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LOOK TOWARDS THE BOTTOM OF THIS FIRST PAGE FOR THE CURRENT RIPP OF ARTIST SELLING (GuestyR33) STUFF ON SAU, DONT BUY FROM HIM AND IF U DO URE A BLOODY IDIOT!!! :(

howdy all, i learnt a valuable lesson yesterday/today, if it seems to good to be true IT IS !!! Yeah i know we have all heard this before but i just want to let people out there know the bad and the good of this story. Yesterday i did something very stupid, a newcomer to the forums had a pfc for sale and needed cash quikly for this item, i jumped on it and had a conversation with the guy and all seemed fine, i outlined my concerns about him being a noobie and told him i wanted some reassurance he was not dodgy, he provided his address details and a land line to contact him on, (he was cool calm and collected) he mentioned another forum user had been hassling him for it but did not like his pushy attitide and therfore was not going to sell to him, i accepted this (stupid me) and he went on to agree that if i paid a deposit the rest could be done via cod, i was still a bit hesitant but even though am relitvly a noobie my self i have bought quite a bit of stuff since i have been using this forum and have successfull buys/trades with 6 (soon to be 9 once my gear arrives) people. I guess with my good experiences compiled with wanting the pfc really badly i made a bad decision and transfered $200 via internet transfer. I flicked back to my pm's and noticed the title in large letters "DO NOT PAY THIS GUY A CENT' it was too late, i then flicked back to where the post was and the admin BLITZ had also arranged to buy this item. I replied to this post calmy and said i would sort it out (i had the seller on the phone at that piont and assured me all was good) i put the phone down and re read the pm, needless to say it was bad, then i knew i had been ripped, 5 mins later tried ringing--- and up till right now no answer. I raced down the bank this morning and put a stop payment on the transfer, it cost me $55 but thats better than a $200 lesson on how not to be a dickhead!! the guys name and details are;

James Pratlo

1132 toorak rd, Toorak 3142

Westpac bank bsb 733120 and account 599028

his mobile is 0437073329

just in case someone else comeas accross him

I would like to pay a big thanx to blitz for trying to warn me, but there is another side to this story?!?!?! I would also like to pay a very big and special thanks to two very decent and honest people, firstly to monster930 (u know who u are and for what for) and to cerci, youre a champ too!!! these two were very honest when dealing with me and put up with my constant pm's asking where is it how long etc!! (lol) there is however another person i am holding back saying their name at this point, you know who u are and if you dont reemburse me now ( you have had plenty of time and its not as if you dont have the $$$, u sold ure car) i WILL name you and the shitty thing you did/ and doing now, so thats my whinge/moan but most of all my lesson and thanx to all those good ones out there, cheers Damo

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Im in Melbourne... want me to go pay him a visit? :)>_<

haha, that would be good but who knows if that is even his address, thanks for the offer, guess i will have to put this down as a lesson! a $55 lesoon at the end not $200 (stopped the payment), cheers Damo

Damo, glad to hear you had some success at your bank.

That shonky piece of shit gave me an address of 7 Blooms Road Warandyte WA 4003 which doesn't exist.

I called him and asked him why he gave me a false address and he denied it, and couldn't tell me why he hesitated so long before telling me where he lived.

Damo, glad to hear you had some success at your bank.

That shonky piece of shit gave me an address of 7 Blooms Road Warandyte WA 4003 which doesn't exist.

I called him and asked him why he gave me a false address and he denied it, and couldn't tell me why he hesitated so long before telling me where he lived.

shifty little prick eh? after i had made the transfer and flicked back to the thread, thats when i realised it had gone horrible wrong (lol) The post from me saying i would sort it out was me trying to save face and hoping deningly it wasnt true!! (lol) well i think i should change the name of thread to $55 lesson, (only $55 compared to $200 later!!!!! well any way thanx dude, valuble lesson 4 me and others here too!!!, cheers Damo p.s this is a bit cheeky but i may be able to get away with it considering..... i have a type M front bar for R33, that i have had tucked away, dont need it have my orig and my new 400r bar, time to recoup some lost $$$$

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Damo, glad to hear you had some success at your bank.

That shonky piece of shit gave me an address of 7 Blooms Road Warandyte WA 4003 which doesn't exist.

I called him and asked him why he gave me a false address and he denied it, and couldn't tell me why he hesitated so long before telling me where he lived.

Wow, I'll be sure to look out for the new suburb WARANDYTE in western australia, im hearing good things.

(ps the postcode of 4002 is a dead giveaway eh?)

Dodgy mofo's

Here is a lesson for everyone, if it sounds to good to be true, it probably is ( where can you buy a power F/c for a 33 GTST for $650? ) I saw one in Yahoo Japan go for 110,000, thats over $1200!

Hey Jerry

I honestly believe it is possible to get a bargain sometimes, but you have to be very very careful. Often the old age addage of 'you get what you pay for' applies.

Bargains can be scored occassionally, but more often then not, your chance of being scammed increases exponentially, in terms of not receiving any item at all, receiving something damaged, or receiving somethign that doesnt' work.

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Well its happened again (well sort of) this time i bought an item from a member of sau with a good trader rating 3 or 4 i think, paid for the item got it shipped hear only to discover it was rooted, the guy communicated with me at first, tried to blame it on the freight company, but got others opinions and realised it had been in an accident, now he says he wants to sort this out, cause he doesnt want it to affect his trader rating, etc, but after i tiold him it had been insected and was shagged, he doesnt answer pm etc, i have tried to contact one of the moderators with no result, now he is currently selling gear on sau, and if i go on his thread and name him up theres no way i will see my money, but then theres the thing he may rip others,this is really pissing me off i just should name him! but no $$$$ for me if i do and what are the possible ramifications for me if he says prove it etc? well i can, pics of it after it arrived, pms etc. the moderator i have contacted hasnt responded so im left in the air, but the longer i leave it the grater the chances of getting away with itwhat should i do?????......

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