To make a long story short, I worked out a trade with Steve Kovacs. I had a CTR crank pulley for sale that he IM a while back and I saw he had a set of GSR wheels for sale, that I needed for winter.
The following IM conversation tells it all.

(1:35 PM 8/29/2002) B16GSR: hey are you still intrested in the ctr crank pulley I have for sale? I am intrested in the gsr wheels and tires you have for sale. want to work a little trade plus some cash, also do you have any pics?
(2:32 PM 8/29/2002) TYPE EG6: i have pics i need your email addy
(3:32 PM 8/29/2002) B16GSR: typegsr_94@hotmail.com
(6:38 PM 8/29/2002) B16GSR: what kind of trade would you want to do?
(7:11 PM 8/29/2002) TYPE EG6: what do u mean? the crank pully plus cash
(7:51 PM 8/29/2002) B16GSR: yea
(7:51 PM 8/29/2002) B16GSR: how much cash plus the pulley
(8:07 PM 8/29/2002) TYPE EG6: well how much are you selling it for 175?so the pully+125 mo for the wheels
He mad an offer I could not refuse.
(8:59 PM 8/29/2002) B16GSR: sounds good to me how do you want to work this out
(9:00 PM 8/29/2002) B16GSR: that is shipped correct
(9:05 PM 8/29/2002) TYPE EG6: shipped
(9:06 PM 8/29/2002) TYPE EG6: what i found to work best is we both ship on the same day and trade tracking #'s
(9:06 PM 8/29/2002) TYPE EG6: but we have to both ship on the same day last time some kid tried to scam me and i had to pay fee's to recall my mail it sucked but for the most part it works pretty well
Pretty ironic part here, suggest something that I figured would work.
(9:08 PM 8/29/2002) B16GSR: sure you want me to send the pulley with a money order for 125 in the box, also how much tread is left on the tires?
(9:09 PM 8/29/2002) TYPE EG6: lil more than 80% id say
(9:09 PM 8/29/2002) TYPE EG6: yea just put the mo in the pully box thats fine
(9:10 PM 8/29/2002) B16GSR: when do you want to do this
(9:12 PM 8/29/2002) TYPE EG6: when ever i allready have them in boxs i just need an adress heh
(9:13 PM 8/29/2002) TYPE EG6: when can u ship?
(9:17 PM 8/29/2002) B16GSR: tomorrow morning if you want
In which I would eventually do.
(9:18 PM 8/29/2002) B16GSR: where are you located?
(9:18 PM 8/29/2002) TYPE EG6: ok my addy is:
steve kovacs
218 e grand ave
lake villa illinois 60046
Name and address given, thought he was legit at this point.
(9:18 PM 8/29/2002) TYPE EG6: what is yours?
(9:23 PM 8/29/2002) B16GSR: mine is Nick
btw you are not too far away, makes for cheaper shipping. also what kind of shape are the wheels in, it really does not matter I just need winter tires and wheels
(9:24 PM 8/29/2002) TYPE EG6: no curb checks one scuff on front wheel in pic can be buffed
(9:25 PM 8/29/2002) TYPE EG6: how far away is missouri?
(9:25 PM 8/29/2002) B16GSR: no problem, so when do you want to do this
(9:26 PM 8/29/2002) B16GSR: how far are you from chicago?
(9:26 PM 8/29/2002) TYPE EG6: we can do it tomorrow morning ill ship at lunch time
(9:26 PM 8/29/2002) TYPE EG6: im about 2 hours north of chicago
(9:27 PM 8/29/2002) TYPE EG6: im acyually a short walk away from wisc border
(9:31 PM 8/29/2002) B16GSR: coo, my buddy went to school in chicago and i used to visit him, it is like an 8 hour trip from here.
(9:31 PM 8/29/2002) B16GSR: i have to work at 1, so i can fed ex it before that and send the tracking #
(9:32 PM 8/29/2002) TYPE EG6: damn thats far 8 hours id probally take you 10-12 hours to find my house in hick vill lol
(9:33 PM 8/29/2002) TYPE EG6: ok sounds great ill do the same
Sounds like the deal is completely worked out.
(9:40 PM 8/29/2002) B16GSR: coo what time you think you could ship them, and are they in two boxes?
(9:41 PM 8/29/2002) TYPE EG6: 4 seperate boxs i will ship at my lunch time probally like 12-1 oclock usually
(9:42 PM 8/29/2002) B16GSR: are they boxed so they will not be damaged
(9:43 PM 8/29/2002) B16GSR: coo, i will send a tracking # when I do it in the morning
(9:44 PM 8/29/2002) TYPE EG6: they are boxed with bubbel packaging covering the face they cant get damaged
(9:44 PM 8/29/2002) TYPE EG6: ok sounds good nick ill do the same
(9:44 PM 8/29/2002) TYPE EG6: peace
(9:45 PM 8/29/2002) B16GSR: coo, it will go out tomorrow, once again thanks
(9:48 PM 8/29/2002) B16GSR: how will you be shipping these just curious
(9:50 PM 8/29/2002) TYPE EG6: heh, i will ship ups ground its the cheapest and ups is 150% always on time
(9:54 PM 8/29/2002) B16GSR: yep, i will fed ex my stuff it that way it will be there in a couple of days
Done deal, so I go the next morning and ship my package with a CTR crank pulley and a money order for 125.
(10:26 PM 8/30/2002) B16GSR: was wondering if yiu shipped the wheels. i sent your package usps priority mail with a tracking # let me know
My package is sent and on its way.
(5:59 PM 9/2/2002) B16GSR: hey you out there, was wondering if you got the stuff sent out
So here I am 3 days later, see that he has posted online since then, but has not returned any of my IM, or emails that I sent him.
(8:31 PM 9/2/2002) B16GSR: hey you out there
See that he was online, thought I would shoot him another message.
(11:13 AM 9/3/2002) B16GSR: so whats the deal, come online with no responses to my emails or Instant messages. I hope that the wheels have been sent.
Finally figured out that he was scamming me for my stuff.
(7:19 PM 9/3/2002) B16GSR: just to let you know, i figured out that you are frauding me, and your reputation is soon to be ruined. I hate playing games, and you have made no effort to contact me, so in turn you have become a scammer on honda tech. messing with me was a bad idea considering you gave me all of your information. i will come looking.
(7:37 PM 9/3/2002) TYPE EG6: dude wtf?
you can keep your **** i sold the wheels to a friend who needed them
So you sold the wheels to a friend, but allowed me to go ahead and send a package that we had worked a trade on. Bad move there.
(9:55 PM 9/3/2002) B16GSR: so why would you not tell me that, why would you let me send you items, which are going to be in your possesion when you had already sold them???????? why would you not respond to emails or IM that I sent you, because you were going to keep my stuff and SCAM me. you are a scammer.


Now here I am missing my package, and out 300 to a scammer name Steve Kovacs.

his email address: typeeg@aol.com
cell# 1-847-226-8394
Steve Kovacs
218 E Grand Ave
Lake Villa, IL 60046
847-265-2336

But I will get the items back, since it mailed them USPS he is committing mail fraud which is a punishable crime. He will get his just deserves. It just sucks that I am out the pulley, which I bought new and never used.

Just wanted to give heads up to others, that he may do business with.
Nick

 

Steve Kovacs??? Sounds like Matthew Brodericks name in the move "The Cable Guy" Thats probably a fake name.

 

no it a real address, looked it up in the white pages, funny to see what you can find online

 

Dude, i used to have a friend with that last name when i lived in Ohio...he was a lot older...but dude...that sux...I'm glad that you took all the necessary precautions.

 

Sorry to hear that dude, hope everything will work out.

 

that is some messed up shiett..i was going to do business with that cat too...DAMN that name just been added to my SCAMMERS list....


for TYPE_EG6

 

Damn and I just send him some stuff plus cash to trade for his fiberglass hatch. Hey TYPE EG6 please give me a reason why i shouldn't tell Fedex to send the package back to me.

 

i would get you money back or whatever from fed ex, he is a scammer. he should have notified me within a day or so, but never did.

 

yup sucks i was going to buy some stuff from him too. but it sounded too good to be true. weird thing i ask him for references and i contacted all of them and they all say he was ok so iono

 

When in Doubt, call Tom Hanks from Fed Ex and get your check back! All scammers should have their nutz kicked...twice.

 

I'm gonna see what he have to say. If he doesn't give me a good reason, I'm calling Fedex tomorrow.

 

it would not matter to me, he avoid a series of PM as well as 3 or 4 emails. I would not even mess with it.

 

Damn I was gonna send him a money order for those GSR rims too! Sorry to hear about your misfortune man!

 

I had a bad feeling about that guy. Gave him my e-mail address when he wanted to sell me a fiberglass EG hood. He never even sent me an e-mail with pics. I'm guessing he never even HAD the hood. The price was attractive. Just goes to show that somethings that seem "too good to be true" usually are.

FUCKEN SCAMMERS!

 

i've heard that name somewhere else before... i think on another board.. i believe other people were scamed by him also..

 

that sucks, i thought something was fishy when he told me he had some rotas for sale but in a previous post he said thay were sold. So i called him out in an im and he just tried to play it off. **** guys like him!

 

CHECH THIS OUT all......I think he got someone else too...

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=270540

 

WHAT THE FOCK GOES THROUGH THESE PEOPLE'S MINDS WHEN THEY SAY **** LIKE THIS?

I hope he gets screwed royaly. Good luck to you man.

 

Steve has dealed with me 2 times. 1st time we traded items and he sent the items first to me no problem. Second time he purchased from me and sent out money promtly. I never had a problem with him and he has responded to all emails and I talked to him on the phones many times. I don't know what happened in this situation

 

i live in schaumburg and its about 30 mins from this punk asses house...i could track him and maybe get the police involved or just jump his *** and get your pulley back...ill check my customer invoices to see if he maybe bought something from me before...sorry to hear that bro



[Modified by Hybridhonda561, 8:42 AM 9/4/2002]

 

dame,thats fock up.i bought a intake from him but it took like two weeks to come and ****.he said the filter was new but when i got it,it had a hole in it.someone get this guy.

 

This guy never scammed me, but he posted that he wanted an Apexi mount for his afc and I told him he could have mine for $15 shipped. He said he would send me a MO and a week and a half later, I IM'd him and asked if he was still buying it and he said no. Thanks for the heads up.

 

goddamnit what ever happened to a sense of ethics in the muthafuckn world???? people like Steve need a horrible *** kicking... If i were closer i would hunt him. As a side note. IF ANY HT members ever need to buy something from someone they dont know in my area just LMK and i will work it out better so shiet like this doesnt happen..

 

yep scammers will go down in my book, hybridhonda i may contact you

 

Man, I just realized I sent a personal check of $15 for antenna. He better not messing with me. Should I cancel my check?