Dear friends:
Please watch out "Thomas Hopp" from Germany!!
As everyone knows,
He sold many beetles on eBay and had many positive feedback.
And that was why I trusted him and started to bid his item.
I have thought he is a trustful eBayer,but I was wrong.
Here is what I bid from him,
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3290825655&category=26642&sspagename=STRK%3AMEBWN%3AIT&rd=1In the description, the seller only said the M.torquata had one mssing tarse.
I emailed to him to make sure if there was any other damage or problem.
he wrote to me:
寄件者 : <seudomantis@aol.com" target="_blank">Pseudomantis@aol.com>
日期 : 2004年5月11日 下午 05:17:17
收件者 : jerry_beetles@hotmail.com
主旨 : Re: Question from eBay Member: 1 M鄚nchen M ecynorrhina torquata 90mm
Hi,
sorry for late reply.
There is one tarsa (front, left) lost.
Best regards
Mantidekira
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However ,when I received the M.torquata,I was so depressed!!!
The Biggest problem is WRONG SIZE!!!
I got the 85mm ones, not 90mm!!!
This is the main problem!
however, there were some damages on the elytra and he never mentioned it in the item description.
Here is the photo of the M.torquata I got from him.
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I email him to state the problem,however,he re-email me with very bad attitude and left negative feedback to me with bad words.
寄件者 : <seudomantis@aol.com" target="_blank">Pseudomantis@aol.com>
日期 : 2004年5月18日 下午 05:11:13
收件者 : jerry_beetles@hotmail.com
主旨 : Re: eBay M.torquata 90mm
Hi,
i NEVER talked in my ad from A1 quality.
I wrote: only dried and not prepared!!!!!!
Also in a mail to you i wrote from the lost leg!!!!!
To the size:
I have take the size from horn to end,
and it is 90mm!!!
I cheat nobody.
I never had problems before,
only now with you.
Regards
Tom
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I have known the one missing trrse.but how about the wrong size????
I sent him some photo to show and prove the beetle`s problem,however,he became so quiet.
I don`t know what to do snd therefore I guess I need to post the truth to warn people this guy.
Here is Thomas Hopp details:
eBay ID : mantidekira
name : Thomas Hopp
email : seudomantis@aol.com" target="_blank">Pseudomantis@aol.com
country : Germany
A good seller should face the problem and salve it!!!
I wait for your answer Tom.
My best,
Jerry from Taiwan