Deadbeat alert - jeffcycles.com

[administrator]

These people don't respond to emails, they take your money and Paypal can't help you. Don't deal with jeffcycles.com.

-- Frank --

This is really great protection from Paypal!

Dear Jim Moore,
After careful review, we have concluded our investigation of the Buyer Complaint described below.
We have decided in your favor, however, we were unable to recover any funds from the seller's account. As stated in the PayPal User Agreement, recovery of funds associated with a Buyer Complaint cannot be guaranteed.
Please know that we will make our best effort to recover the funds in question if they become available in the seller's account in the future and will take appropriate action against the seller. Such action may include issuing a warning, a temporary restriction, or terminating the account.
Keep in mind that PayPal uses a number of factors to determine when to take action, including member complaints. Due to privacy laws, we cannot discuss the details of any action taken. We hope you understand our policy and that it assures you that you are safe using PayPal.



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I ordered some used parts and engine paint from these guys on Dec 19th and have not heard anything from them since. No response to e-mails or phone calls just a recording. The used parts were quoted through a e-mail dialog so there was somebody there at the time. It was been two weeks and the holiday traffic is not an excuse at this point. I have filed a claim with paypal. Total is about $110 for above.

Posplayr

Please keep trying to contact them for another week or so (both email and phone). If you still don't get any info from them then let me know and I will list them on the site. Because we are dealing will a business, I like to be a little cautious before listing them.

-- Frank --

 

[administrator]

I received this from oldgsfan. Finally, some legal action against some of these dirtbags.

Rob McKenna
ATTORNEY GENERAL OF WASHINGTON
1125 Washington Street SE ? PO Box 40100 ? Olympia WA 98504-0100
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sept. 11, 2008

Attorney General grinds down on motorcycle parts dealer


Lawsuit aims to put the skids on company?s deceptive sales practices


GOLDENDALE ? A Klickitat County couple who sold motorcycle parts on the Internet are accused of taking their customers for a ride. The Washington Attorney General?s Office alleges Slade and Shawn Kitchens, of Dallesport, violated the state?s consumer protection law by failing to ship orders, provide refunds or obtain required business licenses.
?The Kitchens cooked up a Web site to sell motorcycle parts but overlooked a few important ingredients, including the state-required business licenses and good customer service,? said Assistant Attorney General Mary Lobdell.

The state filed its suit Tuesday in Klickitat County Superior Court in Goldendale. According to the complaint, the Kitchens operate their business under several names including Jeff?s Cycles, Hood River Cycles, Prospect Cycles, PTC Telecom and Denver Monahan Parts. They sell engines, transmissions, seats and other parts online at www.jeffscycles.com and www.cycleparts2007.com.
Between March 2006 and February 2008, the defendants allegedly accepted payments between $45 and $474 from at least 44 consumers nationwide, but failed to ship their orders. Other customers sometimes received wrong or defective parts. Despite promising a money-back guarantee, the Attorney General?s Office says the defendants haven?t provided refunds to consumers who returned parts or never received their orders.

The suit also alleges that the Kitchens are operating without a master business license or a state-required license for vehicle wreckers. The statute applies to businesses and individuals who buy and sell secondhand parts from dismantled vehicles.
The Attorney General?s Office is seeking civil penalties, restitution for affected consumers and injunctive provisions to halt the deceptive business practices.
Jeff?s Cycles Complaint
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