Complaint Review: BazaarFrenzy LLC Concession Trailers - ST. Louis Missouri

Do we need to regurgitate the Atty General's findings? Attorney General's News ReleaseAugust 7, 2007 Nixon obtains injunction against St. Louis business selling shoddy trailers and portable buildings on Internet Clayton, Mo. Attorney General Jay Nixon on Monday (Aug. 6) obtained a preliminary injunction against a business that sells concession trailers and portable buildings over the Internet. Nixon is suing the current and former owners of Bazaar Frenzy Concession Trailers for allegedly taking thousands of dollars from customers across the country to build trailers for them, but delivering shoddy trailers several weeks or months after the promised delivery date. Bazaar Frenzy has its principal place of business at 8314 Olive Boulevard in St. Louis. The consent preliminary injunction was filed in St. Louis County Circuit Court against Bazaar Frenzy LLC, current owner Caroline Fitzgerald, and former owner Ronnie A. Love. Love is named as a defendant because the lawsuit alleges the defrauding of customers also occurred while he owned Bazaar Frenzy. The court order prohibits the business from liquidating its assets, requires that they notify us when they enter into a contract and bars them from committing future violations. Nixon said his office had received seven complaints from consumers who complained they were defrauded in buying trailers from Bazaar Frenzy. All of the consumers are from outside Missouri. Bazaar Frenzy advertises concession trailers for sale on the Internet, generally on eBay. When a consumer responds to an ad, the defendants allegedly move the conversation and transaction off eBay, meaning the consumer is not eligible for protection services and cannot provide purchaser feedback. The buyers are made to pay an upfront deposit of half the contract price, often $7,000 to $8,000. The lawsuit says promised delivery dates are missed repeatedly, and that the defendants provide only excuses but not refunds. After numerous deadlines pass, the defendants sometimes do finally provide the trailers. Unfortunately, these trailers are in shoddy condition and vary greatly from what was promised. Nixon said the defendants knew that consumers were often so relieved to be finally receiving any product at all that many of them would accept the shipment and move on. The defendants would use eBay to advertise, but then deliberately move the transactions away from that site to provide fewer safeguards for customers, Nixon said. Online auction customers should proceed cautiously when sellers want to move you to what in effect is a dark alley. The lawsuit estimates that the damages claimed by consumers who complained to the Attorney General's Office exceeded $50,000. Nixon said victims included individuals, small businesses and civic service clubs. Nixon also is seeking restitution for consumers and an order for the defendants to pay appropriate penalties and costs to the state.

The complaint filed by Vicki is nothing more than a manipulation of the truth. Attempts to resolve this matter have been unsuccessful each time. The correct address of Bazaar Frenzy WAS 8314 Olive Blvd prior to closing the business. The telephone number WAS 314-471-1650. The address and number listed in the complaint is incorrect. Mr. Potter who was mentioned in the report was nothing more than an employee and should never have been slandered by Mrs. Samis but we understand it is a part of her vindictive nature she appears to have problems controlling as she attempt to ruin my name because I have refused to agree to a settlement of our transaction requested by Mrs. Samis resulting in a loss of an additional $5000.00 for me. The offer made to Mrs. Samis consisted of a completed base concession trailer as listed in our price guide for $11,500.00 as an even exchange for the deposit of just over $10000.00 paid by Mrs. Samis. Not the $2500.00 dollar scenario she would like everyone to believe. She also failed to mention she was told our shop was no longer at the address she claims to have visited and the instance she mentioned of coming to St. Louis was a surprise appearance never mentioned to me or anyone else within the company. I have not hired an attorney to date therefore the statement of them contacting my attorney is also false. These people told one of my employees he should have faith and let God look over his mom who is suffering from type IIII brain cancer and that it was more important for him to complete they're trailer than be with his mom during surgery. These people are nothing more than the evil they portray to worship against.