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  • Report:  #1414626

Complaint Review: Fisk Autoconsignor - San Francisco California

Reported By:
Ellen - Loveland, Colorado, United States
Submitted:
Updated:

Fisk Autoconsignor
101 California St San Francisco, 94111 California, United States
Web:
Fiskautoconsignor.com
Categories:
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I found a motorhome on craigslist that was exactly what we were looking for. I contacted the seller. Response was slow but eventually gave me contact information for Fisk Autoconsignor.

There were 138 pictures of this RV showing in great detail the inside and outside of the motorhome. The pictures are accurate for the year and brand.

I found the website to be very official looking.  I submitted the buyer registration. After both my husband and myself studied the pictures, we submitted the purchase offer. We heard from the seller and the company within a couple of days. We received an invoice and bill of sale with instructions of how to submit the payment. Wire transfer. Should have clued me in.

We heard back quickly after the money was deposited to an account in a major United States bank. The email stated we would receive another email once the delivery process started.  The website shows numerous locations throughout the U.S. where individual consignment items where stored. The seller had stated the RV was at the Colorado facility.

Delivery day arrives with a new email. It stated the delivery was to take place that day between 5 and 7 p.m. EST. Odd, since the company headquarters is in the pacific time zone.

Surprise! No show. No word from them. We received another email 2 days later giving a new delivery date and siting a legal issue with road transportation regulations. It gave another delivery time but the date and the day of the week didn't match. Again, no show.

So we started with numerous attempted phone calls that were never answered. It seemed like a glitch in their phone system. I also sent numerous emails to the address I had received them from. Again, no response. We have not heard any further from them.

Today, when my husband called, there was a message that they were closed and stated their business hours. He was calling within that time period.

Now when I go back to the first delivery email and click the link to the invoice it states This site can't be Reached. www.fiskautoconsignor.com’s server DNS address could not be found.

I am literally nauseated and still hoping it is not a scam. I know better.

 

 



3 Updates & Rebuttals

Kev

Baltimore,
Maryland,
United States
It is definitely scam.

#2Consumer Comment

Sun, December 03, 2017

 I'm so sorry this happen to you too. I uploaded first report on here right after I discovered that it was a scam. I was hoping to steer people away from that site... Apparently It is very sophisticated scam thats been going on for few years at least. There are more scams like this going on now with different name. But they are all "craigslist consignment scam" as it is known. They have perfected their skill and timing to work around anti scam sites like this and LE. Just like you I found out all this too late... if you haven't done so already, please file report with FTC and FBI IC3. See if your bank can do anything for you. Unfortunately, I also found out how powerless and helpless victims are in scams like this. What a sad reminder to not so perfect world we live in.. Hope you guys can recover from this awful experience soon.


Ellen

Loveland,
Colorado,
United States
Not really a rebuttal

#3Author of original report

Sat, December 02, 2017

To the auther of the rebuttal posted about my comment. You need to look up the definition of rebuttal. That would be a statement from the business disputing my claim of a scam.

And prior to my transaction I had googled them and RipOff report did not come up. If you notice, there are only 3 posts and they have all been in the last few days.


Consumer

Scottsdale,
Arizona,
United States
All you have to do is Google Fisk Autoconsignor

#4Consumer Comment

Sat, December 02, 2017

all you have to do is Google  Fisk Autoconsignor    And guess what pops up on the first page of Google

RIP OFF REPORT.

 I don’t understand people had you been a follower of Rip Off Report you would still have the unreported amount of money still in your bank account.   Be grateful that Rip Off Report does what it does for consumers.   Rip Off Report is about protecting consumers from Rip Off and scams trust me if there’s a Rip Off out there it’s going to be posted somewhere sooner or later on Rip Off Report 

 Now I’m going to post for you what I post for everybody else that owns a motorhome or is thinking about a motorhome read this real close and pay attention to what I’m telling you  what I’m getting ready to tell you know RV dealership whatever want you to read  before buying a motorhome from a dealership of your choice

 I’m hoping that you post your comments about what you’re getting ready to read

I’m sorry for your troubles and I want to post some helpful information for you and many other RV buyers. Several years ago I own a RV repair business and I got so many complaints of people buying brand new motor homes and have had so much troubles with defective components  and this should never happen especially on a brand new motorhome. 

  There are so many RV dealerships that sell brand new motor homes that refused to do any pre-delivery inspections before they place these motorhomes on the lot for sale.  I personally believe that many of these RV dealerships refuse to do these predelivery inspection because they do not want to pay their staff to do it.  Instead they would rather you buy the motorhome and bring it back and activate a warranty claim then the RV dealership gets paid to do the work.

 I offer my services to attorneys that represent RV buyers at no cost to show them what to look for when they activate a lawsuit against any RV dealership of their choice .

 One of the most important things that should be checked out on a brand new motorhome is the LP gas system and let me explain how explosive propane really is 

 Most RV technicians do not understand the expansion rate of propane here are the facts 

 If you have 1 gallon of propane in the tank it’s in a liquid form under pressure inside of the tank if that 1 gallon of liquid propane is released into the atmosphere because of a leak that one liquid gallon will expand a 270 gallons of explosive vapor. 

1.  5 gallons of propane is equal to  1350 gallons of explosive vapor

2.  25 gallons of propane is equal to 6750 gallons of explosive vapor

3. 50 gallons of propane in the tank is equal to 13,500 gallons of explosive vapor. 

 Now I am sure that you would like to know if you buy it brand new or used motorhome you want to know if the LP gas system leaks or not.  Ask your favorite RV dealership if they can show you the predelivery inspection documentation or the motorhome that you purchased and ask them to show you that leak down test results before you buy a motorhome never after you sign a contract. 

 If they can’t provide you with this kind of documentation you need to get up and walk out and refused to part with your money.  When you buy a brand new motorhome you want the experience of enjoying a brand new motor home without any troubles, just like for the most part when you buy a new car.

 A law firm in my past hired me to go up against one of the biggest RV dealerships in the country and I proved that the dealership was submitting fraudulent documents with Gord signatures on a predelivery inspection report. I prove to the judge that the document and forge signatures and a proper predelivery inspection was never done on the motorhome and after evaluating the motorhome which was a brand new motorhome I documented 27 pages of repairs  that the motorhome need it I made a believer out of the court that the motorhome should’ve never been on the market for sale until after everything was fixed not after he was sold.

Remember you can’t get any TV station or News Reporter Politician Reviews to do any stories on fraudulent misrepresentation RV sales because they get a lot of money from RV dealerships in the form of advertising money.

 Every RV fire should always go to Rip Off Report and read the reports that have been posted over the years before you go to any dealership of your choice.

Now I encourage you to go to RipOffReport.com  on the homepage just a little ways down on the right-hand side you will see Rip Off Report live. 

 Go to that page and scroll down a little bit on the right-hand side once again and look at the black audio player and listen to the very top number one show  listen to it completely that’s me  reveaking scams in the RV industry.  Listen to that show a couple of times the second show was me talking about scams in the automotive industry.  Any law firm who knows what they’re doing when it comes to RV dealership cases that’s worth a grain of salt  would agree with everything that I say.

Please do your homework before you part within leave your money please continue to read some of this information that I’m going to post below  this is a predelivery inspection check sheet list that RV dealership should be using but they don’t because they don’t want to pay for it. 

BEST REGUARDS YOUR RV BUYER ADVOCATE....

The most important functions of an RV are not listed on their list.  Items like the 

1. LP gas furnace does it leak LP GAS ?

2.  The LP gas hot water heater.

3.  The LP gas stove.

4.  The LP gas refrigerator.

5.  The ammonia gas system in the refrigerator  does it leak ?

6.  The power supply converting 110 V AC over to 12 V DC.

7.  The complete plumbing system does it leak ?

8.  Does the plumbing system have a water pressure regulator 

9.  The sewage system the black water and the graywater tanks do they leak ?

10.  All of the 12 V system batteries ?  Are they holding a charge 

11.  Does the complete electrical system on the 12 V DC side have any battery drains ?

12.  The air conditioning systems the dash AC and the roof AC do they work properly.

13.  Does the roof AC unit look like it's properly secured to the roof where it will not leak water when it rains ?

14.  Does the shower or the toilet leak water underneath that wood rot the wood out under Neath the shower or the toilet ?

15.   The water pump for the RV aspect of the motorhome does it leak it does it  maintain normal operating pressure ?

16.  Does any aspect of the RV have rotten wood ?

17.  Does the LP gas system have leaks anywhere throughout the system ?

18  does the LP gas regulator maintain a normal operating pressure without league downs ?

19  does the RV come with all of the owners manuals  for safe and normal operation knowledge ?

20  does the RV have leveling jacks to do the work without hydraulic leaks?

21  has the LP gas furnace been checked for any carbon oxide leaks ?  Which can be deadly if not check properly ....

22.  When driving the motorhome does the  motorhome engine charge the RV batteries properly ?

23.  Does the motorhome have slide outs and are they properly aligned so they do not create drag to wear out the electric motors ?  I could make this list five times longer.

I could go on for days when it comes to RVs and complete system checks.  If someone's only going to charge you a couple of hundred dollars for a complete system check on the motorhome they are an idiot because they don't know what they're doing they don't know the complete systems of a motorhome you cannot take a RV to an automotive shop and have it checked out it's completely different then a car or a pick up truck or a little minivan.

Whoever created this business model has no clue what they're doing.   I feel their business model is to refer you to local automotive shops to have your cars and vans and pick up trucks checked out and they are the middleman to make money on work they've never done.  The above is my opinion.

When a RV dealership does not perform an LP gas system leak check is that a safe situation for the consumer or a unsafe situation for the consumer ??

 

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