Getting ripped off by thieves and vendors (Sometimes at the same time)

[John510]

Yenko,
Tell us what vendor stole your 7K please!!! We need to know who to avoid!

[Simmo]

I'd just like to express my gratitude to those who start threads like this.

It's hard enough building these cars without this sort of BS. Being on the other side of the globe and having sent around 10K to the USA over the last 6 months I sh*t myself when I read stuff like this.

I'd just finished reading how great the new shop looked and how cool all the new projects coming out of that place were. Before reading this thread I'd planned to make an order at the next Forgeline sale...judging by the reputation the firm had I wouldnt have given it a second thought. Geeez, bit of a wake-up call.

Yenko...I'd be getting on a plane too...good luck to you and all the others who have been ripped.

[Yenko LS]

As far as buying off of vendors.. Always pay with PAYPAL or Credit Cards.
If it goes longer than 30 days call the supplier direct. If stories dont add up.
Cancel the order and get your money back. No wire transfers,no chexs. And the vendor i am waiting for better call today..because my air miles will get me and a friend to his state... Thanks Wes. Also i would like to thank Brett at RIDETECH , he is a amazing man .THANKS AGAIN

[jy211]

Originally Posted by John510

Do a search before you buy anything from Prodigy !!! He will screw you over!!

I was one of his victims before.

The only reason he is still allowed on pro touring dot com is because he built Larrys car for him.

Somebody needs to sue him and take his business down!!!!!

I've had great luck buying items from Prodigy so

[HRBS]

Originally Posted by Yenko LS

I want it to be clear that the vendor is NOT Frank at Prodigy...Frank in my books has always done a great job.Please dont MUDDY this thread about Frank. He in one day does more technical calls then most GM hotlines.

Are you serious ?
You might want to re-read the OP. It IS about Frank... muddy or not.
You have 24 posts here at Lateral-G and 7 of them are in this thread. Thats 25% of your posts ranting about YOU and YOUR problem with YOUR vendor.
The OP has $4k out of pocket with said vendor. YOU have $7k out of pocket however came to the defense of said vendor and change this thread single handedly about YOUR vendor. Can you not see that you both have a similar issue? Why not post your vendor name so some other 3rd party can come to their defense like you did to Frank ? I know frank.... I like frank and I agree he gives alot of "free" advice and guidance. But thats not what THIS thread is about. These threads always turn into a he said, she said, and mine is worse than yours situation that will only "muddy" these boards if allowed. I agree that something needs to be done and I admit I do not have a suggestion. But its a constant pissing match of complaint vs defending.

[Yenko LS]

WOW ..I was making it clear that my beef was not with Frank. So yes my post was right. Guys like you make guys like me not want to talk about this stuff...so that being said back off.I was trying to give good ideas about how to fix this problem..dont bring up number of posts,thats why people are afraid of posting. Where i come from you dont point fingers and i was making sure that i wasnt doing that. Sorry if i seem cross..but i went out of my way to make sure it was fair to all..i am very sorry that people have lost parts and money to Frank...but i was just saying it was not him.. Wes

[GregWeld]

Originally Posted by Yenko LS

WOW ..I was making it clear that my beef was not with Frank. So yes my post was right. Guys like you make guys like me not want to talk about this stuff...so that being said back off.I was trying to give good ideas about how to fix this problem..dont bring up number of posts,thats why people are afraid of posting. Where i come from you dont point fingers and i was making sure that i wasnt doing that. Sorry if i seem cross..but i went out of my way to make sure it was fair to all..i am very sorry that people have lost parts and money to Frank...but i was just saying it was not him.. Wes

No -- Steve is right -- you jacked another guys post about YOUR issue... which has NOTHING to do with this vendor. Then you make big threats about flying and finding the guy etc... and it's not even a vendor on this website!

[Yenko LS]

Well i must say im sorry to all..good luck to all. I thought i joined a forum about cars. It really does not matter where the guy is a vendor,he is a vendor. As far as high jack sorry thought it was a discussion about getting ripped off. i joined in the discussion. By the number of people that PM'd me id say it was a good discussion. Like i said this is why people dont post....it has been real.. Wes

[Yenko LS]

Good luck Doug1 ,i hope all works out for you....bad carma catches up with everyone,your vendor will get his.. Wes

[bret]

I'm going to put an end to this particular problem. The problem is Perry Price at PTS.
I've had conversations with at least 4 customers who have ordered [and paid for] RideTech systems from PTS. RideTech has either not gotten an order, or is holding the PTS order waiting for their payment. I [and several of my staff] have also had several conversations with Perry on this subject and he has been told to fix it..."it" being the customers orders AND the perception that it is his suppliers fault that he can't ship parts.
I am allergic to exposing business issues like this but I have to put the considerations of our end customers [and future customers] ahead of the concerns of a single dealer.
There is NO doubt that many manufacturers [including RideTech] continually struggle to keep up with growing orders [especially right now]. This situation has been uneccessarily magnified by a dealer who is holding orders for whatever reason.

If you have a RideTech order pending with PTS, please let us know your situation directly. Danny Coultas at RideTech is handling this issue directly. His direct number is 812.481.4712. His direct email is [email protected]. I cannot do much about retreiving funds from PTS, but we WILL work with you as best we can to get you your parts. We are currently shipping well on everything but compressors. [compressors seem to be a worldwide issue right now].

To be clear...PTS is no longer a RideTech dealer, effective immediately. There are plenty of good RideTech dealers out there that will offer you good tech advice AND place your order promptly. If you simply cannot find one you are happy with, call us directly and we will process your order.

My personal apologies for allowing this to happen. I will try to show more sack in the future to prevent these situations.