- Report: #107437
Complaint Review: Harlequin Treats - Chicago Illinois
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Harlequin Treats
3248 N. Clark Steet, Chicago, 60657 Illinois, U.S.A.
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Harlequin Treats. Ltd, Walter Hoving, And Susan Haack rip-off the consignment items. They sold my stuff at their store and did not pay me for them. Dishonest and fraud! Chicago Illinois
I brought my collectable to sell to the store called Harlequin Treats, Ltd. as consignment. They paid me for the first sell. Although they sold most of my stuff at the store after my first check, they never gave me another check. I have e-mail from Walter Hoving, the owner's boyfriend that they sold more of my stuff and they will be on next payment (in 3/8). They kept stalling paying me making excuses about this and that. Walter told me at least 3 occasions (the last time was in 6/22) that the check was coming to my way. And it never happened. I felt Walter kept decieving me.
I went to the store to gather back my stuff, but hardly anything left. And the store clark was not very helpful. My stuff were collectable stuff and they sold them fine. They sold my property, collect money from the customer and kept the money. This should be a fraud. I hae all the e-mail correspondence. Also recorded all the times, I spoke to Walter or someone from the store for my record.
Yukari
Chicago, Illinois
U.S.A.
I went to the store to gather back my stuff, but hardly anything left. And the store clark was not very helpful. My stuff were collectable stuff and they sold them fine. They sold my property, collect money from the customer and kept the money. This should be a fraud. I hae all the e-mail correspondence. Also recorded all the times, I spoke to Walter or someone from the store for my record.
Yukari
Chicago, Illinois
U.S.A.
1 Updates & Rebuttals
Tim
New Orleans,Louisiana,
U.S.A.
Walter Hoving continues this ripoff behavior
#2Consumer Comment
Fri, April 20, 2007
Yukari is not alone. An investigation into Walter Hoving (a/k/a Malcolm Claybourne, Susan Haack, Harlequin Treats, Wish Publications, CookbooksAndDrinks, Mary, Susan M. Haack, Walter Haack, etc.) reveals at least 30 victims of similar fraud. Typical amounts stolen range from $400 - $2000, and Hoving consistently makes excuses (such as family members dying or lying ill in the hospital) for delayed payments/shipments. He will also issue NSF checks or stop payment on refunds, in violation of state and federal statutes governing mail fraud. The cycle is unending, and Hoving & Haack have been reported several times to the Chicago Better Business Bureau, the State's Attorney's Office, and other authorities. Hoving, an older man, relies on the sympathy of potential victims as his primary means of gaining confidence, and he is credited with sounding very believable. For one example, see Ripoff Report #108992 on this site. His (and his alleged wife Susan's) typical scam involves taking items on consignment and later selling them without compensation to the original property owners. Other scams involve non-payment for goods purchased through auction sites (eBay, Craigslist and Yahoo!). See complete feedback listings at http://myworld.ebay.com/2284Susan and http://myworld.ebay.com/ticktockclockdoc . His/her eBay names included: ticktockclockdoc, ticktokclockdoc and 2284susan. Other names surely exist that have not been terminated by eBay. Emails will come from [email protected] or [email protected], but these change yearly. Likewise, phone numbers change every quarter, but include: 773-348-5650, 773-972-3413, 773-525-5730, 773-225-6448, 773-983-8661 and 773-510-3663. Most if not all of Mr. Hoving's addresses will be in Chicago, Illinois, where he has been arrested and tried at least once by the state. He also frequents (as a vendor) antiques and collectibles venues such as Angela's Attic and Roscoe Mall in South Beloit, IL. We are withholding any address or physically identifying information of Mr. Hoving at this time for his safety. Currently, Mr. Hoving advertises on Craigslist and possibly other regional websites, hawking wares of questionable origin and existence. He/she may abuse your contact information with sales solicitations, such as for 'Susie's Cookbook & Kitchen Helper' and 'Trixie's Definitive Drink Dictionary'. Associated websites such as harlequintreats.com and cookbooksanddrinks.com were taken offline in 2006 and 2007. Hoving relies mostly on email and even more on phone contacts to conduct his scams, and he is persistent with potential 'customers'.
