A certified letter requires a signature to be delivered and you will get a receipt showing when it was delivered. This means that he can't go to court and say he didn't get your letter.

Once you go to court and show that he cashed the money order and he can't prove he sent you your goods he will be in deep sh@t. You have paperwork and he doesn't.

Basically I beleive there is a law that states once he cashes your check or deposits your money he has 6-8 weeks to get you your goods. Hence the term "Please allow 6-8 weeks for delivery"

Basically your letter can say anything you want as long as it is sent certified. I am not a lawyer BUT if I were you I would send the following CERTIFIED letter via USPS.

Dear friend,
I just recently discovered that my money order to your for my 2lb bag of Apple Rum Beaver pee has been deposited. In the past your were always very timely in responding to my inquiries, but now that it has been a while since you have responded to me I am starting to worry about my order of beaver pee. Since ordering over the internet is always a little risky I hope you don't mind the formal nature in which I sent this letter. Would you please contact me as soon as possible in regards to my beaver pee order or a possible refund incase you can not provide me with my beaver pee. Since you have been so helpfull in the past I do not want to overeact and get small claims courts involved. I have done this in the past and always wondered why someone would incurr paying his own legal fees, my legal fees, interest, and court costs which turn a few hundered dollars debt into a several thousand dollar debt.

Thanks,
Joe Customer
*OPTIONAL*

P.S. I assure you that if you don't pay, I can and will extract $200 worth of sadistic pleasure out of your life by any means neccessary!

 

No his name is Steve kovac. S2K_LA thanks for the explanation, I will wait a few more days, then I will send a request to Travelers express for a photocopy of the signature of his when he cashed my money order (that cost $12 also) then I will send that formal certified letter. But to file in small claims that means that I will have to drive to his city anyways don't I to get the forms.

 

I have been doing transations on the board and they all went pretty smooth, it was actually the few first times I have heard stuff like this...I think you should definately track him down, since you got the paper work, it aint no way he can deny it, good luck

moyopoyo, u still didnt get a response from that guy? is been a long whilte already

 

But then if he gave me a fake address for false name then small claims court would not be able to give him a summons. Then that would be a problem also wouldn't it? Anyone here from Chicago or Lake Villa IL please chime in.

 

I have been afraid too when i had a deal for a clutch with a member of this board when i have send my money he took almost a week and a half to answer me !!!
Told me he was working hard and did not took time to answer me !!
But everything is set now and i have my clutch. So give your guy some time maybe he's hooked on something too !

 

KYS2000, the only good thing is the amount of money is relatively small, otherwise it would be a big loss. Maybe you should buy from board sponsors from now on to avoid this situation.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by KYS2000
[B]But then if he gave me a fake address for false name then small claims court would not be able to give him a summons.

 

The RX7 Club forum had quite a few members get scammed, so they started a Buyer Feedback section and prefaced it with this:

"Recently, there seems to be more and more people got ripped off, so I figured to put this up for you guys as a friendly NOTE, nothing is free in this world, if it's too good to be true, protect yourself and your money by asking for COD, escrow services. Pay with things that the transaction can be reversed and traceable. KEEP ALL YOUR EMAILS and make sure the guy exists.
To protect you and your money.

Concerned moderator(s)!!!"

I think it would be a good idea to get something going on this board as well.
Here's the link - http://www.rx7club.com/forum/forumdisplay....?s=&forumid=102

-Chuck

 

nope, it sucks.
i sent nick dang a set of oem cleared headlights (value - $450), and i sent derrick hall my damaged spoon x-brace (value - $22; for shipping costs).

 

It wasn't anybody from this forum but I was an advertisement that I saw on www.thepartstrader.com , from now on, I will only use an escroll service. Damn this is so frustrating.

If anyone wants to run down to 118 E. Grand Ave. in Lake Villa, IL for me before I make the trip please feel free to do so. Go ahead and knock on the door and tell Mr. Steve Kovacs that he owes me a VAFC. Yes that was the part I bought, now I have to remove it from my sig.