Yes, I agree that definitely was a Stephen Anderson/Utterson type ad. The too good to be true pics, claims it is fully functioniong, the larger than standard font. I was screwed over from him last year. So, after checking IPDB to see if that is where the stock photos came from this time (they werent), I emailed simply asking if he and I had done business previously. Wisely, he never replied.
I cannot corroberate all the claims I have read about him, but will confirm he is a most unethical character in his dealings (with myself, at least).
Jesus... it is too bad I live too far. I would have taken care of this. ever hear the expression ''an eye for an eye''? Maybe I am too radical.... but then again, I am the same guy that stole a guy's Momo mags off of his Acura Integra because he ripped me off of 80$.
But I was fair... I sold them for 80$ plus 10$ for my trouble.
its in storage right now, going to be getting it out on the weekend as there are lots of people interested, we just moved so we haven't got the room or really had time to take it out of storage, but we will and it works awesome, due to the amount of emails the price is firm at the moment.....
Jim ------ Hi Jim,
It looks like it is in good shape. The backglass looks intact. How long ago were those pictures taken?
Kev ------ 3 weeks ago kevin, its been in storage for about a month.... before i put it away i had a new left hand side slingshot plastic i got from ebay and its now installed so its got no broken plastics now at all... game is in great shape..... i have had people offer me more to hold it, its sold on a first come first serve basis..... ------ Will you be setting it up this weekend? It would be nice to play it first. ------ Yes it will be setup working for saturday, unless this guy shows up today who might just want to pick it up from storage....... ------ I would need to see it; at least two of the pictures you posted were lifted from other websites.
Where are you located and what time is good? ------ You know what bro, i never lifted anything...... i don't want to deal with you ...... f**k off goof !!!!!!!!!
i got a VERY similar response (f*** off goof, after asking realllllllly legitamite questions) to another ebay ad posted here...seller was canadian liquidator......*trying to remember the ad*
I thought it was odd as he contradicted himself in our correspondence. If you look at the pictures he posted, the left slingshot is broken but he states that the photos were taken ...
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3 weeks ago kevin, its been in storage for about a month.... before i put it away i had a new left hand side slingshot plastic i got from ebay and its now installed so its got no broken plastics now at all... game is in great shape..... i have had people offer me more to hold it, its sold on a first come first serve basis.....
He's suggesting that he fixed the plastic before putting it into storage but a week or so later took the pictures ... of the broken slingshot he supposedly fixed (?).
I guess this scamming works as he/they keep doing it despite the general public getting wiser. This type of behavior can't continue indefinitely and he'll eventually cross the wrong (or right) person for the last time.
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This guy Mark Uttley, Stephen Anderson, whatever, also uses the name Jim and James. On two occassions I inquired about deals... and he went by Jim one time and James another... same guy though. Turned out it was him... one of he famous deals was the Star Wars around Xmas.
FYI for all you newbies. Check the goods out before you pay. Do a GOOD inspection. Also, NEVER let someone take you PIN to their place (Unless you know them or have a GOOD refference....) I heard this Mark/Stephen/Jim/James will offer to fix your machine for a few hundred bucks, but he needs to work on it at his shop. He gives you a bogus address and phone number, and then you never see him again. But he has your Pin plus the few hundred dollars.
This guy's a real peice of work. I was told he pulled this scam on an old lady in hamilton, who was trying to fix an old Pin of her husbands (before he died) for her grandkids... NICE!!!!
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Discussed ad nauseum here Kev, and on cgcc.ca and a few radio/audio boards. Anderson / Uttley is a pariah of the pinball world and gives Hamilton and area a bad name.
Discussed ad nauseum here Kev, and on cgcc.ca and a few radio/audio boards. Anderson / Uttley is a pariah of the pinball world and gives Hamilton and area a bad name.
This is true. Red flags always go up when dealing with someone unknown from that area.
Jesus... it is too bad I live too far. I would have taken care of this. ever hear the expression ''an eye for an eye''? Maybe I am too radical.... but then again, I am the same guy that stole a guy's Momo mags off of his Acura Integra because he ripped me off of 80$.
But I was fair... I sold them for 80$ plus 10$ for my trouble.
I agree... but what I STILL don't understand is why no one has done anything about it. Jesus, there is enough evidence to put this guy away easy. Work with the local police to bait him... I figure he must have a rap sheet that is pretty long.
Sorry guys... it's just that I get frustrated when I hear lots of people complain about him over the last 6+ years, and he is still doing his thing.
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He is in and out of trouble it seems, and court dates are well into the future, skip bail, move, after a while these guys get good at their lifestyle, working cons that are cash in nature or minor or they know they can get away with little evidence. I suppose eventually he will con the wrong person and be knee-capped.
Man I am beginning to feel sorry for the Pink Panther Ian ... how about one of these, or are they too close to home :
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