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Complaint Review: Auction Sellers Bill Berlin William Berlin Will Morton Bill Morton Berlin Investment Etc - Encino California
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Auction Sellers Bill Berlin William Berlin Will Morton Bill Morton Berlin Investment Etc
16161 Ventura Blvd, Suite 854 Encino, 91436 California, U.S.A.
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Auction Sellers, Bill Berlin, William Berlin, Will Morton, Bill Morton, Berlin Investment Etc ripoff complete ripoff auction seller fraud checkfree fraud ebay fraud scam artist Encino California
*Consumer Comment: False reporting, False reports, lieing workers, Drug users Encino California
*UPDATE EX-employee responds: Don Tarazan is Obviously Morton Bill Berlin
*UPDATE EX-employee responds: Don Tarazan is Obviously Morton Bill Berlin
*UPDATE EX-employee responds: Don Tarazan is Obviously Morton Bill Berlin
*UPDATE EX-employee responds: Don Tarazan is Obviously Morton Bill Berlin
*UPDATE EX-employee responds: The investigator "Don" must be Billy aka Morton
*UPDATE EX-employee responds: Criminal Case #BA353158
*UPDATE EX-employee responds: Criminal Case #BA353158
*UPDATE EX-employee responds: Criminal Case #BA353158
*UPDATE EX-employee responds: Criminal Case #BA353158
*UPDATE EX-employee responds: Update on Bill Berlin's Criminal Trial...
*General Comment: Berlin's updated address as of May 16 2010
In early November, 2004, I answered an ad on Craigslist.org seeking auction sellers, as a secondary supplement to my income. The ad was identical to this one:
Send your resume to:
Auction Sellers
16161 Ventura Blvd Suite 854
Encino, California 91436
usa
Phone: 866 829 1015
Email: [email protected]
Job Title: Auction Assistants wanted Full or Part Time
Location: Across the USA , Nationwide
Compensation: Neg. Salery or Comission
Job Description: Auction Assistants part or full time looking to earn an extra income or larger full time income. No phone or in person sales only online listing work. No fees to work for us what so ever. This is real Job! Please send your email or phone nummber for full details. Our products Sell very fast and well online.
Requirements: must have computer and good feed back from Auction Sites selling or buying.
Date Entered: October 15, 2004
Which I found earlier today while doing a search using the telephone number to see if similar ads were still running.
At the time, I did not know it was against Ebay's policies to list auctions for other people, and I was told by the man who contacted me in response to my inquiry regarding the job listing that it was perfectly legal, and that Ebay welcomed this type of practice, and that he and his company had been doing it for years, without incident. I know I should have checked into it, but I honestly didn't think it would be anything to worry about, and everything seemed to be legitimate.
The man I'm referring to above is Bill Berlin, who works for the company, Auction Sellers, at the address and phone number listed above. This number is also their fax number, and his email address is [email protected]. I started listing auctions for him that week, (I can provide a list of the auctions I listed for him if necessary,) and he had me sign up for an account with Checkfree (checkfreeweb.com) so that, once a buyer won and paid for one of his auctions, I would withdraw the money through Paypal and put it into my bank account, create an invoice with all of the buyer's payment and shipping information, deduct any of my Ebay listing and relisting fees from his auctions, deduct my portion of pay from the sale, (usually around $8 per item,) and then once the money deposited into my account, I would send Bill Berlin at Auction Sellers the payment (minus fee and my pay deductions) through Checkfree. Once Bill Berlin would receive the invoice featuring all of this information, including a Checkfree payment confirmation number, he would send the item out immediately to the shipping address I provided on the invoice. This was his promise, as he was running a business.
This worked well, and he was holding up his end of the deal, while I held up my end, until suddenly, the complaints and emails from buyers started coming in, saying they had never received their items! For a few of them, Bill Berlin was able to provide tracking information and proof of shipment, and most of these early complaints were resolved. Until all of the sudden, Bill Berlin stopped responding to my emails, calls, and faxes regarding several buyers' complaints, which is where I stand right now.
Because of the agreement between Mr. Bill Berlin of Auction Sellers, and myself, as an independent contractor selling his items for him on Ebay (as proven in the ad shown above, and of which I can provide more proof in the form of emails from him,) he was responsible for making sure the buyers received their merchandise. As long as he got paid by me, he was required to ship out the item that was being paid for. And unfortunately, the majority of the items I sold for him and sent him money for, were never sent out. These are fraudulent charges to my account, because the payments were sent with the understanding that the merchandise would be shipped, and they never were.
Two of these complaints, I refunded out of my own money, because I still had faith that Bill Berlin of Auction Sellers was going to come through and then refund me the money I used to refund the two buyers who had never received his items. To date, I have not received reimbursement for these two refunds, and I have nine other refunds I need to complete on my account totaling over $2000.00 as of today, and I cannot afford to refund the buyers their money, because I do not actually have their money.
Now, I do understand that it is not the fault of Paypal, Ebay, or the buyers, and that I am liable for the refunds, and responsible for these transactions getting resolved. I've already notified Paypal, Ebay, Checkfree, Square Trade, my bank, my lawyers, and the proper authorities of his actions.
What's worse, is through more research, I have found that Mr. Bill Berlin also goes by Will Berlin and Will Morton, and has run several fraudulent businesses ripping people off over the years. These businesses include Royal Co., Royalworlds (a Madame Cleo phone psychic scam,) Berlin Investment (an investment scam,) Paint Save (www.paintsave.com - an internet scam,) and several others. Also, he has several other people selling his auctions for him still on ebay. I can provide their seller ids if requested.
To date, Mr. Berlin has been replying to my customers' emails(because I gave them his contact information) and telling them that he never received my money and that it's my problem, not his.
I just think this is a sick individual who must be stopped. He has ripped off more people than I even know about yet, including a woman whose report I found on this website, and he shouldn't be able to get away with this.
Casey
Los Angeles, California
U.S.A.
Send your resume to:
Auction Sellers
16161 Ventura Blvd Suite 854
Encino, California 91436
usa
Phone: 866 829 1015
Email: [email protected]
Job Title: Auction Assistants wanted Full or Part Time
Location: Across the USA , Nationwide
Compensation: Neg. Salery or Comission
Job Description: Auction Assistants part or full time looking to earn an extra income or larger full time income. No phone or in person sales only online listing work. No fees to work for us what so ever. This is real Job! Please send your email or phone nummber for full details. Our products Sell very fast and well online.
Requirements: must have computer and good feed back from Auction Sites selling or buying.
Date Entered: October 15, 2004
Which I found earlier today while doing a search using the telephone number to see if similar ads were still running.
At the time, I did not know it was against Ebay's policies to list auctions for other people, and I was told by the man who contacted me in response to my inquiry regarding the job listing that it was perfectly legal, and that Ebay welcomed this type of practice, and that he and his company had been doing it for years, without incident. I know I should have checked into it, but I honestly didn't think it would be anything to worry about, and everything seemed to be legitimate.
The man I'm referring to above is Bill Berlin, who works for the company, Auction Sellers, at the address and phone number listed above. This number is also their fax number, and his email address is [email protected]. I started listing auctions for him that week, (I can provide a list of the auctions I listed for him if necessary,) and he had me sign up for an account with Checkfree (checkfreeweb.com) so that, once a buyer won and paid for one of his auctions, I would withdraw the money through Paypal and put it into my bank account, create an invoice with all of the buyer's payment and shipping information, deduct any of my Ebay listing and relisting fees from his auctions, deduct my portion of pay from the sale, (usually around $8 per item,) and then once the money deposited into my account, I would send Bill Berlin at Auction Sellers the payment (minus fee and my pay deductions) through Checkfree. Once Bill Berlin would receive the invoice featuring all of this information, including a Checkfree payment confirmation number, he would send the item out immediately to the shipping address I provided on the invoice. This was his promise, as he was running a business.
This worked well, and he was holding up his end of the deal, while I held up my end, until suddenly, the complaints and emails from buyers started coming in, saying they had never received their items! For a few of them, Bill Berlin was able to provide tracking information and proof of shipment, and most of these early complaints were resolved. Until all of the sudden, Bill Berlin stopped responding to my emails, calls, and faxes regarding several buyers' complaints, which is where I stand right now.
Because of the agreement between Mr. Bill Berlin of Auction Sellers, and myself, as an independent contractor selling his items for him on Ebay (as proven in the ad shown above, and of which I can provide more proof in the form of emails from him,) he was responsible for making sure the buyers received their merchandise. As long as he got paid by me, he was required to ship out the item that was being paid for. And unfortunately, the majority of the items I sold for him and sent him money for, were never sent out. These are fraudulent charges to my account, because the payments were sent with the understanding that the merchandise would be shipped, and they never were.
Two of these complaints, I refunded out of my own money, because I still had faith that Bill Berlin of Auction Sellers was going to come through and then refund me the money I used to refund the two buyers who had never received his items. To date, I have not received reimbursement for these two refunds, and I have nine other refunds I need to complete on my account totaling over $2000.00 as of today, and I cannot afford to refund the buyers their money, because I do not actually have their money.
Now, I do understand that it is not the fault of Paypal, Ebay, or the buyers, and that I am liable for the refunds, and responsible for these transactions getting resolved. I've already notified Paypal, Ebay, Checkfree, Square Trade, my bank, my lawyers, and the proper authorities of his actions.
What's worse, is through more research, I have found that Mr. Bill Berlin also goes by Will Berlin and Will Morton, and has run several fraudulent businesses ripping people off over the years. These businesses include Royal Co., Royalworlds (a Madame Cleo phone psychic scam,) Berlin Investment (an investment scam,) Paint Save (www.paintsave.com - an internet scam,) and several others. Also, he has several other people selling his auctions for him still on ebay. I can provide their seller ids if requested.
To date, Mr. Berlin has been replying to my customers' emails(because I gave them his contact information) and telling them that he never received my money and that it's my problem, not his.
I just think this is a sick individual who must be stopped. He has ripped off more people than I even know about yet, including a woman whose report I found on this website, and he shouldn't be able to get away with this.
Casey
Los Angeles, California
U.S.A.
12 Updates & Rebuttals
Timothy hudson
West Palm Beach,Florida,
U.S.A.
Berlin's updated address as of May 16 2010
#2General Comment
Sun, May 16, 2010
As of May 16, 2010
William aka Bill aka Willy aka Morton Berlins business and residential address is as follows:
20922 Dumetz Rd.
Woodland Hills CA 91364
He still continues to cheat and rip off people.
Jenny
Gresham,Oregon,
U.S.A.
Update on Bill Berlin's Criminal Trial...
#3UPDATE EX-employee responds
Tue, June 02, 2009
A criminal case has been executed against Mr. Bill Berlin. The detective on the case is still Detective Jon Barragan. You can reach Detective Jon Barragan at: 213-533-4654. The District Attorney assigned to the case is Shawn Werner. Shawn Werner can be reached at: 213-580-3272. Mr. Berlin has plead Not Guilty. The preliminary hearing is set to take place on July 28th, 2009 at L.A. Criminal Courthouse, Division 30. The case number is: BA353158.
Jenny
Gresham,Oregon,
U.S.A.
Criminal Case #BA353158
#4UPDATE EX-employee responds
Wed, March 11, 2009
A criminal case has been executed against Mr. Bill Berlin. The detective on the case is still Detective Jon Barragan. The District Attorney assigned to the case is Shawn Werner. If you still wish to become a part of this criminal case I urge you to contact Detective Jon Barragan at: 213-533-4654. The Preliminary Hearing against Mr. Morton William Berlin Jr. is on March 16, 2009 at 8:30am. That hearing will be held at the L.A. Criminal Courthouse, Department 32. The address to the court is: 210 W. Temple St.; Room 3-319, Los Angeles, CA 90012. The case number is: BA353158.
Jenny
Gresham,Oregon,
U.S.A.
Criminal Case #BA353158
#5UPDATE EX-employee responds
Wed, March 11, 2009
A criminal case has been executed against Mr. Bill Berlin. The detective on the case is still Detective Jon Barragan. The District Attorney assigned to the case is Shawn Werner. If you still wish to become a part of this criminal case I urge you to contact Detective Jon Barragan at: 213-533-4654. The Preliminary Hearing against Mr. Morton William Berlin Jr. is on March 16, 2009 at 8:30am. That hearing will be held at the L.A. Criminal Courthouse, Department 32. The address to the court is: 210 W. Temple St.; Room 3-319, Los Angeles, CA 90012. The case number is: BA353158.
Jenny
Gresham,Oregon,
U.S.A.
Criminal Case #BA353158
#6UPDATE EX-employee responds
Wed, March 11, 2009
A criminal case has been executed against Mr. Bill Berlin. The detective on the case is still Detective Jon Barragan. The District Attorney assigned to the case is Shawn Werner. If you still wish to become a part of this criminal case I urge you to contact Detective Jon Barragan at: 213-533-4654. The Preliminary Hearing against Mr. Morton William Berlin Jr. is on March 16, 2009 at 8:30am. That hearing will be held at the L.A. Criminal Courthouse, Department 32. The address to the court is: 210 W. Temple St.; Room 3-319, Los Angeles, CA 90012. The case number is: BA353158.
Jenny
Gresham,Oregon,
U.S.A.
Criminal Case #BA353158
#7UPDATE EX-employee responds
Wed, March 11, 2009
A criminal case has been executed against Mr. Bill Berlin. The detective on the case is still Detective Jon Barragan. The District Attorney assigned to the case is Shawn Werner. If you still wish to become a part of this criminal case I urge you to contact Detective Jon Barragan at: 213-533-4654. The Preliminary Hearing against Mr. Morton William Berlin Jr. is on March 16, 2009 at 8:30am. That hearing will be held at the L.A. Criminal Courthouse, Department 32. The address to the court is: 210 W. Temple St.; Room 3-319, Los Angeles, CA 90012. The case number is: BA353158.
Beth
Calico,California,
U.S.A.
The investigator "Don" must be Billy aka Morton
#8UPDATE EX-employee responds
Thu, March 23, 2006
Hey Bill, good attempt at masking yourself as an investigator! LOL It must be hard living in your skin dude. I think you need to grow up and find something better to do with your life. Maybe get a real job and stop ripping people off and move out into the real world and try living on your own without leaching on to innocent victims (what a concept)...including friends and family, let along strangers! :-) Read between the lines, read between the lines. A good dose of intense therapy is what you need. Have a nice day.
Kelli
Chicago,Illinois,
U.S.A.
Don Tarazan is Obviously Morton Bill Berlin
#9UPDATE EX-employee responds
Fri, March 03, 2006
Hello- To anyone who read Don Tarazan's post: this is obviously Bill himself. He writes in the same idiotic manner and misspells things the same way. Thank you ex-employee Beth for supporting our claims. I am not a "drug user" or "not in my right mind". I am a highly educated person who just happens to love selling things on Ebay and thought I was getting a part time job (in addition to my daytime job in marketing research after graduating from a top ten university). Don- please respond to this post with your REAL contact info (I can't get through on the 1800 #) and I will get in touch with you with all the true (and recorded) sordid details of Mr. Morton's "business". I even have recorded "threats" from Mr. Morton. If you are a real person, show yourself, you sniveling coward. thanks
Kelli
Chicago,Illinois,
U.S.A.
Don Tarazan is Obviously Morton Bill Berlin
#10UPDATE EX-employee responds
Fri, March 03, 2006
Hello- To anyone who read Don Tarazan's post: this is obviously Bill himself. He writes in the same idiotic manner and misspells things the same way. Thank you ex-employee Beth for supporting our claims. I am not a "drug user" or "not in my right mind". I am a highly educated person who just happens to love selling things on Ebay and thought I was getting a part time job (in addition to my daytime job in marketing research after graduating from a top ten university). Don- please respond to this post with your REAL contact info (I can't get through on the 1800 #) and I will get in touch with you with all the true (and recorded) sordid details of Mr. Morton's "business". I even have recorded "threats" from Mr. Morton. If you are a real person, show yourself, you sniveling coward. thanks
Kelli
Chicago,Illinois,
U.S.A.
Don Tarazan is Obviously Morton Bill Berlin
#11UPDATE EX-employee responds
Fri, March 03, 2006
Hello- To anyone who read Don Tarazan's post: this is obviously Bill himself. He writes in the same idiotic manner and misspells things the same way. Thank you ex-employee Beth for supporting our claims. I am not a "drug user" or "not in my right mind". I am a highly educated person who just happens to love selling things on Ebay and thought I was getting a part time job (in addition to my daytime job in marketing research after graduating from a top ten university). Don- please respond to this post with your REAL contact info (I can't get through on the 1800 #) and I will get in touch with you with all the true (and recorded) sordid details of Mr. Morton's "business". I even have recorded "threats" from Mr. Morton. If you are a real person, show yourself, you sniveling coward. thanks
Kelli
Chicago,Illinois,
U.S.A.
Don Tarazan is Obviously Morton Bill Berlin
#12UPDATE EX-employee responds
Fri, March 03, 2006
Hello- To anyone who read Don Tarazan's post: this is obviously Bill himself. He writes in the same idiotic manner and misspells things the same way. Thank you ex-employee Beth for supporting our claims. I am not a "drug user" or "not in my right mind". I am a highly educated person who just happens to love selling things on Ebay and thought I was getting a part time job (in addition to my daytime job in marketing research after graduating from a top ten university). Don- please respond to this post with your REAL contact info (I can't get through on the 1800 #) and I will get in touch with you with all the true (and recorded) sordid details of Mr. Morton's "business". I even have recorded "threats" from Mr. Morton. If you are a real person, show yourself, you sniveling coward. thanks
Don
Tarzana,California,
U.S.A.
False reporting, False reports, lieing workers, Drug users Encino California
#13Consumer Comment
Sat, December 24, 2005
As a private investigator for over 19 years I am here to fill on cases below on this site. I have looked into the claims filed on this web site blamed toward Auction Sellers and Mr. Berlin. I can tell you first hand after interviewing Auction Sellers and "Casey" "Janis" plus a lengthy interview with Mr. Berlin my full conclusion is as follows. Regarding Casey claims of calling Auction Sellers, Mr. Berlin a cheat of many false aliases and transactions. I discovered Casey to be a very shady individual with tattoo's and bruising on the upper and lower arms. After a few minutes of interviewing they had to light and smoke a cigarette and had trouble remembering what was written on this site. For the most part I saw a person that seemed high on drugs or some kind of substance. I asked if they had worked in the last year and was told by Casey no. Then I asked if that's true then how could you have worked for Auction Sellers? The answer was they didn't know. I left it at that as I saw stress in there actions and was not going to poll this person living on the streets or some place that has no bathing rooms any more questions. Regarding Janis claims, was able to do a phone interview with her in late November. According to Auction Sellers Janis had canceled checks for items sold and Mr. Berlin was kind enough to ship the items out and wait for reimbursement that never ever happened. Janis sounded like some one that spoke broken English and was very elderly sounding on the phone, I had to repeat questions in order to get myself heard. After I asked why she canceled checks or payments to Auction Sellers she said she saw Casey's writings on this site. As of this witting Auction Sellers is owed $920 plus in non paid items that have shipped on behalf of Janis. My conclusions after talking to them and trying to contact the other person on here is as follows. Auction Sellers states that all items ship within 48 hours of shipping orders paid in full are received. They note that most of these people are asked to work for them self's as independent contractors and can easily send in the wrong info for a shipping address or make a mistake in the typing of one when ordering etc. Auction Sellers does not screen IC's for work and only hires those that can prove they are hire worthy. Casey claims are fraud and of angry rage over a problem more then likely caused by Casey. Janis claims are caused by Casey's fraud writings and also by canceling orders and checks that also came to high bank fees for each canceled check order. Plus her state of mind is in question on how she does business practice. As Janis nor Casey left a phone number to reach them nor the others! You can reach me at (800) 820 1124 for any questions you may have.
