GuinnyOne
05-22-2006, 11:38 PM
This is a kind of a long story short....am seeking some advice before posting to the BOI and taking further legal action. I have all e-mails sent back and forth between us, and will have to sort through them and create a word document to make them in readable format.
Last November, I ended up contacting a company to purchase several (initially 8, but ended up being 12) large, custom, pvc reptile cages. The fellow I talked to said it was very do-able, he could take payments and would start construction once the cages were paid for. I sent the last payment mid-December and my total was in the $5800 range for these cages.
He told me on the phone that it was a large order, and we were looking at 6-8 weeks for completed construction. Just for kicks, according to his website, he states 4-6 weeks...but I did understand it was a larger order. I also wanted to get the flooring done in the house before I brought these large cages in.
So, here it is almost June....6 months later. No cages.
I e-mailed him every couple weeks to check on progress. First he said the company he got the pvc sheets from had backordered stock. That took a couple weeks. Then they got through the 4-foot cages. Then the 6 foot cages.
About 8 weeks ago I asked that he take photos of what the company had completed and that he e-mail them to me. Another month goes by. He said "no problem." He said he sent the photos to me twice. All e-mail deamed "spam" by Yahoo is deposited into a "bulk" folder which I check every time I check my "inbox". Never saw them. I told him that I would like him to take more photos and print them up and snail-mail them to me. He said a week ago that he would take more photos and do so. Never seen them. E-mailed him a couple times in the past couple days. Nothing.
A few weeks ago, I finally asked for my money back. He said they were custom cages and that wasn't happening. He says I owe him another $600-800 for shipping when the cages are done. I'm not sending any more money to him until I see that these cages are completed. I finally told him that I would take 11 of the 12 cages and for him to use the money (about $750) from that last 8-foot cage to ship the 11 cages to me. He told me that the terms of the cages were explained to me and that I would not be getting any refunds on the cages and that I would have to pay the additional shipping to get any of the cages. He never said a word about that during the one phone call we had initially and he certainly never stated it any of the e-mails nor was it on his website during that time period (although I'm assuming that he can change that at any time).
So basically, I'm about about $6000 and I have paypal reciepts and cancelled checks to prove it. I also have all the e-mails sent between us. What do I do now?
It is more than small-claims courts will handle. I don't have money to pay an attorney unless I take him to court and also sue him for court/attorney fees.
I just really desperately need some help. Kelly
Last November, I ended up contacting a company to purchase several (initially 8, but ended up being 12) large, custom, pvc reptile cages. The fellow I talked to said it was very do-able, he could take payments and would start construction once the cages were paid for. I sent the last payment mid-December and my total was in the $5800 range for these cages.
He told me on the phone that it was a large order, and we were looking at 6-8 weeks for completed construction. Just for kicks, according to his website, he states 4-6 weeks...but I did understand it was a larger order. I also wanted to get the flooring done in the house before I brought these large cages in.
So, here it is almost June....6 months later. No cages.
I e-mailed him every couple weeks to check on progress. First he said the company he got the pvc sheets from had backordered stock. That took a couple weeks. Then they got through the 4-foot cages. Then the 6 foot cages.
About 8 weeks ago I asked that he take photos of what the company had completed and that he e-mail them to me. Another month goes by. He said "no problem." He said he sent the photos to me twice. All e-mail deamed "spam" by Yahoo is deposited into a "bulk" folder which I check every time I check my "inbox". Never saw them. I told him that I would like him to take more photos and print them up and snail-mail them to me. He said a week ago that he would take more photos and do so. Never seen them. E-mailed him a couple times in the past couple days. Nothing.
A few weeks ago, I finally asked for my money back. He said they were custom cages and that wasn't happening. He says I owe him another $600-800 for shipping when the cages are done. I'm not sending any more money to him until I see that these cages are completed. I finally told him that I would take 11 of the 12 cages and for him to use the money (about $750) from that last 8-foot cage to ship the 11 cages to me. He told me that the terms of the cages were explained to me and that I would not be getting any refunds on the cages and that I would have to pay the additional shipping to get any of the cages. He never said a word about that during the one phone call we had initially and he certainly never stated it any of the e-mails nor was it on his website during that time period (although I'm assuming that he can change that at any time).
So basically, I'm about about $6000 and I have paypal reciepts and cancelled checks to prove it. I also have all the e-mails sent between us. What do I do now?
It is more than small-claims courts will handle. I don't have money to pay an attorney unless I take him to court and also sue him for court/attorney fees.
I just really desperately need some help. Kelly