Help i think i have been scammed on Nico

[180sx+silvia=sileighty]

Yea i sent $150 to buy a s13 silvia bumper to a member on NICO by the name of JamesDaltonATP. Does any one know him? I keep emailing him, but i can't get a hold of him. It been about 2 weeks in a half. I don't even know what is going on. damn it. "Sigh" he said he was gonna ship it, but i waited and still am waiting. Wished it would come. hopefully he keeps his word because the last time he reply he said he would ship it out and give me a tracking number. He said he wasn't gonna cheat me in any way. hopefully he keeps his words. I am lost and don't know what to do, but to pray he pulls through and sends me my bumper or at least send me a email and give me my money back.

o yea here is his thread

zerothread?id=196124

[Morph]

Did you use cash, money order, paypal or cc???? I hope it wasn't cash.

[180sx+silvia=sileighty]

No it was money order. not cash

[boj240]

dude.. that sucks best bet is to do everything paypal...

[180sx+silvia=sileighty]

yeamy paypal account had to take 3 days to activate and i was trying to get the bumper asap so i sent money order instaed. Damn it

[RogerHinga]

send me $2000 in cash

[srpowered240sx]

send me $2000 in cash

wow, you seem pretty persuasive. should be a car sales man...."HEY!!....buy this car....now."

[180sx+silvia=sileighty]

wtf! i would like $2000

[RogerHinga]

wow, you seem pretty persuasive. should be a car sales man...."HEY!!....buy this car....now."

hahah well i figured it would work... he wasnt smart enought to looking into better ways of buying his bumper..

i swear people get rip off left and right.. other members never learn from mistakes..

sorry if i sound like a d!ck man.. sorry you got rip.. but i would have looked into it more.. i got some friends out of shady stuff before just by calling and getting info

[180sx+silvia=sileighty]

It's alrite bro you just speakin what you know. i wished i would of kept my money.

[Alfador]

Since you lost the tracking number it could have a complication you don't know about. Something like a bumper might take a while to ship. Large items get lower priority generally than smaller ones, and because they have to be handled differently its actually easier for them to get lost as counterintuitive as that sounds.

If it still doesn't show up, try to inquire as best as you can with whatever shipping company was used. If you give them your address they might be able to look up packages supposed to be going there. To do that you'll probably have to deal with someone vocally (no intarweb 4 u!). If you uses a USPS money order or sent it via the Postal Service, or if the package was supposed to be sent via USPS and they didn't send it, they've probably commited mail fraud (I know for sure on the 1st two). In any case there is a #1 super +1 thread everyone always misses.

zerothread/43462

[mrzabala]

zerothread/196124 Thats him. Hmm. yeah, I think your out of luck if a couple more weeks pass by. Paypal is the way to go, you know you will get your money back if something goes wrong and they will deal with the seller and their bank.

And you can buy parts from me on my thread. Im legit.

[RogerHinga]

It's alrite bro you just speakin what you know. i wished i would of kept my money.

what i try to do is find out as much as you can about the person.. find out where they are from see if you know some1 around that area etc... my friend was going to buy a motor from some guy in cali.. supposely he worked for the police department.. we called to verify that.. no record of him.. spoke to him again and he said he was going through the acadmy etc.. just pretty much called alot of places to see if he was telling the truth and turns out he was scamming people.. maybe its cuz i am in school for forensic investigation and i just like to dig into stuff but i would check on alot of things before buying something from some1 you wont make contact with

[180sx+silvia=sileighty]

Yea i learned my lesson, it was my first time buying from out of state. So never again unless i dig in and find out about them first. I feel so used and stupid. sigh

[vancouverbc]

A lot of people simply dont read their emails. Even a lot of brick and motar businesses dont anwer their emails. I noticed that the seller has been here for almost a year. On the other hand, the internet is extremely anonymous. People on the net are just electronic traces . Its not like real life.

[vancouverbc]

I emailed him asking about buying something. See if he is even checking his email.

[180sx+silvia=sileighty]

the thing is he never emailed me back for a tracking number or the shipping carrier. I sent USPS money order. Maybe he doesn't check his mail. Should i use a different email and act like im another buyer interested in another item of his? Maybe that way i can see if he checks his mail because he will reply to it. If he does i will know that he gets my messages i sent to him. Then out of no where ill ask him where my bumper or money is.

[180sx+silvia=sileighty]

Ohh thx man i just posted something about that and i just found out your already doing it. thats a +1. Good looking out for us NICO members +1 for sure

[turboboost]

thats why i always do local pick up! heehh or buy from legit businesses!

[nissan_blood]

Dont you have his address? I would just take a road trip and get my bumper and some of his teeth to make a necklace out of

[mrzabala]

I emailed him asking about buying something. See if he is even checking his email.

I too did the same thing. Heres what I sent him: "Hey,Wanted to know if you had the front bumper still for sale? Im also interested in your eastwood fender roller. I can send you money order or check of $380. My area code is 94549, let me know. Thanks."

This will be interesting since this is more than what he was asking.

[mrzabala]

Dont you have his address? I would just take a road trip and get my bumper and some of his teeth to make a necklace out of

Not everything can be resolved with violence.

[180sx+silvia=sileighty]

OoO man thanks for the help guys. i appreciate it a lot. And yea i got his address. but my car probably wont make it down there. True violence never solve anything. Do any of you guys stay in the area he stays? I have his address if you want me to post it up. Thanks for the help everyone. You guys are the greatest.

[mrzabala]

Oh yeah almost forgot. If your in Nor Cal area come to the San Leandro meet( more information on zerothread/196315 ). Spread the word its going to be sweet.

[nissan_blood]

OoO man thanks for the help guys. i appreciate it a lot. And yea i got his address. but my car probably wont make it down there. True violence never solve anything. Do any of you guys stay in the area he stays? I have his address if you want me to post it up. Thanks for the help everyone. You guys are the greatest.

If he lives in near Louisiana we can work somthing out.I dont much care for people that scam people for a living its about as retarded as being a prostitute. Sure your getting money but aids gonna come kick your *** ( Aids being me in the situation). **** ill even bring V.D. and herpies with me (being friends).

[nissan_blood]

I sent him an email maybe he will be retarded enough to reply. Ill send him a greating card Ive been wanting to buy to send to someone It says "To my good friend" on the front of it then when you open it up its a nekid fat chick and it has a voice recorder. I could tell him anything you would like. He wil think its his rent money but it will be a fat chick and some strong words of advice

[180sx+silvia=sileighty]

Lol you made me laugh. thanks making feel better nissan_blood. you a kool cat. Ooo mrzabala are you going to the meet? is it this sunday at the marina? I know that park too well. I live near it. If theres 50 heads going + more i dont know if everyone can fit in the lot. Ill see if i can make it, if some ill bring my friends. No mods in my car though pretty much stock.
Modified by 180sx+silvia=sileighty at 6:31 AM 10/6/2006

[Driftless240]

First off sorry to hear about what youre going through. I had trouble with a guy, took him 7 weeks to SHip my HKS Hi-Power Tip after he recieved the money.

Second off. F Paypal, it does shyt for it's users in a claim unless its on Ebay. Yea thats what they told me.

Third off where did you get the MO From? Currency Exchange? Post Office? ALWAYS Do Post Office Money Order, Priority Mail... You get a tracking number and you know what? If it is within the time frame you can get a portion of your money back. Why do you think they make you pay for the Money Order? All you need to do is bring it back to the post office. be like Hi sent this to someone and they didnt send me what I purchased how do I go about getting a partial refund. They will explain more in depth.

So yea once again sorry and hope it all works out.

[RogerHinga]

umm.. if he is a nico member.. maybe he is reading this and knows your plot..

and to answer every1s question.. violence is the answer... just the out come of the answer might not be what every1 likes..

[Alfador]

First off sorry to hear about what youre going through. I had trouble with a guy, took him 7 weeks to SHip my HKS Hi-Power Tip after he recieved the money.

Second off. F Paypal, it does shyt for it's users in a claim unless its on Ebay. Yea thats what they told me.

Third off where did you get the MO From? Currency Exchange? Post Office? ALWAYS Do Post Office Money Order, Priority Mail... You get a tracking number and you know what? If it is within the time frame you can get a portion of your money back. Why do you think they make you pay for the Money Order? All you need to do is bring it back to the post office. be like Hi sent this to someone and they didnt send me what I purchased how do I go about getting a partial refund. They will explain more in depth.

So yea once again sorry and hope it all works out.

Not to mention its mail fraud to recieve a USPS money order through the USPS and not pay for the goods dilivered. In any case, zerothread/43462 best thread ever for this problem. PEOPLE! READ THE ****ING STICKIES ONCE IN A WHILE! lol its all good but seriously it feels like I'm the only one