- User Level99 or "Travis Reynolds" selling RAM Controls parts
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ANYONE who does the mental gymnastics necessary to NOT believe the absolute FACT that this is the same scumbag piece of crap that screwed over the community here bigtime ... yeah... good luck.
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mgkastra
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It appears it was a very clean con with no repercussions whatsoever. For people that didn't witness it first/second hand while it was happening, just hear it as a story.
Some people like to punish people for life while other's like to forgive and move on. It's being portrayed that people here are trying to protect other people with warnings, but I think the heart of it is to block his business as punishment.
Maybe he will strike a big con again and it will fall apart and there will be repercussions.
andrewb
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I think people here mainly just want the tens of thousands of dollars he stole from people.
mgkastra
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Ugh. That is completely intentional. I think that some of the "bad transaction" people on KLOV are due to "intermittant medical issues". People who get a lot of energy and ideas during manic periods and then fall into depression and can't follow thru.
Sounds like this guy is in the dirtbag category.
Glad I'm not in the market for those repro parts. I just looked on FB. Thought I might be FB friends with him. Nope. But.. there are mutual friends that I thought would know better. Generally sage fellas and not part of the "latest game craze" crowd. I guess they just want parts for their games no matter what.
Interlock
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May 2020... So many idiots out there still dealing with and recommending this guy, and the worst part is all the newbies bask his glory and his services en masse as shown. It's mind numbing
This is in Arcade Jason's Facebook group (which he is a member of), somebody looking for a PP2 harness. I have had Travis blocked for years so his replies are excluded but are present and lots of people tagging him back
I have well respected and "hobby-famous" mutual friends who keep him as a friend on Facebook full knowing the drama and what he's done but also knowing he is the only source for the parts. It's a real letdown... not only buying from him, but friends with him...
Even if he is no longer a present threat but it's still like sending money to a killer, let alone if he starts his scam again. Will never see a cent of mine
This is in Arcade Jason's Facebook group (which he is a member of), somebody looking for a PP2 harness. I have had Travis blocked for years so his replies are excluded but are present and lots of people tagging him back
I have well respected and "hobby-famous" mutual friends who keep him as a friend on Facebook full knowing the drama and what he's done but also knowing he is the only source for the parts. It's a real letdown... not only buying from him, but friends with him...
Even if he is no longer a present threat but it's still like sending money to a killer, let alone if he starts his scam again. Will never see a cent of mine
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Interlock
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Wow, just did a quick search and all the admins of the biggest groups are even bragging about his services. They don't really do that for anybody else. I almost wonder if he's persuading them one way or another.
Exidy's a well-known KLOV member and admin of Arcade-Classics
Marc Crouse is the admin of Mid-Atlantic
Etc.
Even when most guys are alerted it is weird how they don't give a damn
And as a result of these people voicing their support likely knowing his actions, more suckers born every day, wouldn't surprise me if he scams that whole European group one day like he has done in the past:
Exidy's a well-known KLOV member and admin of Arcade-Classics
Marc Crouse is the admin of Mid-Atlantic
Etc.
Even when most guys are alerted it is weird how they don't give a damn
And as a result of these people voicing their support likely knowing his actions, more suckers born every day, wouldn't surprise me if he scams that whole European group one day like he has done in the past:
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Interlock
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To add to my slight theory above, here's the admin of the "Poor Arcade And Collectors" group also supporting Travis, so 4/4 of the biggest groups, and lots of admins of little groups also making supportive posts about the guy. I just think it's weird because it's consistent, and nobody else really goes out of their way to offer shoutouts that much. I wouldn't be surprised if these guys are getting reached out to by him, offered discounts, free parts, or just plain paid off if Travis is desperate enough. And I'm not saying all these guys are in on it either, I'm sure some of them are just naive as hell/don't know and are only guilty of being a sucker for free shit and doing what he wants... I'm sure only SOME are guilty of turning a blind eye. Jared is a nice guy and I don't think he is on KLOV, and may not know.
Even if there's no conspiracy theory, it's still shitty. Even if you can't help but buy from him, don't give him a frickin' shoutout with a history like that. It's like, we can all listen to Michael Jackson and think he's a changed man, heck even buy his album for yourself, but recommending him as an elementary school counselor should undoubtedly be permanently off of the table... juuuuuuust incase. And frankly I don't think they should be buying parts at all. But I get people buying parts. I do NOT get people knowing exactly what he's done putting him on a pedestal. Needing the parts makes sense, humans are selfish... the second part is kinda shady, because I know some of these guys know his history, and usually most arcade people are unforgiving bastards. For somebody to go out of there way enough to take the time to recommend somebody at all in public is something most people just don't do, and that's speaking of a person with no negative history. There are a ton of great Facebook sellers who never get any. Yet this guy is a mess, has a bad name, and he has people shouting him out all over the place. Not surprised he's offering them something or sweet talking the hell out of him. He's Facebook friends with most of the well known guys too, many defend him beyond being strangers, and they probably message.
Again, I get people being a little selfish or desperate and buying the parts quietly, but it's incredibly bizarre to me that guys well-known in the community are taking the time to give him extremely public shoutouts, especially when many of them know exactly what he did and the extent of everything, recommending it to other people even with the slightest chance of getting scammed, let alone identifying yourself with him, is bizarre and questionable.
It's hard enough to get a shoutout in the community at all let alone when you are one of the most notorious scammers in the community. Am I the only one baffled by this? A lot of these guys know exactly what he did. Whether it's not associating your name with a past scammer, not associating your name with a high-risk future scammer, not recommending all of your group members buy from a guy who may scam them, so on and so forth, it seems there are a million reasons to NOT offer him such support let alone leave him as a member of these groups, vs. none in support of doing that (unless compensation is involved of course), yet he remains and is highly recommended by people of power and status. Any other scammers are quietly and quickly banned, accosted by admins, and are quickly nipped in the bud. Hmmm...
Also I believe the people aforementioned are actually the distinguished owners of each group, rather than just admins, which would make sense if he's trying to reach out to people in high places
Bonus picture just for fun:
Fizgig expressing interest in RAM Controls on a Firefox joystick thread has a weirdly ironic KLOV-y vibe to it
Even if there's no conspiracy theory, it's still shitty. Even if you can't help but buy from him, don't give him a frickin' shoutout with a history like that. It's like, we can all listen to Michael Jackson and think he's a changed man, heck even buy his album for yourself, but recommending him as an elementary school counselor should undoubtedly be permanently off of the table... juuuuuuust incase. And frankly I don't think they should be buying parts at all. But I get people buying parts. I do NOT get people knowing exactly what he's done putting him on a pedestal. Needing the parts makes sense, humans are selfish... the second part is kinda shady, because I know some of these guys know his history, and usually most arcade people are unforgiving bastards. For somebody to go out of there way enough to take the time to recommend somebody at all in public is something most people just don't do, and that's speaking of a person with no negative history. There are a ton of great Facebook sellers who never get any. Yet this guy is a mess, has a bad name, and he has people shouting him out all over the place. Not surprised he's offering them something or sweet talking the hell out of him. He's Facebook friends with most of the well known guys too, many defend him beyond being strangers, and they probably message.
Again, I get people being a little selfish or desperate and buying the parts quietly, but it's incredibly bizarre to me that guys well-known in the community are taking the time to give him extremely public shoutouts, especially when many of them know exactly what he did and the extent of everything, recommending it to other people even with the slightest chance of getting scammed, let alone identifying yourself with him, is bizarre and questionable.
It's hard enough to get a shoutout in the community at all let alone when you are one of the most notorious scammers in the community. Am I the only one baffled by this? A lot of these guys know exactly what he did. Whether it's not associating your name with a past scammer, not associating your name with a high-risk future scammer, not recommending all of your group members buy from a guy who may scam them, so on and so forth, it seems there are a million reasons to NOT offer him such support let alone leave him as a member of these groups, vs. none in support of doing that (unless compensation is involved of course), yet he remains and is highly recommended by people of power and status. Any other scammers are quietly and quickly banned, accosted by admins, and are quickly nipped in the bud. Hmmm...
Also I believe the people aforementioned are actually the distinguished owners of each group, rather than just admins, which would make sense if he's trying to reach out to people in high places
Bonus picture just for fun:
Fizgig expressing interest in RAM Controls on a Firefox joystick thread has a weirdly ironic KLOV-y vibe to it
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Mikebetz42
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I didn't realize this was Ram Controls guy until Dylan pointed it out to me.
I have been burned by Ram Controls, and have lost money as well.
If I would of realized it was him I wouldn't of recommended him. I don't spend any time on this forum much anymore either. It's been about 10 years since I was burned by him. I have updated my FB post, BLOCKED Travis on FB.
Sorry, I don't have the perfect memory. Sheesh, next time I do something stupid, just let me know like Dylan instead of talking shit about me here please.
Mike
I have been burned by Ram Controls, and have lost money as well.
If I would of realized it was him I wouldn't of recommended him. I don't spend any time on this forum much anymore either. It's been about 10 years since I was burned by him. I have updated my FB post, BLOCKED Travis on FB.
Sorry, I don't have the perfect memory. Sheesh, next time I do something stupid, just let me know like Dylan instead of talking shit about me here please.
Mike
Ha, I do something stupid almost every minute of the day. Mikebetz is one of the good guys.
Interlock
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I made a separate thread in this section after realizing my theory grew a little bit.
https://forums.arcade-museum.com/showthread.php?p=4154866
https://forums.arcade-museum.com/showthread.php?p=4154866
I know there are a decent amount of people who feel that same way.
8bitnintendo
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I second Mikebetz as one of the good ones
Interlock
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It's all good dude. I didn't assume you knew who he was and that you were commenting maliciously in any way, just figured you were another one of those who don't know who he is or forgot, rather than ignoring he is a terrible guy. Just a simple mistake, it's all good. Not everybody is ignoring the truth - it's like an epidemic how many people are fully out of the loop and don't know despite how clear it is here. I didn't realize the scope until now.
eXidy
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Forgetting he was RAM CONTROLS, I actually paypalled him for a harness and did received it within a few days.
Interestingly enough, I had a few people PM me and remind me who he was and what he's done.. I have considered removing from the group but hesitated. Ill talk to the mods about this today.
Its not easy keeping up with aliases / vs nicks
Interestingly enough, I had a few people PM me and remind me who he was and what he's done.. I have considered removing from the group but hesitated. Ill talk to the mods about this today.
Its not easy keeping up with aliases / vs nicks
mgkastra
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It might make people upset because they were wronged against but people can do what they please and it doesn't make them an idiot.
I was ripped off by a local mechanic business once. That was ten years ago and since other people have gone and have had great experiences. I am sure the business has ripped off a few more people but the people getting good experiences are not idiots.
I guess I am just concluding that you guys are jerks for bashing on mike and eXidy.
I was one of the people that messaged eXidy just to make sure he had the information about who people say Travis is.
I was ripped off by a local mechanic business once. That was ten years ago and since other people have gone and have had great experiences. I am sure the business has ripped off a few more people but the people getting good experiences are not idiots.
I guess I am just concluding that you guys are jerks for bashing on mike and eXidy.
I was one of the people that messaged eXidy just to make sure he had the information about who people say Travis is.
Was thousands or tens of thousands that RAM stole from members of the community?
Why would it even be a question if you'd ban him after finding out who he is?
Why would it even be a question if you'd ban him after finding out who he is?
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