My trouble stated a year ago when I purchased a car via ebay and not only did this 2007 car not make it home but it turns out it had been involved in an accident and had been put back together so badly that it’s a write-off.

I contacted eBay and got messed around but also discovered by linking phone numbers and cars together that the seller hand no less than eight other eBay accounts making him a trader and knowing it is an offence under the 1988 road traffic act for a trader to sell cars in such poor condition I contacted the police who seem unwilling to do a thing about it saying it was a civil matter which I could understand if I had the fraudsters address to commence legal proceeding myself.

The police past me off to the trading standards who played me along for months saying they were waiting for information from eBay and by the time this information arrived the trading standards had changed their tune and said I didn’t have information to back up my claim that the fraudster had been using all the account however they did admit that eBay only had fake names and address for all eight accounts I had mentioned having removed all the relevant web pages and by now the trading standards were also claiming they could not connect the dots for fortunately I had manage to keep copies of the eBay listings, blowing that excuse out the water.

Soon it became a game between the police and the Birmingham trading standards who said they could not do anything as they could not find a name or address of the fraudster and the police who where saying it worth their time.

I complained to the police for not taking action who seem more interested in arresting people for eating kit-cats whilst driving than investigating a serial fraudster that has ginger hair and is well over weight and is selling cars from around junction 2 on the M5 in Birmingham and so I lodge a complaint with the so called independent police complaints committee (IPCC) who by their own figures throw 89% of complaints in the bin and all they did was stretch the things out and would not even address my allegations against the police.

Yes folks I know eBay has a lot of friends in high places but I didn’t know that included the Police, Trading standards and the IPCC and to me the whole episode stinks of fraud at the highest level and yet when I made request under the freedom of information act requesting crime statistics on internet crime I received a two page reply informing me why they were not able to furnish my request.

eBay apparently provides special training to thousands of police officer each year and I was wondering if they ask the coppers if they prefer cream in their tea when serving it up and knowing eBays reputation we can all expect the police will be asking the MAFIA for gun control lessons in the near future.

What should had been an open and shut case of fraud has now been dragging on for over a year and having been so appalled by the cover up I now run the eBuster,co,uk that has copies of millions of eBay pages thus ensuring eBay and the Police find it much more difficult to brush these crimes under the carpet as if they never happened.

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WARNING TO CONSUMERS

There are a number of websites now set up on the Internet dedicated to warn unsuspecting people of those businesses who are involved in either: false, deceptive, or misleading conduct and/or involved in unconscionable behavior in their business dealings.

This website is set up as a warning to potential purchasers of cars from STLMOTORGROUP who operate out of St Louis, Illinois. In Australia we have a word which I don’t know whether it translates into the American vernacular so well, the word is “shonky”. This is also how a number of past customers (whom I contacted) regard the STLMOTORGROUP of St Louis, and its Owner/Manager (who calls himself Jay).

BEFORE YOU CONSIDER PURCHASING A CAR FROM JAY OR STLMOTORGOUP, ST LOUIS – beware of the following practices (based on my experience in importing a lot of 3 cars, and on confirmation of other customers (I think the American term is “suckers”) who have also purchased on Ebay with disastrous results). These practices include:

* Takes wonderful photos of cars that are posted on the Internet, especially Ebay and when you get the car you wonder whether it is the same car or not (guess what?)
* Fabulous photos of log books, car history, service records etc. Nice pics but surprise surprise they don’t arrive with the car – this is a stock photo that is used to fool unsuspecting buyers as to the ‘sound history’ and upkeep of the car’
* Misrepresents the state of repair of the car – The three popular descriptions used in cars are FAIR (suitable for restoration but most of the parts are there), GOOD (good running order, with an exterior and internal trim in a good state of repair consistent to the mileage and age of the car; or: EXCELLENT – generally meaning immaculate or near showroom condition. Beware of claims from STLMOTORGROUP cars in “excellent” or even “good” condition. Read this as “fair”, if you are lucky.
* Says will “upgrade the wheels”, and make other promises – but again, fails to deliver on promises.
* EBAY BUYERS be particularly aware of this one – Jay, says when the car has been shipped can a positive note be left on Ebay as a satisfied customer “so he can get his commission”. Don’t be conned, Jay is the owner and just wants to lock you out of placing a NEGATIVE in his Ebay.

This is my initial listing to urgently alert as many potential buyers as possible, I will shortly upload some pics to illustrate what I mean.

In the meantime, list on the blog your dealings with STLMOTORGROUP.

GP Sydney, Australia.

http://www.stlmotorgroup.net/ site has been set up as a community service.