Beware of bogus TNT chamber sellers!!

[SUPERJET-113]

There is a Ebay member: mpmiller1980 that is contacting the peeps who recently bid on the TNT chambers that were on Ebay. He is soliciting a bogus pic that he took from here or PWCT and trying to sell you one for a flat $400. I know that i am not the only one that he has contacted because I have been contacted by 2 other ebay members warning me with the same scenario that he posed to me!

So Beware all!!

 

[SuperJETT]

Here was mine, through pwctoday

This is a message from blasterboy1980 at PWCToday ( http://www.pwctoday.com/forums.php ). The PWCToday owners cannot accept any responsibility for the contents of the email.

To email blasterboy1980, you can use this online form:
http://www.pwctoday.com/sendmessage.php?do=mailmember&u=11277

OR, by email:
mailto:blasterboy1980@yahoo.com

This is the message:

Hey i have a polished TNT pipe call me it wont last long 912 541 0647

 

[SUPERJET-113]

Mine is prettymuch like that.. Same phone#

"hello we have adventure watercraft in orlando we have that identical pipe in a little better condition and its polished we would see you for 400 I never relized tnt pipes were so popular I do except paypal contact me if interested 912 541 0647"

 

[SuperJETT]

His name is Michael Miller, tried to sell it to me for $700 chamber only, and immediately said he already had an offer of $1000 from Europe, that it was going on Ebay next week, etc etc.

SCAM written all over it.

 

[SuperJETT]

Also, I've never had any contact with that person on pwctoday, have no clue why he'd e-mail me about it.

 

[Moondance]

Mine is prettymuch like that.. Same phone#

"hello we have adventure watercraft in orlando we have that identical pipe in a little better condition and its polished we would see you for 400 I never relized tnt pipes were so popular I do except paypal contact me if interested 912 541 0647"

phone number is from Statesboro GA:sneaky:

 

[SUPERJET-113]

ya i saw that.. His ebay profiles says hes in Georgia, but has Orlando as his business??

Need to get the lies straight when your in the scammer business...doh lol

 

[WAB]

I never met the guy, but apprently blasterboy Miller is in both Statesboro, GA and Orlando, Fl. He had an ad up on pwctoday some time ago for doing B1 1200cc conversions, but never could produce pics.
He bought an Fx-1 from the town from where i work and had it for sale on PWCtoday for $1500 more 2 weeks later. he has had several skis up for sale from doos to an FX1. would not be suprised if some were hot.
Shady

 

[Matt_E]

Blasterboy has an ad on PWCToday for a TNT chamber for 400 bucks. Actually, I think it's just a post where he's thinking about selling it. :sneaky:

 

[junkman]

hmmm weird. good lookin though. guess he picked the wrong stuff to scam on.

 

[GIL]

Remeber the good old days before all the b.s.??? What is the world comin to?

 

[Matt_E]

Blasterboy has an ad on PWCToday for a TNT chamber for 400 bucks. Actually, I think it's just a post where he's thinking about selling it. :sneaky:

Hurrrr....I just looked, and couldn't find it. I saw it in the past couple days, for sure.

 

[FLY6584]

I've talked to this kid before. He is just some young college student who goes to Georgia Southern and his father owns a ski shop in Orlando. He was trying to come up with a blaster for me up in Alabama/Georgia area when I was up at school up there. He never could come up with one. I think he is legit. I've seen him selling skis on PWCToday. Every now and then he posts that he and his father sell B1's with 1200's in them. Someone on here already mentioned that. He has still failed to post pics of them. I called him out on it about a week ago on PWCT and he promised he would get pics up and prove he is not full of sh*t. He has been on PWCT for a long time now so I don't think he is a scammer. He is just some kid who thinks he knows everything. He bragged about how he had Mac's old race ski and wouldn't let it go for under 25000 when I talked to him on the phone.

 

[Matt_E]

Yeah....someone (I think it was him) posted on PWCToday how he had a TNT chamber and didn't understand how they went for so much money recently. He said that he picked it up in Havasu for less than 400 and wanted to maybe sell it for 500.

 

[junkman]

lol so now we can fight for that chamber for $400bux

 

[hangtime]

it's not worth the money people .Maybe for $400 I'd try one since that's what a B pipe goes for but not a grand .$600 extra for just some bling ,No thanks

 

[nikad58]

I talked to him and his dad the other day.. I 1st called him and he took my number to give to his dad.. then he called back with his dads number and i called him.. he sounded legit to me ! I passed the # on to paul as i just cant spend the money "if i think about it for anytime at all"

 

[michael950]

My email via ebay said:

hey I own adventure watercraft and am a racer I have that same exact TNT Pipe we got it at havesu if your interested call me 912 541 0647 its polished just like the one on ebay I can send pics if interesed thanks

Said he would sell it to me for $500 and I should call him.

I was up late last night and cought up with him via PMs at PWCT. I asked to see a photo of his TNT chamber and he emailed me a photo of Tricky1's TNT chamber from the setup he sold to Chick (Photo from Ad archive @ PWCT).

Didn't even change the file name.

We played phone tag this afternoon and when he returned my message, he led me to believe he would take $500 via paypal. Then he inquired about the pipe, why it was so popular, why the high prices, yada yada yada. So I explain the details and "educated" him about it (as to what I know about it).

As the conversation winded down, he said "yeah, I contacted a few people and talked to my dad, I think I will put it on ebay. I think I can get $700 for it, and if I complete the pipe a guy overseas will pay $1000."

I told him $1000 was unrealistic. That $1000 TNT went that high because:
1) FPP was outta stock; no B-pipes at all.
2) Beginning of the season
3) Rare find

Now, people are cashing out and more are hitting the market. There are some B-pipes being made, ...

Anyway, led me on, jerked me around.

I contacted the other eBay bidders and sent them messages about him. BS.

He may have one, but I doubt it. Told me his dad was a "Solas dealer, and a Factory Pipe Dealer". I think he just wants the 411.

Oh, he posted @ PWCT that he would sell his TNT for $500, it was locked because it was in the General or Yamaha Forum and not the classifieds. The thread has been deleted and he has been banned from PWCT.


MAN, I want my airtime minutes back!!!!:banghead:

 

[Sanford]

I told him $1000 was unrealistic.

Don't we have Mr. "precious" to blame for that figure :biggrin: :shooter3:

 

[michael950]

Don't we have Mr. "precious" to blame for that figure :biggrin: :shooter3:

Actually, I think this is the record:
eBay Auction: $1125.10

But like I said, that was TIMING!!! Hell, beaten up B-pipes were going for $400 and up.

Yeah, Nikad isn't helping.