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Globe Trading Financing Inc. Ignatios Kazoglou, Autotowncars, Taik Ripped me off and robbed me sold lemon car Fort Lauderdale Florida
The seller ebay handle autotowncars AKA Dealership Name Globe Trading Financing Inc. AKA seller's actual name Ignatios Kazoglou is a crook who lied and scammed and robbed me.
I bought a car he had listed on eBay the ad said it was in "excellent condition." He told me I had to leave feedback before he would ship my car. He wanted me to leave feedback on something I had not received. This was the first red flag. I contacted eBay immediately. They said that was not right nor allowed.
I contacted eBay also before sending my cashier's payment to the business Globe Trading Financing Inc. They assured me protection under their vehicle protection program. I felt reassured and then decided to mail my payment. Had I had known all of what transpired I would have never done such a thing.
I decided to drive 15 hours away to Florida to see this car that I was not allowed to have unless I left feedback. So I drove out there to see it. When I got to the dealership the dealer said my car was at a storage facility thirty min away and man who sold it to me was over not there. Upon further research and a little driving around I saw my car parked right around the corner. So they lied. I called eBay again to tell them what was going on - they agreed this was suspicious.
I called the man and we wanted me to meet him at his lot 3 PM I went and waited by the car that was never moved. At 3 PM I walked over there. This man was never present. The other man Michael had the title in his hand. I asked for it and he handed it to me. He got the keys and walked over to the car that was there all along.
They had to jump it to start it. All these lights in the dash were on. The overheating light the ABS light the airbag light. It finally started and was on almost no fuel. We wanted to test drive it. We needed gas in it. So we told him we were driving it to the gas station to get gas. When I say we I am referring to me and my mother. My mother was with me the whole time.
First of all this car's ad says it was in excellent condition. It most certaintly is not. The inside of the passenger door panel is all falling off, the bottom of the car is rusted out, the back window seal is not a seal its more like some thick glop of black goo all around it. It has sun damage on paint, it feels like it is going to fall apart when you drive it, the passenger door will not open, the key gets stuck in the ignition, the brakes feel like they don't work and are about to completely not work at all it barely can stop, it will not drive in D, only in T which I have no idea why, it is leaking coolant everywhere overheating and I have no idea what else is wrong with it. It is a complete lemon car. I think it needs something underneath because it literally feels like it is going to fall apart.
I knew immediately I do not want this hunk of junk. Then the car died at the gas station while getting gas. I called the police because when I called the man and told him I do not want it he wont respond to me. The police come and I meet them at the dealership I drove the rental over my mom stayed with the crappy broke down car at the gas station.
The police offier told me this was a civil matter and unfortunately because the lack of laws in Florida regarding vehicles this happens all the time. This was the first time I got to meet this man as he was across the street at another dealership hiding. I begged and pleaded for him to give me my money back that I am a mother of three children and I needed a car that was reliable not something like this that is pretty much just a lemon car. I paid over 4,000 after everything was said and done. For what? To be ripped off!
Then I left and my aunt called me told me about buyers remorse said I had three days to change my mind told me to call the police back. I called the police back. This time I got the guy's legal name. The whole time he was avoiding telling me. I even questioned it with eBay who said it was okay becuase they were a dealer. Well now I know his legal name Ignatios Kazoglou. If I had known that prior I could of googled him. I googled his business and could not find anything negative. But I googled his name after finding it out and turns out he has three other rip off reports on him.
Again I was told it was a civil matter. I then was looking over the title with my mom later that evening and realized he did me dirty that way too. On the titie the dealer can reassign it up to three times. The last time was where he signed as the seller and left it blank for me the buyer. However the reassignment just above that was where carfax was the seller and sold it to his dealership. The problem is he never signed as the purchaser for that transaction. It was left blank. So technically according to this title he sold me something he didn't even own. The sale was void. I didn't want this vehicle anyway. I tried texting and calling about it and he just threatened me.
The last time I was at the dealership he told the cops he wanted no trespassing put on me because I brought the police to his business multiple times and it was not good for business. I never felt so much anger towards someone before. I did not lash out at him or curse instead I cried my eyes so hard my chest hurt. I thought I was going to have a heart attack. I could not believe someone could be so cold I was in such disbelief. I was angry and hurt. I hope no one ever has to feel the way I did it was completely horrible.
I went up to the police station and asked them if an officer could accompany me back to the dealership so I could show him the title and a. get my money back since it was not a valid sale or b. get him to sign it so I could at least resell or fix this junk vehicle. The police officer told that it was a civil matter and he would not send an officer with me. I told him about the no trespassing. I did not want to go to jail. That was the only thing that could make this nightmare worse.
The police officer litereally told me that there are 298 officers in the town and everyone does things there own way. That there was a 50/50 chance of me being arrested. I could not believe this. I had to try. I took my mom with me and we went up there later on. What happened next was even worse. I went up there and asked for my money back. He told me no and I wasn't suppose to be there. I told him he hadn't signed the title the sale was not valid. He reached out for it. I asked him to sign it and make it a legitimate sale so I could at least get tags when I got home. The tag company I went to in Florida said he had to sign it so I could get tags.
He didn't give the title back to me. He told me to leave or I would be arrested for trespassing. He kept the title. So now I have a broke down lemon car and no title. I called the MVA in my state and I need the title to tag the vehicle no exceptions. I have notified the department of motor vehicles in florida of his illicit business practices and hopefully they will go after his bond. He ripped me off of over $4000. It was not right it was not fair.
I have notified eBay relentlessly and have been seeking their help as well. I have notified the better business bureau, the federal consumer protection agency, the internet crimes division, the police, the social media, the press, and I have sought after legal counsel. I stand by my feedback and this seller should not even be allowed on eBay and has no business selling cars either. I hope he loses his business license after this. To know I am not the first person to be scammed by this man is very sad. I hope I can prevent this from happening to others. I pray he finds God and one day changes his ways. I have been praying on this and that is the only thing helping me through this nightmare.
2 Updates & Rebuttals
Bubba Lee
REd Deer,Canada
Little Jimmy the troll
#3Consumer Comment
Wed, March 23, 2016
Hi Jimmy
What are you compensating for by being such a nasty troll?
By the way: Wrong again, OP should be able to trust seller to be honest about condition of car. Otherwise it is fraud.
Jimmy jim jim........
Jim
Florida,USA
Elevator Doesn't Reach The Top Floor, Does It??
#3Consumer Comment
Tue, March 22, 2016
You send your money off to somebody you don't know to buy some dumb used car you've never seen, right? You then come here to cry and whine that poor you has been ripped off. If you would have used just a flea sized amount of common sense, this wouldn't have happened! "A sucker is born every minute!" P. T. Barnum. RIPOFF HERE -- Seller was looking for somebody to ripoff. Complainer failed to use common sense and therefore volunteered to be the victim.