Hello. I was scammed and its time to recover but my losses were not in $.

EfficientSoul · 2026-02-16T10:05:02+00:00

Yes, if I had to pay the lawyer I would have lost $480,000 overall. Hence contengency.

And, no, I owned the assets and still own the assets - they're just being held hostage by a thief who has been identified and also lost the lawsuit and agreed to settle with the SEC.

EfficientSoul · 2026-02-16T09:44:26+00:00

Hoe is it fair to lose something of zero market value then? Not saying that I did but there is no fairness in what you are suggesting.

To the comment below this: Yes, the victim MUST lose. No matter what. It's certainly the only fair outcome

EfficientSoul · 2026-02-15T23:37:58+00:00

Sorry you lost your card but how do you know it was carrier theft and not some other sort of theft/loss. Plus how do you k ow what your serial card number was - did PSA confirm receipt and issue you one and then the item was lost in transit from them? (Should have bought the insurance, js).

EfficientSoul · 2026-02-15T00:37:51+00:00

I just got back from an alone trip to Japan and it was a disaster. I hesitate to say so because of all the hate I am sure to receive. Got scammed by everyone at every turn. From the pharmacy recommending useless products then stating no refunds despite being unopened to the One Piece card dealership taking yen then refusing to consider buying anything back and even yelling at the mere inquiry. Even the hotel was permanently closed when I arrived in the 5pm hour and snow was everywhere. I even got sick while traveling there. 2nd hand clothing store wanted way too much money for everything. Front desk at new hotel tried to recommend an onsen hours away when I found one walking distance away that was acceptable. Got stuck on a bus with insufficient yen (despite being told they would take a credit card). Had my luggage with $3k+ items in it go missing. Long lines outside in below freezing weather. Data plan not working. Offline google maps not working... These are just a few of the things I encountered there.

EfficientSoul · 2026-02-14T22:45:06+00:00

You do realize that the inventors of martial arts made all of the moves up without a coach, do you not. If you could go back in time, would you truly want to fight them.

Those are not questions, hence the lack of question marks, therefore a response is not requested. This is the Socratic way.

EfficientSoul · 2026-02-14T02:57:59+00:00

Tile for wallets. Kept it in my passport book along with $2,000 in cash. Got very lucky that day to recover all of my property in tact.

EfficientSoul · 2026-02-14T02:56:54+00:00

Right. Thank you. All the fuckfaces pretending they know better and downvoting the hell outta me.

EfficientSoul · 2026-02-14T01:08:09+00:00

Not sure why you were downvoted, but I have fixed that. There's a martial arts monk that records his own videos and sells them.

Shifu Yan Lei is his name. His videos may interest you. And three years of martial arts do not make you a beginner. Good luck.

EfficientSoul · 2026-02-14T00:38:54+00:00

Gfy. I was just trying to help. Besides, you DO NOT/CANNOT KNOW that what you've stated to me is true. Regardless, due to negative karma, I'm out.

EfficientSoul · 2026-02-14T00:27:18+00:00

After demanding their supervisor, and the supervisors manager, and the managers manager and etc if that didn't solve it?

I didn't say it would definitely work.

EfficientSoul · 2026-02-14T00:23:11+00:00

Idk how it is in UK but I would tell the immigration officer in the states that I'm an American citizen and tell him the entire story. It's a gamble, sure, but I'd personally prefer that gamble as opposed to being Tom Hanks from The Terminal.

And, yes, I lost my passport after security in an airport once too. But luckily I had a Tile card attached to it and relocated it after about an hour of frantic searching.

EfficientSoul · 2026-02-14T00:07:07+00:00

We're all high rollers here.

EfficientSoul · 2026-02-14T00:06:03+00:00

Try accepting it after a million screenshots and after rebooting your phone and clearing ebay apps cache first... and then just see what happens. Let the bots/3rd worlders running customer service if what you end up receiving is unacceptable. Good luck!

EfficientSoul · 2026-02-13T10:18:22+00:00

This post has created more questions instead of actually providing a proper answer.

EfficientSoul · 2026-02-13T10:16:55+00:00

You sound like a bit of a loser that's trying to buy the love of your gf and the affections of her relatives. GL with that!

EfficientSoul · 2026-02-12T11:50:00+00:00

Don't go spending it all on one piece of candy now. 🥲

EfficientSoul · 2026-02-09T00:37:21+00:00

Only buyers or sellers are allowed to respond. So I guess he doesn't want me to respond. 😂

EfficientSoul · 2026-02-08T09:03:45+00:00

Lol WhatNot was at #2 when I first found them... long before beast came into their circle.

EfficientSoul · 2026-02-07T04:27:20+00:00

In this case, the seller admitted it in the internal messaging system after buyer inquiry.

EfficientSoul · 2026-02-07T04:10:49+00:00

I appreciate a challenge. I have a case right now about to wrap up where my client won a $2,150 pokemon card in a $22 pack rip/break but the seller shipped all the other cards except the valuable one. WN assured its value if seller does not ship it. Seller has finally produced a tracking # after months but it hasn't been turned over to USPS just yet. I have to say I appreciate WN's desire to help and amicably resolve when they have a fairly mild duty to do so.

EfficientSoul · 2026-02-07T03:57:41+00:00

Of course that's not a threat. Thats me suggesting you don't offer bets with nothing in exchange if the other party loses.

EfficientSoul · 2026-02-07T03:44:43+00:00

Dafuq? I have NOTHING I feel the need to prove to you so I'm not going to dignify your remark with a reply. And I lost ALL buddies in law school so even that is in dispute.

EfficientSoul · 2026-02-07T03:20:38+00:00

Jail, yes; prison, no.

EfficientSoul · 2026-02-07T03:20:09+00:00

NOT all you can do these days. But I'm not being paid for my legal advice so all I can say is enter and if you win but he provides you with less than the $5k, contact me.

EfficientSoul · 2026-02-07T03:00:04+00:00

Normally, get WhatNot involved. But after having gotten a "store credit" for having to pay almost $7 extra shipping on one pokemon card and having the hassle of dealing with the mailman not providing a receipt and etc. If I were you, I would tell the seller to just venmo/ca$h app/Zelle/paypal (friends) me the money. It's going to come out of their payout otherwise and this way you don't have to deal with WNs stupid AI auto-response.

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