60Patrol

Is your shiny red one the one listed on BAT at the moment? It is coming out of Idaho.

Thanks for the heads up but no. Mine was in much, much better condition, had original hubcaps and it is a '66.

The saga continues. Karma has not caught up with him yet.

A couple of months ago I got a call from the guy, Jake Schmillen. He was all contrite and wanted to smooth things over. He had just discovered that as a result of the post I put on the Facebook and the one I put on IH8MUD they showed up when a Google search was done for his name. He wanted me to take the posts down. He begged and pleaded, said it was affecting his business and his reputation with his teenage daughters friends. I told him I would gladly take all of the posts down and even put up posts saying he had made good, all he had to do was pay me what Togo was worth. I didn't even ask that he make good on the contract that he had breached for the package deal, just make good on the Patrol he scammed me out of. I even gave him a discount on the proposal, I only asked for $10,000 (he had already paid $20,000 towards the package deal). He said no.

So now I hear rumor that Togo has a new owner and has been seen frequently around Boise, ID. New owner said they bought it at an auction and they paid $40,000. So, asshole Jake Schmillen scammed me on a contract package deal and turned around and doubled his money at my expense.

Sorry for the foul language but I'm pretty pissed right now.

Can imagine your frustration!

All of us here can feel the bad taste this individual has inflicted on you and the 60Patrol community. What an a-hole.

What a Douchebag...

RiverPatrol,

I'm glad to learn he has been identified in his home community for what he is. The storm clouds will continue to build over his head.
Patrolling and Rolling,
L60Boerne

I hope ol' Jake realizes that a quick buck is a one-time thing and bad reputation is forever!

Karma's a bitch... she make take her time, but she will square things up someday.

No consolation to RP, however there is another party to this series of events. The subsequent buyer in/near Boise, ID either a) did not do sufficient research on Mr. Schmillen's prior transaction reputation, b) did the research and didn't think it relevant, or c) is assisting Mr. Schmillen in offloading the Patrol by washing it through another seller's hands.

It is sad that RP and Togo are treated with such disregard and in RP's case financial damage.

RP extended an offer to rid Mr. Schmillen of this "remorse". I believe that one day RP's "offer" will seem like a real bargain in Mr. Schmillen's eyes!

As for the subsequent buyer, time will tell.
Keith

Thanks Keith. I felt I made him a fair offer, considering I have a solid case to pursue him legally for breach of contract. I don't need that stress though. Stress is detrimental to autoimmune diseases.

I just had a duh moment. I just realized something. The reason he called me a couple of months ago wasn't because he was concerned about his teenage daughter being emotionally traumatized by the Google results or because it was affecting his business and I was taking food from his family's mouth - the excuses he used. It was actually because he was getting ready to sell Togo and he didn't want someone who might have been interested in buying it seeing those posts. What a frickin' tool this guy is. And a professional scammer, too. Now I'm even madder.