Fake tools on craigslist...

[clydewater]

Everyone needs to flag his ads.
It will not be flagged by just one , it takes a few.
So if everyone flags him it will delete them
Thanks
Rich

[newman]

Everyone needs to flag his ads.
It will not be flagged by just one , it takes a few.
So if everyone flags him it will delete them
Thanks
Rich

probably better not to delete them, but rather bring the ads to the attention of the authorities...

[newman]

I emailed Hitachi, but I doen't think they are too concerned.

he's still at it -

fresh listings:

http://orangecounty.craigslist.org/tls/3418360933.html

http://orangecounty.craigslist.org/tls/3418321041.html

http://orangecounty.craigslist.org/tls/3410432679.html

http://orangecounty.craigslist.org/tls/3410292847.html

[m beezo]

kind of interesting that every reciept he has is a hand written one. Cannot remember the last time I had one of those.....
Plus I would think just hauling the tools home you would at least see a scratch somewhere on the tool box or tool. Just too nice to have not been painted recently.

[newman]

kind of interesting that every reciept he has is a hand written one. Cannot remember the last time I had one of those.....
Plus I would think just hauling the tools home you would at least see a scratch somewhere on the tool box or tool. Just too nice to have not been painted recently.

not just handwritten but that tool store doesn't exist

the guy is a thief.

I notified CL but they obviously don't care - he keeps posting new ads each day. I can't beleive they go after a kid who downloads a couple songs on napster or whatever, but no one cares that this crook is selling counterfeit tools. WTF!

[stamcon]

This is from the OC's District Attorney's website(bold type is mine) -

Q: What should I do if I am a victim of a company’s unlawful/unfair/fraudulent business practices or deceptive/untrue/misleading advertising?
A: You should contact your local law enforcement agency to report a crime or contact the appropriate regulatory agency. Find the right agency on the Resources Page that may help you with your situation. Generally, the appropriate law enforcement or regulatory agency investigates crimes and/or complaints and then presents a case to the Office of the District Attorney for filing.

After contacting the appropriate agency, you may also file a complaint with the Office of the District Attorney. First click on and read “Procedure for filing a consumer complaint”. Then click on and print out the form “Consumer complaint” and mail your original signed form to the Office. You may also call the Office and we will send you the form: (714) 648-3600.

Complaints of false advertising, deceptive business practices, and unfair competition will generally be reviewed by the Consumer Protection Unit of the District Attorney’s Office to determine if government action is appropriate. However, because of the large number of such complaints, action can only be taken when the harm from these practices is great and involves a large number of consumers or businesses. In cases where these criteria are not met, we often keep the complaint as part of our information files. If the problem warrants action in the future, the complaint will form part of the basis for that action. Generally, the Office does not handle one-on-one business transaction complaints.

steve