$1,425 FRAUD: [Ichiro 2004 autographed bat PSA/DNA], Mr. Joshua Hanson (ebay id: ichiro51collector), RENTON WA

[justinbittner220]

Like legaleagle said, use a credit card. Or as Sparta said, paypal. Ebay 101 teaches you to absolutely, positively, under no circumstance, do you use western union.

[al3xmac10]

legaleagle92481,

My card was maxed out ($0.00 funds available) during the negotiation, so I was not able to send even a partial payment.

[gnishiyama]

Alex,
Please email me at gnishiyama@gmail.com
thanks
Goh Nishiyama

[joelsabi]

Any followup on this bat transaction?

[emann]

Sort of relates to this post, but as an FYI:

Paypal no longer provides any "buyer protection" for private transactions off ebay, unless the item doesn't arrive. No protection against getting the wrong item, item not as described, etc... Got this news direct from their customer service department after they automatically closed a claim due to this policy.

[al3xmac10]

Thank you for all those following this case.

A kind member just informed me that Mr. Joshua Hanson works for Trader Joe's (its a specialty food chain store) in the Renton, WA area.

I will use this information when I ask for help from the Renton authorities.

My only hope is that they can provide assistance, even though the fraud occured in an internet transaction, and I am not in the United States (I am in the Philippines)...

[al3xmac10]

UPDATES/TIMELINE (09/04/10):

1) Sat, Aug 28, 2010 at 7:18 PM: I sent the extensive email below to [Police Department Chief Kevin Milosevich, Renton Police Department, Renton, WA, USA].
The email included all necessary attachments:

a) All scans of the Western Union money transfer receipts
b) All of my email correspondence with Mr. Joshua Hanson regarding this deal, through direct emails and the eBay messaging system)

2) Sun, Aug 29, 2010 at 1:58 AM: I received the following email reply from Chief Kevin Milosevich:

"Thanks for the email, but we do not investigate these types of cases."

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*Details of email sent to Renton Police Department:

To: Police Department Chief Kevin Milosevich,

Renton Police Department, Renton, WA, USA

Dear Sir,

*This direct email has the following attachments:

a) Scans of the Western Union money transfer receipts
b) All of my email correspondence with Mr. Joshua Hanson regarding this deal, through direct emails and the eBay messaging system

Please confirm sir, thank you very much, -(my name)

******************


I am (my name), a resident of the Philippines. I am a sports memorabilia collector, and I mainly purchase baseball & basketball game-used items from ebay.

(my name)
(my address)
(my phone number)
(my email)

I am the victim of a $1,425.00 Ichiro Bat fraud, victimized by Mr. Joshua Hanson (ebay id: ichiro51collector) of Renton, WA.

Joshua D Hanson
200 South 3rd Street
Renton, WA 98057-2031
Workplace: Trader Joe's, Renton area
Birthdate: 12/01/1980
Phone number: (253)677-2445
Email: ichiro151@live.com

Mr. Joshua Hanson got $1,425.00 from me for a game-used, autographed Ichiro Suzuki 2004 bat (authenticated by PSA/DNA). I made several deals in the past with Mr. Joshua Hanson, so I thought he was an honest person. However, in this transaction, he never shipped the bat to me.


I first asked the help and advice of other members of the sports memorabilia community by posting this incident in the [Game Used Universe] website forums. Using my user account [al3xmac10], I posted all the details of this fraud case, complete with website screenshots, at [https://www.gameuseduniverse.com/vb_forum/showthread.php?t=37266&page=2].

The forum members advised that it is better to directly contact the Renton police department myself, as third party reports do not get much attention, and the police department would want to talk to the person filing the complaint.

Here are the details/timeline of this incident:

1) June 07, 2010: Mr. Joshua Hanson (ebay id: ichiro51collector) buys the Ichiro signed bat from ebay seller (ebay id: 13alexrodriguez) for $866.00.


http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=220615048505

2) June 27, 2010: Mr. Joshua Hanson (ebay id: ichiro51collector) posts the same Ichiro signed bat on ebay for $2,499.00. The auction ends without any bidders.


http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=170504800901

3) June 30, 2010: I inquire about the bat with Mr. Joshua Hanson by directly emailing him at [ichiro151@live.com].

4) July 2, 2010: We agreed on $1,425.00 via Western Union Money Transfer.

5) July 3, 2010: I sent $1,425.00 via Western Union Money Transfer to Mr. Joshua Hanson. Here are the Western Union recipient details:

Safeway - Western Union
c/o Joshua D Hanson
200 South 3rd Street
Renton, WA 98057-2031
(425) 255-4151
(253)677-2445
Birthdate: 12/01/1980
Email: ichiro151@live.com

6) July 18, 2010: Mr. Joshua Hanson reveals that he returned to the original buyer. He was indeed telling the truth, because I found the bat relisted by ebay seller (ebay id: 13alexrodriguez) and sold on ebay on July 12, 2010 for $361.00.


http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=220632325903


7) August 28, 2010 (present): No game-used autographed Ichiro PSA/DNA bat received from Mr. Joshua Hanson.
The last email from Mr. Joshua Hanson was July 18, 2010.
I have emailed him directly at [ichiro151@live.com],
I have emailed him via ebay at [ebay id: ichiro51collector],
and I tried calling him directly at [(253)677-2445].

He never replied to my emails, nor answered my calls.
I have never heard from him again.

******************

I would like to ask for the help of Renton Police Department.
I hope that the Renton Police Department can offer its assistance, even though I reside in the Philippines.

I can send scans of the Western Union money transfer receipts, and all of my email correspondence with Mr. Joshua Hanson regarding this deal.

I do not want to lose my money to fraud.

Thank you very much for reading this very long incident report;
Thank you in advance for your time and help.

Thank you very much,
Alex

[Lokee]

Alex,

Please email me yobyeknom69@hotmail.com

[Neal]

He is selling another one right now.

[metsbats]

I don't buy it that the Washington police do not investigate these types of cases or that the $$ amount being only $1400 is too small. I was ripped off on an overstock auction for $500 years back and the CA. police dept assigned a detective to the case who I email and spoke to directly.

I sent all the evidence and was told they would investigate but was also told these types of cases were hard to solve.

At the very least you should be able to file a police report for record.