Davidpriddy
New Member
A quick tale of woe which you may wish to pass on to other Aussies wanting to buy a boat from the US. Please feel free to pass on this message. I am happy to talk to anybody to share my story.
After paying a $2,000 deposit to a business in the US called Bellingham Boats in Bellingham WA and putting our names down for a Seaswirl and waiting patiently for 3 years our boat finally came in.
We had agreement from Scott (the owner) that we could pull the funds together within 2 to 3 weeks. We got the money into their accounts but the low life, unscrupulous scum bag owner sold our boat to one of his mates even though they had a signed agreement from us and they knew that the money was coming.
We called them frequently to keep them up with what was going on. We emailed several times a day. We had signed contracts and sent them proof of funds transfer from the bank! They were sending us emails congratulating us on the purchase of the boat!
We have waited patiently for 3 years for these guys to get us a boat. We never complained. We never gave them a hard time. We were always patient. We sent proof of wire transfers of funds to Scott prior to the deadline he had set us. Their whole business knew the funds were on the way. But the absolute greed and scum bag attitude of Scott resulted in him forsaking a loyal customer (oh, and we referred a client to him from Brisbane who bought a 26 foot Maxum from them) and just ditching us for one of his mates.
The whole exercise with the Bellingham boats has ripped the guts out of me. We've waited patently for 3 years. Paid these guys a $2,000 deposit 3 years ago. They've had our money for 3 years. We even referred one of our clients to them and they bought a 26 foot Maxum cruiser from them. And then Robert Gillies (aka Scott) shafts us. Monday night this week was my wife and mine 8th wedding anniversary. My wife made a big deal on Monday night about presenting and finally getting this for me as my anniversary present. When I came into the office the next morning is when we received the email from Captain Greg saying they were sorry, they sold the boat on the weekend and they were going to refund the full $31,800 that was sitting in there bank account that we'd sent to them. It sure put a damper on what had been a very special evening the night before. My wife was in tears most of Tuesday.
I would recommend that you forward this message to all of your clients, friends and overseas potential client to warn them about the low life business of Bellingham Boats and to avoid them at all costs. These guys have wasted 3 years of my life and screwed us over.
David Priddy
Priddy Consultants
0418 271 193
david@priddyconsultants.com.au
After paying a $2,000 deposit to a business in the US called Bellingham Boats in Bellingham WA and putting our names down for a Seaswirl and waiting patiently for 3 years our boat finally came in.
We had agreement from Scott (the owner) that we could pull the funds together within 2 to 3 weeks. We got the money into their accounts but the low life, unscrupulous scum bag owner sold our boat to one of his mates even though they had a signed agreement from us and they knew that the money was coming.
We called them frequently to keep them up with what was going on. We emailed several times a day. We had signed contracts and sent them proof of funds transfer from the bank! They were sending us emails congratulating us on the purchase of the boat!
We have waited patiently for 3 years for these guys to get us a boat. We never complained. We never gave them a hard time. We were always patient. We sent proof of wire transfers of funds to Scott prior to the deadline he had set us. Their whole business knew the funds were on the way. But the absolute greed and scum bag attitude of Scott resulted in him forsaking a loyal customer (oh, and we referred a client to him from Brisbane who bought a 26 foot Maxum from them) and just ditching us for one of his mates.
The whole exercise with the Bellingham boats has ripped the guts out of me. We've waited patently for 3 years. Paid these guys a $2,000 deposit 3 years ago. They've had our money for 3 years. We even referred one of our clients to them and they bought a 26 foot Maxum cruiser from them. And then Robert Gillies (aka Scott) shafts us. Monday night this week was my wife and mine 8th wedding anniversary. My wife made a big deal on Monday night about presenting and finally getting this for me as my anniversary present. When I came into the office the next morning is when we received the email from Captain Greg saying they were sorry, they sold the boat on the weekend and they were going to refund the full $31,800 that was sitting in there bank account that we'd sent to them. It sure put a damper on what had been a very special evening the night before. My wife was in tears most of Tuesday.
I would recommend that you forward this message to all of your clients, friends and overseas potential client to warn them about the low life business of Bellingham Boats and to avoid them at all costs. These guys have wasted 3 years of my life and screwed us over.
David Priddy
Priddy Consultants
0418 271 193
david@priddyconsultants.com.au