Having had previous experience with this member, i say do your transaction in person. I currently have a judgement from paypal in my favor and can supply proof of James' shady business dealing. He took off with $48 of my money and didn't supply the vinyl he was supposed to deliver. I am willing to share my experience with anyone who's interested.
i'm calling your bluff.
2 post and both claiming to be the victim. i dont know whats worst, kids trying to get their post count up, or snipers getting on here to bad mouth members.
My only having a few posts and all related to this guy are because when you do a search for taintedpaintworks in google this site is the first link that comes up. I don't live in FL, I don't have an ATV, and I only registered to warn other people about his business practices.
He was supplying stickers for s-series.org, I had an order for some 6" and 12" stickers which he was supplying free of charge in order to be the 'site sponsored vinyl guy'. He was a long standing member (Moneyclip was his name), moderator, and I had worked with him on a few things in the past and we had no problems. I was paying for the big 36" stickers and he was charging me $12 a piece for them. I got 4 orders, sent them off to him and he disappeared. Waited a good month with no contact, reported him to paypal and they eventually ruled in my favor, but he had already withdrawn all the money from the account and they couldn't recover anything from him.
Type Counterparty Transaction ID Date Amount Reason Filed On Status Details Action
Complaint Tainted Paint Works 42F00876AC227934C May 15, 2005 -$24.00 USD Non-receipt Jun. 13, 2005 Case Closed PP-087-870-066
Complaint Tainted Paint Works 4S482037GW9366233 May 15, 2005 -$12.00 USD Non-receipt Jun. 13, 2005 Case Closed PP-087-869-711
Complaint Tainted Paint Works 5MN95442HW561520V May 17, 2005 -$12.00 USD Non-receipt Jun. 13, 2005 Case Closed PP-087-868-903
Complaint Details
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Transaction ID:
42F00876AC227934C
Seller Name:
Tainted Paint Works
Seller Email:
taintedpaintworks@comcast.net Transaction Amount:
-$24.00 USD
Transaction Date:
May 15, 2005
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PayPal Case ID:
PP-087-870-066
Reason for Dispute:
Non-receipt
Buyer's Comments:
I sent funds to James to order 2 36" windshield banners for two of my forum members. He had said they were sent, but it's been a month and no package has been recieved by either person. I have tried to contact him directly, but there is no response. As a resolution, I am looking for either my orders to be shipped (there are 4 total) or my money back. Thank You.
Date of Complaint:
Jun. 13, 2005
Status:
Case Closed
Status Details:
We have completed our investigation of this case. We attempted to process a refund from the seller's account to your account. Unfortunately, the seller's account does not contain the funds necessary to cover this refund. We were able to recover $0.00 USD. We have taken action against the seller and are working to recover the remainder of your refund. We will contact you when we have more information. No further action is required of you at this time.
I have 2 more of these for $12 a piece.
Jun. 23, 2005 PayPal Request for action to seller
Jun. 23, 2005 PayPal Claim granted
Jun. 23, 2005 PayPal Refund initiated
Jun. 23, 2005 PayPal Email sent to Seller
Jun. 23, 2005 PayPal Email sent to Buyer
Jun. 23, 2005 PayPal Required response not received
Jun. 13, 2005 PayPal Email sent to Seller
Jun. 13, 2005 PayPal Email sent to Buyer
Jun. 13, 2005 Buyer Complaint case initiated
heres the thread where we started the pre-sale
http://forums.s-series.org/viewtopic.php?t=40533things started going south on page 5 of that thread
http://forums.s-series.org/viewtopic.php?t=40533&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=60It's all laid out for you if you want to check it out.