whats up guys, i hate to say it but after years of nothing but positive experiences, including buying and selling on evom, i believe i was finally scammed. ForgivenEvo had a ported and ceramic coated mani for sale, perfect since i just ordered ported o2, turbo housing, and LICP from wayne at PPI. he said 175 shipped and i sent a postal money order within a few days.

https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/sh...ghlight=ported

shortly after he PM me saying he received the money order and that he would try to ship the manifold the next day, but may not be able to because of going out of town. he didnt ship it next day, but PM me a few days later saying he brough it out of town with him and shipped it via UPS. he provided a tracking number and i thought everything was good.

i got suspicious when after two days, my tracking number still stated "billing information received." i called ups to inquire and they stated that this tracking number was done online electronically by providing UPS the size and weight of the package. you then pay for the shipping online and they provide a shipping label to print out. you have to apply the shipping label and drop the package off at UPS, which was not done, because as of this second, it still says "billing information received."

if this guy was scamming, i dont see why he would waste his time and money by even obtaining and providing me with a tracking number. i have PMed him about 5 times and i see he has not logged on since the 15th. i hope there was some miscommunication about him getting the tracking number but the words "i was able to ship the manifold here is the tracking number" are not easily misunderstood, at least not in my opinion. hopefully he will contact me and rectify this situation or i am out 175. while this is hopefully getting resolved, i would not encourage any evom members to buy anything from him, should he sell. i would hope he could at least update me. if hes running behind thats fine, but i want to know that im getting my item. he has internet access while he is "out of town" because he PM me saying he "shipped" it after he was already out of town.

 

it sounds kinda iffy...i think he coulda got confused about somethin in the process even though its really simple to do...it could also be a scam because sending money through the mail isnt smart because there is no way to protect ur investment

 

well if he got confused he could have responded to one of my 6 pm's and i would have gladly helped him.

 

When did the tracking# say that the item was sent out?I know sometimes when I shipped stuff, I will use usps.com and print the postage out and drop the item off at a post office or dropbox.It could be that the post office has not yet checked their drop box?Than again who knows.Maybe try checking with the local post office in their area where the item was supposed to be shipped out of if you have not already done so.I would avoid sending money orders or a personal check next time.If someone is ever selling something and states that they only accept MO's or PC's than I would stay away from a purchase like that.Good luck though!

 

At least it was only $175, better that than like $2000 for some advan rims or something.

 

it wasnt shipped. it says shipped/billed on 09/13. but it never says it was scanned in or out or anything. so it was billed on 09/13 meaning he paid for shipping and got a label, but didnt ship it.

 

Here is the conversation I had with him from about 6 months ago over a set of myd flaps I was selling. The conversation starts at the bottom and ends at the top.

 

I have been out of town for a week and was not able to access the internet. I wasn't able to respond to any PM's. Sorry for that.

Anyways, I have the packaging slip and receipt. I shipped the item by UPS at a UPS Store. Honestly, it is not my intention to do any sort of scamming. If you look at the tracking number, it even says the weight of the package. I will contact the actual UPS store I shipped it by and give you an update.

Sorry for any confusion, I did not expect any problems after I shipped the manifold out.

 

I think his location has a lot to do with why things are delayed (shipments, communications, etc.). It seems he lives out in the middle of nowhere (no offense) and the people who handle packages in his area seem to be pretty dim. His trader feedback seems to all be positive on both the buying and selling side, so I wouldn't be too concerned there. Also, he spends a lot of time out of town.

 

Bottom line, if you shipped the item, UPS store or not (I personally do all my shipping through UPS store), then it shows IMMEDIATLEY what was shipped.

 

well it says the weight of the package and it says billing info received, but it never gives a status as to where the thing is. delay is not forgiven evos fault, but youre to tell me this package has been sitting in the UPS store for almost two weeks? we have to track it down. thanks for responding and hopefully between the two of us, we can resolve this and i can get my manifold.

 

Hope everything gets worked out, if you do wind up getting this and want a hand working on everything LMK I'm off for a few weeks.

 

yeah definately. me and my buddy dan usually take on these projects but the more the merrier. a few extra beers to get rid of haha. ill have this, hopefully, the ported o2housing, LICP, and ported turbo housing. then a tune.

 

Personally met the guy, not that kinda person.. hope everythings sorted out and worked for the best..