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Buyer Alert: 1223coo (2011LADY1990)

Published on April 1, 2011

I’ve heard so many complaints about this buyer over the years that a post like this is overdue. It’s evident that vintage t-shirt buyer 1223coo (then renamed happypretty10, now operates as 2011LADY1990) has been operating unethically for many years. Back in my eBay selling days I considered blocking him from my listings because I consistently noticed that he left negative feedback for sellers claiming that packages never arrived (among other complaints.) He continued to purchase from me many times until that inevitable day came when I got an email from him claiming a particular package didn’t arrive. And unlike any other Japanese person I have dealt with he’s extremely rude, demanding and threatening in all his communications. I refunded his money immediately – trying to avoid a PayPal claim – knowing that I didn’t have tracking on the package and they would automatically rule in his favor. But that was a mistake. Since most people are quick to refund him outside of an offical claim, he flies under their abuse radar because these instances don’t have reports attached to them. Which is why it’s probably a smart policy to always ask buyers to submit a PayPal claim. 1223coo has obviously mastered his technique, never repeatedly making claims against the same seller – and seems to target more novice sellers who don’t usually offer vintage tees for sale.

Here’s a sad story one seller reported on Christmas eve 2010. I was always aware 1223coo was a dealer, but didn’t know he operated online via www.out-put.net. This seller reports getting a claim filed against him and then actually finding the shirts in 1223coo’s blog at a later date (he since removed the url). Unbelievable. If you’ve had this situation with him you might want to see if your shirt is or was available in his store or featured on his blog (newoutput.exblog.jp).

Keep in mind, many popular sellers have told me that he has been a regular customer for years and never raised any issues. Monitor this page and see what kind of comments roll in and decide for yourself if he warrants blocked bidder list consideration.

(offer.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?bidderblocklogin)

If you’ve had any dealings with this buyer (good or bad) please add your comments below – I’d like to use this as a forum to notify eBay and PayPal about his activities.

大切な日本の読者さんたちへ

私たちは多くの国の人たちと取引をしていますが、その中でも日本のお客様をとても信頼しています。しかし大変残念なことに最近日本の取引相手で1223cooというIDの一人がebay上の我々との取引において不正を働いていることが問題になっています。彼は注文したTシャツが届いてないと虚偽のクレイムをし、PayPalにて返金を受けています。このことを我々は詐欺だと考えています。また彼はebayの規約に反し、入札価格を不正に操作しています。このような行動や仲間からの苦情を受け、我々は彼の行動を広く仲間に報告しています。このことが我々の仲間である売り手側への虚偽の苦情を彼にさせている原因でもあります。

どうか彼の言動に気を付けてください。彼はまたオークション等で偽物を扱っています。彼は自分のアイテムがゆいつ本物であるとしあなたに売りつけます。彼が我々から上記のように不正に物を手に入れているので、これを読んでいるあなたにも被害が及ぶ可能性があります。

彼のIDは1223cooです。お気を付けください。

先の地震などの被害に比べればこの報告は大した問題ではありませんが、このことを報告しておきます。

大変な時ではあるかと思いますが家族やあなたの幸せをお祈りしています。

Jimmy J
Defunkd_Vintage

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25 Comments

VintagePimps

April 1, 2011 at 4:13 pm

Wow! I know him very well. Didn’t know he was such a SCAM artist! Blocking now!!!! Thanks buddy!
EbaySeller

April 1, 2011 at 4:42 pm

He has tried doing this same schtick with me as well. After doing business with him several times, one day he decides to file a paypal claim because the item hadn’t yet delivered. Luckily I had tracking info and his claim was denied. He always tries to get you to ship the cheapest method which means no tracking and that plays right into his game. He will also ask for you to mark the shipment value down and put it as a gift so he doesnt get taxed. I have seen him leave negative feedback to those that didn’t follow his orders on marking a package down.

I was also recently alerted to an auction that he ran the price up on, and then retracted his bid. Once that bid was retracted, he bid the item up right under the dollar amount the highest bidder had placed. His reasoning for retracting the bid, “could not contact seller.” The seller said no attempt at contact was ever made and his run up bids came a minute after the retraction. The seller and buyer both reported him to ebay for doing this. Let’s hope ebay takes out the trash.
vintageseller

April 1, 2011 at 4:48 pm

i’m pretty sure he will also tell the buyer to write a value $50 on the custom form. That is against ebay rule (custom fraud). If the seller still keep that message, seller can report to ebay. I’m inviting all his victim to report so we can get rid of him..

http://contact.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?CustomerSupport&query=1562&issue=104
lord ched

April 1, 2011 at 4:59 pm

Can anyone vouch for the authenticity of his Seditionaries? Might be another way of nabbing him…
Fatandyz

April 1, 2011 at 5:38 pm

I haven’t had any dealings with this buyer…He has now been blocked. Thanks Jimmy!
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vintageseller

April 2, 2011 at 7:46 am

i already use this entry to report him to ebay and paypal. I need another member to do the same as a support so we can stop him before he make more trouble to another seller.
Hermosa Vintage

April 2, 2011 at 2:16 pm

A fine public service to the vintage community Mr. J. Thank you!
Sid-Vintage

April 3, 2011 at 1:42 pm

Never ceases to amaze me how Paypal operate. To the point where they are so negligent when it comes to buyers scamming they almost encourage this behavior….
wax_and_threads

April 3, 2011 at 3:47 pm

He recently purchased about $100 worth of 80s punk/metal/new wave buttons from me. I started hearing bad things about him right after I shipped the buttons (without tracking). Luckily, he left positive feedback and said they arrived. I still blocked him from future transactions though.
EbayVictim

April 4, 2011 at 11:54 am

This message is from the seller of one of the recent retractions he did: “Thought you’d like to know the latest on our Japanese weasel. He just changed his eBay name! Get this, he’s now HAPPYPRETTY10. There’s nothing too Happy or Pretty about this a-hole, and it turns out he’s had 26 bid retractions in the past six months. Nice combination, private feedback and bid retraction games. Retracting a bid and a minute later putting in a fresh one for one penny under the max. I called up eBay and they just listened to my story and mumbled alot. I said, “Would you like the eBay auction number?” “Uhhh…ok…” He took down the auction number, and the bidder’s name, and then said, “You can report this directly.” I said, “Yeah? WHERE??” “Through your seller dashboard.” “Oh? Why isn’t there simply a link to “report a problem with a bidder” and “problem is retraction?” Anyway, I did file, but all that’s happened is this guy’s gotten enough heat to change his name. One can’t even go on eBay message boards and name him, because eBay always removes the names of these “innocent” people and warns the poster that outing somebody can lead to suspension…”not the criminal, YOU the whistleblower.” I just reported him again. Now that I see 26 bid retractions, I think this guy has to GO. Time-wasting idiot. What was I supposed to do, re-list at $77 and see how high it might go? Hold you up another week and worry this sneak might have an accomplice who could do it all over again? I’m glad this type of thing doesn’t happen often. When it does, it sticks in the craw. (Not claw.) Ebay used to have a way of checking on what a bidder bids on, but I don’t think it works anymore. If it did, I’d check him every week and see how often he continues to retract. He needs to be retracted from eBay completely. “Happy” “Pretty.” What, RottenVicious10 was already taken?”
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April 6, 2011 at 11:32 am

I think Paypal should look into how often this guy has filed his “I didn’t get my stuff” claim. You can report him and ask them to look into happypretty10.

Definitely contact eBay and ask how someone who has retracted 26 times is not suspended:

http://contact.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?CustomerSupport
Turning

April 6, 2011 at 7:57 pm

Here’s another website about him.
Gilbert Gottfried contributed (?) – –
http://japantshirts.blogspot.com
vtghardcore

April 7, 2011 at 12:16 am

that was a really good way to expose him..he will appear in every search engine for vintage t-shirt. now i cant use my paypal account beacuse he report that i was linked with other paypal account. Now i have to wait 180 days to get my money from paypal. But thats ok with me. I will start a new one. I dont have a problem with my other buyer. Nothing to affraid of.
Murphy

April 10, 2011 at 11:53 am

He sure knows how to play games. Hey Creep, you can’t change your ebay name more than once every 30 days. I will monitor EVERY month to make sure if you change it, we all know. PS, once a seller puts you on the BAN list, it doesn’t matter what your new name is, you’re still banned.
hardcorevtg

April 20, 2011 at 7:20 am

good news… http://myworld.ebay.com/happypretty10
Vengeance

April 24, 2011 at 1:06 am

Hooray! Our reports have worked:

happypretty10 (private) Not a registered user

If any of you come across a new hinky bidder from Japan, one who does a lot of shill bidding, report him. Ebay has a rule about suspended bidders who try to make a comeback!
Jimmy J

July 12, 2011 at 11:15 pm

He is back!

http://www.defunkd.com/2011/07/12/hes-back-1223coo-2011lady1990/
Kobayashi

December 26, 2011 at 8:59 pm

You gotta problem guys. Tomiaki Hotta closed his eBay account, but he has opened a new one. He’s been buying again but I cant find what name he’s now using. He recently bought some Sex Pistols T’s from this ebay sellers

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/150703066863?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649#ht_741wt_1124Hotta now has this blog: http://newoutput.exblog.jp
Kobayashi

December 26, 2011 at 9:01 pm

Tomiaki Hotta now has this new blog to sell his nicked t-shirts.

http://newoutput.exblog.jp
Kobayashi

December 26, 2011 at 9:10 pm

TOMIAKI HOTTA new ebay name 2011LADY1990
Kobayashi

December 26, 2011 at 11:07 pm

Tomiaki Hotta has the blog http://newoutput.exblog.jp/

And on Yahoo Auctions he sells with the name PONJP1005

And on eBay he buys using the name 2011LADY1990 (his other accounts have been closed down). Be sure to block him.
Kobayashi

December 26, 2011 at 11:11 pm

TOMIAKI HOTTA HAS THE BLOG IN JAPAN http://NEWOUTPUT.EXBLOG.JP/

And on Japanese YAHOO AUCTIONS he sells with the name PONJP1005

And on EBAY he buys using the name 2011LADY1990 (all his other EBAY accounts have now been closed down)
the swindler

August 6, 2012 at 8:08 am

that Jap geezer Tomiaki Hotta is now selling fake Seditionaries on auction sites. He jsut sold a really shit Cosh The Driver T-shirt for about 300 quid. You can buy these T-shirts at the Truman Brewery for 10 quid. Looks to me like fucking Hotta is now making fake labels to go on repro Seditionaries. Bastard.
http://newoutput.exblog.jp/163…
the swindler

August 6, 2012 at 8:13 am

just also found this fake Fuck Your Mother Tomiaki Hotta has also sold. What a rotten bastard.

http://NewOutPut.exblog.jp/15163796/