Does anyone know Jeff Fritsch a.k.a. NW S/D [Archive] - PY Online Forums

67 Lamnas

11-14-2007, 12:19 PM

Still no call or email and no block. Now what do I do?

Get a phone card and call him.....if he has caller ID, he'll not recognize the number and might pick up the phone......

Was it a USPS money order that you used to pay him??

ramair3formula

11-14-2007, 01:35 PM

Wire transfer.

67 Lamnas

11-14-2007, 03:37 PM

OUCH.......then you may not have any recourse..........try the phone card trick at least......

shaker455

11-14-2007, 10:16 PM

You have recourse! You have spent a lot of money on this block. What you do is make an attempt to call and send a certified letter with return receipt back to you. This should take 3 days and no more. If this is unsuccessful then contact the district attorney in his county. And explain the situation and say that you want to file a police report against the said individual. As a word of warning to you the local police in his area may ignore at first. But wire transfer fraud is a Federal offense.

After you file the complaint send a copy to the individual that took your money. For a small fee you can also take him to small claims court. This will complicate his life some. And make it more likely to get your cash back. Or what is left of it. Who knows he may be a "meth head" and already smoked up your cash.

To summarize try "informal resolution" first with a certified letter. Then if no response go right at him. Even if you win small claims he may not pay still. BUt at least it will make it harder for him buy a house,car etc. Good luck.

ramair3formula

11-14-2007, 10:50 PM

Well he answered the phone tonight and said the block was shipped on Monday. He gave me a reference number and the name of the shipping company. He also said he was going to send me some additional parts at no cost to me because it took so long.

ramair3formula

11-14-2007, 11:20 PM

All is good. I entered tracking number and it should be here on the 20th. Looking forward to getting my sd block.

hectore3

11-16-2007, 12:12 PM

Most excellent!

kaysersuzuki

11-16-2007, 12:43 PM

A happy ending?????????????????????????

ramair3formula

11-26-2007, 08:10 PM

Lloyd-TX

11-27-2007, 05:41 PM

Good Lord, Marc - Jeff must believe you were born yesterday!!!

What a TURD!

Region Warrior

11-27-2007, 05:55 PM

Sounds like time to make a road trip.

johnta1

11-30-2007, 10:23 PM

Was the shipment insured? Don't know about the shipping costs, Baker says it's not that much.

77birdman

12-03-2007, 09:16 AM

You got ripped off on shipping cost, my block going from NY to FL and back cost less than $800.DId you have it in writing that the block was an SD and do you have all the numers. The block should of been insured if it was that valuable.

RR67GTO

12-04-2007, 08:51 AM

This sounds like the way most of my restoration went locating parts. But once I found a few decent people, I stick with them simply because every time I believe and trust in someone that's not in the Pontiac Mafia I get burned. I have a few people who have been so good to get parts and help from. I, consider them a real blessing. They all know who they are, and so thanks again.

I hope you get the block you bought. Some people don't understand that mistaking kindness for weakness, is just plain dangerous. Just think about some of the missing people that were never found. Some of them, may have made this stupid mistake one time to many. :)~ Mike

455Grandville

12-04-2007, 01:36 PM

No happy ending!!!!! Received a standard block 485428, had to pay 850.00 to the shipping company!!! I called him and he says he put an sd block 490132 in the crate. Claims it was swapped during transport. The battle begins!!!

Hopefully you get your money back. Doing acts like this ruins it for the honest sellers. Its just a matter of time before this person rips off the wrong person and vigilante justice will prevail.

ramair3formula

12-04-2007, 09:00 PM

77birdman, I do have it writing.

The Boss

12-06-2007, 01:48 PM

That SUCKS!!!

You got ripped off several ways! Shipping from WI to CT of a 68 400 block was less than $200!

Go the DA route!

455Grandville

12-06-2007, 02:27 PM

I have a question about this thread, maybe it could help prevent any more of this.
Does anyone know all the steps/payment methods that should be taken that would give you a strong legal recouse against a scam artist ?

ramair3formula

12-06-2007, 05:36 PM

I did put a stop payment on the check to the shipping company though.

Hitman

12-06-2007, 06:40 PM

Well, I guess the person shipping the block took the time to unwrap it, identify it was a SD block and swap it out with a standard Pontiac block they had lying around. Even a crook should have known that lie would not work. As far as a form of payment that would really nail these jerks I dont know besides a postal money order. The cops wont care untill we start paying tax on things we sell to individuals, on ebay, and over the net. Then the gov will pass laws to stop this sort of scamming. Or untill a politician gets ripped of for a chunk of change. I hope it all works out for you.

Larry Navarro

12-06-2007, 07:37 PM

FWI......
I would also post about this topic over in the "70-73 firebird/trans am" tech forum, under the sub-post, "Super Duty Forum".
Jeff owns an SD trans am and he has exchanged emails with many of those SD owners over there who may know his where abouts.

ramair3formula

12-06-2007, 08:19 PM

Thank you for any help you can provide Larry.

JLHarper

12-06-2007, 11:46 PM

I recall that at a certain dollar amount, the crime gets some attention.

Knowing you probably paid a fair amount for this block, I would be working the phone to start.

Many states now have internet fraud units.

A friend, who is a member here and in law enforcement has posted before: call the City or County where the guy lives and talk with a Detective.

Perhaps it might shake something loose.

Sorry to hear this.

ramair3formula

12-06-2007, 11:52 PM

Authorities have been notified!!!

Brewster

12-07-2007, 09:56 AM

Who is the seller in this transaction?

Lloyd-TX

12-07-2007, 01:49 PM

Who is the seller in this transaction?

Jeff Fritsch (NW S/D).

IMO he SHOULD be re-named: sorry a$$ bas!ard !!!!!

Brewster

12-07-2007, 10:43 PM

Dont know of him ?
Which state does he live in?
Maybe one (or two)of our members is close by to pay Mr. Jeff Fritsch a visit !
Two sides of every story and I'd like to hear his.

x-bird2

12-08-2007, 07:30 AM

no way would i be buying the idea that along the shipping route someone knew what the block was and just happened to have a spare block laying around to swap it for. (and i don't mean to indicate you are.) i think it would be very simple to back trace its travels to see who had access to it and for how long just to prove that's an utter bs story. ludicrous situation, just wrong wrong wrong!

shaker455

12-08-2007, 04:34 PM

It's pretty clear the guy who sold the block is an aspiring scam artist (and not a very good one either!)

If some one was to steal it knowing it's contents you'd think they'd take the time to put something in it's place???...no way they would just take it!

And a clean block in it's place to boot!

The guy's a liar and any judge will see thru that....a child could have come up with a better story..

fastgto

12-08-2007, 07:15 PM

Another dirt bag low life crackhead waste of skin. Follow thru with sending the law dogs on the skinny crackhead.

Larry Navarro

12-09-2007, 12:42 PM

In the following thread back in May of this year, the scumbag discloses the location of his "new digs".....
http://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=519661&highlight=N%2FW+SD

Brewster

12-09-2007, 08:18 PM

Ahhhhhhhhhhh, I have seen that Avatar before!
Hmmm, you would think if he had any back bone he'd be try to defend himself. Maybe he sold his duty and has given up on this here forum?
Must be guilty!

dreamingmuscle

12-09-2007, 09:06 PM

No happy ending!!!!! Received a standard block 485428, had to pay 850.00 to the shipping company!!! I called him and he says he put an sd block 490132 in the crate. Claims it was swapped during transport. The battle begins!!!

In the thread below he offers you a 73 standard bore block. According to Wallace racing 485428 could be a 73 455 block. Smell fishy to me.

http://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/forums/showthread.php?p=3068389#post3068389

Glen

x-bird2

12-09-2007, 10:46 PM

ya know, all along i had the 'ol "dim bulb" sponge-brain recognition of his nic going on. researching another issue tonight brought me back to all the threads in which myself and others helped NWSD out back around 2004 when he got his SD. the way i read that other thread, (in which the ramair is looking for and SD block) Jeff was offering up a std. bore 73 SD block. If this turns out to be what it obviously is, just sucks all the more, like a brother stabbing another in the back.

ramair3formula

12-09-2007, 10:50 PM

Glen, he told me it was a 490132, XD code standard bore block. I have a bill of sale stating it is a 490132, XD code super duty block. Larry, he does live in Klamath Falls. I have filed a report with the Klamath Falls sheriff's dept.

ramair3formula

04-11-2008, 04:42 PM

Contacting the Attorney General office did the trick. I got a call out of the blue on Wednesday stating he was ready to settle the matter. He wanted me to ship the block back. I said no way. Well, I actually got my money back today, plus shipping costs, plus extra for my time and aggravation. Let's just say lesson learned. I do want to thank spb350 for selling me a real sd block!

DennisG.

04-11-2008, 06:26 PM

Good to hear you got it resolved in your favor.

Larry Navarro

04-12-2008, 02:24 PM

Excellent!
It's not often things turn out this way.

showgoat67

04-26-2008, 07:46 AM

wow i got a block shipped truck frieght thru ABF from michigan to PA for 175.00.

$800 for shipping a block is crap something wrong there.I never do c.o.d. i pay shipping up front so i dont get a surprise like that when time to pick up or recieve item.