Maveric

About a year ago I had ordered new car parts from a member on another car forum. Over the next 6 months I placed multiple orders totaling around $2K. All of these orders were successfully fulfilled by the member. However, the last order was placed in Nov. 2010 and was never fulfilled.

I had sent the seller a personal PayPal payment (per seller's request to avoid fees) for around $150 for this order. The seller keeps giving excuse after excuse for not shipping the item. I had been extremely patient with the seller based on the previous transactions. However, at this point it is obvious that he has no intention of shipping the items that I bought.

I recently did some research and discovered that this seller works in the parts department of a car dealership. I'd like some suggestions for a course of action that I should take now. Other than the seller's place of employment, I only know the seller's full name and email. If you were me, what would you do?

Thanks in advance for any advice that you can give me!

whiteflash

You're probably SOL now. You waited an awfully long time to try to settle this? Also, never gift money. You have no security, that's why it's a gift. You waive your protection; that's a part of what the fee goes to.

All you can do is try to contact him, and get it resolved. If I were you I would accept the fact that I willingly threw $150 down the toilet, and if you manage to get your item then even better. Lesson learned, don't willing waive your rights and protection in a business deal.

thebig33tuna

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https://www.s2ki.com/s2000/topic/880...e-marketplace/

ChefJ

you have his full name and know where he works... You can have any information you want with those facts. On another forum unrelated to cars, when someone got stung like this a few people would pay a visit to the residence. Was generally for non-shipment of juice and those meat-heads weren't made to be messed with.

Jrse7en

Is it from fredbeansparts.com?

Maveric

Yes, that was a more general post about how to protect yourself from unscrupulous sellers...

NuncoStr8

"Meathead" is the proper way to refer to idiots who lack brains but think steroids can compensate. WTF?!? Are you serious?

There is a reason that the USA has a legal system. Those meatheads put themselves at the wrong end of it by being morons. You got to be seriously dumb to think that is a good way to solve a problem. Oh wait, you mentioned "juice" and meatheads. I guess "seriously dumb" is the Mensa crowd on that forum.

Maveric

No, the seller actually works at a well-known car dealership.

I would think that the manager of the parts department would want to know about an employee selling new parts on the side, correct?

ChefJ

At the very least it sounds as if a conflict of interest to me. Certainly if the parts he is selling are the same brand/manufacturer that he is selling at his work.

vader1

I would tell the guy that it is obvious he can't fill the order and you would like a refund. If he does not comply, then you can suggest that you would like to take it to another level, but keep it civil.

If you get satisfaction from either, I'd still drop the dealer a line and let them know what is going on.

Then find a new source for parts.