Bummed Out Newb On My First Mill Purchase Gone Bad

I can't believe he showed. I doubt you will see the money in two weeks but you never know.
 
I'm not trying to rain on your parade but I was thinking about this. Obviously, this guy isn't very bright, he's just an average con man/ thief. I'm wondering if he thought that by not showing for the hearing, a warrant would be issued? Maybe he didn't know that is not done with civil suits? To me it doesn't make any sense that this guy would show up, agree and still have no money??? It's not like he didn't have weeks to come up with some cash. Something here smells. All in all, I hope I'm wrong and you get your money back.
 
Wonder how many others he will bum money off of just to get you paid back?:(:mad:
 
Finster said:
I'm not trying to rain on your parade but I was thinking about this. Obviously, this guy isn't very bright, he's just an average con man/ thief. I'm wondering if he thought that by not showing for the hearing, a warrant would be issued? Maybe he didn't know that is not done with civil suits? To me it doesn't make any sense that this guy would show up, agree and still have no money??? It's not like he didn't have weeks to come up with some cash. Something here smells. All in all, I hope I'm wrong and you get your money back.
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I hear ya. I think he "wants" to do the right thing, but ultimately still makes the "wrong" decision. I know he's on probation already and maybe that worried him. I told him before I would go to the state attorney to pursue possible criminal charges. Even if I could get a low level misdemeanor brought against him, that would put him straight back in jail.

Again, not holding my breath, but you never know.
 
rdrasher said:
I hear ya. I think he "wants" to do the right thing, but ultimately still makes the "wrong" decision. I know he's on probation already and maybe that worried him. I told him before I would go to the state attorney to pursue possible criminal charges. Even if I could get a low level misdemeanor brought against him, that would put him straight back in jail.

Again, not holding my breath, but you never know.
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Yea, depending on state law, it could be considered larceny or theft by deception. Although with the money involved, it would probably be petty larceny. The DA would probably consider it a waste of time for them but you never know.
 
Finster said:
Yea, depending on state law, it could be considered larceny or theft by deception. Although with the money involved, it would probably be petty larceny. The DA would probably consider it a waste of time for them but you never know.
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Yeah probably. But I'm sure he wouldn't like the thought of possibly going to jail, especially since he's got a kid due in a month.....
 
Another thing I don't understand is why he just didn't agree to take you over and give you the mill just to end it. He would not have to pay you back and you would have had the mill. This guy must be a true jerk.
 
The thing about probation officers is they really are happy to hear ANY information about someone on probation doing something wrong. It is TOTALLY up to the probation officer to call a violation on him. No need to have any official charges at all. In fact even if you do get the money you could drop a dime on him to the probation department and they would take him to task too, very likely pull probation.
 
Finster said:
Another thing I don't understand is why he just didn't agree to take you over and give you the mill just to end it. He would not have to pay you back and you would have had the mill. This guy must be a true jerk.
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yeah I know right...... I know he never took down the CL ad until way after he gave me a partial refund. I bet he thought he could sell it for more money and keep the difference after paying me back. He had it up on CL for $1150 then Christmas came and he lowered it to $700(needed money for holidays). Then he put it back up to $1150 after.
I asked him at mediation if he still had the mill and he said he lost it to a storage place.
 
Cadillac STS said:
The thing about probation officers is they really are happy to hear ANY information about someone on probation doing something wrong. It is TOTALLY up to the probation officer to call a violation on him. No need to have any official charges at all. In fact even if you do get the money you could drop a dime on him to the probation department and they would take him to task too, very likely pull probation.
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I contacted his P.O. before going to the courts, but she kind of blew me off. She said she had a "client" infront of her and told me to call back the next day. I tried the next day and they said she left for the day, the I tried the day after that and she wasn't there. So I stopped trying. If he doesn't pay up by the 15th I may try the P.O. route again.
 
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