During the many years I have exchanged
coins with people all over the world, I have got to know very many serious,
honest and fair collectors. However, a few dishonest "collectors" are out
there. People who ask you to send (often valuable) coins and then never
send anything back. Some of these have fooled quite a few people, and in
order to try to prevent this, the list below is meant as a warning. I have
every wish to be fair. I have only accepted names reported by people I
have dealt with personally.
Contact me
Before declaring someone a "dishonest
trader", please have patience (sometimes the letter takes longer to reach
its destination than you had expected). Try to clear up possible misunderstandings,
etc.
Advice:
Before exchanging with someone
for the first time you can ask them if they have exchanged with other people
before. Like myself, most collectors have a "good traders page" online,
where their names may be listed as a trusted trader.
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| Name & email | City, Country | Reported by | Added to this list | Comments |
| Ankit Bhageria
Real name: Niraj Singh |
Haryana, India | Dominique
Fred Another report |
September 2003, Jan. 2004 | Uses the names: Ankit Bhageria,
Apoorv Chopra & Divij Pasrija.
Also see this blacklist |
| Armado Lorentzo C. Robles | Zone V Iba, Philippines | Yiannis | October 2002 | |
| Carlos Marcano | Monchine, Portugal | Astrid | October 2002 | |
| Chen Bo | China | Suresh N R | September 2003 | |
| Donny Macias Parraga | Manabi, Ecuador | Jesus , Bras | October 2002 | |
| Edilberto Chacon Marchero | Baytama Gramma, Cuba | Yiannis | October 2002 | |
| Felix Funes | Argentina | Jesus | October 2002 | |
| George Hristov Georgiev | Svilengrad, Bulgaria | Yiannis | October 2002 | |
| Gerardo Garcia Mora or José other email | San José, Costa Rica | Constantino | October 2002 | |
| Guy Duppont | Vittel, France | Yiannis | October 2002 | |
| Hugo Cardoso (aka: Pedro Velente) | Coimbra, Portugal | Yiannis
Jesus |
October 2002 | |
| Jo Filip Soares alt.email | Maceda, Portugal | Ziad , Datta | October 2002 | |
| John Van Lankveld | Boekel, Netherlands | Juan Carlos | February 2004 | Sends used coins instead of the promised UNC.Name on www.ricardo.nl (auctions): john301061 |
| Jorge E. Carrazana | Bayamo, Granma, Cuba | Yiannis | October 2002 | |
| Leonardo Tessari | Italy | Pere
Jesus |
October 2002 | Also Known as "Tex". It seems that Leonardo has stopped "exchanging" with people now, and also removed his false Bad traders-list from the net. |
| Nguyen Tuan Long | Hanoi, Vietnam | Yiannis | October 2002 | Maybe the same as Nguyen Tuan Anh? |
| Nguyen Tuan Anh | Hanoi, Vietnam | Yiannis | October 2002 | Maybe the same as Nguyen Tuan Long? |
| Olivier Peeters | Drogenbos, Belgium | Yiannis | October 2002 | |
| Palice Petre | Galati, Romania | Yiannis | October 2002 | |
| Rodrigo Torres | Santiago, Chile | Yiannis | October 2002 | |
| Sajid Daya | Bombay, India | Millie | February 2003 | A tricky kind of bad trader, as he keeps promising to send his material - but never does. Have waited since February 2002 ... |
| Ülo Matjus | Tartu, Estonia | Jesus Mendez Moscoso | October 2003 | |
| Yamamoto Saaya alt. email | Hokkaido, Japan | Yiannis | October 2002 | |
| Zhang Quo Quing | Shanghai, China | Javier | October 2002 | |
Links:
Be Aware of Bad Traders (Yahoo group)
Pat's Coin Page, List of Bad Swappers
Lennart's Coin Page, Bad Traders