Scammer Alert - Ethan R

This is user videodisease. I had to create a new account as I no longer have access to my PM's and can not post on forums even though my claims have not been resolved in any way, and I have no other way of communicating with the buyer. I have a VPN and can create endless burner emails, I will not stop making posts until this is resolved.

I am currently being scammed by user Ethan R.

https://tshirtslayer.com/user/ethan-r

I have tried to work this out with him privately but he has stopped responding and opened a PayPal claim against me.

I paid as PayPal goods and services per T Shirt Slayer guidelines. I have done all communication with Ethan R through T Shirt Slayer, per T Shirt Slayer guidelines.

Timeline of events -

I bought 4 t-shirts from user Ethan R. They were all claimed to be vintage from their respective time periods which are 1997 and 2001. I get all 4 shirts. Only 2 of the 4 shirts were from the claimed time period. 2 of the shirts he sold me were modern reprints on modern Fruit of the Loom tags.

I told Ethan R that these were modern reprints which he denies. I tell him that it is very obvious that they are brand new. They look unwashed, they have modern Fruit Of The Loom tags, they are very clearly newer screen prints. I tell Ethan R that I need a refund and I will send back the shirts. He still denies that they are modern reprints, but he refunds me through PayPal and I send him back the shirts.

Tracking here showing proof of delivery:

https://a1.asendiausa.com/tracking/?trackingkey=A6320AE0-4D36-45E7-BF95-...

A few weeks later I get a PayPal claim from Ethan and now my PayPal balance is negative $300. I have received zero communication through T Shirt Slayer from Ethan R, which was the only way we had communicated up to this point. I am extremely pissed off about this. I ask him why he did this. He claims that he emailed me to tell me the package was ripped open and the shirts were stolen. Keep in mind, we have not communicated through email one time.

I tell him to close the case. The shirts are worth, at most, $20 a piece. Having to pay over $300 for brand new shirts is ridiculous. He keeps claiming they are vintage, despite me providing overwhelming evidence that they are modern reprints. Either Ethan R has no idea what he is doing, or he is a scammer.

At this point I am extremely pissed. I can not use my PayPal because my balance is negative. I sent Ethan R some very insulting and threatening messages because I 100% believe I am being scammed. Ethan claims he wants PayPal to "work it out", but it's been almost 2 weeks and nothing has been resolved.

User Dr Death steps in to our PM's but refuses to answer my very simple questions, including why am I being charged $300 for modern reprints. My PM's have also stopped working, so I now have no way of communicating with Ethan R, as all communication has been done through T Shirt Slayer.

Should I have insulted and threatened him? No, but I truly believe I am being scammed and I am not happy about it. How would some of you feel if you were unable to use your PayPal for weeks because someone has no idea how to identify or sell shirts correctly?

Ethan R claims that the shirts were stolen, but I have not seen a police report or a complaint to the post office. Stealing mail is a crime in Ethan's country of Switzerland, so if they were really stolen, he has not done his due diligence in filing formal complaints, which also leads me to believe this is a scam. Maybe he has filed claims and just not told me? If I were in his position, and I have been before, I immediately filed claims with the appropriate parties whether it be the police or the post office and I kept the buyer informed every step of the way.

Here are links to research done on vintage Fruit Of The Loom tags. The tags on the shirts that Ethan R sent me were very clearly made after the year 2004. Ethan R claims the shirts are from 1997 and 2001 respectively, but this is not possible. I have done all of this research on my own, and it took me about 2 minutes to Google these results. The fact that a seller can not do this is very concerning and further leads me to believe that he is a scammer.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLJS-EXP58M

https://neonvtg.com/blogs/shirt-tag-label-history/fruit-of-the-loom-shir...

Is it possible he is a legit seller and just did not do his research? Yes it is, but too many things are not adding up and I strongly believe that he is a scammer.

I am requesting user Dr. Death and user Ethan R to respond to these claims and to get this resolved. As of January 6th, 2026 the case is still open and my PayPal is negative $300. I would also like my account reinstated, as I have no way of communicating with Ethan R and getting this resolved on my own.