Topic: Build a Bandit

[Flounder55]

TA widow, what reason did Bob the bandit give for not honoring his obligation to you? A sick relative? A hospital visit? weather? There HAS to be a good reason for his backing out....... right? NO MONEY!

[RainMan]

What a surprise.  Bobby is backing out of yet another promise to mail the contract yesterday and he's blaming me.  He bends over backward making empty promises to people and then  he doesn't like when people call him on it.  Go figure.  What a loser.

Gee just when I had my hopes up . I thought  maybe there'd be a Christmas miracle or something .
Sorry to hear TA

[solargold]

call the Amish Mafia or any mafia for that matter

[tawidow]

Oh no, no family illness.  He used his usual one for me - it's my fault.  I made comments on the internet so I obviously don't want a refund.  Of course when I stayed off the internet back in Sept/Oct for weeks and told him I was doing it so he'd know I was capable, I didn't even get a return call or e-mail - much less the refund that's a couple hundred days past due.

The only thing he does is give a few empty promises to a few victims.  I'm guessing his wife wanted a quiet Christmas and told him to get me to stop calling or e-mailing.  He made a promise that he'd send something the day after Christmas and he shut me up from contacting him until after.

I call every day and e-mail almost every day to remind him that I'm still here.  I didn't call him back in August/September as much.  When his last deadline started approaching I called again.  He claimed that he had forgotten.  I don't want him to use that excuse again.

[Flounder55]

Spoke with the bidder on the 73 TA. He left a negative comment on Ebay that Bob ( Joe) disliked. In turn he has been in touch with the guy who won the successful bid on the Ebay mustang. Bob promised to trailer the mustang to Texas. No money was exchanged in either case. Bob has since bought a small item off of Ebay to get the negative comment " neutralized". That will be short-lived I am told.

[Flounder55]

I see that 65classicrods is buying small items ( car related parts for the most part ) to shore up his Ebay rating that was recently affected ( negatively) by offroadproductions.

[tawidow]

I saw that too.  It's good to see that he has some money to spend.  Too bad he's not spending it on repaying the hoards of people he owes.

Does anyone know what's happening on January 17th?  That's when he said he'd have the funds available to repay me.  I'm curious what the newest con is.  I believe it's nothing - he's just hoping I shut up for a month and then he'll make up some excuse that it's my fault that he doesn't give me my money.  210 days and counting.

[RainMan]

210 days ,that's terrible . If he hasn't paid you in all this time , I just don't get a warm fuzzy feeling about you getting it in the near future .
I hope I'm wrong though as you've been threw enough and we'd all like to see you put this behind you .
He should owe you an additional  $100,000 for unnecessary  stress if anything

[tawidow]

210 is nothing compared to the guy that's been waiting 3 years.  I consider myself a newer victim among the dozens that have been fleeced before me.  I'm just "fortunate" enough to have caught the thief early.

It's infuriating that this piece of trash isn't behind bars yet.

[RainMan]

It's infuriating that this piece of trash isn't behind bars yet.

Yes that part has me in disbelief .  Seems like unless you get caught murdering someone with a smoking gun in your hand your scott free in the states ?

[brian c]

Actually, I'd wager its more due to a few select "customers" reporting back to the DA that Bob (BAB,etc) is working to change their ways. That way, it looks like the guy is genuinely trying to fix the problem and that the real issue is on the complainer's part, not the business.

I agree though that Bob should be cuddling up with Bubba in a state facility somewhere...

But hey, what the hell do I know? I'm not a legal eagle and I haven't stayed at a Holiday Inn recently

[Flounder55]

Well Brian you don't need to stay at a Holiday inn to know this guy is a crook. I spoke ( Email ) with Joe yesterday and while there was no set date of completion Bob assured Joe that HIS car was pretty close to being done. Eli's car's engine ( 455 ) had "issues" and had to go back to the engine shop. Not sure where Jay's car is in the completion order but it " appears Joe's is the futherest alone in the process.
I noticed one of the things that "Joe/Bob" bought off of Ebay was the gold bezel overlay for the TA dash bezels. That is what Bob puts on his bezels instead of getting Rand Combs to do it correctly so as far as I'm concerned 65classicrods IS Bob McElreath in cognitto.

 Joe also stated in his Email that he feels it's just a matter of time before Bob's house of cards starts to fall. He is in waaay too deep according to Joe. One can only hope !
 

[tawidow]

If anyone is interested in helping me design a billboard ad to be put up near one of Bob’s shops please contact me at edcarolinathol@aol.com
 
I’m using the about half the token money that Bob has given me to keep the police off his back. It’s just under $1000 for the first month and then between $700-800 a month. At least one company is willing to do it for just a month. Hopefully that’s all that will be needed.

Bob has decided that he doesn’t have to communicate with me (and most other victims). Authorities have been “looking into” him for years and doing nothing to force him to actually give people what they’ve paid for any time soon or stop new people from being victimized. He needs a legal wake up call to get him started doing anything he promises.

I’d like the sign to include as many victims as possible. I don’t think the names would be good – just their stories and time since their cars/refunds were due or shape of their cars. So far I have widow and children, soldier, cancer victim, divorcee, bucket-list.
 
It can’t have too many words on it or it gets too hard to read.
 
Also, I haven’t looked too hard, but I can’t find his Swannanoa shop address. Does anyone have it and does anyone know which shop he goes to the most?

[Flounder55]

I would add retirees...( me )

[brian c]

If anyone is interested in helping me design a billboard ad to be put up near one of Bob’s shops please contact me at edcarolinathol@aol.com
 
I’m using the about half the token money that Bob has given me to keep the police off his back. It’s just under $1000 for the first month and then between $700-800 a month. At least one company is willing to do it for just a month. Hopefully that’s all that will be needed.

Bob has decided that he doesn’t have to communicate with me (and most other victims). Authorities have been “looking into” him for years and doing nothing to force him to actually give people what they’ve paid for any time soon or stop new people from being victimized. He needs a legal wake up call to get him started doing anything he promises.

I’d like the sign to include as many victims as possible. I don’t think the names would be good – just their stories and time since their cars/refunds were due or shape of their cars. So far I have widow and children, soldier, cancer victim, divorcee, bucket-list.
 
It can’t have too many words on it or it gets too hard to read.
 
Also, I haven’t looked too hard, but I can’t find his Swannanoa shop address. Does anyone have it and does anyone know which shop he goes to the most?

I like the idea but its a slippery slope once you go down that road. I'd consult a legal eagle on the verbage so you don't open yourself up to litigation. Last thing you want is to be sued by this yahoo to finance another one of his trips to his favorite casino/bar/stripclub/whathaveyou.

If'n it were me, I'd spend the money on legal action to force him out of business. It's about the only way I see this coming to a close anytime while I'm still above ground. Otherwise, I see lots more of excuses, lack of communication, and stonewalling in everyone's future.