Moderators, please let this stay here, but IM me if you are going to move my post or delete it.

I've come to realize I may have been set up for a scam and I would like to know if anybody lives in or around Melbourne Florida?

I have tried to purchase a blown transmission here:
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=376629

The time line minus all details goes like this:

1/13/03: I take interest and initiate IMs

1/25/03: Money order of 330USD has been received by seller

1/27/03: Confirmation of received money order from seller + promises to give me tracking number from UPS asap

1/27/03: also the last date I have heard from him.

It has been 4days now, and his last post was made here:
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=401381

In my efforts to get a reply from him, I replied to his thread and also sent him a few IMs.

It's just past 5pm on the west coast and I've called his house, no answering machine, no pickup. No surprise.

I am a fair and honest person and expect to be treated the same way. I have done a fair amount of business because of HT.com and I can understand if Florida was hit by a hurricane or if he was hit by a car or some accident that would have prevented him from coming in contact with me.

However, in light of his silence, I am prepared to make whomever can recover my money, or my purchased goods a reward to make it worth your while. It is 330USD and I am willing to give up to 50% of it to the 1st person who can send it back to me. I will consider my "payment/reward" to you as a lesson to myself.

I have his work number, his home number, his address to where I sent the M/O. I am giving him until Monday to make this "personal."

So if you or somebody else knows of the whereabouts of 9kracer, please have him come in contact with me or vouch for his mysterious silence.

My thanks for any support or information. I know it's just words on your screen....but I've found myself in a funny situation because the promised goods cannot be spoken for.

 

Nobody lives in Florida?

 

collections agency

 

damn man... i hope you get this resolved.

 

sucks, scammers

 

Wait till monday when the office people are online. I hope this works out for you. Scammers =

 

dont worry...there are plenty of Florida ITR drivers on this board

 

yes there are many... and the we-todd's rule florida and hate scammers

 

Thanks for the support guys....

I'll just hold out till Monday and hope Team Florida We-Todd's catch glimpse of this!

Enjoy the weekend!!

 

I hope the situation gets resolved....my hopes are with u RA.

 

Well.. I'm nowhere near melbourne and will be out this weekend for the most part (specially if I actually go to daytona) and next weekend will be in ATL most likely. There are some others close to melbourne though.. so ttt.

 

Im in Central Fl, Hopefully someone closer will respond!


Eric

 

I am not an ITR owner, maybe I can help. I live maybe 2 hours max from Melbourne Florida

email me more detail such as the guy's address, phone number, full name.

dohcgarage@aol.com

 

yea that's true but also plenty of ppl will cover his ***.. scammers = no life

 

be careful with comments like that. The only people that will cover his *** are other scammers and maybe some of his friends. The rest of us aren't so nice.

-Dave, who is partially responsible for more than one thief being in jail.

edit: speeeeeeeeeeeelllling.


[Modified by FyrStarter, 12:39 AM 2/2/2003]

 

yea that's wut i meant only scammer's friend will cover his @ss


[Modified by TillerMan, 2:33 AM 2/2/2003]

 

IMs, emails have been sent to people who continue to support me in finding dear Mr. Chris Collins....

I thank you guys for the kind gestures....I haven't lost faith in the community despite this sour dealing....



to the goodguys!

 

just saw this post... realtyper and myself are a little over an hour from melbourne... drop me some more info.

D

 

Yeah, lets get this pud....

 

 

kick his *** and take his wallet.........scammers

 

And leave him naked on the side of I-4

 

im in tampa its a bit far away but if it comes down to it me an rainman could go show this guy how we deal with thievs in tha south !

 

Whats up with these Florida scammers? I'm in your same boat man, about a month ago I got scammed by a guy in Florida for $240 for a block. **** scammers

 

welp,

I tried calling his home number again just now....he must be having dinner with his folks or something....







EDIT: I've looked on a search engine for the aftac.gov extension in his email....

Is anybody familiar with this: http://www.aftac.gov/




[Modified by RagingAngel, 3:55 PM 2/2/2003]