possible ebay rip off? does anybody know Van Lain in chicago Illinois?

i paid for an auction with my discovercard and didn't recieve what I paid for and Discovercard paid me back. This was about three years ago for $250 bucks.

 

If you have his home phone number, find out if the area code is Chicago poper or one of the suburbs. The prefix can usually lead you to the location where it's normally used. Just ask information or sometimes you can find it on a quick search on the net. Then call any branch of the county library, where that prefix is located (probably Cook County), and ask the librarian for a Bressure's (bresh-ers) check (phone number crossref to address).
It's pretty common and has worked for me in the past before Al Gore invented the internet (hehe).

Good luck brother!

 

I have a stupid question. Did you try puting his phone number into Google to see what address comes back? Sometimes that will work. Also, ZABA search will work if you have a phone number and a full name and city.

Good luck man! Hope it works out for you! Keep in touch with Chad and Joe. Maybe they can help you out...

Keep us posted!

 

yeah i tried the google thing. didnt come up with any matches, its a 773 prefix. just called a little while ago like he said to, and surprise, no answer.

 

I had trouble last month. sent a money order for 400.00 to a flake kept jacking me around. I got ****ty with him on the phone told him i have friends close to were he is that can take care of this . he hung the phone up. 3 days later i e-mailed him. told him i was filling out a report to the FBI FRUAD DIV. AND YOU WILL BE CONTACTED BY THE STATE ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE. Give it a try it worked fo me.

 

Bummer! Figures! Sounds like HE needs to get jerked around a little.

 

This will give you a home address and phone number.

http://www.whitepages.com/search/Fi...treet=&city_zip=&state_id=IL&localtime=survey

 

It would be very interesting what would happen if you did a "charge back" on the credit card. Credit Card processing is almost full proof in this regard. This is why you should always use a credit card through paypal when buying stuff. Basically what this means is that you call your card company and contest the charge, they go back upstream and freeze the money against the bank the money was transferred to, and it then everybody can all go to arbitration if they don't want to give back the money.

 

I always use a credit card thru paypal. The credit card companies(for good or bad) almost always get you a refund with a good reason.

 

I went threw this with Pay pal round and round I got screwed out of 400 bucks

 

Wish that had worked for me

Sory to hear about more of this BS. Im still out of pocket nearly $15K

 

And they wonder why I avoid Ebay.

 

well i guess we're giving up. been calling everyday, almost every hour, from different phones, but having no luck. i'd strongly advise against doing business with Van Lain, 2618 W. 51st street, Chicago, Illinois 60632 (773) 778-8550

 

on one deal? .have you tried contacting Austrade ?
http://www.austrade.gov.au/

 

Thats not such a great neighborhood....

 

What is his eBay handle?

 

Tell me about it! That's about 10 minutes from my house... and we're in a worse neighborhood.

Ricky, I'll drive by there after work tonight and see if there's even a business there.

 

Have you contacted the USPS Postal Inspection Service for that area? The local States Attorney? The State Division of Consumer Protection? The computer can be a useful tool for this. Don't give up, keep trying these options and maybe you'll get lucky or at least cause the ***hole some grief.

 

now im not advocating strong arm tactics here or jack booted threats..thats really not a great idea..you dont need that kind of attention..besides it will make you look like the jerk..
Take a day off and go for a drive and walk into the guys shop, ask for him by name..than ask nicely why he is screwing you..and that since you see that he cant find the mailbox, you have decided to come and get what he owes you with out having to wait for it to be shipped to you.

 

oh sorry..i didnt realize you were that far away from him..thats probably why he feels secure with ****ing with you..he thinks you will never come to his neighborhood to collect..maybe if its worth it to you to make him "understand" that distance isnt the issue here, he might change his mind..or make some friends in his neighborhood.

 

Pete you need to update us on that! What has been happening with it?

http://jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=211875&page=3

 

That address is also Midwest Engine Service AKA Engine Czars

The owner is Lionel Vega. Maybe he can help... might also try asking for Tony. I don't know if that will help... but it might.

Maybe use this number instead... 773-778-6400 That is the shop number I have.

Mike

 

from 411.com Using a reverse address search:
Duncan, Brian
Job ***le: MIS Manager
Company: Midwest Engine Service
2618 W 51st St
Chicago, IL 60632-1543
(773) 778-6400

Gomez, Louise
Job ***le: Regional Vice President
Company: Midwest Engine Service
2618 W 51st St
Chicago, IL 60632-1543
(773) 778-6400

Greene, Mike
Job ***le: Finance Manager
Company: Midwest Engine Service
2618 W 51st St
Chicago, IL 60632-1543
(773) 778-6400

Lain, Van
Job ***le: President
Company: Target Machine Shop Inc
2618 W 51st St
Chicago, IL 60632-1543
(773) 778-6400

Sakiewicz, Tom
Job ***le: Director Of R&D
Company: Midwest Engine Service
2618 W 51st St
Chicago, IL 60632-1543
(773) 778-6400

 

whoa thanks for all this info guys!

 

This Van Lain isn't just a sub contractor working from that address is he? ...seems like a lot of people running "businesses" from one locale.

 

Sounds like you have some great contacts now! Too bad they're all at the same phone number! I'll drive by and see if the shop is still there tonight.

Engine Czars? Didn't they used to be on Irving Park or Belmont?

 

called the number i got from thirtyfivepickup and spoke to a new person, supposed to call back tomorrow. we'll see what happens.

 

Good! I just came from there. It's a real rundown looking place with piles of motors outside in the snow, but there are parts on the shelf. The sign said they were open 8:30 to 5 week days. I checked with the parts store across teh street and they said that they were definitely still in business.

Good luck!

 

Hey, My name is Mark aka Tiger Mark and if you wish give me your info on a pm and I would be more than happy to knock on the door and pick it up for you then all we have to do is figure out how to get it to which sould be no problem. It's my old stompin grounds.

 

if this doesnt work for ya, let me know and I can make a call. I can't guarantee success... but if I can't maybe my boss will be willing to make a call. He knows (and is well respected) by everyone.

Good luck!