Former Florida Gators Football Player Accused Of Scamming ‘Numerous’ People By Selling His Gear

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Former Florida Gators football player Mark Thompson is accused of scamming “numerous” people by pretending to sell his gear. However, some of the gear supposedly never came.

If true, it is a bad look for the 29-year-old Houston Roughnecks running back.

Dave, of Dave’s Freshly Used, recently took his allegations public. He runs an online store that is specific to vintage University of Florida clothing and merchandise, and claims that he was a victim of Thompson’s fraudulent behavior.

Former Florida Gators football player Mark Thompson scammed me and numerous other people. I was fortunate enough to recover some of my money (not all), while others are out several hundred dollars. I hate nothing in this world more than a thief.

— @DavesFreshlyUsed on Instagram

Thompson posted on X to announce that he was going to sell a bunch of his old gear in late January.

Dave hit him up and initially sent him $570, followed by an additional $160. Unfortunately, he says that Thompson did not send the items in return for payment.

The online reseller received the $570 back after discovering the alleged scam, because he sent the money on PayPal, but is out $160. Thompson apparently is not returning the money to the people who sent him money in exchange for his merchandise.

Dave also provided screenshots of his conversation with @InMarkWeTrust on X— Thompson’s official account. They date back to January 22.

The running back seemingly agreed to sell one of his jerseys and a pair of gloves for $550. He later threw in a pair of socks for an additional $20.

Dave was hesitant to move forward with the sale because he “had some issues in the past with not so honest players” but Thompson ensured it was legit. They later circled back for a separate purchase of a pair of “green swamp pants” and a hat. The second transaction took place on Cash App.

That was on January 28. It is now March 15 and Dave claims that the gear has yet to arrive. He says that other people who went through Thompson also have not received the things they thought they bought.

Although Thompson has yet to address these allegations, he posted twice in January about packages that were being sent out. The first was on Jan. 27.

The second was an apology for a delay on Jan. 30.

Florida Gators reporter Nick de la Torre issued a warning about Thompson on Feb. 7. A fan replied back to say that his order arrived without any problems.

Thompson issued a response on the 8th.

He again posted a photo of a package.

Thompson doubled (if not tripled or quadrupled) down on the 11th.

That did not stop people from claiming that he had scammed them.

Others also posted that they had received what they ordered.

Mark Thompson has not posted about his gear sale since Feb. 13. Dave claims that his purchase never arrived. Will the truth come out?!

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