Thankfully my family will not starve over this.

 

Yeah, but... what aboot yer phone bill.

 

When I stop responded to this post, you will know the phone line is gone.
Or I get my money which ever come first?
I could have used some of those parts you have for auction a couple yrs ago. Thankfully as well, most people sent the parts we agreed on and the car is about done.

 

im having the same lack of communication issue with kurt....

 

Call his locall police........Internet fraud is something that is not taken lightly anymore,with the total adding up quickly a felony is not out of the question.....................Jerr

Reverse search or call his provider............540-323-1499-thanks-kp

 

Call his bank and see if the temp check is even a real account and if funds are ava to pay. Sounds like a con-artist to me. Sorry you guys got burned.

 

Also, very obviously not a Star Trek fan either.

 

Here is the check that my credit union would not take.
I will take $75 if someone would like to trade and cash it.

ClassicOldsmobile.com wanted me to remove the scan PHONY check.
I am cool with that.

People state: call bank and see if it is good.
No account number on check???
Why the FM did not refund with a MO, or PayPals.

 

nah, no thx... it will prob just bounce.

BTW, I would blur out the acct #'s if I were you.

 

Not sure why your bank wouldn't take it for deposit. The routing number is legit - I checked it out on Fed Res's website. It corresponds to Summit Bank in Morrefield West VA.

 

Actually as I look at it again.....there are some unusual things about the check.
First he wrote in his name, it is not printed on the check....that might be a flag. Also, there is no account holder address on the check.

 

Why should he hide the account number, it is not his account.

BTW - you can call the bank and give them the account number to see if there are sufficient funds for the check - or to verify the check is legit.

 

Are you serious? Blocking out the acct info #'s is kinda obvious.

 

No, not kinda obvious. As I said it is not Hamm's account. It is the guy that apparently has cheated him. Secondly, everytime you write a check the Routing Number and Account Number are on each one. So, you leave the check at a store...........do you think everyone there is honest? Besides unless your bank is incredibly stupid the account number on the check is NOT the same as the account number you need to use when u go to make a withdrawl. You can't go to the back with the check's account number and fill out a slip to withdraw money. Generally the check's account number is mapped to the account number you use/need when you conduct business at the bank.

 

Check had no account number - just a routing number. That's why the bank would not take it. Something is very fishy smelling here!

 

ok, what is 1055....

 

No, the check did have something in the place where the account number would be....whether it was legit is another matter. As an account number I think it is very short, but it is a local bank in West VA.........you know they usually pay in shine there

 

IF it's not a legit check, then interstate check fraud thought the mail IS a Federal crime.

- Eric

 

the flags i would say about that is why is his name and address not on the top right hand corner (from what i know if that info isnt there then banks wont accept it due to the large amounts of fraud these days) and where is the check number itself?

 

If '70 is the same, I've got'em.

Joe

 

Good call on the check number!!!

 

Most banks will allow you to put a check in for collection. Maybe your credit union will accept the check on that basis, which means they attempt to collect the funds on your behalf, without accepting it for deposit.

 

Except he still might get dinged for a bounced check.

I would call the bank (Summit) and give them the check's account number. Ask if there are sufficient funds to cover it.

 

Ok folks. In Kurt's defense, I have bought several different parts from him and have had NO problems. I do not know what transpired between him and this poster but he seems like an ok individual to me. If I need a part he's always the first person I call. Even for non Olds parts (Shhhhhhh lol)

Ok Kurt next time I need a flywheel I want 25% off dammit lol...

 

Here is the bank

http://www.mysummit.com/

 

My good man. The only problem with the seller is this:
1.Parts did not arrive.
2.He sent one pair of condenser brackets. (After I told him nothing showed up)
3.I agreed to pay for the condenser brackets more then they were worth.
4.He has agreed to refund the difference.
5.He opened a clam with shipping company, (and told me to do the same.)
. (Shipping company stated, he open one on his end you can not open for the same shipment)
6.Plenty of time went by, nothing
7.After a few of these postings, he sent a check my CU would not take.
8.The amount agreed to was $115 refund, not $100
9.I sent a PM the day they would not take it.
Question for you??? What would you do with a check you can not cash??
10.I paid Pay Pals (he agreed to that)
11.He should have refunded my money the same way. (PayPals)
12.Believe me, I wish it had worked out different.
13.As of right now I am out $175 for condenser brackets.

I am guessing you would not do anything and let others get burned?
No you would ask for your money back, just like I have done.
And from what I am seeing you got lucky.

 

So right now the main thing is the fact that you can't cash the check. I agree if he paid you using PayPal, he probably should have used that to pay you back. I cannot speak as to why he did not, and I would have used a money order or a bank check (That is what this check looks like to me) only as a last resort. That sucks that your bank wouldn't take it.

 

Mr. White, you own a retail business.
As a small business owner, surely you have occasion to have to judge whether to take a check from a customer.
It is hard to imagine that you are unfamiliar with the "starter check," an example of which was purportedly passed by this alleged scam artist. Starter checks are printed with no bank or customer name, and no check number; they have only a sequential account number on them, They are issued by the bank, about ten at a time, when a customer first opens a bank account, BEFORE the person's actual checks are printed and mailed, and BEFORE the person's suitability to open a checking account is fully vetted. Anybody can walk into a bank, put down $25, walk out with a pack of these checks, and write each one for $1,000, with nothing to back them up, and people often do. This is illegal, and it is why starter checks are the most misused type of check, and are generally NOT ACCEPTED by most banks and retail establishments for any reason at any time. Statistically, in the eyes of most businessmen, starter check = bad check, end of story.

A starter check is NOT considered to be a normal payment method, is rejected out of hand by almost everyone, every time, and was rejected by Hamm's bank. It is NOT a bank check (which, ummmm, has the name of the bank on it). Ham would not have accepted it in person because it's obviously questionable, but he received it in the mail, against the terms of his agreement, and when his bank rejected it (because they assumed HE was scamming them with it), "Kurt" did not do what any of us would have done, and replace it with a real check, which his bank would have sent him by now if he had truly opened a new account.

Total scam, plain and simple.

And you know this guy's name isn't really Kurt, right?

- Eric

 

He was in a good mood for you I guess...
There is a long laundry list of complaints from others regarding "Kurt", including parts that were not as stated, parts that were more or less junk, rarely a picture sent of them, long time to show up, no refunds, foot dragging, poor immature attitude, noncommunication, etc..................

I just ran across this post accidentally after one particular 'witnessing' member referred another member to filbily: https://classicoldsmobile.com/forums...tml#post174423
This is very interesting and deserves a look.

The numerous complaints led to him being banned from CO. There is no place here or anywhere for 'sellers' like that. There are too many other good sources of parts around.

 

Wow ya'll banned him? LOL damn. I guess my experiences with him were different because I always just rode out to his house to pickup parts. He never gave me the runaround at all and was 100 percent honest. Now I'm not saying he's the 2nd coming of Jesus lol, but in my dealings with him everything was fine. And for the last gentleman with the lentghy post about starter checks...I have a feeling that Kurt didn't know the difference between a starter check/cashiers check and once he saw the starter check was free and you had to pay for the cashiers/bank check he went with the starter check.

And for the record I have never saw a bank refuse a starter check. Never. They may not want to cash it outright but they will always let you deposit it in your account and hold the funds until it clears. There was a time when those were the only kind of checks I had and I used them just fine. No one had a problem accepting them. But then again I do a lot of business around here so that may have had something to do with it

Now I understand you all are going to have your opinion of the man, and I can't change that. But since EVERYONE on here is just dumping on him, and I had good experiences with him, I had to say something.

 

Yes, and the jerking around for months. You can send me a MO for $75 and I will send you this check. Any takers?

To show I have been straight on this:
The bank stated the check is good.

quote: "If your bank will not take this check. Then he should come in and get you a cashiers check." Summit Community Bank.
Putting it right back on him.

As I have stated before anything on this website can be deleted when things are made right.
They (CO) can remove, or lock this anytime they want.

 

This is just one instance. I had multiple stories of very dissatisfied transactions from members here and on another site that are well respected in the Olds community. That is the reason things went down like they did. We have no use for anyone like that here.

 

Mr. White, I'm glad that you've had good experiences with Kurt, and that you've posted them here. By your tone in discussing him, I suspect you believe that his capacity for complex dealings is a bit shaky ("I have a feeling that Kurt didn't know the difference between a starter check/cashiers check..."). In that case, it would make sense that dealing with him face to face would work out well, but dealing with him through the mail might not. For instance, if reading is a challenge for him, then e-mail might not be a place where he really shines. So, basically, it sounds like he should be recommended for local transactions, but banned from internet transactions, as he appears now to be.

As far as those starter checks, yeah, back in the old days when men were men and women wore skirts, sure, you could trust people. Now, though, when the tough decision for the evening for many upstanding Americans is whether to snort Percocet or crystal meth, you've got to look at your cash twice to be sure that 20 doesn't have George Washington's picture on it.

- Eric

 

Well that link appears to be dead, but I got a refresher course on the phone yesterday as to why one 'filbily' is banned. Net search brings up Kurt Parker aka 'trynsave' on v8buick.com, ph. 540-323-1499.

Not sure what his issue du jour was, but after some incoherent mumbling on the phone, he verified that he was talking to me, then I got a "FU" which made me chuckle. No sale there.