I did not see this posted anywhere on the forums. I think any updates on "Kyle Black" warrant a post. This is copied and pasted from Marty's site under "The Mill". Buyer beware, we have a stinker amongst us.
Link to the previous posts for those new to the "Kyle Black" story.
http://pipesmagazine.com/forums/topic/the-kyle-black-saga-continues
And now to the latest.
Do you any of you remember
my publicizing the problem that many
collectors and dealers (including
myself) had in dealing with Kyle Black,
who functioned in the manner of a
classic sociopath? We had to sic the
cops on him to get as much stolen
property returned as possible, but we
knew that would never deter him from
trying to scam others because, as
stated, he exhibits the characteristics
of a genetically programmed criminal.
Anyhow, the surmise of one internet
seller is that he is back at it, using a
girlfriend named Rasmussen as a front,
via eBay. Below is the e-mail from one
distraught customer to the offending
agent of, most probably, Kyle Black:
"Ms. Rasmussen,
This weekend I will be attending the
West Coast Pipe Show where I will be
maintaining a table from which I will be
selling museum quality, heirloom pipes
such as the Anne Julie which is the
subject of a binding contract between
you (using your eBay name
"kaerbybro") as seller, and my
daughter, Jennifer S. as purchaser.
Unfortunately you have chosen not to
honor that contract, and as a result
have intentionally breached it.
Many of the eBay sellers from whom
you purchase pipes are friends of mine
and will be in attendance at the West
Coast Pipe Show.
I strongly suggest that you reconsider
your decision to dishonor and breach
the contract between yourself and
Jennifer S. I also strongly suggest that
you immediately communicate to
Jennifer S. your intention to honor the
contract, and to fulfill its terms by
shipping the Anne Julie pipe to Ms. S.
If you fail to do so, I will have no choice
this weekend but to describe in detail
to the eBay sellers your unfortunate
and illegal behavior regarding the Anne
Julie pipe over the past eight days. On
October 28, 2014, my daughter bought
the Anne Julie pipe at your "Buy it
Now" price and paid for it using
PayPal. You cancelled the
transaction. On October 30, 2014, my
daughter once again bought the Anne
Julie pipe at your "Buy it Now" price
and paid for it again using PayPal. You
cancelled the transaction a second
time. Since October 30, 2014 you have
"stonewalled" my daughter and
refused her repeated requests that you
fulfill your contractual obligations.
We "brothers of briar" are a small and
close-knit group. I have no doubt that,
once they learn how you have dealt
with the Anne Julie transaction, others
within this group will no longer be
eager to deal with you again. We are
people of our word, and we have no
room within our group for a person
who has given her word and then so
easily has broken it (as you have done
regarding the Anne Julie pipe).
Please reconsider your actions,
Bob"
Link to the previous posts for those new to the "Kyle Black" story.
http://pipesmagazine.com/forums/topic/the-kyle-black-saga-continues
And now to the latest.
Do you any of you remember
my publicizing the problem that many
collectors and dealers (including
myself) had in dealing with Kyle Black,
who functioned in the manner of a
classic sociopath? We had to sic the
cops on him to get as much stolen
property returned as possible, but we
knew that would never deter him from
trying to scam others because, as
stated, he exhibits the characteristics
of a genetically programmed criminal.
Anyhow, the surmise of one internet
seller is that he is back at it, using a
girlfriend named Rasmussen as a front,
via eBay. Below is the e-mail from one
distraught customer to the offending
agent of, most probably, Kyle Black:
"Ms. Rasmussen,
This weekend I will be attending the
West Coast Pipe Show where I will be
maintaining a table from which I will be
selling museum quality, heirloom pipes
such as the Anne Julie which is the
subject of a binding contract between
you (using your eBay name
"kaerbybro") as seller, and my
daughter, Jennifer S. as purchaser.
Unfortunately you have chosen not to
honor that contract, and as a result
have intentionally breached it.
Many of the eBay sellers from whom
you purchase pipes are friends of mine
and will be in attendance at the West
Coast Pipe Show.
I strongly suggest that you reconsider
your decision to dishonor and breach
the contract between yourself and
Jennifer S. I also strongly suggest that
you immediately communicate to
Jennifer S. your intention to honor the
contract, and to fulfill its terms by
shipping the Anne Julie pipe to Ms. S.
If you fail to do so, I will have no choice
this weekend but to describe in detail
to the eBay sellers your unfortunate
and illegal behavior regarding the Anne
Julie pipe over the past eight days. On
October 28, 2014, my daughter bought
the Anne Julie pipe at your "Buy it
Now" price and paid for it using
PayPal. You cancelled the
transaction. On October 30, 2014, my
daughter once again bought the Anne
Julie pipe at your "Buy it Now" price
and paid for it again using PayPal. You
cancelled the transaction a second
time. Since October 30, 2014 you have
"stonewalled" my daughter and
refused her repeated requests that you
fulfill your contractual obligations.
We "brothers of briar" are a small and
close-knit group. I have no doubt that,
once they learn how you have dealt
with the Anne Julie transaction, others
within this group will no longer be
eager to deal with you again. We are
people of our word, and we have no
room within our group for a person
who has given her word and then so
easily has broken it (as you have done
regarding the Anne Julie pipe).
Please reconsider your actions,
Bob"
