Joshua Miller
Jetboaters Captain
- Messages
- 479
- Reaction score
- 751
- Points
- 212
- Location
- Jacksonville, NC
- Boat Make
- Yamaha
- Year
- 2022
- Boat Model
- 252XE
- Boat Length
- 25
I've been waiting to post this for a long time, and now that this ordeal is over with I want to share my story with others so 1) you can avoid the same dumb mistake I made, and 2) we can put a shady boat trailer business OUT of business. Here we go...
Back in February I was looking to replace my 2006 MFI galvanized trailer with an aluminum one; I boat exclusively in saltwater and I've heard aluminum is the way to go. Through scanning Craig's List I found a business called Boat Trailer's Direct out of Florida that would build a custom aluminum trailer and ship it to you ( I live in eastern NC). Sounded like a good deal, so I reached out to the dealer and gave him my boat specs (07 SX210) and he told me no problem, they would make me a tandem axle aluminum trailer for $2600 with delivery. That's within my budget, so far, so good, right? Oh yea, and since it was a custom build, my dealer, Dave, asked for a $1200 deposit through PayPal. I asked for some pictures and checked their website http://boattrailersdirect.com/#mainsite before paying the money and it all looked legit and exactly what Dave told me, so I paid him with the understanding that the trailer would be delivered to Wilmington, NC on 11 March. This date came and went with no trailer, and to my benefit I kept in contact with Dave through text. Eventually, he referred me to Rocky, the sales manager at Boat Trailers Direct to negotiate the delivery portion. So I began to call Rocky, first once a week but then more frequently. March came and went with no trailer. The excuse went from we are still waiting parts to we are waiting for a driver to make the next run up the east coast. Oh and at one point Rocky informed me that my $1200 deposit never cleared their bank so I needed to bring the full $2600 when I met the delivery guy--yea it cleared, I know how to check my bank account buddy. It ended up with me demanding my money back and them never delivering my trailer. Of course they wouldn't hand it back over, so thank god I went through PayPal. I opened a formal complaint on 11 April and as of 2 May my $1200 has been refunded to my account. Had it not been for those texts I would not have been able to prove my negotiation demands and probably would not have won the settlement.
I am thoroughly displeased with this unethical business and if any of you are in the Tampa Bay to Orlando region of Florida, feel free to stop by there and punch Rocky right in face for me. Those crooks need to disappear; don't ever do business with them. Thank to PayPal for looking out for the consumer. My search for a good aluminum trailer continues..
Back in February I was looking to replace my 2006 MFI galvanized trailer with an aluminum one; I boat exclusively in saltwater and I've heard aluminum is the way to go. Through scanning Craig's List I found a business called Boat Trailer's Direct out of Florida that would build a custom aluminum trailer and ship it to you ( I live in eastern NC). Sounded like a good deal, so I reached out to the dealer and gave him my boat specs (07 SX210) and he told me no problem, they would make me a tandem axle aluminum trailer for $2600 with delivery. That's within my budget, so far, so good, right? Oh yea, and since it was a custom build, my dealer, Dave, asked for a $1200 deposit through PayPal. I asked for some pictures and checked their website http://boattrailersdirect.com/#mainsite before paying the money and it all looked legit and exactly what Dave told me, so I paid him with the understanding that the trailer would be delivered to Wilmington, NC on 11 March. This date came and went with no trailer, and to my benefit I kept in contact with Dave through text. Eventually, he referred me to Rocky, the sales manager at Boat Trailers Direct to negotiate the delivery portion. So I began to call Rocky, first once a week but then more frequently. March came and went with no trailer. The excuse went from we are still waiting parts to we are waiting for a driver to make the next run up the east coast. Oh and at one point Rocky informed me that my $1200 deposit never cleared their bank so I needed to bring the full $2600 when I met the delivery guy--yea it cleared, I know how to check my bank account buddy. It ended up with me demanding my money back and them never delivering my trailer. Of course they wouldn't hand it back over, so thank god I went through PayPal. I opened a formal complaint on 11 April and as of 2 May my $1200 has been refunded to my account. Had it not been for those texts I would not have been able to prove my negotiation demands and probably would not have won the settlement.
I am thoroughly displeased with this unethical business and if any of you are in the Tampa Bay to Orlando region of Florida, feel free to stop by there and punch Rocky right in face for me. Those crooks need to disappear; don't ever do business with them. Thank to PayPal for looking out for the consumer. My search for a good aluminum trailer continues..
