Beware of Rachel Mierop on Ebay

[capguncowboy]

I'm not sure who this person actually is, or why they do the things they do, but this person is a menace. When I had my Rupp engine for sale, they purchased it with Buy It Now. Then they immediately sent me a message and said they thought it said a different price. Needless to say, they backed out of the deal. Then, the super-nice Rupp Roadster that went for $3050 last week was won by the same bidder (Rachel Mierop). They didn't pay and the seller had to relist the bike. The same bidder has placed bids on several of my items over the years and retracts them.

I haven't a clue what the game is here? Inflating prices in the hobby? Anyone else have issues with this "buyer"?

 

[Ajf]

Is that the eBay user name. I know I've dealt with that person before but I vaguely remember. Are they from Colorado? I think they bought a tt500 engine off me last year.

 

[capguncowboy]

Yes, that's the username. And yes, they're in Boulder, CO

Just about any time something Rupp sells for a lot of money, they're running up the bid and they rarely win

 

[Ajf]

Yeah that's him. It took a week to get paid then he goes to California and wants me to ship to some address out there after he paid. I counted 66 messages from him over one transaction. It was more trouble than it was worth.

 

[OND]

Thanks for the heads up guys...you guys need to block her/him !

 

[capguncowboy]

Thanks for the heads up guys...you guys need to block her/him !

Way ahead of you.

BTW, the user ID will show as e***p with a feedback rating currently at 319. If they're bidding against you, good luck.

 

[OND]

Thanks Andrew...now on a post it note on my PC screen.:thumbsup:

 

[Jamie1972]

Yeah thanks
Good to know!!

 

[Biodude]

I have watched them bid Rupp items up over the past few months. Looks like they got stuck with the Roadster and then backed out of it. I wish EBAY would do something about people like them.

 

[capguncowboy]

I have watched them bid Rupp items up over the past few months. Looks like they got stuck with the Roadster and then backed out of it. I wish EBAY would do something about people like them.

They also bought that 69 Roadster engine I had for the crazy high BIN of $900, then immediately emailed me and said they thought it was $600. I cancelled the sale and blocked them right then and there. I don't have time to fix problems created by people that can't read.

 

[Ding Ding]

Such an odd thing to do. What is the motive behind putting sellers through that crap? It's just bad business

 

[capguncowboy]

part of me thinks they're just inflating the prices to increase the value of their own stock?

 

[bandit 40]

part of me thinks they're just inflating the prices to increase the value of their own stock?

There you go !!! Ive seen this a lot on the Rupp parts.

 

[capguncowboy]

After winning the auction on that $3000 rupp last week and not paying for it, they're the high bidder on it again ? WTF is the seller thinking?

Other Makes Rupp Roadster | eBay

 

[Itype2slo]

Maybe they are someone's shill or selling similar items under different names or just a troublemaker.

 

[Biodude]

What the heck?!?!? They are the high bidder on that reposted Roadster again? Why would they allow that? Is it his shill bidder????

 

[Biodude]

Why don't they report him?

 

[capguncowboy]

Why don't they report him?

I messaged the seller and told him that I was interested in his bike until that piece of shit started bidding on it again. He claimed he blocked them, but he clearly didn't since they're still the high bidder.

It's too bad. that's a nice bike and it's exactly what I've been looking for.

 

[massacre]

I've been on eBay for a bunch of years, I feel like people are just jerks now. In the past, I feel like eBay was better about staying on top of this stuff as well.

 

[Biodude]

He didn't know how to report him. He has now and got a refund from the last "no sale". The loser can't bid on it anymore. It's open bidding time! That really is a nice bike. I hope he does better on it now.