At the first sale Silas told me he sold almost $3,000 of my
items but not the clocks, the china cabinet or the lamp. When he paid me my money from that sale
he deducted 35% for his fees, not the 25% he advertises on his website. In the meantime I continued to pack my
belongings and move to the Atlanta, GA area. I had a full dinning room set with a china cabinet and a
large corner cabinet that I had told Silas I wanted included in the estate
sale. On 3 separate occasions
Silas came to my home saying he was going to pick up these items and I reminded
him he would need a moving truck or trailer because of the size of the
items. Every time he came to my
home he was in his red pickup truck with the shell over the bed and told me he
forgot how big they were. In the
end he did not take the items and I ended up having to do a garage sale.
After the first weekend it was 2 to 3 weeks before Silas
sold any more of my items. Before
leaving Florida on February 28, 2010 Silas presented me with another check for
around $400. I told him he would
be able to contact me via my cell phone or email and I would keep in touch with
him and let him know when I was settled.
I specifically asked him if in the mean time he could use Paypal to send
me any additional money he might get from sales to which he told me yes. However, the end of March when I was in
Atlanta I spoke to Silas and he informed me that he did not have a Paypal
account after a week of telling me would send me a payment via my Paypal
account. Since I was
staying with my brother outside Atlanta at that time I gave him my brothers
address to send me a check he said for another $500 he had sold. Again I asked him to please send me the
copy of the inventory he promised show what was sold and for how much. Again I received a check for just over
$300 and he had taken 35% out. It
took him more than 5 days from the time he was suppose to mail that check and a
second phone call before it was even mailed.
In March I had received word from Silas that he was going to
reduce the price on my German canister set and I sent him an email stating that
I would not authorize a reduction in the amount on the set or any of the items
I had placed a reserve on.
Approximately two weeks ago I spoke to Silas and he told me he had not
sold the clocks, the china cabinet or the lamp. I told him I was planning another trip down to Florida the
first Tuesday in May, May 4, 2010 and I would come by to pick up those
items. He agreed to this. On Monday, May 3, 2010 I called his
home number to confirm the pickup with him. At that time I was informed he was
not available, he had gone out of town and would not be back until Friday. I told who I believe was his son about
the arrangements we had made and that I would need to speak to Silas
immediately because I could not reschedule the trip or make an additional trip
I would need to be allowed access to pickup the items as pre-arranged.
Within the hour Silas Piece called me back and was very belligerent
telling me that I had not given him sufficient time to sell the items. During this call we were somehow
disconnected and I tried repeatedly to call him back but only got his voice
mail. Several hours later upon
returning home I discovered a voice mail from Silas yelling at me and telling
me in order to pickup my items I would now have to pay him a percentage fee due
to costs he had in advertising and storage. He was also very nasty about providing anyone to help me
load the items in my trailer as he originally had promised. He stated he was in Pensacola on an
emergency and had no one who could provide me access to my belongings. All indications from him were he still
had the items at that time. Just
prior to receiving the voice mail I had sent him an email informing him he was
not to sell any more of my items in his possession that the items were to be
returned to me with no additional fees per our original agreement. Within less than 3 hours of his voice
message I received an email from Silas that all of my items were sold including
the china cabinet, clocks and the lamp.
I find this impossible that he sold them during that time frame as it
was a Monday and his sales are held on Friday, Saturday and Sunday plus the
fact he had stated he was out of town.
Since I told him I would be at the 512 Oak Lane address on Tuesday to
pickup my belonging with the police if necessary Silas wrote the
following: DEAR MS. HILL, AS PER OUR SALES CONTRACT
AGREEMENT ALL ITEMS ARE 35% FOR CONSIGNMENT. ALL ITEMS NOT SOLD ON THE FIRST OR
SECOND DAY WILL BE SOLD FOR 1/2 OFF THE PRICE ON DAY THREE ( NOTE! YOUR
CONTRACT ).I DO CARRY INSURANCE FOR CONTENTS,HOWEVER IT IS NOT WITH THE
ACNA.YOUR ATTEMPT TO MAKE A FRAUDULENT THEFT CLAIM WITH MY INSURANCE COMPANY
FOR THE ITEMS WE HAVE SOLD FOR YOU ON CONSIGNMENT WAS BE A BIG MISTAKE! OUR
RECORDS SHOW WE HAVE SOLD OVER $5,000. OF YOUR ITEM AND YOU HAVE BEEN PAID !!!(
I WILL TAKE NO PART IN YOUR INSURANCE SCAM!) ALSO THINK TWICE BEFORE YOU MAKE
THAT FALSE POLICE REPORT FOR THEFT,THIS IS A CONSIGNMENT CONTRACT.AS PER OUR
CONVERSATION I HAD FORGOTTEN WE HAD SOLD THE LAST FEW REMAINING ITEMS.A CHECK
WILL SOON FOLLOW.THE SETTLEMENT PAPER WORK WILL NOT CHANGE, IT WILL REMAIN THE
SAME AS THE LAST TWO SETTLEMENT SHEETS YOU HAVE RECEIVED.YOUR VERBAL THREATS (
RECORDED )AND YOUR 23 PHONE CALLS IN LESS THAN 1 HOUR WERE NOT TAKEN LIGHTY AND
REPORTED TO THE AUTHORITIES . TROPIC ESTATE SALES HAS NOW PLACED A NO
TRESPASSING WARRANT OUT ON YOU. YOU WILL BE ARRESTED IF YOU COME ON TO ANY OF
OUR PROPERTIES AND GO TO JAIL.
These threats are based
on the fact that I called the Antiques & Collectables National Association
to file a complaint against his company.
I did not ask to file a claim against his insurance. The Association told me he was a member
but membership is only for the purpose of insurance to which they informed me
voluntarily that he had a liability policy through them but had allowed his
inventory policy to lapse. I also
contacted the police departments in Maitland and Seminole county as the address
is actually in the Seminole County jurisdiction in regards to the no
trespassing warrant he sated he had filed against me and was told there was no
such warrant and he could not have filed one until I actually went on his
property.
I have filed a report
with the Volusia County Sheriffs office who called Silas. His response to them was that one of
his associates had sold the remaining items last weekend. I have since received the following
response: DEAR SHARON ,I AM SORRY YOU ARE SO CONFUSED,I KNOW YOU ACKNOWLEDGED
YOU WERE A LITTLE UNSTABLE WHEN YOU WERE EVICTED. NOW LET ME TRY TO CLEAR IT UP
WITH YOU.WE HAVE A CONTRACT FOR 35% OF ALL SALES.ON DAY THREE OF ALL SALES ARE
SOLD FOR 1/2 OFF.WE HAVE NO RESERVES ON ANY OF YOUR ITEMS. THE LAST OF YOUR
REMAINING ITEMS WERE SOLD LAST WEEKEND ,EXCEPT FOR A SMALL BOX OF ITEMS WHICH
INCLUDE YOUR PLASTIC DEER.YOUR CHECK IS FAR LESS THAN THE PRICE YOU ARE
DEMANDING AND SOME WHERE AROUND $600.00, AS I TOLD THE VOLUSIA COUNTY SHERIFFS
DEPT.AND I THINK THEY MAY AGREE YOU ARE PRONE TO PSYCHIATRIC PROBLEMS OR SUDDEN
MOOD CHANGES.YOU CAN NOT SET YOUR OWN PERCENTAGE OR PRICES AND MUST COMPLY TO
THE ORIGINAL CONTRACT.I WILL NOW SEEK DAMAGES FOR YOUR CONTINUED HARASSMENT AND
YOUR FALSE ALLEGATIONS TO THE MAITLAND POLICE DEPT.,THE ATTORNEY GENERALS
OFFICE,VOLUSIA COUNTY SHERIFFS,ANTIQUES.NET,THE NATIONAL ANTIQUES AND
COLLECTABLES ASSOC.,AND MY INSURANCE CO.I WISH FOR YOU TO NEVER CONTACT ME
AGAIN HOWEVER, I WILL TALK TO YOUR GUARDIAN, CAREGIVER OR DOCTOR SO MAYBE THEY
CAN EXPLAIN IT TO YOU BETTER THAN I CAN.DOES YOUR BROTHER (JERRY) HAVE POWER OF
ATTORNEY? MAYBE I CAN TALK TO HIM BEFORE YOU GET SUED FOR DAMAGES.
These message clearly
demonstrate a less than professional conduct from Silas Pierce. When caught in a deception Silas Pierce
responds with a threatening bully attitude and is prone to false and slanderous
statements.
I was wrong to trust
this man and accept his verbal agreements and have now lost items that I grew up
with and that hold a great sentimental value to me. Silas Pierce knew the duress I was under and took advantage
of that for his own personal gain at my expense.
StopSilasNow
plant city,#2General Comment
Fri, July 15, 2011
I hate to admit it but Silas Pierce is a family member of mine and when he has estate sales we call them "ESTATE STEALS". I have witnesses him with my own eyes loading up his red truck (with the broken out window ) with stuff that him and his family members wanted before the sale even started and a uhaul after to take care of what was left over he wanted. He is a crook, liar, dishonest person. he is always in a lawsuit with someone every since i can remember, thats pretty sad, i have a business of my own and have never had a complant . SOMEONE NEEDS TO PUT A STOP TO ROBERT SILAS PIERCE. he is hurting people and there families . Silas if you read this you are pathetic person and need to get a life and stop taking whats not your!!! I think some of these cases would be crimes on the elderly.