go knock on his door so I left him a negative heatware evaluation.
Lesson learned, I hope he shows his face again some day.
Why do you always have to bring two sockets into everything?Because a one socket system is only 1/2 a system..
You got two balls don't you?
I rest my case!
http://www.usdebtclock.org/
If he does, likely he'll have an crazy tragic excuse on hand. Pardon me if it also happens to be true. Sh@t happens.
... frack.
So I'm out $220 as well. I had a WTB for a 2600k around the 12th or so, and he responded with he needed to sell out his pc to pay for medical bills for his father. Over a few PMs we agreed on a price, he agreed to post to Australia, and I paid around the 16th. Like you, that was 2 weeks ago and haven't heard from him since.
I paid by paypal, but he requested it as a personal gift payment (I thought nothing of it at the time) to avoid seller fees. Low and behold, you can't reverse/dispute these transactions.
If you have an address or other information on him, please pass it on. I'll be back in the states in October, and don't mind taking a detour to Florida...
EDIT: Google is pretty amazing. Found a John Joseph Gaudio, ~75 living in Palm Coast. Seems to be 2 addresses and a PO box in that area to the name too.
Last edited by zeropluszero; 03-30-2011 at 06:45 PM.
There's also one for a 24 year old in the same area, that's the one I'd try first.I suspect you'll want the John Gaudio III. Let me know if you want to borrow a baseball bat or a hammer.
http://www.whitepages.com/search/Rep...&site_id=10583
Last edited by Gunslinger; 03-31-2011 at 03:51 AM.
Why do you always have to bring two sockets into everything?Because a one socket system is only 1/2 a system..
You got two balls don't you?
I rest my case!
http://www.usdebtclock.org/
This sucks.
FWIW his classified access was removed on the 24th, at least he won't be abusing any other members here via that route.
sorry to hear this mike
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Mike sent you his address that I used to ship him a PSU for a trade a year ago. Hope it works out for ya.
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A little more info. I found the transaction I made with the video cards from Feb. of last year, it looks like he was using a relative's/friends Paypal account.
cmantesta2@hotmail.com <<< also his heatware email account (the below address is 1 year old)
Carol Mantesta
80 Riverview Bnd S
Unit 816
Palm Coast, Fl 32137
Today White pages kicked out the same address as listed below for John Gaudio III.
The Paypal from zeropluszero's scam was johnjgaudio@gmail.com (what we need is the shipping address attached to this Paypal account)
The address I have from the whitepages is:
John Gaudio III
5 San Miguel CT.
Palm Coast, FL 32137-2328
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Thank you for your help Daniel
Last edited by Gunslinger; 03-31-2011 at 07:31 AM.
Why do you always have to bring two sockets into everything?Because a one socket system is only 1/2 a system..
You got two balls don't you?
I rest my case!
http://www.usdebtclock.org/
Any way we can get his IP address to attempt to match up a geo-location?
It's a match.
scammers usually scam big after building a good rep, then to suddenly go for the quick fix and flee.
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