Mopar

There's a guy out there that sells Mopar Chrysler Parts out of North Phoenix Arizona. His name is Johnny Rosen aka "Junk Yard Johnny".

Don't know if you've dealt with him before, but as far as I'm concerned he's a FRAUDULENT, LYING CHEAT AND WILL BURN YOU and that's a nice description.

I purchase a Factory RH Mirror for my 66TC Wagon from him. He lied about the description & condition of the part. I receive the mirror and it's missing a chunk of metal on the base & comes with NON FACTORY micky mouse mounting hardware.

Dissatisfied I tell him I want to return it. He says he'll give me a credit.. I tell him I don't want a credit and he cusses at me and finally says he'll give me my F%#$!G money back and to just send it back.

I send the part back - NO REFUND.

I call to inquire about the refund and he says, "I DON'T GIVE REFUNDS - YOU HAVE A $200 CREDIT WHAT DO YOU WANT!"

I ask him to compromise with me and just RETURN the mirror back to me - NO PART!

He now has both my $200 and the part!!!

I now see he posted a 1966 Chrysler Wagon on CL and states in the ad he has an optional Factory RH Mirror - the one I returned to him!!!

His CL ads post from North Phoenix

http://phoenix.craigslist.org/nph/cto/4857242862.html

http://phoenix.craigslist.org/nph/pts/4857527504.html

http://phoenix.craigslist.org/nph/pts/4843882650.html

DON'T DEAL WITH THIS SOB!!!

HIS PHONE NUMBERS ARE - 805-340-1762 & 602-569-1010

 

If you paid via credit card, contest the charges with your credit card co.

 

Exactly right, and this is why you should always pay for mail-order goods WITH a credit card. Gives you protections in case of problems.

 

He doesn't take credit cards. He's a scammer! Learned my lesson.

 

Dang. That stinks.
I guess I won't be calling him for any parts.

 

Pay with a postal money order. That way, if he doesn't provide you with your goods, that is called "mail fraud" and the Post Office is pretty aggressive about those criminals. Federal crime...but then, these days, what isn't???

 

Sounds honest.

 

I don't know about this. I can find no mention on the USPS website that the misuse of a money order constitutes mail fraud.

Mail fraud happens when the mails are used to commit a crime. Buying a money order is not using the mails. The post office sells, what, thousands at least and perhaps millions of money orders a day. They have nowhere near the resources to pursue every situation where someone is paid with a money order and then fails to deliver as promised.

I can see the scenario now. You walk into a post office and tell the guy behind the counter that you paid for something with a postal money order, and the something is not as advertised. He'll say "that's nice, what do you expect me to do about it? Call a lawyer. Next!"

 

I looked it up. The mail fraud statute is wordy and complex, but the gist of it is

"Whoever, having devised or intending to devise any scheme or artifice to defraud, or for obtaining money or property by means of false or fraudulent pretenses...any matter or thing whatever to be sent or delivered by the Postal Service"


The underlining is mine. The point is, for mail fraud to have occurred, something has to have been sent or delivered by the Postal Service. The seller that is the subject of this thread is using craigslist to solicit business. If he was soliciting orders via the mail, accepting payment, and then not delivering what he promised, this would likely be regarded as mail fraud.


One other issue here is that there is no requirement on the part of a seller to accept money orders, postal or otherwise, as payment.