Shipping time USA-> Europe
 

Hi,
4months ago a put in a WTB here at offshore only for a Velvet 72LH-P drive
2weeks later I got a PM here who gave me an e-mail adress to a private seller/dealer who got 2 drives for sale, after checking a few references everything seems ok.
I send the dude 4500usd for the drive and a week later he said he shipped it by boat cargo, I also got a tracking no.
After 10days the tracking no. worked at the given shipping company site, but it says 2xCSB engines was on its way to New York.....

I contacted him and he suddenly said he had no tracking no. for my drive....

Now it has gone +3months since he said he "shipped" the drive, and now he does not answer my emails...
I also PM the dude I got the email adress from, and he said he know the dude well I will recive it any day, but this is weeks ago...

Not even know for sure if the PM dude/reference persons/seller is the same person.

Not know if the Corona has added huge amount of shipping time or if he fooled me...

Any suggestions/help what to do is appreciated

Best Regards
Richard
Sweden

From what you’ve posted, it doesn’t look good.
I’d post the OSO screen name of the first guy, who answered your ad, and see if anyone else here knows him or anything about him. If everything’s sweet and on the way, you can use the forum to thank him for his help. If it all’s goes bad, I say ‘name and shame’.

Good luck.

RR

OSO screen name of the first guy is:
Danrs
Location: Florida, joined 2020...

I really hope Danrs can help out here, thank`s!

Regards
Richard

Seems like you got jacked around. A quick search shows no posts from Danrs on this site ever, I doubt anyone here has ever heard of him/her.

Do you have the name and address of point of origin?

Thanks!

Sellers name and adress:
Jaimee Morse

6021 Central Ave NE, Fridley, MN 55432

Money was send to:
Bank address: Wells Fargo, PO Box 77200 Minneapolis, MN 55480


Anyone knows this guy?

Regards
Richard

I would suggest contacting his bank a good place too start?

Thanks!

I will see If my bank can contact Wells Fargo Bank.

You see, I have been working +6years with a engine/boat project:

Rolls-Royce Griffon V12 2240cui connected to 2x 72LH-P via a overdrive homemade twin output shaft gearbox, home made ASD8 etc.
I already have one 72LH-P drive and need one more.
One thing this project do not need is somebody fooling me with alot of money/time.

You can see my engines here: w w w.griffon-engine.se

The green engine will end up in a boat hopfully.

All help I can get here at OSO is greatly appreciated!!

Regards
Richard

That is way cool!
I hope you get the transaction solved

The name and the address do not match. Jaimee Morse seems to be a fake name. There is a Kris Morse in Fridley Mn, but I doubt that person would be selling boat parts. Good luck, I hope you get your money back.

Hi all,
Yesterday "Martinioso" from Arizona here at oso send me a PM regarding ge wants to sell a Liberty 72L-HP drive, later I got an email with the exactly the same pictures/text as oso alias "EWB" used back in 2016, feels a bit fishy..

Does any of you know these guys or are they scammers?

I got this info:
"Martinioso" or Martin Harry
521 w 5th St.
Halstead, Kansas 67056-2106
phone: 316 925-6452

Best Regards
Richard

solely based on the name Martin Harry I can tell you it’s a scam.

Read the Sticky Post at the top of this section.

If somebody has 0 posts on OSO or very few posts and sends you a PM offering to sell you WTB or refers you to contact somebody else who has it.............its 99.9% chance its a scam.

From Kansas, scammer

Thanks for the info

Shipping from Europe is only 43-47 days to ship by ocean, so looking like scam for sure

If you sent money to a bank there should be a electronic trail as to who's account it went to, Get in touch with consumer division at MN state office they can usually investigate for you!

When I purchased boat / bits etc - I took a cheap flight, some $ bills and did the exchange face to face - or to a hotel on a credit card. Flew some back and brought a boat through Charleston on a K&N Roro ferry. (boat takes a month to get to UK)

Hard to trust long distance. (Reminds me of a Little Feat song...)