Guys, I don't have many options left, and I've been very patient with this guy. So here's the situation. I sold a Nicolai Helius frame to Scott LaPanne of SLbike.com in Massachusetts I intially sold it to him on 7/27/04 and he sent me the money on that date. I was a little late shipping it. He recieved it on 8/5/04. He emails me telling me there was some hardware missing (shock bolts and a headset race) and also tells me the avalanche shock needs servicing so he wants me to send him another shock. In that same email he gave me his phone number and told me to call him. When I called him he said he wanted his money back because he was unsatisfied with the frame. I said fine, and sent him a money order for the amount he paid for the frame. A few weeks passed and he said he had found a buyer for my frame, but needed me to send the shock and headset race. I said that was fine, but I admit I delayed about 3 week before I sent him a 5th element and the headset race. Once I sent the shock and headset race, which he recieved 10/5/04, he allegedly says he's sent my check to me. He even send me another email on 10/28/04 asking if I've received the check yet. I then call him after that date and he does not answer his phone. I pretty my much call him periodically wondering where he is and when my money is going to arrive. So I decide to email him and he responds with this on 11/9/04:
I've been avoididng you to give myself some time to get your money together. I had a check in your name for quite some time, I ended up re-depositing the funds in my account. I had every intention of sending you money when i said I would, but have run into some problems. i sold a bike to a guy who sent someone to my house to get the package. he had a check for 500 more than I was supposed to get for the bike. I got screwed...I had given the guy 400 dollars and the bike. the bank check was a fake and I was left with no bike and no 400 dollars. a few days later, I received notice that another bike i had sent out was damaged in shipping. the customer insisted that I rebate him the full ammount. I have just done so after 2 weeks. give me another week to come up with your money. this has been a trying time for me . I'll be posting a couple ads in which I will be selling a few of my personal bikes so i can come up with a payment for you. check out the ads, if there's anything in there you might want, let me know. I apologise for the way I have handled this. I figured I'd have paid you before it got to this point, I wasn't to worried with being a little late because you had taken so long with me. I will do everything to make this right as soon as I can.
my apologies,
scott
He no longer answers my phone calls. I gave him another call a few weeks later and finds out he apparently came down with pneumonia. That was nearly 3 weeks ago. It is now 12/16/04 and I have yet to hear from him. I do have his home address and his cell phone number. I need your help guys, he owes me $1540 and I need that money desperatly. If anyone knows him or lives close to his shop, please contact him for me. If anyone has some suggestions on what to do, please respond. Thanks.
I've been avoididng you to give myself some time to get your money together. I had a check in your name for quite some time, I ended up re-depositing the funds in my account. I had every intention of sending you money when i said I would, but have run into some problems. i sold a bike to a guy who sent someone to my house to get the package. he had a check for 500 more than I was supposed to get for the bike. I got screwed...I had given the guy 400 dollars and the bike. the bank check was a fake and I was left with no bike and no 400 dollars. a few days later, I received notice that another bike i had sent out was damaged in shipping. the customer insisted that I rebate him the full ammount. I have just done so after 2 weeks. give me another week to come up with your money. this has been a trying time for me . I'll be posting a couple ads in which I will be selling a few of my personal bikes so i can come up with a payment for you. check out the ads, if there's anything in there you might want, let me know. I apologise for the way I have handled this. I figured I'd have paid you before it got to this point, I wasn't to worried with being a little late because you had taken so long with me. I will do everything to make this right as soon as I can.
my apologies,
scott
He no longer answers my phone calls. I gave him another call a few weeks later and finds out he apparently came down with pneumonia. That was nearly 3 weeks ago. It is now 12/16/04 and I have yet to hear from him. I do have his home address and his cell phone number. I need your help guys, he owes me $1540 and I need that money desperatly. If anyone knows him or lives close to his shop, please contact him for me. If anyone has some suggestions on what to do, please respond. Thanks.
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