Thread: What happened to TDC Racing???

Originally Posted by bigdawg15005

IP addresses are easily changed ,masked,ect. comcasts ip address change all the time,and if hes this far into scamming im sure he has those simple bases covered ie.useing wireless u can choose one but im no i.t. .....

Very true, but lets look at this from a different standpoint. If he was smart enough to change and or mask his ip with one of those methods stated wouldn't you think he would also take careful consideration not to use is actual last name or address either?

Originally Posted by Rocket 88

My refund didn't happen either.
That's $130 bucks I will never see again.

Noted you on my thread.
http://www.grandprixforums.net/f14/t...ead-20791.html

Originally Posted by singularity

and BTW, felony theft starts at 1500$
How much money does he still owe?

$4,542 and still ~8 members have to let me know how much they paid.

Originally Posted by garyd02gtp

The latest from Paypal....

My query...
Original Message Follows: ------------------------ Form Message customer subject: What do you mean closed- I want my money customer message: Additional Information: 'Transaction ID #34P04084BX601341K) m He ripped me off and I want YOU to get me my money- how can you close a case because he ripped me off- ## other people were also ripped off- maybe we should use credit card instaed of Paypal??'

And their answer.....
PayPal has concluded the appeal of the following buyer complaint. Transaction Details:------------------------- Seller's Name: TDCRacing Seller's Email: Payments@TopDeadCenterRacing.com Seller's Transaction ID: 06280732MV897633T Transaction Date: Aug ##, #### Transaction Amount: -$###.## USD Your Transaction ID: 34P04084BX601341K Case Number: PP-782-534-594 ------------------------- As stated within the PayPal User Agreement, the PayPal Buyer Complaint Policy does not guarantee recovery of your funds, and recovery is done on a best effort basis. The amount refunded to you represents the total amount PayPal was able to recover from the seller's PayPal account. Although the claim is closed, the dispute is noted in the seller's account records, and the seller will need to complete the refund to you if he/she wishes to continue the use of PayPal's service. For more information on PayPal's Buyer Complaint Policy and other protection policies, click the "Legal Agreements" link at the bottom of any PayPal webpage. We value your business and regret that you have had this experience. To avoid similar experiences in the future, visit the PayPal Security Center by clicking the "Security Center" link in the upper right-hand corner of any PayPal webpage.

Oh yeah, I'm sure TDC is real worried about not getting to use his PayPal account anymore.

I've read every single post in this thread, it's crazy how it escalates back and forth.

I Feel bad for you guys who all lost money to him.. I just don't understand why someone would go through all this for a small amount of money, if you ask me... $5,000 or so isn't worth ruining everything.. Could of made more over time selling parts, helping out, ect.

But, you live & learn, well... I guess some people never do learn.

Originally Posted by KawaFord

Oh yeah, I'm sure TDC is real worried about not getting to use his PayPal account anymore.

Yeah Paypal is pretty much useless. It was worth a shot anyway. They don't really care about if people get fleeced, yet they profit by claiming that they make things so much safer and protect buyers. They've finally had to step up and guarantee eBay transactions which is no surprise since they are the same entity. That does us no good though. And by preferring that people use their bank accounts rather than credit cards to supply Paypal transactions, we've just made ourselves much more vulnerable thanks to Paypal. Clearly Parker was well versed on how to keep our money and stop the claims by exploiting Paypal. I'm sure they are not going to get anything from him.

Originally Posted by KawaFord

I've read every single post in this thread, it's crazy how it escalates back and forth.

I Feel bad for you guys who all lost money to him.. I just don't understand why someone would go through all this for a small amount of money, if you ask me... $5,000 or so isn't worth ruining everything.. Could of made more over time selling parts, helping out, ect.

But, you live & learn, well... I guess some people never do learn.

My theory is that when he posted the stuff for sale he might not have really figured on just stealing people's money right then. He may have honestly had something come up in his life, a financial problem maybe, that made stealing the money seem like a good idea. I still think the death in the family bit is total BS since it looked like he used it as a convenient excuse before. It is easy to get sympathy with no proof as you can see early in this thread. The relatively small amount here makes it look like he didn't have this planned out that far in advance and that it was more of a snap decision initially. It is really stupid to get in the amount of trouble he potentially could be in over ~$5,000. However people can do something this stupid if it was a quick decision and they don't have much integrity. Criminals are usually not the brightest people anyway.

Have any of you tried calling him? Sorry, I read the first 10 pages, then read the last few, there's a lot here soo, I haven't read it all truthfully.
In the beginning with my problems the easiest way for me to get ahold of him was through his phone number, but that started being ignored too...
Thought I'd check. His area code is based in Georgia.