Bad traders

Having helped initiate this all....gladly.

He was caught once, and then did it again to a greater degree. He knew he was caught and yet did it again. He was also given the chance to do something about it there and then when the dawes was for sale, but no, he greedily let the sales run and got a nice tidy profit from it, only to make rubbish goes at redeeming himself after he has pocketed the cash.

He's had his chance, burn him at the stake

As a member of a few cycling forums, I've been watching this with great interest.

To 'work', any online forum has to assume that members are acting with decent intentions towards their fellow members; if this occurs, then a spirit of goodwill will exist between both individual members and the forum as a wider entity.

I've not sold on this forum, but I've bought from quite a few - all good transactions. I've worked on the assumption, that deals will have a positive outcome - until proved otherwise. The parts that I've purchased have always been sold for a 'fair' price; a 'win win' situation for both seller and buyer.

It seems quite obvious to me that jonnyrau has acted far outside the 'boundaries' of goodwill & decency that are exhibited by virtually all other members. Not only has he sought to deceive members (repeatedly) , he has gone to considerable length to cover up deceptions. He has also acted in the same manner on other forums - further 'proof' were any more needed, of his modus operandi.

Surely, none of us want to deal with another member, when there is doubt in our minds, as to their motives? It is one thing for members to sell spare/surplus parts and quite another to 'speculate to accumulate'. Member A has an item that he no longer requires and decides to give it away as a 'freebie'; he is acting in a generous manner, intending to help out a fellow member. Member B 'dibs' the 'freebie' - he intends to use/keep it; Member C also 'dibs' the 'freebie' - he intends to sell it for profit. Member C gets the 'freebie' and sells it for a tidy sum. Member A is entitled to feel disgruntled, because he was only trying to do someone else a favour. Member B is annoyed, because he has been deprived of the use of that item.

Member C then has the audacity to assume that forum members will not notice that he is selling the item on Ebay. Member C actually feels badly treated, because he cannot understand why others do not trust him; despite the fact that he seems to feel the 'need' for multiple identities both on this forum and on Ebay.

How can we possibly put faith & trust in such an individual ?

And in view of the facts, why should we even have to 'try' ?