I guess most of you guys have seen the ads on kijiji about a guy with an arcade museum looking for people to donate games right?

Well I contacted him and tried to get info out of him, especially a phone # and address. I was also especially interested in the tax receipt claims. Anyways after a brief exchange of emails, I basically called him on it, and he freaked out. He threatened me, and more, but then a guy from cgcc said he contacted him , and he was claiming that he was my partner, and I had quit the whole project( Which is BS). In any case, I need some advice because this is a potentially dire situation( in my eyes). I don't know who he is, and what he is capable of, I don't know whether to laugh this off or whether to start wearing a vest.Should I:

Call cops?
Pursue a civil suit?
Drop it?
Send him a cease and desist from my lawyer?
Set him up and find out where he lives, so I can meet him face to face;
or just crush his windpipe and be done with it, lol.

Also, I dont post ads looking for free games. Although it is true a few guys have gave me games for free, they have all been word of mouth. Unfortunately some of them , I have been unable to pick up because of workload. I buy 99.4% of the games i have, most in bulk deals.

Fish him out.... mano a mano

Quoted from b1buwg97

Fish him out.... mano a mano

Yup.  

Use a different email and set up a meeting where you are supposed to be "donating" a machine to him. Might I suggest you bring Damian or at least someone else with you for the meeting. Maybe the other person should be the one who is supposed to be meeting him but knowing something looks fishy, they bring you since they suspect this person is impersonating you. Perhaps a written warning could be presented to him at that time, firm, not hostile.

At least you will be able to identify this person, where they live  if you meet there. Don't expect them to use their real name.

Could be another Stephen Anderson type.

Someone has said it is in fact him

Whoever he is, he is quite an annoying character.

My primal instinct is to do this, but unfortunately I , unlike him, have a lot to lose. My business instincts say to go through the proper channels, cops( Buddies of mine), cease and desist, and so forth.

I feel if I do have a face to face, it will degenerate rapidly, not because of me, but because of him. His tone indicates he fancies himself as some sort of tough guy, and if he were to strike me, or attempt to do so, I would instinctively react which could compromise everything I have worked for .As well as that, if I bring some friends along( and I would), it could compromise them too. I have commitments and responsibilities to meet also. Funny how age mellows a person.....

I could always booby trap a game though and tell the cops " I said as is!" lol

Quoted from gjd

Whoever he is, he is quite an annoying character.

That could be 90% of the people on here.

Before you get into it too deep how did the guy threaten you?

Caution This post has swearing in it!!!!!!!

Here is a synopsis of the correspondence after I sent him an email basically calling him out, and saying his pitch was BS:

pinballking@rocketmail.com

"" Listen man, i don't know you, and really don't care who you think you are or what you are doing.... im working on my own project, absolutely nothing to do with you.... if you are scared that im taking some machines away from you, too F#@*#@# bad.... FYI i have already had over 20 donated and i have purchased another 15 for cash, oh do you have a problem with that too ? Listen go crawl back under your rock and leave me alone.... or else......f***er !

No wonder u r getting hate mail, because you are an a**hole.....

Take your machines and shove them where the sun don't shine, i just hope we cross paths along the way...... jerkoff""

( This is after he told a guy I know, that I abandoned ship on the museum, he was my partner)

# 2 email  ""Don't email me again you fruitcake....."

( I think that one was meant for his boyfriend)

#3 email  ""Oh yeh one more thing, you don't intimidate me with your lies and threats, i have tons of cash and can turn your lights out at the drop of a hat, so you watch the f*** out ..... cunt !""

( Never lied to him, never threatened him, but he does have a point, you are what you eat)

By the way, no one takes machines away from me,there are plenty for everyone. There is only 1 I cant find out of 13,000, and that is maneater, even though I have located 2 but have been unable to establish contact with the owners of them.

I bet it is Anderson

What a doucheBag

I think you should do as wbradley said but do not give him any warning do it just to identify him, somoone could take a picture of him wihtout beeing seen (so the cop knows who to look for): ''Use a different email and set up a meeting where you are supposed to be "donating" a machine to him. Might I suggest you bring Damian or at least someone else with you for the meeting. Maybe the other person should be the one who is supposed to be meeting him but knowing something looks fishy, they bring you since they suspect this person is impersonating you. Perhaps a written warning could be presented to him at that time, firm, not hostile.

At least you will be able to identify this person, where they live  if you meet there. Don't expect them to use their real name.

Could be another Stephen Anderson type.''

And then give this case to the cops the more info you got the more chance you have that this guy get arested, then you can sue him both way with the cops for criminal threatening (I hope this is the right word ) and add to this civil sue (if he have money) that way he will learn a good lesson and get what he deserve : to be washed out and bankrupt!

Quoted from gjd

There is only 1 I cant find out of 13,000, and that is maneater, even though I have located 2 but have been unable to establish contact with the owners of them.

John's Jukes had one out in Vancouver. If he has it still I could check into it.

long gone....

f*** him. He's a petty criminal. When push comes to shove he'll balk. You should know, better than anyone, as a soldier to this country, that most if not all posers are cowards and deserve whatever ill befits their deeds. Real men don't lie. nuff' said.