muudrock
Active member
I dealt with a very similar situation. Only difference was mine was for tins for my bike. This guy with great references (my brother for one) was going to do a custom paint job. He was not in my town. Paid my hefty deposit, sent him the stuff and theguy was all good giving me updates and then nothing. Finally said his shop got broken into and everything stolen.
Long story short, He said he couldn't pay me back or return my stuff. I did contact the police in his city, I filed reports with my PD, his PD and filed a complaint with the DA in his county and mine. I had to be a pain in their ass but it paid off. In this case, if money is billed for goods and services and changes hands over boundries (counties, states) and if the goods or service is not rendered to the payer, it is wire fraud which is a Federal offense. When the cops finally tracked this guy down, they sat him in the detectives office, had him call everyone he screwed, and explain his side. He also signed a binding agreement with the DA to reimburse all money he recieved and the merchandise.
In my case, i got the cash back, but did not get my original tins, but I got something and I was satisfied considering the alternative. Funny thing is, I saw my tins( with my paintjob) on eBay 3 days before he got caught. I almost bought em back, but why?
My point... you do have legal recourse through the police and district attorney. You just have to be a pain in their ass. Keep all records of contact and arrangements with this person. You will get pushback but if your stay with it, you can get back your $
Hope you get reimbursed.
Long story short, He said he couldn't pay me back or return my stuff. I did contact the police in his city, I filed reports with my PD, his PD and filed a complaint with the DA in his county and mine. I had to be a pain in their ass but it paid off. In this case, if money is billed for goods and services and changes hands over boundries (counties, states) and if the goods or service is not rendered to the payer, it is wire fraud which is a Federal offense. When the cops finally tracked this guy down, they sat him in the detectives office, had him call everyone he screwed, and explain his side. He also signed a binding agreement with the DA to reimburse all money he recieved and the merchandise.
In my case, i got the cash back, but did not get my original tins, but I got something and I was satisfied considering the alternative. Funny thing is, I saw my tins( with my paintjob) on eBay 3 days before he got caught. I almost bought em back, but why?
My point... you do have legal recourse through the police and district attorney. You just have to be a pain in their ass. Keep all records of contact and arrangements with this person. You will get pushback but if your stay with it, you can get back your $
Hope you get reimbursed.
thats a cool forum, I've spent some time in there myself. You a shooter? Glad you got your money back, what goes around, comes around eventually 
A lot of those guys are pros...