Bummed Out Newb On My First Mill Purchase Gone Bad

Charles Spencer said:
If you've got a bill of sale I'd consult a lawyer. Provided you didn't sign away your rights you may be able to show up with a sheriff's deputy and claim the mill. I'm not a lawyer and I certainly don't know Florida law but I'm pretty sure such a thing would be possible in my state.
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If the money doesn't show tomorrow, then it's off to the police dept. to see what I can do.
 
Please go into your bank and talk with someone about this crook having your account and routing number. With these numbers he can electronically draft all of the money out of your bank account. There are many scammers out there that phish for these numbers, it got so bad in the real estate industry that companies had to setup special one way accounts.
 
Reeltor said:
Please go into your bank and talk with someone about this crook having your account and routing number. With these numbers he can electronically draft all of the money out of your bank account. There are many scammers out there that phish for these numbers, it got so bad in the real estate industry that companies had to setup special one way accounts.
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I just finished talking to my bank. As expected, no money sent. Now I'm going to head over to the police dept. and talk to them and see what I can do.
 
Reeltor said:
Everyone has an opinion on how you should handle this but if it was me and if you have your signed receipt, I'd go to the sheriff's office and ask if a deputy could accompany you to pick up the mill. Before you do that maybe call the sheriff's office and see if they will drive to the place of business just to let them know that you aren't going to let this go.
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Its still a civil matter at this point and I doubt you will get law enforcement to go. I know we don't with our department.
 
rdrasher said:
Hi all,

I'm new to the forum and new to machining (as in NEVER even turned on a mill). I've spent a week or more lurking around trying to get a feel for the forum and learn a few things.

Backstory:
I recently decided that I needed a quality drill press for my backyard shop where I work on motorcycles, atv's, and so forth. So I figured if I'm going to spend a good amount of money on a DP, I might as well get a mill and expand the possibilities. I found that a full size knee mill seems to be the way to go if the money and space allows.

So a couple of days before Christmas I came across a Craigslist ad about an hour away from my home for a Bridgeport J head @ $700.00 That seemed like a pretty cheap price for a refurbished Bridgeport and wasted no time to contact the seller and hustled over there to check it out. After looking it over to the best of my ability, I felt it was worth the money asked and paid for the mill and got a receipt. We agreed that I would arrange to pick it up after the holidays from his business.

Unfortunately after several attempts since to contact the seller (he leaves me hanging for days at a time) and pick up the mill (no show on agreed day and time), I've given up and asked for a refund and he agreed.

Currently:
So, I don't think I'm going to find a full size mill in my price range of $1,000 in my area (central FL). Should I start looking at a mini mill or something?

I found this one and was wondering if it's worth the asking price?

https://jacksonville.craigslist.org/tls/5940457327.html

Or should I go with HF and 20% coupon?

http://www.harborfreight.com/1-1-2-half-horsepower-heavy-duty-milling-drilling-machine-33686.html




Thanks in advance,

Gary
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Gary, I would not bother with a mini-mill. If you can swing it a large mill-drill sounds like it would fit the bill.
I have a G0760 Grizzly mill for 2 years now and could not be happier with it. I use it mostly as a milling machine because I have 2 drill presses also. This mill is about 820 lbs. When I got it , this mill listed at $1650.00, I believe it is about $75.00 more now. Also this mill has no gears, belt driven instead. I actually prefer a belt driven machine even though changing speeds is a PITA. Quieter, no gears to break, and probably less cost. I rarely change speeds anyhow.
I sold a min-mill and then received this mill as a gift.
This is a round column mill, some people do not want this type of column. When raising or lowering the head it may move slightly. No problem for me, I just re-center the XY table to center after locking the head. Usually a 20 second job.
There are other mills that may do the job but probably more than $1000.00 .
I think new may be a better option for you since you are inexperienced with milling.
 
NCjeeper said:
Its still a civil matter at this point and I doubt you will get law enforcement to go. I know we don't with our department.
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I called the police dept. and was told I could file for a Writ of Replevin with the courthouse. Once I get that, I could call the police to escort me to his business and retrieve the mill and he would not be allowed to stop me. They also told me that if I could get him to agree to hand over my refund in person, I could call them and they would show up and make sure it a smooth transaction. Since he currently has "my property" for sale on Craigslist, I was told if he sells it before I can collect the mill or get my refund, I could take him to civil court. At this point I'm so over this guy and his stall tactics that I just want my money back and move on with my life.........
 
Well I think I've made some progress with this guy tonight. After avoiding my attempts to contact him this weekend and this morning, I decided tonight to call him out on a local swip-swap Facebook page about how he owes me a refund for the mill and how he is trying to sell something he doesn't even own. Hallelujah! I received a response to my posting via phone text almost immediately. He was ****** and tried to explain how he transferred the money and I'm causing him problems with customers on the page, blah, blah, blah but did agree to meet with me on Saturday to give me a cash refund. So hopefully when I show up to his shop with an officer on Saturday at 5pm everything will finally be sorted out.

Fingers crossed.......
 
This could get dangerous!! Don't go alone and definitely not at night. Have read to many stories about how things like this have gone deadly. Be safe.

Ron
 
rdrasher said:
He was ****** and tried to explain how he transferred the money and I'm causing him problems with customers on the page, blah, blah, blah but did agree to meet with me on Saturday to give me a cash refund.
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So it sounds obvious that he didn't wire the money and he lied about that. Good luck.
 
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