I emailed him about the quality of his parts, here is his response.


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Dear truckparts67_72,

I was just wondering how nice the chrome on these parts are. I have a 72 Cheyenne show truck and want only the very best. Any blemishes or other issues on any of the pieces. Thanks, Chuck

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7926330310 67-72 chevy truck chrome plated column kit Oct-11-04




Thank you,
nomadad

this great quality chrome plating no problems at all with it, i chrome 1000 parts a week for customers around the united states with no problems it will not turn yellow or peel off

Custom To Classic Parts (903) 662-5199 Lone Oak, Texas

OK. Got me too.... I just looked at this post. Been on the parts board before but never looked. My fault. I had heard of a guy in lone oak that was bad news from a prior post on the regular 67-72 board. He had a used column for 45.01. I needed one real bad cause mine was shot. Did it anyway. Was advertised as "used" "nice and tight" and "ready for install". It showed up pretty fast. It was fugly. Looked like someone re-painted it with a brush. He took the steering wheel off it...well I guess it was not advertised as coming WITH the wheel. I can't determine if it really is "nice and tight" till I get my truck back and put my steering wheel on. I think what I will end up doing is dissasembling blasting/painting and rebuilding. Just kick me. I guess I need a shouting/blinking sticky that says LOOK HERE YOU IDIOT!!!!

Yeah he is all about spray bombing stuff with dollar store black spray paint.

I emailed em for get this, a partial refund. Had to try. From what I could decipher from the illiterate e-mail, they insist that board members are fencing their junk on the board. No one out there would aid and abet this guy... Would they?

I have delt with A guy in waxahachie and in dallas for parts before. They are great!!! Guys use this board to your advantage. You have guys like IN2TRUX that are in Texas and truck nuts (like the rest of us) and probably know these people thru dealings before. It's the lone oak scum that hurts all business owners and enthusiasts and make people not very trusting. If you deal with a good dealer let the rest of us know so we can help support and vise versa so we can weed out scum. Keep up the good work and love this board.

Well THANKS A LOT!! I'm new to this board and already it's helped me out.. sort of...

I just got off the phone with this guy and I didn't have a real good feeling about our conversation. He wanted me to use Buy It Now and be sure he was paid before I could go by to see what he had! Needless to say now I have to start looking for a bed for my truck all over again!

Any ideas where I can find a decent LWB for my '72?? Or at least someone I can trust for parts?

is it just me or are all of his pics from what seems like 10 miles away? you can't see ANY DETAILS in his pics. he doesn't have closeups of anything. i noticed a hood that he has for sale that is sanded and primed. i would rather see it in the raw, so to speak, so you know what you're getting. thanks for the tips, guys.

If you saw it in the raw you would see all the bondo that does not exist :rolleyes:

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Reply by truckparts67_72: he never filed a damage claim with usps cant replace till he foolows through.

Thats funny

It appears that that is his way out of a lot of things, "must have been damaged by UPS". UPS can be clumsy, but not that clumsy.
I wonder how much money UPS has lost on this fraud.

Hey guys, I am glad this guy is off too!
I was wondering about your laws down there? If this guy ships across state borders or by mail, can't he be charged with fraud? I thought I read somewhere that your Postal Service really goes after mail fraud? Maybe he needs to be reported to USPS or UPS or FEdEX or whomever he is using or all of them? Maybe they will ban him if they know he is uncscrupulous ?
I too think you can't tar all Texans by this guy, he is likely the exception.

Doug

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I agree with you, loblazer. If you ever want to "take somebody out", you use USPS postal inspectors or IRS. If he has committed mail fraud, the USPS postal inspectors will pursue him with vengeance!!!!! With that being said, I recommend that anybody stung by him pursue recovery. If you have dealt with him using a US Postal Money Order, mail fraud is EASY!!!! Anytime you deal with someone unknown, using a Postal Money Order is a very good idea. Hope some of this helps.

Man! I was just about to send this guy over $300 for Suburban barn doors! Glad I checked here first.

I bought a suburbans off him. Drove 18 hours to pick them up and he tells me he would like to make some money for finding the stuff.Good thing he can't count money because I saved 120. Thanks

:lol: Gave him a little of his own medicine did ya. :lol:

George is from Texas, and we likes George!

why not file on this guy
 

If anyone here has been ripped off by this guy, you can always file a police report on this guy for theft. As long as you know what town he is in, the only thing you have to do is call the Police dept. in that town and give them your story.

I was just looking at some of his chrome on e-Bay and glad I saw the post from Josh. e-Bay should drop somebody after so many negitive feedbacks. I think all they care about is the money they are making. The more he sells the more they (e-Bay) makes. I don't even know if e-Bay warns him like Josh does. They sure need to. Thanks Josh for letting us know and saving us from wasting our money. Never delt with this guy and thanks to Josh I will never have to. Nothing from Lone oak, Tx.

bummer... ordered some new inside door handles before I saw this thread. was paid for on 5-27... we'll see what happens. hope it comes!

Inside door handles. You are lucky. Good thing you did not get a bunch of $$$$$$$ stuff. Surely you did not pay much for them? Like you said, we'll see what happens. Good luck.

Just what is a dink? He seems to like calling people that. He must have been an only child and had to eat paint chips and things out of the cat box for entertainment

Wow guys! I am brand new to the page and thought I might be able to buy and sell some stuff I have and replace it with purchases I need. I don't know how much I want to get mixed up in all of this stuff. Seems like one heck of a headache.

First off, welcome to the board! Please do not be discouraged. Actually board member transactions usually go VERY smoothly. Membership is self-policing and Josh does actively help out transactions gone bad. This thread is a warning about a particularly unscrupulous.... @#$%. You should welcome it.

First off :welcome2:

like chickenwing said don't be discouraged. I have been on this board for 5+ years and have yet had a deal gone bad. We try to treat each other the way we our-selves would want to be treated. Though there are some that join these boards just to make a buck while taking advantage of others.

Also dont be afraid to ask any questions. eventhough we may have answered it a thousand times before we are always happy to help a fellow truck lover in need.

So stick around and ask a way and have fun.

Well got my door handles this Sat. after multiple E-mails and staying on top of him for three weeks, he finally shipped them.

made in Taiwan crap, but oh well... his add didn't say NOS or even that they were quality, so I guess I can't complain.

I was telling a guy about how James was screwing me on my parts and he told me about this site. I cant believe how many people are mad at him I wish I would of knew sooner.

You know whats bad is that I've been waiting on my handles for 2 months now everyday he says tomorrow :cong:

Welcome to the board, hate to hear that texparts got you too, but at least you know about the best site on the web now.:D

Hey guys if yall know anybody looking I've got a 69 short wide 4 sale new paint job pearl white ghost flames and purple flames,narrowed 9"rear new motor still waiting for some interior from u know who. Aready payed too. I need outside handles and kick panels if I dont get them from him

Try the "trucks for sale" section.:D

Lone Oak Texas
 

Just thought I would add another to the List. august 2005. He is still ripping people off on ebay. I bought a "GREAT CONDITION" rear 67 fleetside fender from him. It looked decent in the photo but it turned out loaded with bondo from the center of the opening all the way to the front up to 1/2inch thick. He did not do the work I'm sure but it was obvious it had prior damage that he should have disclosed. all the bondo was coming through the holes in back where a puller was used. I left him a neutral rating stating this and rated the transaction OK because I can fix it. He leaves a negative and says I waited "3weeks to pick up part not happy at all" what a liar.
anyone can track the transaction dates and see it was only two weeks. He called me the Monday after the day after the item closed. we agreed that I could pick it up after the payment was completed. I waited to hear from him and he didn't reply until i finally emailed him and asked him when i could pick it up. He sent me his address with no communication what so ever when he would be there or if saturday was even ok. the first saturday was already gone. I sent him an email stating i would be there on the next saturday to pick it up. I drive 5.1/2 hrs to get there and call him and he doesn't even remember selling it to me at first. I think he finally remembered when he found out I was right down the road. The body work was evident immediately, not wanting to argue after I had paid i just told myself "OH well I can fix it" caveat emptor. He understated the condition of the item. He leaves me negative feedback because i rate the transaction OK. He's a redneck jerk that rips off fellow texans as well as others. I saw his "Custom Show Truck" he is building He has all kinds of grit in his epoxy primer from painting it in his little shack. Not quality work He was also bondoing up a tailgate at the time to sell on ebay It looked like ****.
I live in houston and anything I sell has a money back guarantee regardless of the reason. con men live in all states not just texas. PAyPal and EBay have done nothing about my claims except file my case closed. thanks for letting me air my feelings but got to go grind off more bondo :barf: :whine: :whine:
mike
1967 chev pick up (stock) except rear fender, a new 2005 ford ran into it
1965 chev pick up (not stock)

i know where lone oak is
 

i live about 25 minutes from lone oak it is an actual place believe it or not,take it easy guys

Well after 3 months I still haven't got everything from him But I did tell him where to stick it tonight :metal:

Well, I guess by now he should surely know where to stick it. Sounds like he sticks it to everbody else. Sounds like a really nice guy. Glad I never got the pleasure of dealing with him.

We purchased new parts as well as a mint condition rechromed 1969 GMC grill and glove box cover from James on Feb.27,2005 well he sent the new parts no problem but we are still waiting for the grill and glove box cover. We did'nt do a paypal chargeback because he kept saying it was in the chrome shop and we understood that could take time.So we have been scammed for $380.00. We have phoned him repeatedly only to hear I'm not refunding because I shipped it but he won't give a tracking number,then he says P.O. shipped it back to him and he reshipped. Told him yesterday we were filing fraud reports etc. his reply do want you want.He's a real winner alright.

I'm bidding on some chrome from ebay and was hoping this wasn't James (tammy1107 ( 690) ) and if not has anyone from the board bought from this vendor. This vendor is from Kentucky and hopfully doesn't have nything to do with Lone Oak. thanks

:metal:

I think I read something on one of the threads about her. I'll go read back and see if I can find it.

This guy needs to be closed down before someone shoots him. Hope everone takes head to all these warnings about this jerk. :crazy:

Unless you are looking for an "ok" chrome job something for a daily driver. I would not buy from her.
A friend of mine got a set of chrome plated chevelle headlight bezels from her.... honestly his original bezels looked better after a good polishing.

In case anyone missed it, this link was posted in gd.


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