Mattel’s Red Line Club Overdrive upgrade is a scam
Mattel has a program for Hot Wheels collectors called the Hot Wheels Red Line Club. The way it works is people pay $9.99 a year for the "opportunity" to periodically…
Are Hot Wheels resellers terrorists?
There's a YouTuber who goes by the name of Ignition Diecast. He published a short video on March 5, 2024 that I thought was interesting. Not because I found it…
Rattle Pokemon is making the world safe for dishonest buyers
A real First Edition Pokémon Gym Challenge Booster Box. (Photo: eBay)
There's a person on the Internet who goes by the name of Rattle Pokémon. He's carved out a niche for himself as the Pokémon fraud investigator. Rattle Pokémon is a…
FYE engages in deceptive advertising to deceive consumers
Yesterday my wife and I visited the Valley Mall, the Hagerstown area's premiere shopping center. While there I noticed FYE, a leading specialty retailer of entertainment and pop culture merchandise…
Do not take tax advice from RockstarFlipper
You should not take tax advice from YouTube content creator RockstarFlipper. Casey Parris, also known as RockstarFlipper, published a YouTube video on January 1, 2024 entitled How much Taxes do…
Did this ‘Star Wars’ action figure collector commit retail fraud?
What exactly is retail fraud? Outright shoplifting is a clear example of retail fraud, but sometimes it's not so clear cut. After a long break, I recently got back into…