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  • Report:  #249653

Complaint Review: Michelle Belisle DeSpiegelaere - Milltown Wisconsin

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- Berne, Other,
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Michelle Belisle DeSpiegelaere
113 2nd Ave SW Milltown, 54858 Wisconsin, U.S.A.
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Michelle Belisle DeSpiegelaere is a well known artist for over 20 years in the modelhorse hobby. She offers repaint services on artist resins.

I sent her a resin back in September of 2002 along with full payment for her to customize it and paint it.

In April I contacted her by letter, since it had been over a year she had not contacted me and her eMail did not work. I wanted an update and she replied to my letter telling me she could not finish my resin any more. I felt very hurt and deceived, since I had been patiently waiting for the item for almost 5 years. She offered to send the resin back but told me she could not afford to refund my money for the services I had paid her for and she felt she could not do any more.

I told her I requested her to send back my resin AND my money, as I did not want what she offered me to make up for the lost money. I asked her to reply to me and tell me what she wanted to do. She has not replied to me ever since. Nothing.

All I want is my resin and money back, as I feel I have waited for 55 months for NOTHING and I feel betrayed and let down.

Other customers of her are in my same situation and I have NO IDEA what she wants to do about us. I feel ripped off and I do not know what to do or whom to contact. I have been patient enough and have no more strength to wait for HER to decide WHEN she feels she wants or wants not to contact me. She seems not to care about me in the least, which is why I want to post about this wherever I can.

Respectfully submitted,

Katja

Berne
Switzerland


3 Updates & Rebuttals

Katja

Berne,
Europe,
Switzerland
Michelle Belisle DeSpiegelaere of Milltown (WI) returned my goods.

#2Author of original report

Tue, June 26, 2007

The Chief of Police of Milltown (Wisconsin) informed Michelle about my theft claim. Right after that, she sent back my property (unfinished per agreement) and to make up for the money she says she cannot refund, she sent goods. I will now TRY to sell these goods to get my money back. There are still other victims whose goods and money are in her possession. I hope they will get justice done. Thank you, Chief Andrew A. Anderson for all your help !!! Respectfully submitted, Katja (Switzerland).


Katja

Berne,
Europe,
Switzerland
Michelle Belisle DeSpiegelaere of Milltown, WI ripped me off and there is not much I can do :(

#3Author of original report

Mon, June 11, 2007

Today I got the reply to my complaint I sent to her local Police Chief. He says in Wisconsin my case is not a criminal case but a CIVIL one so that my only option is to file a Small Claims action at the local Courts Office there. I cannot do that, as I should appear in person and the travelling from Switzerland to Wisconsin by plane and all hotel fees and attorney fees cost me more than the money she owes me. How nice this is... a person can basically ripp you off and the law is on her side. I am frustrated, there is nothing I can do. She can keep my goods and money which she has now for almost 5 years and no one will do anything against it. My only option now is that a person in the US offered me to go knock at her door and ASK her to refund mine and the other victims' goods and money she retains and refuses to refund and give out. This person lives an hour away from Michelle and offered me to go there in person. I frankly have no hopes... to go further the legal way will cost me more than I lost... I only LOSE in this case and this person gets away with it and there is NOTHING I can do from here. Nice... I have lost ALL my faith in doing business with anyone out of my country... even if one has written proof that they were ripped off, there is NOTHING they can do - see my case. I hope one day somehow I will see justice done against this woman for myself and all the other victims she ripped off. Respectfully submitted, Katja (Switzerland).


Katja

Berne,
Europe,
Switzerland
Michelle Belisle DeSpiegelaere of Milltown, WI ripped me off and there is not much I can do :(

#4Author of original report

Mon, June 11, 2007

Today I got the reply to my complaint I sent to her local Police Chief. He says in Wisconsin my case is not a criminal case but a CIVIL one so that my only option is to file a Small Claims action at the local Courts Office there. I cannot do that, as I should appear in person and the travelling from Switzerland to Wisconsin by plane and all hotel fees and attorney fees cost me more than the money she owes me. How nice this is... a person can basically ripp you off and the law is on her side. I am frustrated, there is nothing I can do. She can keep my goods and money which she has now for almost 5 years and no one will do anything against it. My only option now is that a person in the US offered me to go knock at her door and ASK her to refund mine and the other victims' goods and money she retains and refuses to refund and give out. This person lives an hour away from Michelle and offered me to go there in person. I frankly have no hopes... to go further the legal way will cost me more than I lost... I only LOSE in this case and this person gets away with it and there is NOTHING I can do from here. Nice... I have lost ALL my faith in doing business with anyone out of my country... even if one has written proof that they were ripped off, there is NOTHING they can do - see my case. I hope one day somehow I will see justice done against this woman for myself and all the other victims she ripped off. Respectfully submitted, Katja (Switzerland).

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