Fake seller user Spike99 Longtooth has stung me for $899 via market and many others.. please help

[smittensmiles]

this User Spike99 Longtooth has many items for sale and they are all fake.. i just paid 899 for an empty box and thought i would see what else he has... every other item has the same reviews.. empty boxes and people not getting there money back from seller as no respones... please direct me to where i can resolve this matter if you cannot.

https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/Ulisses-Mesh-Avatar-100/5325386 

that was the item i purchase...

https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/MENHair-HUD-12-Colors-promotion/5119301

https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/ProAnimations-Animations-Couples-WALKfight-HUD-PROMOTION/5128379

are just some of the other items... read the reviews.. everyone getting stung by this guy...

[Freya Mokusei]

Posting usernames on this forum is against the rules, unfortunately there's no way for us (as other users) to help you with this problem.

Flag the offending items or post Abuse Reports, but the Marketplace is ripe for this sort of thing, and refunds are never likely.

[valerie Inshan]

Longtooth ... With such a name, you should have been careful ... :P Sorry, kidding. Follow Freya's advice. 

[smittensmiles]

And where in the trading codes of conduct may I find the section that says I am allowed to get ripped off please?.. .I would like to see this and also would like you to show this to your superior please as this is clearly unacceptable and should not be allowed to be just brushed under the carpet. It would not be rocket science to remove the offending user from the game and reverse all his transactions.

[Freya Mokusei]

You're allowed to get ripped off according to Second Life's Community Standards: http://secondlife.com/corporate/cs.php

Specifically, see the section on Buyer Beware.

Note also that in the Terms of Service: http://secondlife.com/corporate/tos.php there's an element that specifically states that L$ aren't real money and the loss of them does not constitute theft.

 

I have no superiors. I am a user of Second Life, just like you are.

[smittensmiles]

clearly I am speaking to the wrong person then, please advise a member of linden labs I wish to speak with them regarding this matter. surely you have that power at least?

[Freya Mokusei]

No, I don't. This is a user-to-user support channel.
What you should be doing, is flagging the items yourself, on the Marketplace. Like I told you in my first reply.

There is no way to get your L$ back.

[Fenimore Hapmouche]

And that, my dear friend, is why it's a good idea to read up on those reviews before making a purchase from a seller you have not dealt with before.

[steph Arnott]

Reveiws mean nothing if they are good. I could create 10 alts saying my stuff is the best thing since the wheel, but then i would never buy no copy / no mod /  no trans any way. Also all the good reveiws were done on the same day, i smell a rat alert.  Tsotsi's are every were.