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A Warning To All Skyline And Import Owners

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This is a warning about a guy by the name of CHAD BARRETT

i have a warning to all skyline and high performance import owners, i beleive if someone is dodgy everyone deserves to know and be warned... especially if he preys on people with skylines or imports, if i don't say something others will continue to get ripped off.... please do not buy from or get involved with a guy by the name of CHAD BARRETT or his girlfirend kirsty who is just as bad as him. he sells parts on EBAY at good prices but gets you to pay then never sends them, he then closes his ebay account and moves on re registers under a different name and starts again, I have been watching him and you can pick who he is, he usually has parts new and used listed for skylines and imports, he will be registered as having little or no feedback or a new user, all his gear is listed as being in QLD he will also have lots of dummy bids by usually 15-20 bids by obvious fake ebayers with no feedback or again newly registered, he may also get you in by talking to you on MSN messenger and telling you what good prices he can get you stuff at or even offer you sponsership if you buy stuff from him....he'll take your money and then lead you on with hundreds of differnt excuses why you didn't get your gear....it got lost in the post, it's stuck in customs, the courier delivered it to the wrong address, ive been stuck in meeting all week at work, the list go's on.

the bottom line is this CHAD BARRETT and KIRSTY are CON's

so if you are considering buying skyline or Jap tuning parts from someone you don't know be sure his name is not Chad barrett (or kirsty) before you put money into their account

if anyone else has heard of this guy or has had similar dealings please PM me as we are working with and puting together information to show that these people are using fraud to obtain money by deception which is a very serious matter, you don't have to have been ripped off on ebay by him just in general is enough infomation to help....

shif_tea Grand Master

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is this the guy that runs that fast and furious place that is advertised in mags and stuff??? Just did a quick search on his name and that turned up. I can't find the thread about all the people he ripped off though anyone got the link?>??

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