‼️ Donald B. Valentine

I cannot reply at the location of this quoted internet post.

It seems that internet search engines have the habit of placing an unpleasant Ebay experience from twenty years ago at the top of search engine results. This statement has been brought up three times thus far in internet dialogue. My replies have been as they appear following the first article. For my person this is all a never ending injustice brought about by the immoral and unjust acts of another.

Fraud Warning - Dan Berladyn
From: "Donald B. Valentine" [riverman_vt@xxxxxxxxx]
To: cpsig@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Tue, 08 Jan 2008 16:06:32 -0000

Hello All,

In February of 2005 I purchased a Toby HO scale CPR G-3 4-6-2 on eBay from one Dan Berladyn of 560 Foress Dr., Port Moody, BC at a price slightly in excess of $450. Several questions were raised about the condition of the model during the bidding process, all of which Mr. Berladyn responded to in a way that would keep me bidding. After winning the model it was paid for by a Cashiers Check and, for the convenience of both of us, the model was shipped to a firend in the Montreal area. Upon arrival and examination by my friend (a published model railroader in his own right) the model was found to be worn out from having been greatly abused. The paint was terrible as well but that was known and was not an issue as that is what jewelers grit blasters are made for. The boiler of the model, however, had been completely filled with Cerrobend, or some similar weight enhancing material. This, in combination with hours of running, resulted in drivers that were shot. Not only the plating was gone but the brass had begun to wear. Questions had been raised about driver condition in the bidding process and Mr. Berladyn had stated that the drivers were dirty but otherwise in "good condition". Since it was grossly misrepresented, Dave Jenkins, owner of Hobby Junction Express in Dorval, and an acquaintance of mine for some years, also viewed the model to confirm that the drive train was well worn out, after which it was returned. Mr. Berladyn has yet to refund the purchase price and the Canadian Postal Service is dragging its feet in persuing the fraud complaint filed. In viewing eBay this morning what appears to be the exact same model, though now with some damage to the pilot, appears to be listed at item #250203565943 by one "03silveradols" of Port Moody, BC with an end date of 13 January.

It is possible that this is not Mr. Berladyn trying to work the same scam, but I doubt it. I have also recently purchased a CPR D-10 tender from a gentleman in Ontario who advised that a friend of his there had also had problems with Mr. Berladyn. Thus this cautionary note to list members who might run across Mr. Berladyn in addition to a request that anyone else who might have been scammed by him please contact me off list.

Thanks, Don Valentine

https://www.freelists.org/post/cpha/Fraud-Warning-Dan-Berladyn

Dan Berladyn
@dberladyn
April 27th 2022

That's the first time someone posted that. I would actually respond to that, I have wanted to, but like so many people here - I am blocked from doing so. There is no means for me to reply, so people only get one side of the story. I liked model trains as a young boy. My neighbor was selling brass locomotives. I bought them. I felt they were highly valuable, as brass was always beyond my reach growing up and something that was sold in the market to be drooled over. They just sat in storage. I bought them and I stored them. I didn't even try them. I had no layout. I had no place to run them. At the time, I was not experienced with Ebay. I refused to even have accounts there for fear that it would become habitual. That I would spend money there unnecessarily or something rather. My older brother was hooked on it. He was always trying to get me to sell. He was always trying to get me to sell personal items which I did not want to do. Childhood stuff. Stuff that I highly privately valued. Lunch boxes from Grade One. Just stuff thrown into the attic for storage. It bothered me, he would dig through mining for gold. Anyways something happened. Everything went full tilt. My money grubbing brother kicked me in the nuts and tried to force the sale of this house. It looked to be unavoidable. I was immediately thrown into enacting long outdated emergency plans. I was dumping off personal assets as quickly as I could. Then my father passed which just destroyed me. Part of my ambitions were to prop him up. Keep the ship afloat. Save the World. Him passing just threw me into such a spin. Then right after, my grandmother passed. The two closest people to me. The two most stable people who had nothing but the best care for me passed and with everything going on I was such a mess that the Union Hall was checking the bridges to make sure I was not jumping off one of them. They did that. Then this impossible buyer. I had no experience with Ebay. I was under tremendous load. I passed off all the information to my oldest brother who was experienced with Ebay. He read through everything. I did nothing wrong in his eyes. It was simply buyer's remorse or something rather he stated. Everything was listed properly and he said that the guy was being impossible. If I was not under such a personal load at the time, I would have just shot him money and just took the hit like I have done with so many other things. Just keep someone happy. I am trying to condense a long story, but that's a sore spot with me. Just another hit that I have been given in life courtesy of my eldest brother. I am actually known for my honesty. I have had plenty of very upstanding people say nothing but good of my character. I should take it as compliment that you wasted your time looking that up. Again, if I could have addressed that I would have.

Dan Berladyn
@dberladyn
Jan 8th 2023

Wow, some guy had buyers remorse after buying a brass locomotive on Ebay. That was my first Ebay sale. I wouldn't use Ebay. I wouldn't sell my possessions as my oldest was always encouraging me to do. I valued everything, including my parents, my home, my history. When my father passed, I was put through one of the hardest periods in my life. My mother came running to me in tears, crying: "I know I owe you, but I need every penny for myself..." as *big brother* tried to take my life investment. I lost the two closest people to my life within a five week period, my oldest brother nearly succeeded in undermining my life-long goal, and I had no choice but to dump assets. I sold a locomotive on Ebay to the buyer from hell. This guy was a nightmare. I passed off all the information to my oldest brother for review and said you judge. I was totally over-loaded. You have no idea what you think you are judging. The union hall went checking all the bridges because I didn't show up for work, instead I went to my father's to protect him. I needed to go through his belongings and make sure there was nothing there that others would hurt him over. You really have no idea who think you are attacking here. I am my father's son. I am the most righteous in the family, I am the one that laid down my life for house and home. Honour thy mother and father, save the house, save the family. I am dad's kid and you are an idiot. That buyer couldn't even post that in a place I could reply to. That's actually a sore spot with me, I do not imbalance in the World. If there was a problem with that transaction, blame *big brother*. I have gone through life literally crucified on a cross, you can go fuck yourself.

Dan Berladyn
@dberladyn
May 10th 2023

You are ONE FUCKING IDIOT Buyer's Remorse. Ebay. The guy was a Nightmare. My Father just passed away which I was torn to shreds over and my oldest brother was having his way in manipulating my mother in my efforts to save her, my father, this house and myself. She came running to me in tears: "I know I owe you..." for saving my life, but go die because big brother has manipulated me into breaking my word. Do you know how much of a piece of shit you are? Go take that up with my oldest brother. That was the first time I ever sold something and had a problem. My life was so fucked at the time that the Union Hall went out checking all the bridges to see if I was on one of them jumping. You are a two bit piece of shit. My brother pestered me to sell personal items important to my person, then he created the condition where I had to sell them as he fucked my life,.... I passed that to him, he reviewed everything, that was a result of his determination and Ebay. I did nothing wrong, the guy was a nightmare. I might have returned his money and took the item back just not to have a problem, but I was more fucked in that moment than you can imagine. My father just passed away, and that caused a tremendous wave of problems that I had to immediately deal with. Like breaking into his apartment. I am a criminal. I broke in there ahead of everyone, searching for anything that would embarrass him. I did that to protect my father. I took next to nothing when he passed away. I couldn't, I was too busy ditching my own personal belongings. I did take his little black book and I started phoning his best friends to let them know, that was until I was badgered by my siblings who didn't care about my mother and father, but merely money. Don't phone his friends, they might want Money. Fuck you are a piece of shit.