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Mystic Stamp Company bastards!
I am not currently nor have I ever collected stamps
yet the "Mystic Stamp Company" is sending me packages of stamps telling me to pay or send them back. I told my wife to pitch them, then they send me a bill stating I never paid for stamps. Then we get a second "pay or send back package". So she sends them back telling them not to send anymore. Now they do it a third time. What is it with this place that they think they can extort money from me? Is this place a big scam company or what? I'm pretty ****ed off at them right now. I'm reporting them to the BBB right now. Is this place know for this type of behavior? |
asdf wrote:
I am not currently nor have I ever collected stamps yet the "Mystic Stamp Company" is sending me packages of stamps telling me to pay or send them back. I told my wife to pitch them, then they send me a bill stating I never paid for stamps. Then we get a second "pay or send back package". So she sends them back telling them not to send anymore. Now they do it a third time. What is it with this place that they think they can extort money from me? Is this place a big scam company or what? I'm pretty ****ed off at them right now. I'm reporting them to the BBB right now. Is this place know for this type of behavior? Imagine this... right from http:/www.bbb.org "Our records indicate a pattern of complaints from consumers who report receiving unordered merchandise and problems with credit/billing procedures." |
The law allows you to keep any unordered merchandise with no obligation.
Instead of throwing them out, perhaps you could have given them to a young collector, but without Mystic's name, so that he couldn't go to them to be scammed. Tony "asdf" wrote in message link.net... I am not currently nor have I ever collected stamps yet the "Mystic Stamp Company" is sending me packages of stamps telling me to pay or send them back. I told my wife to pitch them, then they send me a bill stating I never paid for stamps. Then we get a second "pay or send back package". So she sends them back telling them not to send anymore. Now they do it a third time. What is it with this place that they think they can extort money from me? Is this place a big scam company or what? I'm pretty ****ed off at them right now. I'm reporting them to the BBB right now. Is this place know for this type of behavior? |
Did you contact them for a catalog or similar? Almost any contact with
them will net you 'approvals' which is what you are getting. If you didn't then someone else did in your name. After maybe 6-8 mailings from them that you return they stop sending stuff. At least they pay for the return postage unlike most places with 'approvals'. FWIW, they do have a really nice catalog! Grandpa asdf wrote: I am not currently nor have I ever collected stamps yet the "Mystic Stamp Company" is sending me packages of stamps telling me to pay or send them back. I told my wife to pitch them, then they send me a bill stating I never paid for stamps. Then we get a second "pay or send back package". So she sends them back telling them not to send anymore. Now they do it a third time. What is it with this place that they think they can extort money from me? Is this place a big scam company or what? I'm pretty ****ed off at them right now. I'm reporting them to the BBB right now. Is this place know for this type of behavior? |
"asdf" wrote in message
link.net... I am not currently nor have I ever collected stamps yet the "Mystic Stamp Company" is sending me packages of stamps telling me to pay or send them back. I told my wife to pitch them, then they send me a bill stating I never paid for stamps. Then we get a second "pay or send back package". So she sends them back telling them not to send anymore. Now they do it a third time. What is it with this place that they think they can extort money from me? Is this place a big scam company or what? I'm pretty ****ed off at them right now. I'm reporting them to the BBB right now. Is this place know for this type of behavior? Contact the USPS postal inspectors. Let them know that this company is giving you a ration of unsolicited BS. Dave |
A.E. Gelat wrote:
The law allows you to keep any unordered merchandise with no obligation. Instead of throwing them out, perhaps you could have given them to a young collector, but without Mystic's name, so that he couldn't go to them to be scammed. Tony "asdf" wrote in message link.net... I am not currently nor have I ever collected stamps yet the "Mystic Stamp Company" is sending me packages of stamps telling me to pay or send them back. I told my wife to pitch them, then they send me a bill stating I never paid for stamps. Then we get a second "pay or send back package". So she sends them back telling them not to send anymore. Now they do it a third time. What is it with this place that they think they can extort money from me? Is this place a big scam company or what? I'm pretty ****ed off at them right now. I'm reporting them to the BBB right now. Is this place know for this type of behavior? Not knowing anything about stamps and due to the fact that Mystic Stamp Company was scamming me I assumed they were probably fake. |
Dave wrote:
"asdf" wrote in message link.net... I am not currently nor have I ever collected stamps yet the "Mystic Stamp Company" is sending me packages of stamps telling me to pay or send them back. I told my wife to pitch them, then they send me a bill stating I never paid for stamps. Then we get a second "pay or send back package". So she sends them back telling them not to send anymore. Now they do it a third time. What is it with this place that they think they can extort money from me? Is this place a big scam company or what? I'm pretty ****ed off at them right now. I'm reporting them to the BBB right now. Is this place know for this type of behavior? Contact the USPS postal inspectors. Let them know that this company is giving you a ration of unsolicited BS. Dave Hmmm, something tells me that ASDF is a TROLL & spammer. Only one post to this NG and thats a lot of trouble to go thru just to whine about one company. Would you go thru that trouble to post? Doing an advanced Google for his entire email addr shows him in boatloads of different NGs. |
Personally I have purcahsed many stamps from Mystic, probably a bit high
on price but when you live in the middle of nowhere you take what you can get. I have never had a problem of anykind with them. They were always more than helpful and took care of the wantlists that I forwarded back to them. asdf wrote: I am not currently nor have I ever collected stamps yet the "Mystic Stamp Company" is sending me packages of stamps telling me to pay or send them back. I told my wife to pitch them, then they send me a bill stating I never paid for stamps. Then we get a second "pay or send back package". So she sends them back telling them not to send anymore. Now they do it a third time. What is it with this place that they think they can extort money from me? Is this place a big scam company or what? I'm pretty ****ed off at them right now. I'm reporting them to the BBB right now. Is this place know for this type of behavior? |
It in no way condones their apparent behaviour in this case,
however, Mystic did once go into bat for collectors once, (and no doubt their own gains as well) when they deposited a bond of $100,000 on appeal of the USPS when they were about to destroy 5.2 million sheets of the "Legends of the west" when they apparently placed the wrong portrait of the legendary black cowboy Bill Pickett. They certainly need to be able to defend themselves, what if some person had an agenda with "asdf" and applied for the stamps on his behalf just to stir the pot? I am not aware of the outcome, whether the stamps were destroyed or not, but it was certainly hi-jinx there foor a while. |
Rodney wrote:
It in no way condones their apparent behaviour in this case, however, Mystic did once go into bat for collectors once, (and no doubt their own gains as well) when they deposited a bond of $100,000 on appeal of the USPS when they were about to destroy 5.2 million sheets of the "Legends of the west" when they apparently placed the wrong portrait of the legendary black cowboy Bill Pickett. They certainly need to be able to defend themselves, what if some person had an agenda with "asdf" and applied for the stamps on his behalf just to stir the pot? I don't think that is the case based on what the Better Business Bureau had to say about them... "Our records indicate a pattern of complaints from consumers who report receiving unordered merchandise and problems with credit/billing procedures." The BBB also indicates that most all of the complaints are resolved, however resolving it in these cases means all they had to do was say "Ok, we won't send him any more unrequested merchandise". I am not aware of the outcome, whether the stamps were destroyed or not, but it was certainly hi-jinx there foor a while. |
| The BBB also indicates that most all of the complaints
| are resolved, however resolving it in these cases means | all they had to do was say "Ok, we won't send him any | more unrequested merchandise". Rather than "telling your wife" to do the business, which seems odd to me, why not draught a letter yourself enquiring on just how the company managed to get (presumably) your correct name, address in the first place, with evidence on how they received the request for stamps. OK, I can understand your frustration, but it serves no purpose to shoot from the hip. It would think it better for you to consume the energy of anger more towards securing accurate evidence on just what occurred. For example, are you sure your wife sent the stamps back to the correct address? may have they gone to a subsidiary? Then again, it may have been divine intervention, or a Mystic Freudian message, I can feel your angst strongly in your posts, perhaps you do need a good dose of stamp collecting to calm you down :) |
"Rodney" skrev i en meddelelse
... | The BBB also indicates that most all of the complaints | are resolved, however resolving it in these cases means | all they had to do was say "Ok, we won't send him any | more unrequested merchandise". Rather than "telling your wife" to do the business, which seems odd to me, why not draught a letter yourself enquiring on just how the company managed to get (presumably) your correct name, address in the first place, with evidence on how they received the request for stamps. OK, I can understand your frustration, but it serves no purpose to shoot from the hip. It would think it better for you to consume the energy of anger more towards securing accurate evidence on just what occurred. For example, are you sure your wife sent the stamps back to the correct address? may have they gone to a subsidiary? Then again, it may have been divine intervention, or a Mystic Freudian message, I can feel your angst strongly in your posts, perhaps you do need a good dose of stamp collecting to calm you down :) Maybe I come in a bit late in this thread, but in Denmark there is no obligation to return anything that someone has sent unsolicited to you. Were it me, I would simply forget the matter, and give away the stamps to someone that would appreciate them -- or simply throw them out. On the other hand, if you do return unsolicited merchandise, then you must do it against a postal receipt to prove that you have sent it. There's nothing much to whine about, just be practical, and forget about the matter. -- Best regards Ann Mette Heindorff (Mette) http://www.heindorffhus.dk |
Grandpa wrote:
Dave wrote: "asdf" wrote in message link.net... I am not currently nor have I ever collected stamps yet the "Mystic Stamp Company" is sending me packages of stamps telling me to pay or send them back. I told my wife to pitch them, then they send me a bill stating I never paid for stamps. Then we get a second "pay or send back package". So she sends them back telling them not to send anymore. Now they do it a third time. What is it with this place that they think they can extort money from me? Is this place a big scam company or what? I'm pretty ****ed off at them right now. I'm reporting them to the BBB right now. Is this place know for this type of behavior? Contact the USPS postal inspectors. Let them know that this company is giving you a ration of unsolicited BS. Dave Hmmm, something tells me that ASDF is a TROLL & spammer. Only one post to this NG and thats a lot of trouble to go thru just to whine about one company. Would you go thru that trouble to post? Doing an advanced Google for his entire email addr shows him in boatloads of different NGs. Well grandpa you're wrong. I agree that my post was borderline troll-type behavior but that wasn't the intent. And I tried your advanced search but those posts aren't me. Loads of people use to avoid spam. Finally, I went through the trouble to post to find out if anyone here knew about this company. If I'd have went to bbb.ord first I probably wouldn't have bothered to post here. |
Rodney wrote:
| The BBB also indicates that most all of the complaints | are resolved, however resolving it in these cases means | all they had to do was say "Ok, we won't send him any | more unrequested merchandise". Rather than "telling your wife" to do the business, which seems odd to me, why not draught a letter yourself enquiring on just how the company managed to get (presumably) your correct name, address in the first place, with evidence on how they received the request for stamps. OK, I can understand your frustration, but it serves no purpose to shoot from the hip. It would think it better for you to consume the energy of anger more towards securing accurate evidence on just what occurred. For example, are you sure your wife sent the stamps back to the correct address? may have they gone to a subsidiary? Then again, it may have been divine intervention, or a Mystic Freudian message, I can feel your angst strongly in your posts, perhaps you do need a good dose of stamp collecting to calm you down :) I didn't tell my wife to send them back. She did that on her own. It couldn't have went to the wrong address, they give you a postage paid envelope. |
asdf wrote: Grandpa wrote: Dave wrote: "asdf" wrote in message link.net... I am not currently nor have I ever collected stamps yet the "Mystic Stamp Company" is sending me packages of stamps telling me to pay or send them back. I told my wife to pitch them, then they send me a bill stating I never paid for stamps. Then we get a second "pay or send back package". So she sends them back telling them not to send anymore. Now they do it a third time. What is it with this place that they think they can extort money from me? Is this place a big scam company or what? I'm pretty ****ed off at them right now. I'm reporting them to the BBB right now. Is this place know for this type of behavior? Contact the USPS postal inspectors. Let them know that this company is giving you a ration of unsolicited BS. Dave Hmmm, something tells me that ASDF is a TROLL & spammer. Only one post to this NG and thats a lot of trouble to go thru just to whine about one company. Would you go thru that trouble to post? Doing an advanced Google for his entire email addr shows him in boatloads of different NGs. Well grandpa you're wrong. I agree that my post was borderline troll-type behavior but that wasn't the intent. And I tried your advanced search but those posts aren't me. Loads of people use to avoid spam. Finally, I went through the trouble to post to find out if anyone here knew about this company. If I'd have went to bbb.ord first I probably wouldn't have bothered to post here. Your original msg came from asdf , not asdf like this one does (see the top post in this msg). The former is what I did the search with. You've changed email addr's again. Whats up with that? Again, if you've never contacted them then I suspect some prankster is having fun at your expense. Gandpa |
Grandpa wrote:
asdf wrote: Grandpa wrote: Dave wrote: "asdf" wrote in message link.net... I am not currently nor have I ever collected stamps yet the "Mystic Stamp Company" is sending me packages of stamps telling me to pay or send them back. I told my wife to pitch them, then they send me a bill stating I never paid for stamps. Then we get a second "pay or send back package". So she sends them back telling them not to send anymore. Now they do it a third time. What is it with this place that they think they can extort money from me? Is this place a big scam company or what? I'm pretty ****ed off at them right now. I'm reporting them to the BBB right now. Is this place know for this type of behavior? Contact the USPS postal inspectors. Let them know that this company is giving you a ration of unsolicited BS. Dave Hmmm, something tells me that ASDF is a TROLL & spammer. Only one post to this NG and thats a lot of trouble to go thru just to whine about one company. Would you go thru that trouble to post? Doing an advanced Google for his entire email addr shows him in boatloads of different NGs. Well grandpa you're wrong. I agree that my post was borderline troll-type behavior but that wasn't the intent. And I tried your advanced search but those posts aren't me. Loads of people use to avoid spam. Finally, I went through the trouble to post to find out if anyone here knew about this company. If I'd have went to bbb.ord first I probably wouldn't have bothered to post here. Your original msg came from asdf , not asdf like this one does (see the top post in this msg). The former is what I did the search with. You've changed email addr's again. Whats up with that? Again, if you've never contacted them then I suspect some prankster is having fun at your expense. Gandpa I'm posting from two computers. One at home and one at work. I don't use my real email address in any usenet postings ever. |
Grandpa jsdebooATcomcast.net wrote in message ...
Did you contact them for a catalog or similar? Almost any contact with them will net you 'approvals' which is what you are getting. If you didn't then someone else did in your name. After maybe 6-8 mailings from them that you return they stop sending stuff. At least they pay for the return postage unlike most places with 'approvals'. FWIW, they do have a really nice catalog! Grandpa Forty-some years ago I worked for a mail-order company that sold their line through recruited salesmen. One day the office manager received an indignant letter from someone who objected to receiving our catalogs and sales literature. The manager had someone look up the original card, which he returned to the complainant together with a letter stating that his name had been removed from our records. David Ames |
On Mon, 13 Sep 2004 01:27:20 GMT, asdf wrote:
asdf wrote: I am not currently nor have I ever collected stamps yet the "Mystic Stamp Company" is sending me packages of stamps telling me to pay or send them back. I told my wife to pitch them, then they send me a bill stating I never paid for stamps. Then we get a second "pay or send back package". So she sends them back telling them not to send anymore. Now they do it a third time. What is it with this place that they think they can extort money from me? Is this place a big scam company or what? I'm pretty ****ed off at them right now. I'm reporting them to the BBB right now. Is this place know for this type of behavior? Imagine this... right from http:/www.bbb.org "Our records indicate a pattern of complaints from consumers who report receiving unordered merchandise and problems with credit/billing procedures." Hey - the dude is still trying to pay off the Franklin "Grill" stamp he "bought" a while back. Guess who's subsiding it? Hmmm? |
On Mon, 13 Sep 2004 21:37:15 -0500, "James R. Jones"
wrote: Personally I have purcahsed many stamps from Mystic, probably a bit high on price but when you live in the middle of nowhere you take what you can get. I have never had a problem of anykind with them. They were always more than helpful and took care of the wantlists that I forwarded back to them. You can ALWAYS do better price-wise than them. Period. Use your browser to look for better stamp deals. Guaranteed to be able to find some. |
Mystic Stamp Company bastards!
On Sunday, September 12, 2004 8:15:31 PM UTC-5, asdf wrote:
I am not currently nor have I ever collected stamps yet the "Mystic Stamp Company" is sending me packages of stamps telling me to pay or send them back. I told my wife to pitch them, then they send me a bill stating I never paid for stamps. Then we get a second "pay or send back package". So she sends them back telling them not to send anymore. Now they do it a third time. What is it with this place that they think they can extort money from me? Is this place a big scam company or what? I'm pretty ****ed off at them right now. I'm reporting them to the BBB right now. Is this place know for this type of behavior? AE gelat is correct you can keep them here is a gov page that says so https://postalinspectors.uspis.gov/i...itedFraud.aspx |
Mystic Stamp Company bastards!
I am not currently nor have I ever collected stamps
yet the "Mystic Stamp Company" is sending me packages of stamps telling me to pay or send them back. Is this place a big scam company or what? I'm pretty ****ed off at them right now. I'm reporting them to the BBB right now. Is this place know for this type of behavior? AE gelat is correct you can keep them here is a gov page that says so https://postalinspectors.uspis.gov/i...itedFraud.aspx Yes, Mystic is know for these tactics and far, far higher prices than 'market' as well. Somewhere they got your address, kid or grandkid? Report them to the Postal Inspectors as well. If you get any more packets [unlikely!] SEND them to the Postal Inspectors with copies of their demands. You do NOT have to pay postage, just put them into an envelope and take to your post office, addressed "Postal Inspector" |
Mystic Stamp Company bastards!
On 6/2/2013 10:02, Sir F.A. Rien wrote:
I am not currently nor have I ever collected stamps yet the "Mystic Stamp Company" is sending me packages of stamps telling me to pay or send them back. Is this place a big scam company or what? I'm pretty ****ed off at them right now. I'm reporting them to the BBB right now. Is this place know for this type of behavior? AE gelat is correct you can keep them here is a gov page that says so https://postalinspectors.uspis.gov/i...itedFraud.aspx Yes, Mystic is know for these tactics and far, far higher prices than 'market' as well. Somewhere they got your address, kid or grandkid? Report them to the Postal Inspectors as well. If you get any more packets [unlikely!] SEND them to the Postal Inspectors with copies of their demands. You do NOT have to pay postage, just put them into an envelope and take to your post office, addressed "Postal Inspector" There is another possibility: If you ask for their complete, full-color catalog, they'll send it to you for free under the condition that you partake in their "approval" program. It works as you described it; every month they will send you stamps and you must either return them or pay for them. These are not considered unsolicited, as you "agreed" to this condition when asking for the catalog. Sometimes they'll do this with your initial purchase; pay close attention to all the fine print accompanying your order. (vw) |
Mystic Stamp Company bastards!
I ordered the full color catalog, does that mean they are going to send me stamps demanding that I pay for them? Is there anyway to end this madness?
I really just wanted the friggin catalog. What do you guys recommend be the best course of action? |
Mystic Stamp Company bastards!
I ordered the full color catalog, does that mean they are going to send me stamps demanding that I pay for them? Is there anyway to end this madness?
I really just wanted the friggin catalog. What do you guys recommend be the best course of action? Write them stating you do not want Approvals. When he first one comes anyway, and it will, enclose UNOPENED into another envelope along with a letter stating that you do not want any "Approvals", and that any further mail will be considered a gift. When the second comes, and it will, write "REFUSED" across it and give to agent at PO. Do it to the THIRD. Record the dates you did this. After that -=technically=- they are giving them to you, unless they ask for them back AND provide return envelopes and postage. In short, LOTS OF LUCK! You're in for six months to a year of 'fun'! |
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Good Morning - My name is Jessica and I work at Mystic Stamp Company. I saw your post here and wanted to let you know you may receive a small selection of stamps to review with your Free Catalog. If you do not want any of those stamps, simply return them in the postage-paid envelope we provide with your Free Catalog offer. Also, if you email me your name and address I will close your account. My email address is . Regards, Jessica |
Mystic Stamp Company bastards!
On Sunday, September 12, 2004 at 6:15:31 PM UTC-7, asdf wrote:
I am not currently nor have I ever collected stamps yet the "Mystic Stamp Company" is sending me packages of stamps telling me to pay or send them back. I told my wife to pitch them, then they send me a bill stating I never paid for stamps. Then we get a second "pay or send back package". So she sends them back telling them not to send anymore. Now they do it a third time. What is it with this place that they think they can extort money from me? Is this place a big scam company or what? I'm pretty ****ed off at them right now. I'm reporting them to the BBB right now. Is this place know for this type of behavior? If I call them, and tell them that I dont want their stamps and approval program, will that do anything? |
Mystic Stamp Company bastards!
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Mystic Stamp Company bastards!
Thanks you guys so much. :D if they keep sending stamps even after I asked them to stop, will I be able to keep those stamps for free?
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Mystic Stamp Company bastards!
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Mystic Stamp Company bastards!
I have dealt with Mystic often. Yes, their prices are inflated from what the actual value is, but when I have bought older/rarer stamps from them I have almost always got very nice specimens, either equal to or above the quality I expected. I am always left with high confidence that I am getting what I ordered. Yes, their marketing can be annoyingly aggressive, but what they send out is the real McCoy. True, if you receive anything unsolicited in the mail you are under no obligation by law to pay. Keep what you got and tell them to stop and they will. They are fully aware of the law and are not in business to give things away, but there are enough morons out there who dutifully send them money that ghey find this practice profitable in the long run. Whatever they lose they simply write off, yet if you are a serious collector and have half a brain you can trust them.
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