Warning about "V-Bid"

[Jimmy R]

I just had a very bad experience with Mark from V-Bid. He made a claim on a sword and when I asked for provenance he never sent it with the sword. I am pretty sure he just made up an interesting story to sell a piece of junk. It was only fifty bucks but that is not the point. When I left negative feedback he got upset and said he would leave the "Webmaster" a complaint. Well evryone knows he is the webmatser so that is really funny. He got very insulting and accused me of "chisseling" him (his spelling not mine). I found out through other sources that this guy is a failed e-bay seller due to volatile interactions he had with his unsatisfied buyers. He therefore has set up his own E-Bay style auction. Beware, this guy has scammed other people and is a nightmare to communicate with.

Jim

[Jimmy R]

Mark runs Sword sales Eu. as well. I would steer clear. It took over a month for the item he sold me to get here. Look at the first nihonto he lists and it is clear to see he is not an honest seller.

Jim

[christianmalterre]

I never heard about this site or this seller-you mentioned EU-so European Union?

What is this for a site?

Do you have an web-adress?

 

Christian

[Brian]

Jimmy,

I too have no idea what V-Bid is, but it really doesn't sound like a very serious issue here. You pay $50 for a sword, and receive it, but don't get proof of some claim? If you got the item, there isn't much in the way of "scamming" going on here, and at that price level, not sure you can expect very much anyways.

The rest appears to be hearsay. Perhaps you didn't end up getting what you expected, but scamming involves more than I can assume happened here, or am I wrong?

 

Brian

[Jimmy R]

I Completely see your point Brian. I am just not sure what else I would call someone who knowingly makes false claims in order to sell an item. Having been scammed in the past I am just very intolerant when it comes to not getting what I was promised. Also I am not the first one who has had this experience with this guy and I just wanted to save anyone else an otherwise avoidable headache down the road.

Jim

[Brian]

Jimmy,

How about telling us what was claimed in the sale, and what didn't arrive, and details of your purchase? Much easier for us to understand that way.

 

Brian

[Jimmy R]

The seller made a claim that attached historical significance to a broken sword. Very very interesting historical significance. Prior to purchasing the sword I simply asked for a copy of the provenance stated in the auction. To make a long story short he refused to put anything in writing after I purchased the sword. Without the provenance I am just telling a story that someone told me. When I asked again politely to send some provenance he became very hostile. This comes up all the time in sword collecting. I would argue that if a seller is not willing to stand by what he says then he is being dishonest at some point from beginning to end. Case in point.

Jim

[outlier48]

Jimmy,

 

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The seller made a claim that attached historical significance to a broken sword. Very very interesting historical significance. Prior to purchasing the sword I simply asked for a copy of the provenance stated in the auction. To make a long story short he refused to put anything in writing after I purchased the sword.

 

Clearly this has been a problem transaction for you. However, it appears you made the purchase even though the seller failed to provide a copy of the requested provenance. So, I am a bit confused. Maybe I missed something. Why would you go forward with the purchase without that documentation if it was that important. In any event, thanks for the heads up on dealing with this seller but like the others, I fail to see the issue since you sent good funds prior to seeing the evidence you desired. I will take this as a general caveat not to complete a transaction under such circumstances. I hope that you future purchases do go better.

 

Charlie