05-20-2003, 07:12 PM
Here comes Russian proverb : avaricious person pays twice. When it sounds too good to be true, maybe, it's not true! Where is common sense? The times when the awards were much cheaper in former Soviet republics are gone. The same awards costs the same price or higher in Russia as well as in Baltic republics nowadays. These people are aware of prices very well and why would the sell them cheaper to some collectors over the ocean? It's not a old women from Ukranian village who wants to sell her husband's awards and doesn't know the price.
I know the fellow collector who bought the rare first class award from Russia at 30% below the market. Off course, it happened to be a fake.
BTW, this Vlad has contacted me as well telling how much he was looking forward to our future cooperation. Cooperation didn't work since he didn't want to mail the awards before he got the money. But there is his phone number in Riga, Latvia: 371-605-4352.
It's an obvious scam. Who knows how many people parted with their money? Why wouldn't you try to go after him contacting the enforcement agency like Interpol or local Police(by internet of fax)? It's a slim chance but why should you give up money and let the bastard get away?
I know the fellow collector who bought the rare first class award from Russia at 30% below the market. Off course, it happened to be a fake.
BTW, this Vlad has contacted me as well telling how much he was looking forward to our future cooperation. Cooperation didn't work since he didn't want to mail the awards before he got the money. But there is his phone number in Riga, Latvia: 371-605-4352.
It's an obvious scam. Who knows how many people parted with their money? Why wouldn't you try to go after him contacting the enforcement agency like Interpol or local Police(by internet of fax)? It's a slim chance but why should you give up money and let the bastard get away?
