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

[370zproject]

so iv seen a few post bout scamz... lets make a list shall we


"Warning" Kranson Forged Lies, Scam, BS

[370zproject]

TY for moving it

[AK370Z]

Here are few members that were banned because of scamming/ bad or no shipment/ false product/ wrong product:

Stephen Ha (ahwaeng@yahoo.com) - user name : Dub's : A member sold him a computer. He decided to ship a broken receiver instead and attempted to get the money from paypal by filing a dispute.

Single IP address but 6 username: Stillenz1990, greddyz370 , ilaughatu 98.176.39.171 mattsdoinggoo stilleng3guy stillenz1989 He is an existing trouble child from another forum.

djsekz : he tried to sell bad welded shorty tails as AAM brand when it wasnt.

Just a heads up, they are all banned and out of this forum. This is just a heads up for other forums if they sign up with same name.

[OKC Z]

I just had a bad experience with a member not shipping the item i purchased. Well it wasnt a lot of money but I have lost trust. now it worries me to buy something. Well Pay Pal came thru and refunded me my $37 dollars I payed for the knob. Here is the url to the thread.

OEM PARTOUT-testing waters

[indyn]

bought rims as listed on this post Part out!- Wheels, Exhaust, Springs, Spacers from kevin.z. He sent me damaged wheels and blamed it on shipping!!!!
Payment was thru paypal so when they investigated this; they said I could get my money back but I've to send the wheels back and pay for shipping. This is after I spent money on tires install and balance (this is when I found out the wheels were damaged). Makes sense to keep them instead of dealing with the loser.

[Liquid_G]

Originally Posted by indyn

bought rims as listed on this post Part out!- Wheels, Exhaust, Springs, Spacers from kevin.z. He sent me damaged wheels and blamed it on shipping!!!!
Payment was thru paypal so when they investigated this; they said I could get my money back but I've to send the wheels back and pay for shipping. This is after I spent money on tires install and balance (this is when I found out the wheels were damaged). Makes sense to keep them instead of dealing with the loser.

Wtf how do you get tires mounted before inspecting the wheels for damage?

[MattP725]

Originally Posted by Liquid_G

Wtf how do you get tires mounted before inspecting the wheels for damage?

Sounds like the installer might have damaged them.

[indyn]

Originally Posted by Liquid_G

Wtf how do you get tires mounted before inspecting the wheels for damage?

I couldn't see any visible damages when I got the rims, packaging was very poor when I got them. Wanted to mount the tires on these rims, so took them to a garage with road force balancing machine. The rim in question could not be balanced, the numbers were way off but the other three were balanced fine. I wouldn't have known this without getting the tire mounted and balance the wheel.

Took it to a wheel repair shop, they confirmed that the wheel had inner hub damage and the owner of that garage who must've seen thousands of these showed me a small crack which could result from an impact like the wheel hitting the curb or pot hole.

[frost]

Originally Posted by indyn

I couldn't see any visible damages when I got the rims, packaging was very poor when I got them. Wanted to mount the tires on these rims, so took them to a garage with road force balancing machine. The rim in question could not be balanced, the numbers were way off but the other three were balanced fine. I wouldn't have known this without getting the tire mounted and balance the wheel.

Took it to a wheel repair shop, they confirmed that the wheel had inner hub damage and the owner of that garage who must've seen thousands of these showed me a small crack which could result from an impact like the wheel hitting the curb or pot hole.

What does "poor packaging" mean? Did the box look damaged? Any pics of anything? And did he try to refund you for the wheel?

[kevin.z]

I don't understand why you have to give me a bad rep when it is clear I didn't try to rip you off. I have personally checked to make sure the rims were not damaged before I shipped it and I even offered refund for the damaged rim thru paypal but you didn't take it. Now you are on the forum talking crap about me. I don't want to be bothered by you again.

[indyn]

Originally Posted by kevin.z

I don't understand why you have to give me a bad rep when it is clear I didn't try to rip you off. I have personally checked to make sure the rims were not damaged before I shipped it and I even offered refund for the damaged rim thru paypal but you didn't take it. Now you are on the forum talking crap about me. I don't want to be bothered by you again.

Hey Kevin

You were never forthcoming in admitting that one of the wheels you sold were damaged. At first, you blamed it on shipping, even though I told you that it had inner damage. You never offered to take the wheels back; Paypal after investigating into this with Çanada Post and the wheel repair shop, decided that the purchase price will be refunded only after the sellers receives the wheels back and shipping will be at my own cost. I think Paypal asked you to pay for shipping but couldn't legally enforce to pay for it; which you declined.
Since I already spent money on tire mounting and balancing, spending more on shipping didn't make sense, rather keep the wheels and get them fixed.

This post is about bad experiences with sellers, not intended to get in touch with you or get my money back.

[charlie@jd]

Work VS-XX wheels and BC RACING BR COILOVER for SALE

rim offset are not what he posted it's about +20mm not 14mm as originally stated in his FS thread
rim set was rebarelled and he didn't mention
front tires are not 60% as stated in his original ad - tire shop measured 40% at best

the last 2 issues are not big deal, but the offset is. since i'll be putting it in a Z33, the offset would require me to run a spacer. if i would have known, i wouldn't have bought the rims. i only found out when i got home, i know i should have checked, that's my fault for trusting and giving him the benefit of the doubt. he seemed like a nice dude. i only checked for curb rash and hurried home. got excited too quick, but i guess lesson learned. i offered a solution - 2 things A. either return the rim or B. he gets me a spacer. The reply i got was it's not his fault. well, i'll deal with it... i just hope i don't run into him anywhere. i hate dishonest people and if it's an honest mistake, correct it. i gave you the chance do what's right. i made a mistake of trusting the seller and didn't check for all this until i got home. oh well, i'll get some spacers and deal with it. you'll get what's coming, one way or the other.

[kdrshocker]

STAY AWAY FROM user TBOX!!!! email bradfordlacross@yahoo.com

I bought a set of Rays from him, he shipped them and they where damaged. I sent him messages and spoke with UPS to file a claim. UPS agreed to pay to fix the damages. and TBOX kept all the money and will not respond to any form of contact. total BS.
Just a freindly warning to avoid him.

[OKC Z]

Originally Posted by kdrshocker

STAY AWAY FROM user TBOX!!!! email bradfordlacross@yahoo.com

I bought a set of Rays from him, he shipped them and they where damaged. I sent him messages and spoke with UPS to file a claim. UPS agreed to pay to fix the damages. and TBOX kept all the money and will not respond to any form of contact. total BS.
Just a freindly warning to avoid him.

Thats bull right there. Either ups or the seller is responsible depending on the damages done to the wheels. Sorry to hear that he's trying to stick it to you. Hit him back with pay pal.

[kdrshocker]

yea, it just sucks that i couldn't really do anything... ups was responsible - they paid the SELLER (it's how they do things...) the funds to fix the product and he, in turn was supposed to transfer the money to me so i could get the wheels repaired. i called him like 2 months after and he answered the phone, then pretended like he couldn't hear me.. just an all around bad time dealing with him. never again. just wanted to warn others.