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jayhawk261 07-13-2007 04:43 PM

Need help to find business info!
 
I've seen people post corporate info here before and I need to see if someone can help me out with that. I need ownership and ownership contact information for Instigator Trailers out of Houston, TX. the info I have is below:

Instigator, Inc.
17218 Cobble Shores Drive
Tomball, TX 77377
(281) 251-4085

Instigator of Texas
901 Little York, Unit 6
Houston, TX 77076

Some info I found on the Texas website gave me their "Franchise Tax Certification of Account Status" and the file number. It also gave me the name of their registered agent, but no phone number. I don't know what the registered agent is for.

I need to find the owner of the company and his contact information.

Thanks for your help!!

Panther 07-13-2007 04:50 PM

Run a D&B on em, that'll give you all the info you need....

jayhawk261 07-13-2007 04:59 PM

D&B shows no company profile available :(

Tax_man 07-13-2007 05:52 PM

Instigator, Inc.
3001 Sw 24th Ave #912
Ocala, FL 34474
US

This is who owns the website that is not active...State of Florida has no listing for this Company. Might be the web developers address.

jayhawk261 07-13-2007 05:56 PM

Is it the same people? The website of the people I bought from is www.instigatortrailers.com .

TexomaPowerboater 07-13-2007 06:09 PM

Kind of at a loss here................... if you can get their TX franchise account status then the same screen has a button labeled "Officers and Directors" which should be the owner. It will not have contact info, but an address - so I guess you could write them a letter.

And you have the website............so you could just call and ask............unless I'm missing something here.

Tax_man 07-13-2007 06:25 PM

yes same people same website

1-800-620-7857 is 800 number for them

Instigator, Inc.
3001 Sw 24th Ave #912
Ocala, FL 34474
US
832-476-8461


Domain Name: INSTIGATORTRAILERS.COM

Administrative Contact:
Zeagler, John Brett [email protected]
3001 Sw 24th Ave #912
Ocala, FL 34474
US
832-476-8461


Technical Contact:
Zeagler, John Brett [email protected]
3001 Sw 24th Ave #912
Ocala, FL 34474
US
832-476-8461

jayhawk261 07-13-2007 07:07 PM

Thanks for the help Tax Man! That is odd they have a FL address as well. Brett is the person I have been in contact with all along. I actually spoke with him just a little while ago and he agreed to take care of the issues I have. Hopefully there will be follow through. I'll keep this info handy though.

Thanks again!

TexomaPB, under the officers and directors page, there is a Director named with an address in California. What's going on with this deal? I know Brett is in Texas, but now we findo info from FL and from CA? That's a little odd.

gsmith9898 07-13-2007 09:22 PM

Don't tell me you got screwed around on your new trailer. Do you you need me to go down and smack them around some?:mad:

jayhawk261 07-13-2007 09:26 PM

I hope not. I've got them talked into taking it back and fixing the problems. I guess we'll see what happens from there!

masher44 07-13-2007 09:32 PM


Originally Posted by jayhawk261 (Post 2197227)
I hope not. I've got them talked into taking it back and fixing the problems. I guess we'll see what happens from there!

I will give you a towing lesson :rolleyes:

JPD Motorsports 07-13-2007 11:22 PM

Jayhawk I have some(5) Big employees in Port Arthur that can go make an apperance for you if needed only 1hr away from them.

TexomaPowerboater 07-14-2007 12:34 PM


Originally Posted by jayhawk261 (Post 2197142)
Thanks for the help Tax Man! That is odd they have a FL address as well. Brett is the person I have been in contact with all along. I actually spoke with him just a little while ago and he agreed to take care of the issues I have. Hopefully there will be follow through. I'll keep this info handy though.

Thanks again!

TexomaPB, under the officers and directors page, there is a Director named with an address in California. What's going on with this deal? I know Brett is in Texas, but now we findo info from FL and from CA? That's a little odd.

I don't know.........but if he is in FL and TX then he is probobly in CA too. I would be if I was in the business. Could be outdated info, could be a LLC with limited partners and general partners. Good luck on the fix.

On another note - Powerboat Mag had a nice little segment on what to look for and how to shop for a trailer. Maybe its not too late to take it back and buy a different brand.

jayhawk261 08-17-2007 01:34 PM

Well, Brett from Instigator never picked it up. I think I am going to have the credit card charged back and tell him to pick up his trailer.

Has anybody done this before? Are there any real repercussions to doing this? It seems like the only way to get the problem solved.

I spoke with Gary at Nextrail today, and he said he had heard that Instigator is in Chapter 11. Is there anywhere on the internet that can be verified? I'd imagine it should be a matter of public record.

Oh, and JPD, if this goes ugly, I may take you up on your "offer"! :D

seafordguy 08-17-2007 01:56 PM


Originally Posted by jayhawk261 (Post 2238660)
Well, Brett from Instigator never picked it up. I think I am going to have the credit card charged back and tell him to pick up his trailer.

Has anybody done this before? Are there any real repercussions to doing this? It seems like the only way to get the problem solved.

I spoke with Gary at Nextrail today, and he said he had heard that Instigator is in Chapter 11. Is there anywhere on the internet that can be verified? I'd imagine it should be a matter of public record.

Oh, and JPD, if this goes ugly, I may take you up on your "offer"! :D

I have had good luck with printing out a "warrant in debt" form off of the internet, filling it out, sending it to the "defendent", and threatening to file it if they won't work something out within a certain time period.

I made the mistake of ordering some granite countertops online - yada yada one year later I still didn't have anything, so I threatened to file a Warrant in Debt in my local general district court if they didn't work something out by the end of the week, being sure to cite the fact that it would cost them several thousand just to fly out and defend themselves. I had my money fully refunded by the end of the week. I am currently doing the same thing for our wedding photographer who has run off with our $1,600 deposit.

Just a thought, but it always gets their attention!?!?!

wstultz 08-17-2007 02:06 PM

I live about 20 minutes from Tomball, Texas. Do you want me to take a few guys over there and see if we can find him?

jayhawk261 08-17-2007 02:25 PM

I don't think I'm looking for that just yet! :D

I'm going to go today and charge the card back and he can come get it and keep it! He's had every opportunity to do the right thing, but he has failed to at every step. Time to stop fuggin around and hit him where it REALLY hurst.

Thanks for the offer W, I'll let you know if we get there!

jayhawk261 08-17-2007 06:05 PM

Chargeback paperwork put in. He has 60 days to respond. If no response, automatic refund. I bet I hear from him now:D

captdave 08-18-2007 05:03 PM

when i was a dealer i had some issues with them as well
the trailer business is nasty sometimes. If you need any
more info on a texas contact i may be able to help you
out. I dont like it when any part of a boat deal goes bad.

norbertnj 08-17-2010 02:35 PM

Hi, could sameone help me? I sent money to Instigator Custom Aluminum Boat Trailers for new trailer and boat pick up and lost contact with them :(

Sea-Dated 08-17-2010 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by masher44 (Post 2197235)
I will give you a towing lesson :rolleyes:

He doesn't need them. He knows how to be towed. :lolhit::lolhit::lolhit::lolhit:


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