Wanted: Information wanted on banned user 'Steelisreal'

Hello all,

Steelisreal (now banhammered) A.K.A Roland Clarke was selling a frame (which I had been after) and some bits, and he seemed o.k, so I transferred a not insificant amount of money to his bank account expecting a smooth transation.

Not so, and to cut a boring story short I need to put together a case to submit to the small claims court to recover my money / get the items I paid for. Has anyone got any information I can have on this cad and absolute bounder?

http://pipl.com/search/?FirstName=Roland&LastName=clarke&City=London&State=&Country=GB&CategoryID=2&Interface=1

Not that helpful but you never know...

Wasn't his mobile on the thread velocio merged with all his crap he was selling?

Hmmm... Nice. Contacted Velocio about it? Might wanna transfer this to the bad traders thread instead of making it a WANTED thread. That said your thread with the wanted prefix kinda gives it the Wild West feel, I can so imagine his face pasted in the middle of the poster! LOL! Btw, what's the reward for the information? Cheeky banter, no malice intended!

Here is the droid you are looking for
https://www.lfgss.com/thread45564.html

07792 684 497 Roland Clark

01572 787 205 Oakham (Rutland)

?roland.clark2@btinternet.com

Did you correspond with him mainly on here or email? If it's on here try to get a copy from Velocio and keep it somewhere safe. Don't know about routines for data when users gets banned, but better ask about it sooner rather than later

IMHO ring the Police Crime Desk on the Slim4130 thread and get a crime reference, and gather together as much evidence as you can- pm's from here/e-mails/his Pay Pal account and or Bank Account.

If you say what efforts you've made to contact him by pm/mail/phone it helps.

Its misrepresentation- that was the classification advised by the Police on the call back from placing the record on the Crime number.

I was successful in getting my stuff- £300 worth, although the chain was missing and so was the apology matey so profusely offered kind Mr Plod to give me.

Good luck in recovering your debts

Here is the droid you are looking for
http://www.lfgss.com/thread45564.html

brilliant star wars play.

I've already provided what I know in the form of the contact details and employer information for Roland Clarke. What I don't have is a home address, so if anyone did a trade which involved sending anything to him, that would be good.

Thanks all - wasn't sure what 'crime' this was classed as.

Hopefully Roland and I can sort it out like men

You have his name, employer details, phone number, email address, bank account details - that should be enough for the police.

i've done small claims

in my experience -do what you can to sort it first believe me it's so much work- but commit yourself to see it through no matter what

send two letters, one nice one asking for your money back and giving him 14 days for you to get together and 'sort out this oversight' quickly and easily and fairly for all (don't be nasty, don't threaten anything legal or illegal - just politely state your case and ask for your money and give a deadline you'd like him to act within -even if you want to argue , don't get upset at all, just get the money if you can ).

if he doesn't respond with the money, the second and final letter is the one you need to send before small claims proceedings

• issue him a strong letter stating his liability, your case and the possibility of CCj etc. plus court costs (including your time off work for the case) in the inevitable outcome that he loses.
  
  

tell him that no matter what - on pure principle alone - you will pursue this to the very end and there is no level of time or effort you will not stop at, even if it costs you more than it's worth to see this through. give him 14 days to reply with a satisfactory answer or without hesitation you will immediately start proceedings with no further communication with him......take an exceptionally hard zero tolerance stance from this point on

make it clear there is no chance him messing you around will make you quit. this has the capacity to drag infinitum - so make the second and final letter counts, no follow ups, no discussion, no negotiation - this letter is only telling him that the wheels of justice are already set to begin in 14 days - it's already begun and cannot be stopped (but should he come up with the money in the meantime you'll let it drop)
, tell him all the papers are filled in and ready and waiting for the 14 day deadline .

don't contact him at all until your case is tight and solid , ask nicely but if it doesn't work then you have to come down very hard and very fast giving him only one chance to sort this

send all mail to everyone signed (and keep a copy yourself) so you can prove he's received it. record phone calls if it goes that way.

im still waiting for the £30 refund for the dura ace bottom bracket i never received. mite give him a phonecall.