New Interview with Jeff Coffin (2016)

[willndmb]

What was the other guy who screwed a shitload of people name, Craig?
His name on some places was like dontburnthepig or something and he had a lot of iem

[3beamsoflight6]

Craig Bromley. He stole $300 from me in 2002.

[roshea999]

How?

I remember that name for sure

[3beamsoflight6]

Originally Posted by roshea999 How? I remember that name for sure

I was 19 and clearly an idiot. Sent $300 for 3rd tow tickets at Mansfield. They were to be at will call under my name. Needless to say they were not there and he was a ghost afterwards. Never heard from him again. I was a poor college kid; it was pretty devastating at the time.

[Jack]

Originally Posted by 3beamsoflight6 I was 19 and clearly an idiot. Sent $300 for 3rd tow tickets at Mansfield. They were to be at will call under my name. Needless to say they were not there and he was a ghost afterwards. Never heard from him again. I was a poor college kid; it was pretty devastating at the time.

Oh, that is so fucking shitty. On top of the $300, him actually making you go to the venue, and get that feeling when they tell you there are no tickets. What a shitbag.

He’s the one who got busted selling counterfit jeans, right? And ended up going into the army?

[gweeps]

Originally Posted by Jack He’s the one who got busted selling counterfit jeans, right? And ended up going into the army?

I think so, and if I remember correctly, some notable poster (Kristen?) from Amidreaming married him afterwards and claimed he was a changed man.

[That's it, Sir.]

Originally Posted by gweeps I think so, and if I remember correctly, some notable poster (Kristen?) from Amidreaming married him afterwards and claimed he was a changed man.

I remember all of this business. Such strange phenomenon.

[gweeps]

Originally Posted by That's it, Sir. I remember all of this business. Such strange phenomenon.

Yeah, I'm surprised I remembered her name. She was a mod over there, I think.

[blumathu]

I am still angry at myself for getting screwed by a Mr Ovaries and then going to add him to the bad trader list (what was that called?) and seeing he was already on there.

[willndmb]

Originally Posted by 3beamsoflight6 Craig Bromley. He stole $300 from me in 2002.

Bingo
I believe he still posts in the WH too

[roshea999]

Originally Posted by Jack Oh, that is so fucking shitty. On top of the $300, him actually making you go to the venue, and get that feeling when they tell you there are no tickets. What a shitbag. He’s the one who got busted selling counterfit jeans, right? And ended up going into the army?

We all remember that show day excitement - especially back in the day when (at 19) you maybe only had a handful of shows at best under your belt. So so shitty

[drh424s]

Originally Posted by BrokenThings Listen if old tapes and Cds mean more then a heartfelt interview with the sax player from a band we all love fine, but come on.. I was in 9th grade when this stuff happend. I am happy to write my wrongs of the past. It was my fault. Bit off more them i could chew. I am sincerely sorry. Having said that this interview involves the serious subject of Alzheimer's which has stolen my mother from me, so please if you have nothing to say about the interview then move on...

It's a shitty interview by a shitty person

[Fan#41]

Originally Posted by willndmb What was the other guy who screwed a shitload of people name, Craig? His name on some places was like dontburnthepig or something and he had a lot of iem

Originally Posted by 3beamsoflight6 I was 19 and clearly an idiot. Sent $300 for 3rd tow tickets at Mansfield. They were to be at will call under my name. Needless to say they were not there and he was a ghost afterwards. Never heard from him again. I was a poor college kid; it was pretty devastating at the time.

Originally Posted by Jack Oh, that is so fucking shitty. On top of the $300, him actually making you go to the venue, and get that feeling when they tell you there are no tickets. What a shitbag. He’s the one who got busted selling counterfit jeans, right? And ended up going into the army?

Originally Posted by gweeps I think so, and if I remember correctly, some notable poster (Kristen?) from Amidreaming married him afterwards and claimed he was a changed man.

Originally Posted by gweeps Yeah, I'm surprised I remembered her name. She was a mod over there, I think.

Originally Posted by blumathu I am still angry at myself for getting screwed by a Mr Ovaries and then going to add him to the bad trader list (what was that called?) and seeing he was already on there.

A friend of mine was ripped off by mr. bromley back then (early 2000's) as well for tickets. I remember my buddy telling me about it not too long after it had happened and right when he said the name I was like..oh no....and my friend looked at me and asked if I knew him and I told him that he was notorious for ripping people off, tickets, random scams, and again yet another bad apple in the trading community who ripped many many people. He was already a well-known fuckface in the community by the early 2000's and unfortunately those "bad trader" lists didn't circulate well enough to make people aware of guys like him, so he sorta just zig-zagged through the fanbase using multiple emails, screen names, board names, etc... ripping people off for a long time.

I vaguely remember the AMI thing. I was a mod on AMI for a short time and he was always a topic of discussion behind the scenes, mainly because she (and someone else) kept defending him.

[Fan#41]

And someone had a personal encounter with Bromley at a show, didn't they? I know it wasn't Mersh, but it was someone that I think still posts on here? They mentioned it in that ufck thread that Urban was talked about. Sad thing is these guys have issues outside of the dmb community as well, it's not like they just decided to start being terrible people to random fans in this community. This is usually an extension of who they are as a person in everyday life. I'm sure the same goes for Urban as well.

[Mitch]

Originally Posted by blumathu I am still angry at myself for getting screwed by a Mr Ovaries and then going to add him to the bad trader list (what was that called?) and seeing he was already on there.

you only got yourself to blame for that one

[batleon]

Originally Posted by gweeps I think so, and if I remember correctly, some notable poster (Kristen?) from Amidreaming married him afterwards and claimed he was a changed man.

Honestly if any of these folks have really "changed" it'd be nice to see them make some kind of reparations. I was lucky enough to join the community at a time when people like this were well known enough that I knew to avoid them. I very clearly remember these names.

[That's it, Sir.]

Originally Posted by gweeps Yeah, I'm surprised I remembered her name. She was a mod over there, I think.

I remember all this and a thread entitled, "Wow. Just Wow." among other things. The internet was such a different place in those days.

[patsfan39]

Originally Posted by Fan#41 CD's, stamps, tapes, vhs', also he was selling "bootlegs" to new traders back then as well. I came across a few traders back in the day who had a ripped copy of a "Live & Dreaming" (1/26/95) bootleg. So basically he was just selling a random show that you'd trade, it wasn't even an actual "bootleg" you'd buy in a store back then. I'm sure he did more than all that as well. But imagine all that stuff and then multiply it by...shit dozens and dozens of people over the course of like 6 or 7 years. Then you add on top of that he was a nasty jerk beyond the theft. So yeah of course you can say "hey man, it's only like 15 - 20 bucks a bunch of years ago", and you're 100% right but a) theft is theft, b) he not only took your money but then continued to be an asshole verbally and through his actions, c) he did this to many traders and the only reason it may not seem like a big deal to you is because pretty much all those people he screwed over don't post anymore so it only seems like one guy is talking about. But trust me, those of us who were around then know his reputation and/or have been screwed by him on numerous occasions. The trading community back then was a great thing to be a part of so when you had bad apples like Urban ruining things it's always something you remember so it's not like there are any overreactions here.

Let me clarify, I am 100% on your side. Thinking how many people he screwed over is immediately where my mind went to understand your outrage. Also, I love a good grudge as much as the next guy so i respect the move of seeing his name and unleashing.

[roshea999]

Got a hunch we aren't going to be seeing mr broken things anytime soon/again.

[Bluewater34]

Well, this wasn’t what I expected when I clicked on this thread.