Well, I waited 18 months for my moment of Karma and earlier this week it appeared. BMW art car advertised a Stella clock made using a secondhand wheel rim. I very politely responded to the post recommending people use extreme caution in sending them money and maybe PM me if you wanted to hear my experience with them.
Obviously, they know who I am and the next day they removed their post………I had a Dick Dastardly moment, drat, drat and double drat……….I so wanted it to stay up there, I wanted others to know what this couple (Joan Mendez and Micheal ?????) are really like. Is that small minded of me for a non returned deposit……maybe?
So, here is the short version of the story. I was interested in purchasing their 850 from them and sent a $1,000 refundable deposit subject to inspection. I asked the local BMW dealer to arrange the inspection, as they are in Florida and I am in Seattle - bit of a long drive for me. This inspection took a few weeks to arrange because they claimed they would not drive the car as it had no tabs, so they had to arrange to have it trailered.
The car was eventually trailered to the local BMW dealership and I got a call from the service manager. He stated he would not waste my money inspecting this car any further, it was well known locally and was so far from being as described to me that he would be wasting my money and his time by inspecting any further. I have since heard in BMW circles that the owners have less than stellar reputation locally, but I will stick to my own personal experience for this post.
Anyway, i politely emailed the owners, saying the car is not for me and I would like my deposit returned. I got no response. I waited a while and again requested the return of my deposit and again….no answer. I emailed threatening legal action and again, got nothing in response. My last email many, many months ago was stating that one day in a scenario exactly like this I will let others know what you (Joan and Micheal) are really like.
The very last message I received from them was on the day of the inspection saying they were furious with everyone, including the dealership, and they had to use two of their AAA tows to get the car to and from the dealership. If that’s true, let’s hope nobody was waiting too long for a genuine tow locally.
So, in summary, seeing them on here and explaining my history with them was my moment of satisfaction/Karma. Their answer was to remove their post trying to get more money from others, I hope that removal says enough to everybody.
Many of you who know me know $1,000 will not change my life, but we are small community of people who work very hard for our money, we do not need the these scammers preying on our love for all things BMW.
If they try to sell you anything, check they genuinely own it - there is a reason I am saying this - even if its secondhand, and if you ever think of sending them money……….go take a cold shower and come back and read this post again!
Obviously, they know who I am and the next day they removed their post………I had a Dick Dastardly moment, drat, drat and double drat……….I so wanted it to stay up there, I wanted others to know what this couple (Joan Mendez and Micheal ?????) are really like. Is that small minded of me for a non returned deposit……maybe?
So, here is the short version of the story. I was interested in purchasing their 850 from them and sent a $1,000 refundable deposit subject to inspection. I asked the local BMW dealer to arrange the inspection, as they are in Florida and I am in Seattle - bit of a long drive for me. This inspection took a few weeks to arrange because they claimed they would not drive the car as it had no tabs, so they had to arrange to have it trailered.
The car was eventually trailered to the local BMW dealership and I got a call from the service manager. He stated he would not waste my money inspecting this car any further, it was well known locally and was so far from being as described to me that he would be wasting my money and his time by inspecting any further. I have since heard in BMW circles that the owners have less than stellar reputation locally, but I will stick to my own personal experience for this post.
Anyway, i politely emailed the owners, saying the car is not for me and I would like my deposit returned. I got no response. I waited a while and again requested the return of my deposit and again….no answer. I emailed threatening legal action and again, got nothing in response. My last email many, many months ago was stating that one day in a scenario exactly like this I will let others know what you (Joan and Micheal) are really like.
The very last message I received from them was on the day of the inspection saying they were furious with everyone, including the dealership, and they had to use two of their AAA tows to get the car to and from the dealership. If that’s true, let’s hope nobody was waiting too long for a genuine tow locally.
So, in summary, seeing them on here and explaining my history with them was my moment of satisfaction/Karma. Their answer was to remove their post trying to get more money from others, I hope that removal says enough to everybody.
Many of you who know me know $1,000 will not change my life, but we are small community of people who work very hard for our money, we do not need the these scammers preying on our love for all things BMW.
If they try to sell you anything, check they genuinely own it - there is a reason I am saying this - even if its secondhand, and if you ever think of sending them money……….go take a cold shower and come back and read this post again!