[twistedsymphony]

I was made aware of this thread just recently. I'm really very sorry to hear about what's happened to the buyers here. If there is anything we can do to aide in any law enforcement or legal matters please don't hesitate to send me a PM.

I really hope paypal pulls through and refunds those of you who made purchases that were never delivered. This is a clear example of why we have always had a rule to "not require that people pay you with the "gift" (aka "family & friends") option".

It's always difficult to know the best course of action with situations like this since we definitely don't want members like this on our site, but an outright ban also removes the only method of contact available in some cases and dashes any hopes of remediation.

To that end I've created a new Usergroup entitled "Marketplace Abusers" and placed denfighter within it. This group is essentially a ban but they are still able to post new comments within their own open marketplace threads, on their "wall" and through PM. This also locks out their ability to edit their posts so they can't change what has been said. Giving them every opportunity to make the situation right while limiting every other forum function as much as possible. It also comes with a clear message under their username "DO NOT BUY FROM THIS USER".

Again if there is anything else we can do to help with this situation please send me a PM. We're also open to any suggestions for how we might help prevent issues like this from occurring in the future.