Scam Warning Thread / Bad experience with a member / bad or no shipment

Zbrah · 03-04-2016, 01:55 PM

Worth a shot to contact Bulletproof.

Z_Society · 03-04-2016, 01:55 PM

So I just wanted to give yall all a heads up about a bad buyer on this forum and so that this doesn't happen to anyone else. I few weeks ago I posted my 40th anniversary seats for sell, the buyer SWIPLife agreed on the price of 1200 plus trade for his OEM. He informed me that his Z was his daily so he couldn't take the seats off until he received mine. I told him I understood but that I would need some type of collateral to hold until he sent his, he also agreed but it was my mistake for the amount I asked($150). He sent the money and i sent the seats.Well to make the story short I texted him the day after the shop received my seats(SS Motorsports in Simi Valley, CA), he said he was on vacation in New York til saturday which was this last Saturday that just passed. I tried to get in contact with him saturday and the whole weekend with no response. I finally called him but apparently he blocked my calls. So I guess I can call this as a loss. So just a heads up to anybody who deals with this guy SWIPLife

JARblue · 03-04-2016, 02:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Z_Society

So I just wanted to give yall all a heads up about a bad buyer on this forum and so that this doesn't happen to anyone else. I few weeks ago I posted my 40th anniversary seats for sell, the buyer SWIPLife agreed on the price of 1200 plus trade for his OEM. He informed me that his Z was his daily so he couldn't take the seats off until he received mine. I told him I understood but that I would need some type of collateral to hold until he sent his, he also agreed but it was my mistake for the amount I asked($150). He sent the money and i sent the seats.Well to make the story short I texted him the day after the shop received my seats(SS Motorsports in Simi Valley, CA), he said he was on vacation in New York til saturday which was this last Saturday that just passed. I tried to get in contact with him saturday and the whole weekend with no response. I finally called him but apparently he blocked my calls. So I guess I can call this as a loss. So just a heads up to anybody who deals with this guy SWIPLife

Did you try calling the shop you sent the seats to? At least let them know what he did. He seems to have a fairly decent relationship with them according to this post:

Recommendations of places to go to get parts/work done in So.Cal

Trips · 03-04-2016, 02:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Z_Society

So I just wanted to give yall all a heads up about a bad buyer on this forum and so that this doesn't happen to anyone else. I few weeks ago I posted my 40th anniversary seats for sell, the buyer SWIPLife agreed on the price of 1200 plus trade for his OEM. He informed me that his Z was his daily so he couldn't take the seats off until he received mine. I told him I understood but that I would need some type of collateral to hold until he sent his, he also agreed but it was my mistake for the amount I asked($150). He sent the money and i sent the seats.Well to make the story short I texted him the day after the shop received my seats(SS Motorsports in Simi Valley, CA), he said he was on vacation in New York til saturday which was this last Saturday that just passed. I tried to get in contact with him saturday and the whole weekend with no response. I finally called him but apparently he blocked my calls. So I guess I can call this as a loss. So just a heads up to anybody who deals with this guy SWIPLife

Sorry to hear about what happened.

I've sent him a PM to respond to clear things up.

threeseventy · 05-18-2016, 01:25 AM

Since my Max Street clutch and flywheel setup has been slipping and failing (again) I've been here PMing members to get some stock parts to go in so I can continue to drive my Z. I contacted N370 about his post for misc parts and he quoted me $150 shipped for parts. I had sent out about a dozen PM's and posted a WTB asking for clutch and flywheel, so I didn't notice that I'd asked for clutch and pressure plate in the title of the PM I'd sent him. When clutch and pressure plate ($50, per his classified) arrived without flywheel I immediately PM'd him to clarify, stating that I'd needed the flywheel, and would not have agreed to $100 for shipping a 19 lb box from TX to CA (book rate FedEx is about $25), could he please send the $25 flywheel using the (Book rate $50) additional funds I'd sent. He agreed on 4/10/16, said he needed a couple of days as he was in some sort of military training, and would ship it Wednesday. That was his last communication, he has logged on multiple times, usually daily, and has likely seen the PM's I've sent him regarding my Z sitting in the driveway awaiting the part he agreed to ship. I have since found another source for a flywheel and have sent him a PM to request that he simply refund the $75 instead of sending the flywheel. Not holding my breath.

tyco_rc_ · 05-18-2016, 12:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shotta

Buyer beware for user HumbleZ34 , NitrousZ34 and other user names but the most important name to remember is:

JARED BRATTON also using John Martinez and account

johnmartinez388@yahoo.com
getmoney805@yahoo.com

Shipping address he uses:

776 Mission Drive
Camarillo, CA 93010
805-509-2679

Home address:
428 Anacapa Dr. (right around the corner from the first address)
Camarillo, CA 93010
805-482-1410

EVO-R cf mirror covers

Do not agree to any transactions relating to any of the information above unless you want to be taken for your money.

I know this guy

he works with me, his car is on offer up!
https://offerupnow.com/item/detail/5...ranty-and-mods

tyco_rc_ · 05-18-2016, 02:34 PM

love this thread

tyco_rc_ · 05-18-2016, 02:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shotta

Buyer beware for user HumbleZ34 , NitrousZ34 and other user names but the most important name to remember is:

JARED BRATTON also using John Martinez and account

johnmartinez388@yahoo.com
getmoney805@yahoo.com

Shipping address he uses:

776 Mission Drive
Camarillo, CA 93010
805-509-2679

Home address:
428 Anacapa Dr. (right around the corner from the first address)
Camarillo, CA 93010
805-482-1410

EVO-R cf mirror covers

Do not agree to any transactions relating to any of the information above unless you want to be taken for your money.

I know this guy this is his car and contact info! He works with me!
https://offerupnow.com/item/detail/5...ranty-and-mods

littlejuanito · 05-18-2016, 05:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Z_Society

So I just wanted to give yall all a heads up about a bad buyer on this forum and so that this doesn't happen to anyone else. I few weeks ago I posted my 40th anniversary seats for sell, the buyer SWIPLife agreed on the price of 1200 plus trade for his OEM. He informed me that his Z was his daily so he couldn't take the seats off until he received mine. I told him I understood but that I would need some type of collateral to hold until he sent his, he also agreed but it was my mistake for the amount I asked($150). He sent the money and i sent the seats.Well to make the story short I texted him the day after the shop received my seats(SS Motorsports in Simi Valley, CA), he said he was on vacation in New York til saturday which was this last Saturday that just passed. I tried to get in contact with him saturday and the whole weekend with no response. I finally called him but apparently he blocked my calls. So I guess I can call this as a loss. So just a heads up to anybody who deals with this guy SWIPLife

Whatever happened with this?

Zbrah · 05-21-2016, 04:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tyco_rc_

I know this guy this is his car and contact info! He works with me!
https://offerupnow.com/item/detail/5...ranty-and-mods

Also goes by the sn THREE7DZ

Don't deal with humble370z

Quagmiire · 05-25-2016, 04:30 PM

So is there any site/program where buyer and seller can put up money and the product at the same time without someone getting shafted?

Slartibartfas · 05-25-2016, 05:08 PM

Escrow accounts can be had though they aren't nearly as popular as they used to be (15 years ago) nor foolproof.

birdman71 · 05-25-2016, 07:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by littlejuanito

Whatever happened with this?

That I don't know,

Is someone local around here who can possibly hook him up with a flywheel... Possibly even for free?
Hell if I had mine still I would have gave it to him for free just for this entire hassle he went through.
I feel even worse for the buyer because he needed that part for his car to actually be able to run. not cool at all. It's like they are lifting them up by helping them out but when the situation turns like this they are dropping them from the sky with no parachute.

threeseventy (OP) see if there is anything in the freebies thread

cooltoy · 08-05-2016, 09:48 PM

Buyers beware. Sending up the bat signal.

Sprint booster for sale

Trips · 08-11-2016, 09:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cooltoy

Buyers beware. Sending up the bat signal.

Sprint booster for sale

Issue has been confirmed resolved.

But a tainted seller nonetheless

03-04-2016, 01:55 PM	#496 (permalink)
Zbrah A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2013 Location: The370Z.com Posts: 4,956 Drives: 370Z Rep Power: 5452	Worth a shot to contact Bulletproof. __________________

05-18-2016, 02:34 PM	#502 (permalink)
tyco_rc_ Base Member Join Date: May 2016 Location: Long Beach, California Posts: 7 Drives: 04 Infiniti G35 Nism Rep Power: 9	love this thread littlejuanito likes this. __________________ Nismo/Stillen/Injen/JWT/BuddyClubRacing/Motordyne/GTSpec/NRG/VolkRacing/Rays Engineering/Voodoo13

05-25-2016, 05:08 PM	#507 (permalink)
Slartibartfas Track Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Houston Posts: 551 Drives: 2011 G37S sedan Rep Power: 10	Escrow accounts can be had though they aren't nearly as popular as they used to be (15 years ago) nor foolproof. onzedge and dmhenderson like this. __________________ 2011 Journey Sport sedan 7AT \| SPL front, SPC rear camber arms \| ARK Grip cat-back \|

08-05-2016, 09:48 PM	#509 (permalink)
cooltoy Elite Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Calgary Posts: 13,973 Drives: 14 PW 370Z S/T MT Rep Power: 243722	Buyers beware. Sending up the bat signal. Sprint booster for sale __________________ Member of kenchan's "photoshopped mods" and "proper offsets" gang.

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03-04-2016, 01:55 PM	#497 (permalink)
Z_Society Base Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 112 Drives: PW M6 Rep Power: 12	So I just wanted to give yall all a heads up about a bad buyer on this forum and so that this doesn't happen to anyone else. I few weeks ago I posted my 40th anniversary seats for sell, the buyer SWIPLife agreed on the price of 1200 plus trade for his OEM. He informed me that his Z was his daily so he couldn't take the seats off until he received mine. I told him I understood but that I would need some type of collateral to hold until he sent his, he also agreed but it was my mistake for the amount I asked($150). He sent the money and i sent the seats.Well to make the story short I texted him the day after the shop received my seats(SS Motorsports in Simi Valley, CA), he said he was on vacation in New York til saturday which was this last Saturday that just passed. I tried to get in contact with him saturday and the whole weekend with no response. I finally called him but apparently he blocked my calls. So I guess I can call this as a loss. So just a heads up to anybody who deals with this guy SWIPLife

05-18-2016, 01:25 AM	#500 (permalink)
threeseventy Track Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Huntington Beach, CA Posts: 600 Drives: Opinion Rep Power: 15	Since my Max Street clutch and flywheel setup has been slipping and failing (again) I've been here PMing members to get some stock parts to go in so I can continue to drive my Z. I contacted N370 about his post for misc parts and he quoted me $150 shipped for parts. I had sent out about a dozen PM's and posted a WTB asking for clutch and flywheel, so I didn't notice that I'd asked for clutch and pressure plate in the title of the PM I'd sent him. When clutch and pressure plate ($50, per his classified) arrived without flywheel I immediately PM'd him to clarify, stating that I'd needed the flywheel, and would not have agreed to $100 for shipping a 19 lb box from TX to CA (book rate FedEx is about $25), could he please send the $25 flywheel using the (Book rate $50) additional funds I'd sent. He agreed on 4/10/16, said he needed a couple of days as he was in some sort of military training, and would ship it Wednesday. That was his last communication, he has logged on multiple times, usually daily, and has likely seen the PM's I've sent him regarding my Z sitting in the driveway awaiting the part he agreed to ship. I have since found another source for a flywheel and have sent him a PM to request that he simply refund the $75 instead of sending the flywheel. Not holding my breath.

05-25-2016, 04:30 PM	#506 (permalink)
Quagmiire Base Member Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Port Hueneme, CA Posts: 8 Drives: 2009 370z Rep Power: 10	So is there any site/program where buyer and seller can put up money and the product at the same time without someone getting shafted?