Ethan Platteborze, AKA Cavaliersalvage.com Con Artist *REBUTTALS
Ethan PLatteborze is a sleazy con artist running a scam out of the Tualatin, Oregon area.
Dozens of people have reported him to State and Federal authorities, and he has lawsuits pending. One lawsuit is Sandra Engler VS Ethan PLatteborze, Washington County Circuit Court, Case# C002789CV. In this one Ethan ripped Ms Engler off for $23,000.00. And remember, Ethan wants you to be next.
Many of his 'customers" never receive any merchandise. If you send him money, and really push it, he will have a truckload of junk delivered to you. It will not be anything like what you ordered, or anything even close to what he SAYS you will get. The suppliers are cutting him off as well (Sears and others won't do business with him any more because of complaints).
Ethan is simply a 2-bit hustler running his scams out of his apartment.
Other victims of his have told me Ethan also runs some phony scams on the online auctions. In one, he alledgedly used the name "Warehouseclosing" on e-Bay, and was eventually banned for fraudulent activity.
His rebuttals to these posts are phony as well.
If his business is so legitimate, why does he use so many mail drops? Why does he have to change addresses and phone numbers so frequently?
When I phoned his last mail drop (MailBox Plus 503-579-1000)and said I was looking for him, the employee who answered the phone laughed and said "so are a lot of people". Call them yourself to verify.
He has to change his bank accounts every few months as well. He also uses different names when conducting business, as a previous post reveals.
Clearly, this is NOT a legitimate business person, or business.
Caveat Emptor.
8 Updates & Rebuttals
Mike Bowler
Elk Grove,California,
U.S.A.
Ethan Platteborze pled guilty, expected to serve multi-year prison terms for their fraud scheme
#9Author of original report
Sun, July 27, 2003
Ethan Platteborze pled guilty in Federal Court on July 2, 2003. This follows on the heels of Kenneth Kluss's earlier guilty plea and agreement to testify against Ethan.
Ethan Platteborze, along with Cavalier Salvage co-owner Kenneth Kluss, will be sentenced on December 8, 2003.
Both are expected to serve multi-year prison terms for their fraud scheme and will be ordered to pay restitution to their numerous victims.
Thanks to the Rip Off Report for providing a forum to notify co-victims! We built a stronger case against these crooks because of you.
Cavalier Salvage Victim (November 2000)
Mike Bowler
Elk Grove,California,
U.S.A.
Ethan Platteborze pled guilty, expected to serve multi-year prison terms for their fraud scheme
#9Author of original report
Sun, July 27, 2003
Ethan Platteborze pled guilty in Federal Court on July 2, 2003. This follows on the heels of Kenneth Kluss's earlier guilty plea and agreement to testify against Ethan.
Ethan Platteborze, along with Cavalier Salvage co-owner Kenneth Kluss, will be sentenced on December 8, 2003.
Both are expected to serve multi-year prison terms for their fraud scheme and will be ordered to pay restitution to their numerous victims.
Thanks to the Rip Off Report for providing a forum to notify co-victims! We built a stronger case against these crooks because of you.
Cavalier Salvage Victim (November 2000)
Mike Bowler
Elk Grove,California,
U.S.A.
Ethan Platteborze pled guilty, expected to serve multi-year prison terms for their fraud scheme
#9Author of original report
Sun, July 27, 2003
Ethan Platteborze pled guilty in Federal Court on July 2, 2003. This follows on the heels of Kenneth Kluss's earlier guilty plea and agreement to testify against Ethan.
Ethan Platteborze, along with Cavalier Salvage co-owner Kenneth Kluss, will be sentenced on December 8, 2003.
Both are expected to serve multi-year prison terms for their fraud scheme and will be ordered to pay restitution to their numerous victims.
Thanks to the Rip Off Report for providing a forum to notify co-victims! We built a stronger case against these crooks because of you.
Cavalier Salvage Victim (November 2000)
Mike Bowler
Elk Grove,California,
U.S.A.
Ethan Platteborze pled guilty, expected to serve multi-year prison terms for their fraud scheme
#9Author of original report
Sun, July 27, 2003
Ethan Platteborze pled guilty in Federal Court on July 2, 2003. This follows on the heels of Kenneth Kluss's earlier guilty plea and agreement to testify against Ethan.
Ethan Platteborze, along with Cavalier Salvage co-owner Kenneth Kluss, will be sentenced on December 8, 2003.
Both are expected to serve multi-year prison terms for their fraud scheme and will be ordered to pay restitution to their numerous victims.
Thanks to the Rip Off Report for providing a forum to notify co-victims! We built a stronger case against these crooks because of you.
Cavalier Salvage Victim (November 2000)
Mike
Elk Grove,California,
U.S.A.
Ethan really is a crook, just like the posting say
#9Consumer Comment
Wed, April 09, 2003
I know for a fact that Ethan is a con artist. I am a victim, and I have spoken to many other victims.
I have a written agreement from Ethan wherein he promised to sell to me "New, non-defaced Craftsman tools". Does that sound like "junk"? No, clearly it does not.
What I received was defective RTV general merchandise from Sears. I have copies of my contract from Ethan, and I have photographs of the merchandise he shipped. What was promised bears NO resemblance to what was delivered. That constitutes fraud, any way you look at it.
I have reported Ethan to the FBI, as have numerous others. I know he is scheduled for trial in June 2003. I do not know of any charges "being dropped", and I suspect this claim is false.
Ethan is the crook that I and others claim he is. That isn't slander, it's a fact. -Mike Bowler
John McCormick
Salem,Oregon,
U.S.A.
Facts Not Hype
#9Consumer Comment
Tue, April 08, 2003
Ethan Platteborze, formerly of Cavalier Salvage, is an acquaintance of mine, and his father is a good friend of mine. Frankly, the "Ripoff Reports" I've seen against Cavalier Salvage and Ethan Platteborze all have similar deficiencies in their claims:
(1) Most of the complaints are from anonymous persons. Most of these complaints are clearly libelous (written defamation). If there were anything to the complaints, then they wouldn't resort to complaining anonymously. Only a few of these ripoff complaints identified themselves, and a number of those are not in existence at the websites and/or e-mail addresses they provide.
(2) Many of the complainants say they were ripped-off when they purchased SALVAGE from a SALVAGE COMPANY. (It was called "Cavalier SALVAGE", not "Cavalier NEW STUFF".) Salvage means just that, things that are not necessarily new that can be salvaged for use.
For those NOT familiar with the salvage business, salvage brokers don't normally handle the salvage themselves, but rather simply "connect" the seller and the buyers together. (Although they do keep their contacts private to assure further business from the buyer.) Salvage brokers don't know what is in most shipments, and they do NOT promise anything, which leads to point number...
(3) Extensive disclaimers and contracts were in place on Cavalier Salvage's website, WARNING customers that they may not get anything but junk. With salvage it is always a gamble. In other words, they don't really have a right to complain if they received their shipments, which leads to point number...
(4) Ethan Platteborze has been investigated and charged for criminal wrongdoing. Most of these charges have also been dropped, since they were clearly false. The reason charges were dropped is for the same reason there are a number of anonymous ripoff reports on this site: Ethan's former girlfriend wanted revenge on Ethan, which backfired when the FBI determined that she was lying about his supposed criminal activities. A number of posts on this site are possibly identifiable as coming from Ethan's girlfriend or her father.
That is one of the major flaws in these ripoff reports: they allow libelous statements from people who simply want revenge on innocent persons. There may be no proof whatsoever, but people still write this drivel.
I have known Ethan Platteborze's father for a number of years and can testify to his honesty. Bill, Ethan's father, has testified to me of Ethan's business, and Ethan himself has also told me of his business dealings.
I think the clincher for me is that the authorities have decided that he is innocent of fraudulent activities...which opens up many of the posters on this site to civil suits for libel...
Good luck!
Cavalier has never been a problem with me. Plus *EDitor's note below
#90
Thu, June 28, 2001
This email is a rebuttal to RipOff #5033.
It was sent by Dennis Mc Gunnis at DGS196@aol.com.
Ethan Platteborze, AKA Cavaliersalvage.com Con Artist *REBUTTAL (#5033)
They filed the following rebuttal to the above Rip-Off Report:
Their email: DGS196@aol.com
Their name: Dennis Mc Gunnis
Their phone number: 1-702-242-9733
Their relationship to the company: Supporter
Rebuttal:
What's the deal, Cavalier has never been a problem with me.
-Ruth
(Note: Den is my husbands account:-)
EDitor's note below:::::::::
..we have over 2,800 HAPPY customers
#90
Sat, May 05, 2001
This email is a rebuttal to RipOff #5033.
It was sent by Ethan J. Platt at CavalierSalvage@aol.com.
Ethan Platteborze, AKA Cavaliersalvage.com Con Artist (#5033)
They filed the following rebuttal to the above Rip-Off Report:
Their email: CavalierSalvage@aol.com
Their name: Ethan J. Platt
Their phone number: 503-579-8505
Their relationship to the company: Owner
Rebuttal:
WoW! It's amazing what one un-happy customer that has been banned from the business will go through to simply try and get "Revenge" on-line because they did not "Like" their merchandise.
We are a Corp/ REG. in the State Of Oregon, we have over 2,800 HAPPY customers, and more calling everyday. It's sad when one loser can try to defame and slander on the web. (Note the last users post did not even include an e-mail address to address him) It's a petty person that hides on the internet, and I would not put much salt in what that user had to say.
-Cavalier Salvage