Anybody work with West Coast AMG recently?

[salvine]

West Coast AMG Reproduction Network

AMG tow hook covers, AMG jack point covers, latch covers, third brake lights and much more, all of our parts look exactly like the original OEM parts.

westcoastamgreproductionnetwork.com

No answer phone and paypal link no worky

 

[dionphaneuf]

Following.....I reached out to this fellow about some SEC Euro lamps and corners a few weeks ago. We corresponded via FB where he had posted them and he's since deleted his account.

• He refused PayPal as his account was locked and wanted to do Paypal via FB Pay ('Meta Pay', eugh) which I believe offered the same PayPal protections but couldn't confirm.
• He also had originally shared photos of his parts that were taken from an eBay auction (not his)
• He shared his drivers license photo
• He couldn't post more photos of his parts as they were at 'his exes' place and he didn't want to get them until sold
• He's like 3 hours from where I live. I head to his neck of the woods every now and then and he wasn't super interested in this

Way too many red flags for me so I walked. I had found people on FB who had successfully worked w him but they said they had used PayPal.

 

[2phast]

Most of those parts are available here;

OctoClassic - Re-engineered spare-parts for classic cars

Building the biggest inventory of 3D printable spare-part models for classic cars in the world. Re-engineered spare-parts for classic cars.

octoclassic.com

 

[duuder]

Wow, they have the e500e jack hole covers there. Nice!!

 

[salvine]

I'm trying to order the license plate filler panel. He did respond to email that he is out of stock and has to make more.

 

[dionphaneuf]

I mean, if it's not too much dough it's probably worth a try. As I said, people I messaged had used him w success.

 

[Jimbo]

FWIW, a local ordered a license plate filler and he never received the item or any correspondences on it, still trying to get his money back....

 

[salvine]

Hwe let me know they were back in stolck so just placed the order. We shall see...

 

[salvine]

Still trying. Paypal refunded me with no explanation. Will email again but best case this is pretty spotty.

 

[meatball]

New to the mercedes world but I'm like 95% sure the same guy popped up on ebay again. Bought a set of R129 sport tow hook covers from his new eBay account (shipped from Merced CA). Found a couple of older posts on the Facebook R129 group with their products from an account also from Merced. Probably same dude. eBay account only had 3 feedback, with one negative about not shipping a product/cancelling.

Rolled the dice and bought them- surprisingly got a tracking number (which was replaced when the post office rejected the package at first) and received the tow hook covers today. His eBay account was closed a couple days ago so I'm genuinely surprised I didn't get scammed.

Dunno if they're old stock but they're good quality. You'd think they'd want a permanent page, finding niche parts for these older cars is a PITA.
Just posting this for any internet sleuths that might come across this in the future.

 

[a777fan]

How weird. I get why scammers are banned/disappear, but people who fulfill the orders they receive?? Lol.