Hot Rods USA (beware)

On Sep 27, 6:55 pm, PeterD <pet... DeleteThis @hipson.net> wrote:
> On Thu, 27 Sep 2007 13:42:45 -0700, stu <studehdt... DeleteThis @yahoo.com> wrote:
> >Just a story to tell some of you guys that buy from e-bay vendors.
> >There is one vendor (HotRodsUSA) that does a lot of business with rod
> >related stuff. Disc brake conversions being one of them. After reading
> >their add or auctions on e-bay, I contacted them and spoke with Dean
> >about doing a front disc conversion for a car I am working on. He ask
> >me to send him a spindle for checking. I pulled a spindle and sent it.
> >He then called me and agreed to a price of 1320.00 for a new front
> >disc set-up with booster, mc and valves. I sent him a check for that
> >amount and upon receiving it, he called me and said-- I thought you
> >ordered two sets? I said "no I didn't" and we agreed he would send my
> >check back with the spindle that day.
> > Bottom line, he cashed my check (found out when I checked the bank
> >statement) and has given me every excuse in the book as to why he
> >hasn't sent my money and spindle back, I am now going to file a small
> >claims report in order to retrieve my funds.
> > They promised service and parts and just stole my money without me
> >getting anything. I have learned my lesson and will deal only with CC
> >next time.
> > Hope this helps someone.
> >Stu
>
> Next time use a credit card... Much safer.- Hide quoted text -
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Yes, I said that. I am kicking myself for not using one. But in
over 30 years of working on these
kinds of cars, I have only had this kind of issue come up one other
time --- that one for a lot less money and it also concerned a disc
brake setup! Other than those two, I've never had a problem with a
vendor that we did'nt work out okay.
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you know do a search on this guy he is getting quit a rep of being a crook let me tell you what this a## did to me

i saw ON ebay he sold brake kits for cars but didn't have a auction for my mustang II i called him he told me to pay him with paypal and i would get the brake kit i needed for my car in no more then 3 weeks so i did payed him via paypal almost $800 he also said for ordering from him i would get for free the brake lines and the brake valve and he would send it that day to me 2 weeks later i got the so called free parts from him and that all i got i payed him for the brake kit in begining of october he never sent me the parts i tryed everything being nice and being angry and being a dick but nothing worked i wasn't going to get my part i payed for so i filed with paypal as item not recived paypal didn honor my claim cuz dean sent me the so called free parts and gave paypal the tracking # for them and told paypal he sent me the kit and that was the tracking # paypal droped my case after that and didn't help me get my parts or my money back i even flew up to oregon to track this guy down i was just going to beat the you know what out of him for talking to me like he did on the phone and dis respecting my wife on the phone also but when i got to oregon i found out he has about 16 businesses in his name and all i mean all the address i went to and he was not at any of them one place said he use to be here but left in a hurry you see this guy will screw you if given a chance finaly i told him i would find him and stay in oregon til i did and its no longer about the money anymore i will get him this was about 6 months after i payed him for the brake parts i never got 2 week later i got a parical refund from him - $116 for the usless so called free parts i got and never even wanted or needed and the crook even charged me taxes on the $800 i payed him and i don;'t even live in his same state what a crook DON'T EVER BUY FROM HOTRODSUSA DEAN (should change his name to hotheadusa)AND DON'T EVER USE PAYPAL THEY ARE EVEN BIGGER CROOKS US A U.S POSTAL MONEY ORDER OR A CREDIT CARD
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