Fellow OSO members,we have what can only be descibed as a nightmare for anyone buying or selling boat parts .Please check out rws thread on I got rippied off by micheal.I too have been ripped off to the tune of$4000 bucks from this Mclaughlin guy ,heres how he got me,"bravo xr on ebay''I emailed him and agreed to buy it for $4000 dollars ,then in the conversation he tells me he has the trasom assy "you know the high performance one"so I sent him another $1000 bucks !!Asked him where he got this stuff from and he told me it came off a wrecked fountian of his buddys boat ,it had one of those merc 575 in her,sounds good right ,OK here the rest of the story took a month to get him to ship it shows up and it a standard bravo 1 with new xr stickers and the transom ends up a junk bell housing of a 89' thats been in the salt all its life.Please Please OSO guy help me out here.If you know of this guy or know a lawyer in his area I can hire ,please post.His name is Micheal Mclaughlin 24 Bayberry drive Branford Ct 06405,his Ph # are 203 481 8757 and 203 996 0969

You're kidding,,,, right??

wow, sorry to hear this happen to you....I am very cautious on ebay, try to find out as much as possible about the seller because I see all these horror stories....here in Florida what he did constitutes fraud in the inducement and can have severe consequences....you are right to follow up with a lawyer, we need to put a stop to this fraud on ebay

Someone needs to pay this bozo a little visit. Wish I lived closer, got some whacked-out friends that enjoy paying "visits".

I think there is another thread about this guy.... If I remember right there is a fellow OSO member that lives within 30mnts from this him...

There is another thread

He's still at it, time for some Police

WOW BUYER BEWARE. THIS ****HEAD NEEDS A VISIT.

what is his ebay ID?

I think this ***hole is under investigation but continues to scam. I wish I lived closer, he needs a little visit!