Bad548nova.....without a doubt a scammer

[scottys]

I sent a $700 Postal Money order for 2 dominator carbs to this clown. He received the money orders on September 9. As of September 12th, I not heard from him, and sent him a message inquiring about the parts. He told me he had the money order and the parts would ship out on Monday morning (Sept.15th). I never received the parts, so I sent him another message on September 20th. He give me a sob story about working 7 days a week and said he was taking off work on Monday September 22nd to ship the carburetors, and he would email me the tracking number. I have left numerous voice messages and emails with no response since that time. I guess I just got scammed. The info I have for him is:
Robert Ames
18604 Champaign
Allen Park, MI 48101
313-332-9484

If anyone knows this guy or is in contact with him, please let me know. Thanks, Scotty Stites

[bad548nova]

I will try to nip this right now! I have a 1974 nova that I paid for here on race junk! paid for it before I ever seen it! I paid for my motor here on race junk paid in cash. I bout my crank here on race junk paid in cash. I have never ripped any one off! I paid in cash to have my crom molly cage done! i have paid for and sold many things over the last year and never ripped anyone off. your carbs have been shipped like i said. i have given you all information you need to trake the carbs. so with this i will say you are a ass clown

[gungho]

You should post your shipping receipt on here with the tracking number to clear your name.

[bigray]

Tracking ...tracking ... Tracking,,, info.and shipping info..is all it takes to clear this one up........

[bad548nova]

he has them 0307 3330 0000 3922 8146

[mopar1968]

:? :? Looks cut and dried to me :!: :!: Just hope this info is correct, I don't like crow :!: :!:

[bigray]

i tryed tracking numbers on fed X and UPS no match ?????????

[I972Nova]

Thats a usps tracking number...

[mopar1968]

I tried the number on usps, accepted 10;16 am on sept 27 2008 in allen park, mi 48101 Now let's see what happens.

[gearhead1011]

Something seems hokey here. The package was recieved in allen park, MI? That's the address of bad548nova. If these guys live in the same city why wasn't this a face-to-face transaction. Otherwise someone posted a tracking number on a package he recieved not sent.

[mopar1968]

I think what it means is usps accepted on this date and time, doesn't say anyone else recieved it, i have gotten packages thru snail mail and it said the samething,

[fla1976]

Ditto.
I wouldn't look for it to arrive for a few more days. Keep checking the shipping number at http://www.usps.com/
Hopefully you'll get it soon.

[gearhead1011]

I think what it means is usps accepted on this date and time, doesn't say anyone else recieved it, i have gotten packages thru snail mail and it said the samething,

I see. I guess I just assumed that was delivered because of bad548nova's comment "he has them" and scottys said he promised to ship them on the 22nd. 15 days to ship something you have been paid in full for is way too long. I could see where someone would think they had been screwed.

[scottys]

If you guys notice, he only shipped the parts AFTER I posted this in the scammer section. I really doubt that is a coincidence. It took him 18 days to actually ship the parts?????? That is totally unacceptable to me......especially since he wouldn't respond to emails or phone calls.
I will keep everyone updated on this situation.......the tracking number tells me that he shipped "something".....but I don't have much faith that it is the 2 carburetors in which I purchased. Its clear that he was trying to rip me off.....and now he just don't like getting his name dragged through the mud.
I just hope his wife, kids, neighbors all get to see this to know how much of a piece of lowlife garbage he is!!!! I'm sure they probably already know!!!!
I knew that he was trouble when I come to this forum to post this, and there were already a couple other topics about him. This isn't his first rodeo!!!!

[mopar1968]

Oh i do agree that is way too long to ship, so let's just see if you get them keep us advised on this.

[mopar1968]

:? :? Gotten mighty quite here :!: :!:

[scottys]

I received the carburetors today. They were exactly as described and packaged well. I'm sorry it had to get this far, but sometimes it just takes a little "encouragement" to get people to do the right thing. Thank you Racing Junk!!!

[michael1]

Glad to see everything worked out for both sides.

[mopar1968]

:) :) '' DITTO''

[Tod74]

2 Dominators for 700 bucks = helluva deal.

[scottys]

Since it took 3 weeks to get them, and I had to have a carb, I had to buy one somewhere else.
I'll take my money back on the dominators if you are interested?

[fast72buick]

USPS Can take anywhere's from 5-30 Working days for regular old Postal shipment, If Priority mailed things would be diff.
I've never had it take 30 days to recieve nor send a package but if you ask the Post teller next time when your at the post office you'll quickly find that what I'm writing is true.
As for not replying right away, I have done the samething numerous times, I'm not saying this is the case but I've had a numerous amount of people buy items from me and take 1-2 weeks before sending payment, On the day of recieveing payment or within 1-2 days it never fails to recieve a e-mail "Have my parts been shipped", Parts are sent but e-mail is deleted.
Funny as all hell a buyer thinks he can take his sweet-Ol" time about paying but once payment is sent wants items next day :roll:

[scottys]

Not the case here. I sent payment the very next day. Seller acknowledged he received it. Promised it would ship on certain date. It never did. He gave me another ship date. Still never got shipped. Finally he quit responding to emails. I posted this in the scammer section and he shipped it THAT day. (Tracking number verfies this). It took him over 15 days to get it to the post office. This was certainly not the post office's fault.
I am 100% confident that I would have never received my parts if it wasn't for posting this topic, and the topic on Yellow Bullet.

If you are too busy to ship the stuff, you shouldn't list it for sale on the internet. If you have read any of this guy's responses, you can see that he is rude, verbally abusive, and an all around jerk. He should be banned from selling on here.

[fast72buick]

Not the case here. I sent payment the very next day. Seller acknowledged he received it. Promised it would ship on certain date. It never did. He gave me another ship date. Still never got shipped. Finally he quit responding to emails. I posted this in the scammer section and he shipped it THAT day. (Tracking number verfies this). It took him over 15 days to get it to the post office. This was certainly not the post office's fault.
I am 100% confident that I would have never received my parts if it wasn't for posting this topic, and the topic on Yellow Bullet.

If you are too busy to ship the stuff, you shouldn't list it for sale on the internet. If you have read any of this guy's responses, you can see that he is rude, verbally abusive, and an all around jerk. He should be banned from selling on here.




I'm very glad you got things taken care of, I was not meaning by my statements that you hadn't sent payment right away, I was giving a ex. as to what kind of buyers I've dealt with and it never seems to amaze me the stories i get told when payment has became extremely late (I'm talking 2-3 weeks after purchase is made), Got in car accident,Broke a leg,etc.
I have never had it take 30 days when shipping through US Postal but it can take up to 30 days to recieve a item unless it's sent priority, I cannot count the times I've forked the additional $ to priority someone's parts when they paid US Parcel price as i surely would not wanna wait a lengthly time such as more then 5-7 working days let alone a month just to save a couple $'s, The way i look at it is If i state a shipping price and I do not charge enough then i bite the bullet and in some/many cases such as shipping to Cali. I've lost dearly in the past, I look at it as my mistake so i bite the bullet and pay the additional charges Incurred which believe sucks but a deal is a deal.

[wlpatterson]

I ship alot of parts & anyone I have dealt with will confirm I ship & send the Tracking# the same day payment is recieved-I DO NOT USE THE POSTOFFICE,May as well send the damn parts on A Mule..There is absoultly nothing short of Hospital or death that should prevent anyone selling parts on here from doing the same-I will be the first to say a few days delay gives me the feeling of being screwed & sometimes thats the case.If for some SERIOUS reason the seller cant ship, its his/her absolute responsibility to call or contact the buyer & let them know.This isnt a real hard thing..As for the buyer taking their time sending the funds? You are under no obligation to hold parts for any unreasonable time-It also works the other way,If theres a delay on sending funds its the buyer that should do the contacting if not--SELL THEM! I cant believe times have changed so much,I can remember when a mans word was worth more than any amount of money Now?This isnt science or anything new?? An opinion by someone that has been screwed several times on this site--

[farrigno]

fwiw, i have used the USPS to ship all my stuff and people have gotten it within a week,it's always shipped prioraty.

[briancfor]

Well, I hate to say it. But we can't let Robert Ames, aka BAD548NOVA off the hook just yet. I sold the guy a 16 volt alternator and bracket back on 1-2-2009. I shipped it out to him UPS ground on 1-6-2009. Our deal was I'd e-mail him with a tracking number (1Z87471W0354487363) and then he would make a payment of $260 ($250 for parts, $10 shipping) to my Paypal account. The tracking number showed he recieved the parts on 1-12-2009 at 6:40 pm. Still no payment. I tried calling him a few times and finally on 1-17-2008 (a Saturday) he answered his phone and told me his wife was going to make the payment on the following Monday. Well here we are now three weeks after I e-mailed him the tracking number and I've still not been paid. I've left multiple voicemail messages on his cell phone (313-332-9484) I've sent him three Paypal payment reminders, and a few e-mails to his racingjunk.com account. Same results, no payment, no returned phone calls and no return e-mails. I even called him and left him a voicemail that I was going to post an ad on racing junk warning people not to do business with him. (see ad #1445548) Still no response. I don't know what to do next. If you read this Mr. Robert Ames (BAD548NOVA) from 18604 Champaign in Allen Park, Michigan. For crying out loud, be a man and either pay for the parts, or send them back. Why would you ruin your name and give this website a black eye for $260 dollars? I've had over 550 hits in less then 36 hours on the ad telling everyone what you did. Is it really worth it? Does your wife and kid(s) that are on your website (amesmotosports.com) know you do this to people? Hey, it's your call. Take care of the problem now, or let it get worse. And to everyone else, losing $260 dollars of my own money will be well worth it as long as we don't let this crook steal from us again. If anybody has any suggestions on what I should do, let me know. Thanks!

[turbinetom]

Yep...I got him to pay up..even though I really still got screwed by old "Bob"
This is what I did...if you have a fax machine, you can set its default to redial if it does not reach a fax tone on the other end. Basically, it'll ring his cell every 5 minutes and give that annoying fax tone. Bob was not amused. I also resorted to randomly calling him at the oddest hours I could..just friendly checking in with him.
Oh yeah..don't let him use the "lost in the mail" deal (favorite excuse)
Make'm pay by Paypal.
Also..be sure to post on Yellowbullet.com his user name is "ba253" they know him there too...

Good luck, and enjoy the fun...

[dparker]

I got on Ole Bob's ad for Jesel rockers. He's selling without a phone number now. And still no honor payments. I even sent a message to the seller. What a slug.

From: dparker To: bad548nova Date: 2009-02-03 10:40:16
Subject: Integrity
Re: Ad #1440685 - jesel

I quess Robert Ames doesn't put his phone number on his ads. Why would that be, looks like a red flag to me. And no honor payments either truely a standup guy. There are forums all over talking about your nonpay and the length of time it takes for you to send out items after they've been paid for. Sounds like now your stalling on paying for a 16 volt alternator that was sent to you in good faith. Man what a slug. Maybe we can help you out, Im sure you would like everybody at race tracks around the Allen Park area to know how you screw people over. I think it would be in your best interest to pay for the alternator you received, since it won't be that hard to get on your area track's forums and tell the truth about bad548nova!!!!

[briancfor]

I just called Bob today. The first time in over a month. I've pretty much given up getting paid by this dirt bag, but I figured I'd call him and at least let him know I haven't forgot that he basically screwed me out of $260. Anyway, I did the old *67 trick before I dialed his number and I was shocked that he answered. I asked "Is this Bob?" and he said it was. I said "This is Brian Forrester from down in Florida." And he replied "Who?" So I said " You know, you've got my alternator." And with that, he hung up on me. I tried calling him back, but it went to his voice mail. What a low life. I hope I need to go to Michigan one of these days. I'd stop by and knock on his door and introduce myself just to see the look on his face. That would make my day.

[firebird89]

I have to be in Lower Michigan next week. Maybe I can make a stop and visit him for you. :lol:

[farrigno]

I just called Bob today. The first time in over a month. I've pretty much given up getting paid by this dirt bag, but I figured I'd call him and at least let him know I haven't forgot that he basically screwed me out of $260. Anyway, I did the old *67 trick before I dialed his number and I was shocked that he answered. I asked "Is this Bob?" and he said it was. I said "This is Brian Forrester from down in Florida." And he replied "Who?" So I said " You know, you've got my alternator." And with that, he hung up on me. I tried calling him back, but it went to his voice mail. What a low life. I hope I need to go to Michigan one of these days. I'd stop by and knock on his door and introduce myself just to see the look on his face. That would make my day.there is a bad feedback section on yellow bullet post the details on there many people know him,i'd bet you will get results if you start bashing him!!