Trophaeum | Cameron Brunner | Owes $2700 for brokerage

Quick background:

Trophaeum submitted a website brokerage request to my company on the 28th September for a site he wanted to sell. It was smaller than I'd usually take on, but as it was Troph I decided to do it anyway.

For privacy reasons, I will not disclose the URL sold or the buyer's details.

We agreed a % the same day and a minimum price of $15,000:

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[28/09/2011 16:16:15] Thomas Smale: I'd imagine somewhere around the $15k mark based on the above issues
[28/09/2011 16:16:39] cameronbrunner: ok, make it so
[28/09/2011 16:17:26] Thomas Smale: our commission is 15%
[28/09/2011 16:17:35] Thomas Smale: would usually get a contract signed, but no need as its you [due to his position on the forum at the time]
[28/09/2011 16:17:54] cameronbrunner: works for me on all of the above

From this point onwards, it took 5 weeks to complete a sale at $18,000 (above his initial asking price):

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[09/11/2011 03:12:40] cameronbrunner: all approved and the funds just hit my account yesterday afternoon, how do i send your part?
[09/11/2011 03:12:55] Thomas Smale: awesome
[09/11/2011 03:13:11] Thomas Smale: I'll invoice you for the fee
[09/11/2011 03:13:16] Thomas Smale: I presume you can do wire?
[09/11/2011 03:13:31] cameronbrunner: not tried before but sure why not, its just a walk to the bank :)
[09/11/2011 03:15:22] Thomas Smale: ok cool
[09/11/2011 03:15:25] Thomas Smale: let me put something together
[09/11/2011 03:15:44] Thomas Smale: total escrow was 18000 right?
[09/11/2011 03:15:51] cameronbrunner: yup

Since then, not a word. I have tried contacting him via Skype, email and IRC a number of times.

At this stage, I am not accusing Cameron of being a scammer, we'd just like our invoice to be paid. The service was completed above his initial expectations and he was paid promptly by my client via Escrow.

I recognise that myself and Cameron are in different timezones (I'm in the UK, he's in Aus) but we never had communication issues before and we both work long/weird hours anyway.

Seeing as I've had no contact through any other medium, I thought a thread here might prompt a response. This is a last resort before we consider taking the matter further.

I've personally sold over $1m in websites for BHW members in 2011 alone, so there are a lot of people who can vouch for me on that front. The proof I have provided above covers everything I believe to be important to the matter at hand.

If anyone has regular contact with Troph, I would be grateful if you could get in touch with him on my behalf. Thanks!

 

Correct (although it should be noted that monies owed has nothing to do with his change of status on the forum).

He's definitely been around as he's been chatting on IRC (from what I've been told) when I've not been on. He's had more than enough time to drop me a quick email/Skype with an update on the payment.

 

Yep, that's the IRC I was referring to.

He's also been online on Skype (I never had communication issues before) so it's not like he wouldn't have got my messages (especially in the last 3 weeks).

As I said, I hope it's all a misunderstanding, but the lack of contact hasn't been very assuring.

 

No, it hasn't been sorted. Apparently Troph has been moving house, although I'm not sure why that would delay sending a wire payment by over a month.

 

Nope, he's still AWOL.

He has been locked out of his BHW account since the new ownership, but that's a different issue. He's aware of this thread and I've been told numerous times he's been around on IRC or wherever. No effort to contact me at all.