Do not buy from Grease Monkey

snypaz · 04-23-2010, 09:59 AM

For sale thread: http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=368608
User: http://www.e90post.com/forums/member.php?u=76121
Item: 19" Linea Corse Lemans + tires

I sent him payment on April 2nd and have yet to receive a tracking number or the wheels. He has given me a bunch of excuses as to why it hasn't shipped yet. Took him an entire week to find boxes, then he dropped it off at his work but they never shipped it and he was out of town blah blah blah. Basically three weeks have gone by and I have not seen anything.

He hasn't replied to my emails since Tuesday of this week so I opened up a dispute on paypal. I know that won't get anywhere so I will call my CC company to issue a chargeback when I come back from lunch. I have given him plenty of chances to ship the items or to refund me and he has done neither. Sorry if this is a little long, just trying to give people a heads up. I don't know if he is a scammer or purely incompetent at shipping but I don't have my stuff and he has stopped contact with me so you be the judge.

*Update* Just got an email from him:
"Your wheels were sent, for some reason I just got all of your emails all at once, but since you filled a complaint already I'll call UPS and have them returned to me. Once I confirm they won't be delivered to you, I'll refund you."

I still don't understand why he didn't send me the tracking numbers after I asked him at least 5 times. I told him just send me the tracking numbers now for proof and I will not do a chargeback and we can carry on with our lives (if the wheels are good).

*Update 2*
Says he will send me the tracking number once he gets to work. Hopefully I will actually get the wheels..

Kit523 · 04-23-2010, 11:01 AM

sorry man but this guy sounds really fishy to me...

lpphreakx06 · 04-23-2010, 11:43 AM

"all the emails came at once" bwhahaa ban this douche (after you get your money back of course)

RambleJ · 04-23-2010, 12:23 PM

His only posts were in regard to selling these wheels! I wouldn't trust that one bit! Just my .02

sleepyx637 · 04-23-2010, 01:17 PM

i wouldnt cancel the dispute until you actually get the wheels.

snypaz · 04-23-2010, 10:42 PM

Gave him all day to come up with a tracking number and still haven't received a reply. I just called my CC company and they will be taking care of it.

The guy's email is preludeboy143@gmail.com and the paypal account was under darlingme3@hotmail.com (name Anita Avila). Beware!

darkm3 · 04-24-2010, 01:22 PM

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Originally Posted by snypaz

Gave him all day to come up with a tracking number and still haven't received a reply. I just called my CC company and they will be taking care of it.

The guy's email is preludeboy143@gmail.com and the paypal account was under darlingme3@hotmail.com (name Anita Avila). Beware!

Probably a little kid.

lateforwork · 04-24-2010, 02:05 PM

interesting...I bought those rims too.

paypal dispute filed.
op pm'd

Update: escalated dispute to a claim

snypaz · 04-24-2010, 02:35 PM

Hopefully you used a credit card to make the payment. Paypal has been known for not giving your money back unless you bought something through ebay, which is what this guy was probably hoping for.

Alan@PYSpeed.com[retired] · 04-24-2010, 02:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by snypaz

Hopefully you used a credit card to make the payment. Paypal has been known for not giving your money back unless you bought something through ebay, which is what this guy was probably hoping for.

100% false.

lateforwork · 04-24-2010, 02:43 PM

the guy has two disputes open over the same thing, im pretty sure we are both getting our money back without a problem, but who knows

snypaz · 04-24-2010, 07:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Alan@PYSpeed.com

100% false.

It has happened before to a few of my friends that used to buy and sell a lot of sneakers. Also read that in one of the threads in this forum a few days ago but I can't find it.

snypaz · 04-24-2010, 07:21 PM

Here's the thread:
http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=367204

The post in question: http://www.e90post.com/forums/showpo...43&postcount=6

Granted this is a claim for a damaged item but I have personally seen paypal not giving a crap since the item was not sold through ebay. I have seen instances where they did refund the money but maybe because there was overwhelming evidence the guy was a crook.

Hopefully you get your money back lateforwork, I skipped paypal and went straight for the chargeback with my CC company.

04-23-2010, 09:59 AM	#1
snypaz Private 0 Rep 80 Posts Drives: NA E90 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Seattle iTrader: (4)	Do not buy from Grease Monkey For sale thread: http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=368608 User: http://www.e90post.com/forums/member.php?u=76121 Item: 19" Linea Corse Lemans + tires I sent him payment on April 2nd and have yet to receive a tracking number or the wheels. He has given me a bunch of excuses as to why it hasn't shipped yet. Took him an entire week to find boxes, then he dropped it off at his work but they never shipped it and he was out of town blah blah blah. Basically three weeks have gone by and I have not seen anything. He hasn't replied to my emails since Tuesday of this week so I opened up a dispute on paypal. I know that won't get anywhere so I will call my CC company to issue a chargeback when I come back from lunch. I have given him plenty of chances to ship the items or to refund me and he has done neither. Sorry if this is a little long, just trying to give people a heads up. I don't know if he is a scammer or purely incompetent at shipping but I don't have my stuff and he has stopped contact with me so you be the judge. Update Just got an email from him: "Your wheels were sent, for some reason I just got all of your emails all at once, but since you filled a complaint already I'll call UPS and have them returned to me. Once I confirm they won't be delivered to you, I'll refund you." I still don't understand why he didn't send me the tracking numbers after I asked him at least 5 times. I told him just send me the tracking numbers now for proof and I will not do a chargeback and we can carry on with our lives (if the wheels are good). Update 2 Says he will send me the tracking number once he gets to work. Hopefully I will actually get the wheels.. Last edited by snypaz; 04-23-2010 at 10:44 AM.. Reason: Update
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04-23-2010, 11:01 AM	#2
Kit523 Major General 376 Rep 7,076 Posts Drives: F80 M3/FK8/C63S Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: B.C. Vancouver iTrader: (27)	sorry man but this guy sounds really fishy to me...
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04-23-2010, 11:43 AM	#3
lpphreakx06 Professional Moose Racer 316 Rep 7,509 Posts Drives: SG 335i E92 RIP + 2015 SS M3 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Bellevue, Wa iTrader: (25)	"all the emails came at once" bwhahaa ban this douche (after you get your money back of course) __________________ Visit my blog anytime: http://www.sfpayments.com BMW Dream Team PNW Chapter, member #1 \|HP Autowerks \| AR DESIGN \| BMW PERFORMANCE \| STOP TECH \| Volk Racing\| AMS \| ARKYM
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04-23-2010, 12:23 PM	#4
RambleJ Colonel 60 Rep 2,014 Posts Drives: F10 535i M-sport Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Back in teh so cal iTrader: (2)	His only posts were in regard to selling these wheels! I wouldn't trust that one bit! Just my .02
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04-23-2010, 01:17 PM	#5
sleepyx637 Captain 19 Rep 952 Posts Drives: '09 E92 335i Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: LA iTrader: (0)	i wouldnt cancel the dispute until you actually get the wheels.
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04-23-2010, 10:42 PM	#6
snypaz Private 0 Rep 80 Posts Drives: NA E90 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Seattle iTrader: (4)	Gave him all day to come up with a tracking number and still haven't received a reply. I just called my CC company and they will be taking care of it. The guy's email is preludeboy143@gmail.com and the paypal account was under darlingme3@hotmail.com (name Anita Avila). Beware!
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04-24-2010, 02:05 PM	#8
lateforwork Private First Class 7 Rep 101 Posts Drives: LIRR Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: nYc iTrader: (0)	interesting...I bought those rims too. paypal dispute filed. op pm'd Update: escalated dispute to a claim Last edited by lateforwork; 04-24-2010 at 02:19 PM..
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04-24-2010, 02:35 PM	#9
snypaz Private 0 Rep 80 Posts Drives: NA E90 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Seattle iTrader: (4)	Hopefully you used a credit card to make the payment. Paypal has been known for not giving your money back unless you bought something through ebay, which is what this guy was probably hoping for.
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04-24-2010, 02:43 PM	#11
lateforwork Private First Class 7 Rep 101 Posts Drives: LIRR Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: nYc iTrader: (0)	the guy has two disputes open over the same thing, im pretty sure we are both getting our money back without a problem, but who knows
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04-24-2010, 07:21 PM	#13
snypaz Private 0 Rep 80 Posts Drives: NA E90 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Seattle iTrader: (4)	Here's the thread: http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=367204 The post in question: http://www.e90post.com/forums/showpo...43&postcount=6 Granted this is a claim for a damaged item but I have personally seen paypal not giving a crap since the item was not sold through ebay. I have seen instances where they did refund the money but maybe because there was overwhelming evidence the guy was a crook. Hopefully you get your money back lateforwork, I skipped paypal and went straight for the chargeback with my CC company.
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