DoverPipes
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There is a clown that goes by the name of "Kyle Black" who claims to be a "High Speed Marine". He has been ripping off members of the pipe community for at least three years now. He ripped off a huge "box pass" on another forum and used the excuse that he was being deployed "on a secret mission" and he would make good once he got back.....pfftttt that never happened.
Fast forward to last week, I noticed a seller on E-Bay using the name "Kyle Black" selling these items: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Larry-Roush-Rusticated-Gr-7-Cutty-/171115567051?_trksid=p2047675.l2557&ssPageName=STRK%3AMESINDXX%3AIT&nma=true&si=%252F1moi0QbGKfTRYpvbCf9Bq5EFZ4%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc
---and---
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Drucquers-and-Sons-LTd-XX-Press-Sealed-tin-1981-8oz-/171115549200?_trksid=p2047675.l2557&ssPageName=STRK%3AMESINDXX%3AIT&nma=true&si=%252F1moi0QbGKfTRYpvbCf9Bq5EFZ4%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc
Well.....it turns out that the tin of Drucquers was stolen from MARTY PULVER and the Roush pipe was apparently stolen from LARRY ROUSH! "Mr. Black" scammed them and tried to sell the items on E-Bay!!! If yoy bought anything from "KYLE BLACK", YOU HAVE PURCHASED STOLEN MERCHANDISE!!!! (If he even sent it to you. His M.O. is rip offs on both ends of a transaction!)
Please read what Marty just posted on his site:
SELLER'S BEWARE!!!! of MR. BLACK
Posted by Marty Pulvers of PulversBriar.com
Good Info to Share & Share.
Sept 1, 2013,
Our hobby seems to be suffering from a minor infestation, and if so,
its name is Kyle Black. Kyle Black has apparently scammed, or attempted to scam, a number of people in the hobby, and the way
he works is simple. He faithfully completes a transaction with each
one of his marks, thus establishing trust.
This is easy to do because we are basically a trusting lot, & with
good reason; we rarely have a scoundrel among us.
After this successful transaction, Kyle Black (and he has used his
father, Hallard Black, as a straw man in at least
one transaction) initiates another transaction, getting the victim to
send the pipe, or tobacco, to him before Kyle sends his promised
money, or pipe(s) as trade. At this point, Kyle does not complete his
end of the deal. The victim is left without any compensation. In my
case, I sent 4 tins of 100 gram size of a Drucquer's tobacco, one of
which, at least, is now for sale on eBay, which means that whoever
buys it is buying stolen merchandise.
Among his victims, or proposed victims, are: myself, Rodrigo
Garza of Treasure Pipes, Larry Roush, Dan Benson, a customer
of mine and Larry's and others that I know about, but who's
consent to use their names I haven't received yet.
In order to prevent his successful use of an alias, Kyle
Black functions out of the Houston Texas area, which I
suspect includes League City, TX, the address I have for him.
It might be wise to skip any business opportunities with Kyle
Black.
Marty
If anyone on this board has done business with "KYLE BLACK" from Texas, please PM me ASAP!!! I am looking into fixing this guy once and for all. He has stepped into the realm of Federal charges. He done messed up this time.......
Fast forward to last week, I noticed a seller on E-Bay using the name "Kyle Black" selling these items: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Larry-Roush-Rusticated-Gr-7-Cutty-/171115567051?_trksid=p2047675.l2557&ssPageName=STRK%3AMESINDXX%3AIT&nma=true&si=%252F1moi0QbGKfTRYpvbCf9Bq5EFZ4%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc
---and---
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Drucquers-and-Sons-LTd-XX-Press-Sealed-tin-1981-8oz-/171115549200?_trksid=p2047675.l2557&ssPageName=STRK%3AMESINDXX%3AIT&nma=true&si=%252F1moi0QbGKfTRYpvbCf9Bq5EFZ4%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc
Well.....it turns out that the tin of Drucquers was stolen from MARTY PULVER and the Roush pipe was apparently stolen from LARRY ROUSH! "Mr. Black" scammed them and tried to sell the items on E-Bay!!! If yoy bought anything from "KYLE BLACK", YOU HAVE PURCHASED STOLEN MERCHANDISE!!!! (If he even sent it to you. His M.O. is rip offs on both ends of a transaction!)
Please read what Marty just posted on his site:
SELLER'S BEWARE!!!! of MR. BLACK
Posted by Marty Pulvers of PulversBriar.com
Good Info to Share & Share.
Sept 1, 2013,
Our hobby seems to be suffering from a minor infestation, and if so,
its name is Kyle Black. Kyle Black has apparently scammed, or attempted to scam, a number of people in the hobby, and the way
he works is simple. He faithfully completes a transaction with each
one of his marks, thus establishing trust.
This is easy to do because we are basically a trusting lot, & with
good reason; we rarely have a scoundrel among us.
After this successful transaction, Kyle Black (and he has used his
father, Hallard Black, as a straw man in at least
one transaction) initiates another transaction, getting the victim to
send the pipe, or tobacco, to him before Kyle sends his promised
money, or pipe(s) as trade. At this point, Kyle does not complete his
end of the deal. The victim is left without any compensation. In my
case, I sent 4 tins of 100 gram size of a Drucquer's tobacco, one of
which, at least, is now for sale on eBay, which means that whoever
buys it is buying stolen merchandise.
Among his victims, or proposed victims, are: myself, Rodrigo
Garza of Treasure Pipes, Larry Roush, Dan Benson, a customer
of mine and Larry's and others that I know about, but who's
consent to use their names I haven't received yet.
In order to prevent his successful use of an alias, Kyle
Black functions out of the Houston Texas area, which I
suspect includes League City, TX, the address I have for him.
It might be wise to skip any business opportunities with Kyle
Black.
Marty
If anyone on this board has done business with "KYLE BLACK" from Texas, please PM me ASAP!!! I am looking into fixing this guy once and for all. He has stepped into the realm of Federal charges. He done messed up this time.......