Complaint Review: Alisha Purdy - Ebay

After a bit of research with the 3 ID's provided, yes they are one in the same person. eBay has also closed all three accounts a while back, likely due to the problem with her.

New York is pretty strict about eBay fraud, so you can file police reports, have her arrested, etc. Getting you monies back may take longer, usually through either a court mandated restitution program or civil suit in small claims court.

As for the claims by Alisha Purdy, I would laugh if it wasn't so serious. An excuse, a pastor once told me, is the skin of a reason filled with a lie. Her excuses are jumbo-links. She can't even keep the excuses straight, saying one thing here and something entirely different on eBay (she always blames someone else on eBay). And yes, she even defrauds sellers. She does have some interesting spending habits, which coincide with when an item that isn't received is "sold."

Never buy from a seller with few sales without first verifying their identity, or making sure eBay or PayPal has, regardless of feedback rating. Also make sure to take advantage of any shipping insurance, buyer insurance, etc. being offered by the seller, eBay, or PayPal. This provides you with a way of verifying not just the seller, but that your item is actually being shipped.

After a bit of research with the 3 ID's provided, yes they are one in the same person. eBay has also closed all three accounts a while back, likely due to the problem with her.

New York is pretty strict about eBay fraud, so you can file police reports, have her arrested, etc. Getting you monies back may take longer, usually through either a court mandated restitution program or civil suit in small claims court.

As for the claims by Alisha Purdy, I would laugh if it wasn't so serious. An excuse, a pastor once told me, is the skin of a reason filled with a lie. Her excuses are jumbo-links. She can't even keep the excuses straight, saying one thing here and something entirely different on eBay (she always blames someone else on eBay). And yes, she even defrauds sellers. She does have some interesting spending habits, which coincide with when an item that isn't received is "sold."

Never buy from a seller with few sales without first verifying their identity, or making sure eBay or PayPal has, regardless of feedback rating. Also make sure to take advantage of any shipping insurance, buyer insurance, etc. being offered by the seller, eBay, or PayPal. This provides you with a way of verifying not just the seller, but that your item is actually being shipped.

After a bit of research with the 3 ID's provided, yes they are one in the same person. eBay has also closed all three accounts a while back, likely due to the problem with her.

New York is pretty strict about eBay fraud, so you can file police reports, have her arrested, etc. Getting you monies back may take longer, usually through either a court mandated restitution program or civil suit in small claims court.

As for the claims by Alisha Purdy, I would laugh if it wasn't so serious. An excuse, a pastor once told me, is the skin of a reason filled with a lie. Her excuses are jumbo-links. She can't even keep the excuses straight, saying one thing here and something entirely different on eBay (she always blames someone else on eBay). And yes, she even defrauds sellers. She does have some interesting spending habits, which coincide with when an item that isn't received is "sold."

Never buy from a seller with few sales without first verifying their identity, or making sure eBay or PayPal has, regardless of feedback rating. Also make sure to take advantage of any shipping insurance, buyer insurance, etc. being offered by the seller, eBay, or PayPal. This provides you with a way of verifying not just the seller, but that your item is actually being shipped.

After a bit of research with the 3 ID's provided, yes they are one in the same person. eBay has also closed all three accounts a while back, likely due to the problem with her.

New York is pretty strict about eBay fraud, so you can file police reports, have her arrested, etc. Getting you monies back may take longer, usually through either a court mandated restitution program or civil suit in small claims court.

As for the claims by Alisha Purdy, I would laugh if it wasn't so serious. An excuse, a pastor once told me, is the skin of a reason filled with a lie. Her excuses are jumbo-links. She can't even keep the excuses straight, saying one thing here and something entirely different on eBay (she always blames someone else on eBay). And yes, she even defrauds sellers. She does have some interesting spending habits, which coincide with when an item that isn't received is "sold."

Never buy from a seller with few sales without first verifying their identity, or making sure eBay or PayPal has, regardless of feedback rating. Also make sure to take advantage of any shipping insurance, buyer insurance, etc. being offered by the seller, eBay, or PayPal. This provides you with a way of verifying not just the seller, but that your item is actually being shipped.

Have you ever considered taking her to small claims court? You both are in NY and not across the country from each other. You can also file Mail Fraud charges against this irresponsible adult wannabe.

Of course after all this time the deadlines to file with ebay and paypal are long since expired. You did not leave neg feedback, which I would have certainly done to warn others of this scam artist.

Poor College student Alisha Purdy must have had a few free hours over the entire summer where she could have gotten a JOB and sent me some of my money. It is now over 9 months and I have not received a single penny from the lying, stealing thief. This web site is the ONLY thing she replies to.

Alisha, what you have done is committed a crime. You are a criminal. You can justify it to yourself however you like, but you stole this woman's money. A sale is a trade, money for a product. Reverse the roles. If you went into a store, wrote a check when you didnt have the money in your account, and took home the product, you stole it. The bank would make you pay for your mistake, as this woman is trying to do for herself. Just because she isn't a bank, she shouldn't be ignored and pushed to the side when it becomes convienient for you to pay her back. She sent you money and got nothing.

You should be punished for listing an item on eBay, and not following through with the shipment. It could be a lot worse than a few people posting opinions on this thread. YOU posted an item you didnt have. YOU accepted the bid from this woman and YOU accepted her payment. YOU took her money and didn't deliver the item. See a pattern? There was a risk in what you were doing, as there are in all business practices. You should have taken the loss and not pass it along to all the people who bid on the items. You are an adult, you made this bed and now you have to lay in it.

One would think an adult would accept what shes done, as well as the criticism that comes with your crime, and try to make it right; not defend it with guilt coated excuses. I myself am a 24 year old college student. I get no financial aid, period. I completely support and rely on myself, and myself only. I know right from wrong. If I make a mistake, as you claimed you have, I do what I have to, to make it right. What you have done was wrong and hopefully this posting has opened your eyes so that you can see if from her point of view. Should I pass the blame to the government for giving me no financial aid? No. You did, you blamed your botched shipment and passed that problem to everyone that bought something from you when it didnt come in. If I told you to send me $270 for nothing, you'd think I was crazy.

There have been times that I've had to pay bills instead of my tuition, hence why Im 24 and still in college. So go get a job at your moms ice cream shop, pay this woman back, and act like the adult you portray yourself to be.

Alisha,



This is one thing that puzzled me!



Alisha, if only you give refunding her money or shipping the item she paid for as much attention, zeal & energy as you give to defending your name, situation and actions on this forum, Dolores would have gotten her money or item by now.



Expending energy on the former is better than on the later, because when all is said and done, "Actions speaks louder than words" .



Also remember that you earn honesty from others, you cannot command or wish it upon yourself.



Just a little word for the wise ones only...

GO

Firstly: WHY does my parents have to brought into ANYTHING. That's defermation, they had NOTHING to do with this AT ALL. I am an adult and I WOULD NOT ask my parents for anytihng. Secondly, they didn't get it done for free, it was GREAT what was done, but they had to pay for all the taxes and insurance and repairs. But again, that's none of anyone's concern and I don't even know why it was mentioned.

Alisha,



Here's what I don't understand. How can you have an item up for bid, if you don't actually have that item to ship to the winner? Did you have multiple auctions on the same piece of jewelry? Why didn't you just send what Dolores bid on?



What were you doing, collecting the money first, then using it to buy product? Then you got ripped off by the supplier, and couldn't ship items that were already paid for.



I also saw the episode of Town Haul where they renovated your mom's ice cream shop (Kelly's Kones). Since she got her place redone for nothing, maybe you should ask her to loan you the money to pay back the people you have ripped off.

Sorry to the original poster, I didn't mean You were scamming, I was replying to Alisha.

Sounds to me like you are doing a scam. You are "selling" on ebay, when they pay you, you take the money and seemingly disappear. THEN, when they want a refund, you tell them they can't get blood from a stone and that you are a poor college student? Why on earth would you ACCEPT someone's money, and then SPEND it without providing them the merchandise?



If you are a poor college student, you should have plenty of time on your hands. Although jail is where you outta be.

I think the key fact that you might not understand is that I did not, in fact, just go and cash her check and spend the money like it was "free money" or something of the sort. Her money was used to buy more product - an order that turned out to be a "bum shipment", one that I was unable to return and really, got jipped for myself.



So, that money was "lost". Granted, that IS NOT her fault and that is why I feel so horrible about this whole thing. It's not like I intentionally stole money from her to be shady - I've explained all this to her and I really think she feels it's just a story I made up to cover myself.



If that was the case, I wouldn't post here, I wouldn't use my email account to tell her that I'll refund her (because it could be used in court), I wouldn't give her my numbers, I wouldn't post those numbers online, the list goes on.



I'm not a scum bag - I'm just BROKE. If she wants to go to court about it, that's fine, I've told her so, but if anything that would just delay the process of getting her money back because if I'm in jail (which I would assume would be the case since I don't have the money) then I wouldn't be able to work and eventually pay her off.

Sorry Alisha I have to side with Dolores on this one. If she can't get blood from a stone then the stone should not have taken 270.00 from her for merchandise and not delivered either the merchandise or a refund. I bet you had no trouble taking her money and spending it.



I don't know if you know this or not but what you did was theft if she wants to pursue it. She can file a police report and have you charged with fraud and theft. There are too many slags like you on ebay who take, take, and take but either don't deliver what was promised or take months to deliver.



You have her money probably already spent so either give it back to her or give her what she paid for.



Doroles I would pursue it to the fullest extent of the law and if this poor college student gets charged with a crime, she can lose her student aid and after she is convicted can be expelled from whatever clown college she is attending.

With all due respect - know what you are talking about before you start typing. Firstly, I have 5 names on ebay, 3 still running, and none of them are the name you listed. Secondly, I don't respond here to "save my good name" - I could really care less what is said here or anywhere else, I only care about what I think, and I've already said I feel horribly about this whole mess. I'm taking care of things as quickly as I can, I wish I had more money to send out, but I don't. I AM some poor college kid - you can call the college if you want to. A



gain, I'm doing everything I can, I'm very sorry that it's taking so long but there's not a whole lot I can do seeing as I have no resources and if $5 here and $10 there is all I can manage that's all I can manage. Can't get blood from a stone...

Alisha is so sorry for all of this, well that is the last I heard from her. April 5, 2005 she told me she just received her scholarship check and was waiting for it to clear and was sending out my check in 2 days. Guess what? IT NEVER CAME! She does not respond to e mails or phone calls, it seems the only thing she cares about is what people are saying on this web site. Must be because of her good (HA!) name! Don't come on here sounding all sweet and pathetic saying you made an honest mistake because if you did you would be honest with people after your mistake and not COMPLETELY BLOW THEM OFF AND CONTINUE TO LIE. The word honest should not be in her vocabulary because there is not an honest word that comes out of her mouth. She can't send me my money but can buy her daughter designer clothes on e bay. (xmagicninjettex) Log on to e bay and see what she purchased before they kicked her off again. If she were really some poor college kid and told the truth, I would feel bad for her. This is clearly not the case. She ripped me off and now does not even return my calls or e mails. Is that how you show people how sorry you are? She obviously has no values. My e bay id is Beachedin. I filed a report with IFCCFBI.gov. If she ripped you off, please do the same. The more of us there are, the more of a chance we will have of getting our money back. Someone on LI went to jail for stealing from 14 people on e bay. I bet she has stolen from at least that many, probably more. All I want is my money and then I hope I never hear the name Alisha Purdy again!

True, I did mess up on a few orders this winter due to some personal problems; but I NEVER meant to do any of this and I am doing everything I can to make it right. I was with ebay for a very long time and had GREAT feedback, I never would have risked messing all that up over a few hundered bucks intentionally. I HONESTLY have every intention (and always have) of correcting this problem. I am very sorry that it has come to this, really I am. If I was intentionally doing this, I would NEVER post my numbers and name and address and parents info online. This was an honest mistake and I admit that I got in over my head. I can not say how sorry I am for all of this and hopefully we can all walk away from this without any hard feelings.

I called the State Police today. The person who answered the phone asked me if I was calling about a Tiffany necklace. If she has ripped you off, I urge you to do the same. State Police: 845-292-6600