cruiser_importer is selling vehicles on eBay, not auction. I made him an offer right as his sale was ending which he accepted and for 3 days now he has given me the run around. He relisted the vehicle for more than we agreed and informed me that his "partner" will not allow him to sell it for the agreed upon price. His prerogative, and nothing underhanded here, but he did back out of an agreed upon deal and he did tie me up for 3 days giving me a load of bs. I had the cash and was in the process of getting a wire transfer arranged with my bank when he informed me.
He provided me with a reference, name and number, of a "business associate". I have called, gotten blind voicemail, and no return calls. It's been 3-4 days now and no responses. Seems I am unable to get a reference as promised. That says something to me.
There is a review on cruiser_importers eBay review page where a buyer had his offer accepted, cruiser_importer took the buyer's money - not a deposit evidently, but full payment for the car - and did not deliver the car. The money was eventually returned, the buyer was not ripped off, but the car was never delivered to the person who had paid in full. Sounds a lot like what almost happened to me. He'll accept a deal for lack of a better deal but he'll screw you if a better deal comes along. This is an assumption on my part but it looks to me like he accepted an offer, took the cash, then got a better offer and backed out on the original offer who had already paid for the car in full. Not a very reputable way to do business. Of course there are other possible explanations but he has not made any attempt to refute the review.
I am going to stay away. I personally would not trust cruiser_importer, aka Ryan, to be honest about other things if he would transact business like this. To me it is just the tip of the proverbial iceberg. My advice is to stay away from cruiser_importer unless you want to get the run around, and who knows, possibly worse. I also suspect that someone who does business like this on a regular basis is someone whose honesty and integrity are questionable in general.
He provided me with a reference, name and number, of a "business associate". I have called, gotten blind voicemail, and no return calls. It's been 3-4 days now and no responses. Seems I am unable to get a reference as promised. That says something to me.
There is a review on cruiser_importers eBay review page where a buyer had his offer accepted, cruiser_importer took the buyer's money - not a deposit evidently, but full payment for the car - and did not deliver the car. The money was eventually returned, the buyer was not ripped off, but the car was never delivered to the person who had paid in full. Sounds a lot like what almost happened to me. He'll accept a deal for lack of a better deal but he'll screw you if a better deal comes along. This is an assumption on my part but it looks to me like he accepted an offer, took the cash, then got a better offer and backed out on the original offer who had already paid for the car in full. Not a very reputable way to do business. Of course there are other possible explanations but he has not made any attempt to refute the review.
I am going to stay away. I personally would not trust cruiser_importer, aka Ryan, to be honest about other things if he would transact business like this. To me it is just the tip of the proverbial iceberg. My advice is to stay away from cruiser_importer unless you want to get the run around, and who knows, possibly worse. I also suspect that someone who does business like this on a regular basis is someone whose honesty and integrity are questionable in general.
