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Bogus Seller FT-897 KD5CDU
Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2005 8:21 pm
by W5INC
Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2005 7:54 pm
by W5INC
Still no word from Lanny about the FT-897 I sent money for on 11/12/05. No return calls or Emails. Now waiting for time to expire on Registered letter I sent Lanny asking for my money back. Once I recieve the Registered Mail back the police will be able to go after him for theft. Hope this posting keeps HONEST hams away from Lanny so they don't have to go though same things I am faceing now. Sure throws a dampner on my dealings over the net from now on73's W5INC
Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2006 8:49 pm
by W5INC
When and where to buy...
Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2006 12:45 am
by bw3
I've had the same problem with a money sent and nothing in return. I only got burned once and it where there is no feedback attached to the seller/buyer.
I've done 58 sells/buys with only one problem and that was a little one... the item was not as good as advertised.
My mistake with Dave Garrison, AL4A, was the Postal Money Order and no feedback on him to give me an idea where hes coming from. Ive bought from here a couple of times with good results, but without some feedback to go by it's a tough one. Ive found most (Dave, AL4A not included) are honest and easy to work with, but your never guaranteed.
Hope your stuff shows uo, but as in my case, 3 months is a long time.
Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2006 2:49 pm
by nova1010
Hi Michael,I know what your going through,this is what I did,when it happened to me.
Saved all emails(wich were'nt all that many)
Tracked down his phone number(wich he fused to give)
Tracked down his place of work,to try and contact him.
Saved and printed off all emails and tracking information.5 copys of each,1 for the FCC,The ARRL,His local PD,MY local PD,and his local Ham group.
Contacted and emailed eveyone in his local Ham Group(it was 1 of the local Ham guys there that suplied me with all the email addresses
)
In the End I did get my Alinco DJ-2000T back,with no manual+duty fees,so I did get the radio back with a little preasure,cost me $78 not including long distance calls from here(Ontario Canada) to (Frackville PA)better than losing a $800CDN radio though.
I wish you all the luck in getting whats owed to you,and keep the preasure on the scammers,someday and hopfully soon they all might go back to the rock they crawled out from under.good luck
Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2006 3:29 pm
by W5INC
Update 01/30/2006: I recieved from Lanny a bank check for the full amount that I sent to him. Lanny explained that he had family problems which can happen to anyone. Just wished he called or emailed me to let me know so all of this time and effort wouldn't have been spent getting my money back. In the end Lanny seems like an honest person and just got caught up in circumstances that arise in life. Thanks for looking, Mike