I finally got ripped off.

I finally got ripped off.
I have enjoyed being a motorcycle enthusiast for more that 50 years,currently have several brittish bikes, that I have put my hands on every part to replace or refinish. Most people i deal with are honorable sorts. I enjoy the community and events.
I am having problems with my 72 750 combat. Still havent figured out the problem.could be the head, barrels , timing chest, not sure.
I se an add for parts I might need, a motor and frame basically. I work it out with the seller for price. $1500 He wants a deposit, i tell him no problem i will Zelle you a deposit for $100. he demands $300. ok fine.
He sends me an address in Idaho and confirms an appointment for this past Saturday at 3PM. Confirms it again a couple hours later. Mind you we are almost 500 miles away. My wife and I hop in the truck at 6AM and start our trip from souther Oregon to Boise. too early to call him but we try around 12 noon, no response. show up on time and the folks at the address apparently never heard of him. still trying to call, no response. We stay in a hotel for 2 days hoping he would call, no dice, her ghosted me.
$300 is not the end of the world but to let someone drive 900 miles is a bit sick. I just dont understand the dishonorable conduct of some people.

I have the message string from facebook but its hard to copy.​

Wes You have defrauded a 70 year old cycle enthusiast. Your actions, or lack of actually caused myself and my wife do drive 16 hours round trip. I guess I just dont understand your reasoning. Was it for the simple gain of $300? An answer or explanation would do, but dishonest behavior seems to be your way.

My Daddy used to say, if you cheat, wrong, or defraud someone, you will pay it back in a way you will not like, .... like paying it to a doctor.

If you release it and forgive, God will press down upon you the value many times over.

Slick

That sucks, would have been nice to get someone in the area to go around there first , there is bound to be a forum member to see if its real, especially with the mileage you traveled . Dirt bags .

Don't give up .
Maybe he fell down some stairs and is in the hospital ?

KARMA works in mysterious ways.
I'm not saying it breaks knee caps ...but it does catch up with them in the end.
Sorry to hear you got screwed around.

Dishonest people everywhere, should set up a Pay Pal account as you be covered if it was a fraud and be reimbursed for your lost money, $300 is not much but how many has he fooled.
Fraudsters/scammers don't care who they steal from and find aged people to be the easierest to get money from, did you report it as it's not much money but it's still stealing.

Two things I’ve experienced. Facebook isn’t that reliable and if the other party wants to use Zelle it is very likely a fraud. They almost got me when I was selling something on Facebook market. Looked fishy when I saw all the other person’s friends had Russian names.

I'm way too trusting of people . Our last trip to India made that clear .
I hope it works out for you .

brian4.2 said:

I finally got ripped off.
I have enjoyed being a motorcycle enthusiast for more that 50 years,currently have several brittish bikes, that I have put my hands on every part to replace or refinish. Most people i deal with are honorable sorts. I enjoy the community and events.
I am having problems with my 72 750 combat. Still havent figured out the problem.could be the head, barrels , timing chest, not sure.
I se an add for parts I might need, a motor and frame basically. I work it out with the seller for price. $1500 He wants a deposit, i tell him no problem i will Zelle you a deposit for $100. he demands $300. ok fine.
He sends me an address in Idaho and confirms an appointment for this past Saturday at 3PM. Confirms it again a couple hours later. Mind you we are almost 500 miles away. My wife and I hop in the truck at 6AM and start our trip from souther Oregon to Boise. too early to call him but we try around 12 noon, no response. show up on time and the folks at the address apparently never heard of him. still trying to call, no response. We stay in a hotel for 2 days hoping he would call, no dice, her ghosted me.
$300 is not the end of the world but to let someone drive 900 miles is a bit sick. I just dont understand the dishonorable conduct of some people.

I have the message string from facebook but its hard to copy.​

Wes You have defrauded a 70 year old cycle enthusiast. Your actions, or lack of actually caused myself and my wife do drive 16 hours round trip. I guess I just dont understand your reasoning. Was it for the simple gain of $300? An answer or explanation would do, but dishonest behavior seems to be your way.


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Too late I know, but it was very ripe for a scam. Had it been eBay or other "middle man" and/or you paid with PayPal or a Credit Card, you would have various protections. If you used Zelle though your bank, complain to them right away - I'm not sure what protections exist for them.

Personally, if I'm going to pick something up directly from a stranger, I never give a deposit and I pay cash on the spot.

@brian4.2 Sorry to read this. Looking at Facebook this guy is still at it. Have you reported him ?

It works the other way too. Someone comes to collect what you offered and they are just eyeballing your zone to see if it worth coming back later...

KiwiShane said:

KARMA works in mysterious ways.
I'm not saying it breaks knee caps ...but it does catch up with them in the end.
Sorry to hear you got screwed around.

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I am with Shane on this one.Growing up anyone I knew that was a thief died early and slowly. I wasn’t sorry to see them go.
Mike

YING said:

I am with Shane on this one.Growing up anyone I knew that was a thief died early and slowly. I wasn’t sorry to see them go.
Mike

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Karma is a bitch

baz said:

Karma is a bitch

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I saw this joker that stole me mates bike years ago... when the bike was recovered the guy that stole it...his head for some reason turned into a pumkin.....weird .

There are a lot of fake ads on Facebook. They target special interest groups where trust levels are high among like-minded enthusiasts. Sad. But making you drive 900 miles to get ripped off, that is a new low.

Even as a seller, you have to have your antennae up for creative payment avenues.........

Deckard said:

Even as a seller, you have to have your antennae up for creative payment avenues.........

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It's really bad today. You can open an account online in seconds at a virtual bank.

(Have to talk around this) A company was hit with a coordinated attack. Twenty-four "customers" provided completely reasonable info including bank accounts for Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT). The Govt was paying the bill for the company's service and for living expenses that the company had to pass on to the "customers". Ninety days later the "customers" were nowhere to be found and the Govt wanted their money back. So, the company was out the money for their service AND the living expense money forwarded to the "customers". This all worked because each "customer" got an online bank, received the EFT, and closed the account. They used stolen id info to create the accounts. Besides the company's losses, the twenty-four real people are probably still trying to dig out from it. At least the company called off collections, so the real people are not being hassled.

I recommend about 20 changes that the company has implemented. Most importantly, to setup EFT, a personalized, non-temporary, voided personal check containing the physical home address must be provided and it must match the license on the driver's license. Most of the online accounts don't use checks, brick and mortar banks require ID to open an account, and you don't get the checks for a week or two. Another is video call of some sort where the driver's license is held next to the face and the call is recorded (the company's customers are all remote) - if the license, like Virginia has a picture that won't show on video then a scan or picture of it must also be sent.

There seem to be very few people on this planet who are not money-motivated. I hate handling money, evern though I often need it. When I work, I like to get paid, though I only ever applied for jobs in which I was genuinely interested. The salary was not so important. I was always relatively well-paid because I always got the best jobs.
The guys who do scams are simply opportunistic - like rats in a cage. They are simply down people who spread misery. But that is the outcome of a capatalist system which is designed to produce inequality.
'The system runs on bullshit - and if you have a victim's mindset, you will be a victim' ? - We all need to rise above our difficulties - life is too short for regrets.

In Australia, we value common decency, 'a fair go' and collectivism. Our nation was started by convicts. However, the smartest Australian criminals do not usually have convict ancestors

acotrel said:

In Australia, we value common decency, 'a fair go' and collectivism. Our nation was started by convicts. However, the smartest Australian criminals do not usually have convict ancestors

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When did Australia become communist/socialist as opposed to capitalist?

Ed