BEWARE!!!!!!, _JIM_ stole $1000 from me Options

[yungazzdriver]

I Gave _JIM_ a board member here one thousand dollars through Paypal as a deposit for RHD conversion and GT4 Brakes March 25th 2011, during which in the two month period I have called numerous times and NEVER answered a single call.........never answered an email......I would text him and receive a text 2 weeks later......so at the end of the two month period I blasted his phone and nothing......note he did not set up a voicemail for a reason. He texted two days later and said "Do you mind if it comes in later....." I said politely to call me ....and no he responded Im at work cant call you. So he said do you want your money back....I said Ill thing about it and get back to him....2 hrs later I said just refund my money......he responded with if it doesnt come in by the 25th ill refund it no problem. I left it at that...5 days later I again blasted his phone and nothing.....and yet again later he said ill refund it friday....so friday again except this time now his phone is OFF!!!!!!!! I had it with being a nice guy....I run my own business but if I pulled one of these stunts believe you me I'd get it good.. Now, please beware of this guy do not buy anything from him...I will hunt him don on the other forums and post this as well. Legal action will be taken.

[Supersprynt]

While mods can help in many situations, it isn't their job to be mediators for buying/selling disputes. This is a buyer-beware world and you need to make sure you cover your ass any time you send someone money. The best the board can do is have marketplace ratings so that people have an idea of what a buyer/seller is like, and whether they can be trusted.

Furthermore, sellers need to own up to the fact they maybe overwhelmed with what they can provide. As soon as you have someone's money it is a priority to get their goods out to them in a timely and effective manner. I've read some of the stories on here and people have been waiting months for parts? That's unfathomable. If I don't have what I purchased within a couple weeks, there is hell to pay. And by hell, I'm talking legal action and law enforcement. It's a straight-up crime to take money from someone and not provide the goods/services you are promised.

Expect the best, prepare for the worst. Always cover your ass. Don't do a buyer a "favor" by taking a short cut in providing funds, always have a means to prove a transaction occurred (IMs/PMs/E-mails/Receipts etc.) and agree to have a timetable for deliver; this is something lots of people don't do. Put it in writing in the chat logs that the goods are to be delivered by such a date. Don't pay in cash, there's no paper-trail, and no method to get your money back (unless this is a face-to-face transaction).

This post has been edited by Supersprynt: Jun 1, 2011 - 12:10 PM