Problem With 22's! Damn Vendor!
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From: Marietta, GA
Problem With 22's! Damn Vendor!
Alright, where to start? Parents decide to get me 22's for X-Mas. I looked around, and I think around new years I found a good price from some guy off of eBay. It wasn't an auction, but he had some KMC stealhs or something for sale and I wanted some Venom's at the same price. He says OK, he can do it.
I try using an escrow service as it was a pretty big order and he was in California. Won't take escrow, did not have pictures of the actual rims, etc. etc... would only take a credit card payment through email. The guy calls me, makes me feel good about it, etc. etc. Well, I do it, and the next day he calls to say that they had sold out of them that day, and all he had was blems and not "display models". Fine, I guess I'll wait for the display models. About a week goes by and he gets some. Tells me one day that they are "on their way".
Next day I get an email. He says he took a "second look" and they werent that clean. I guess he grabbed a UPS driver, pulled him out of his truck, tied him up, went through the truck, found the rims, checked em out, and decided they weren't good enough and took em off the truck.
Another week, finds some, on their way. No tracking numbers, claims UPS should have emailed tracking numbers. Nope, none. Ask for an answer. Few days pass and he says they were just sent out (even though it's like the 3rd time they have been in transit to me) and they'll be there tuesday. They show up, wahoo, they're good, they're rims, I'm happy.
OK, got tires (nitto 404's!) about two weeks later and finally today got it to a shop to get em on. Today, all day, nothing but "Oh, my rims are coming! RIMS TOMORROW! WAHOO!", as I've been talking moronically about them since X-Mas. And dreaming of them since X-Mas. The Rims, finally!
Tonite: rim shop had a problem. A rim is MOTHER ****ING BENT! WHAT THE ****?!?! I had already had more than enough from this shop to just get a set of damn rims and now this!
I emailed the guy, I'm calling him tomorrow. Depending on how that turns out I'll try canceling the CC payment. Which, by the way, they accidently charged twice, but have apparently fixed it.
Oh yeah, don't ever buy a thing from Phat Boy Kustoms in California. Never!
I try using an escrow service as it was a pretty big order and he was in California. Won't take escrow, did not have pictures of the actual rims, etc. etc... would only take a credit card payment through email. The guy calls me, makes me feel good about it, etc. etc. Well, I do it, and the next day he calls to say that they had sold out of them that day, and all he had was blems and not "display models". Fine, I guess I'll wait for the display models. About a week goes by and he gets some. Tells me one day that they are "on their way".
Next day I get an email. He says he took a "second look" and they werent that clean. I guess he grabbed a UPS driver, pulled him out of his truck, tied him up, went through the truck, found the rims, checked em out, and decided they weren't good enough and took em off the truck.
Another week, finds some, on their way. No tracking numbers, claims UPS should have emailed tracking numbers. Nope, none. Ask for an answer. Few days pass and he says they were just sent out (even though it's like the 3rd time they have been in transit to me) and they'll be there tuesday. They show up, wahoo, they're good, they're rims, I'm happy.
OK, got tires (nitto 404's!) about two weeks later and finally today got it to a shop to get em on. Today, all day, nothing but "Oh, my rims are coming! RIMS TOMORROW! WAHOO!", as I've been talking moronically about them since X-Mas. And dreaming of them since X-Mas. The Rims, finally!
Tonite: rim shop had a problem. A rim is MOTHER ****ING BENT! WHAT THE ****?!?! I had already had more than enough from this shop to just get a set of damn rims and now this!
I emailed the guy, I'm calling him tomorrow. Depending on how that turns out I'll try canceling the CC payment. Which, by the way, they accidently charged twice, but have apparently fixed it.
Oh yeah, don't ever buy a thing from Phat Boy Kustoms in California. Never!
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From: Los Angeles
Dude that sucks... I had the same problem... I bought a set of wheels from these guys, then had to travel over an hour to go to the shop in Artesia (I think) which he is doing business with. I was getting a set of 18" KMC's for my Contour SVT. So everything is good. Then they told my some BS about how they thought they had the right pattern, but not any more. So with out me knowing, the filled the holes with a welder and drilled new ones. Put them on my car and told me it's all done. looked at them and almost lost it... The center caps did not fit on two of them and the guy welded right over the holes that the caps screw into. Also the chrome was pitted and it looked like *****. Basically you are correct.. these guys are scammers selling BLEM wheels to people. Pure A$$HOLE talent at work here. Send them back, and get your money back, and file a complaint with the BBB... Call your credit card company and get your money back... Whatever this guy tries to tell you, do not I repeat DO NOT buy anything from him.... Get you money back and go somewhere else.
FYI, I bought a set of Diablo 22" with tires on EBAY for $2085.... I saved almost $4000 bucks...
Look before you buy, I will look around for you if you want... Hope everything works out.
Marc
FYI, I bought a set of Diablo 22" with tires on EBAY for $2085.... I saved almost $4000 bucks...
Look before you buy, I will look around for you if you want... Hope everything works out.
Marc
