HummelS

Call him and tell him you're going to send an inspector to look at the car - I'd bet he cancels your bid.... If he doesn't, then you need to follow through and get it inspected: www.magoos.net.

corvgreg

Everyone doesn't know what to look for themselves if they look at it An inspection done by a professional would give you more peace of mind and maybe even some leverage in negotiating the price.
The local guy that did the inspection works for Automobile Inspections LLC, phone number 1-860-456-4048. They have nationwide inspectors. He also said if the car is a long drive away there may be an additional mileage charge.

Greg

DMONSVETTE

Good heads up! Becareful out there folks.

69396Chevy

Take the neg feedback and dont follow through or cancel your bid all together!!!

Forgot to add . . . . Is getting scammed 1000s of dollars for a piece of crap really worth more than a negative feedback?? After he leaves you negative feedback just reference this forum for people to come and see for themselves! I too was interested in some of his cars but fortunately I live in Michigan and it would have been a big hassle to get to CA and look at them. Id have NEVER EVER purchased a car without seeing it firsthand unless it was for sale by a very reputable company.

I'm also thinking maybe we should all place ads on Ebay with information about this person but obviously not charge for it. Just put the ad in the form of an auction so that so that ebay hopefully wont delete it and people will contact you and we can refer them to this site and all the posts. What do you all think???

brighteyes

I bought a car for my husband about four months ago and Michael was very helpful. He helped with shipping and the car got here without a problem. My husband was very happy and we enjoy the car a lot!

Chevy Guy

Even if you win, just dont pay....well worth the negative you may get. This guy seems like the kind you DONT want to buy from.

Chevy Guy

Michael is that you? What do you have to say about all your unhappy customers?

WhichVette?

Yeah, really. One post here and this is it? Not even a little bit convincing...

At least we know he has a husband...

tleetoo

I feel bad for all of you out there that bought a car from Michael. I own a transport company and use to haul his vehicles, but the honorable Michael stopped payment on his last check when I told him that I no longer wanted to haul his cars because his customers were always mad at us for the condition of his cars, and if there were any problems, Michael would blame us. Michael is someone you only want to buy a car from if you have a vette mechanic and body guy look at the car first and make sure he has the title.

early shark

It sounds like this guy works out of California. I live in Northern CA. Let me know where he is and I will take a look at these cars for anyone. I have owned 7 "early sharks", 3 '70 LS-5's, 1 '71 LS-6, 1 '71 LS-5 & 2 '72 ZQ3's.

Hate to see the Corvette community get a "black eye" because of this guy!

more_cc's

He's based out of Orange County, 10 minutes down the road from me. I'd gladly go and look if I thought he was worth it but I've delt with him once and I'll never go near him again. I suggest you don't.

early shark

Thanks. I'll probably steer clear and tell any prospective buyers to BEWARE!

BigBadRed

I can see michael putting on a wig and makeup before he typed this up. Probably spoke out loud in a whiny voice when he typed it.

TXredc3

I took a look at his feedback on ebay. It's 98%!!! How can this be?

ps1

Look at how much of his feedback is from sellers and buyers. He buys lots of things on ebay as well and this all counts towards his good rating. You have no idea if the items that show as sales from him are even legitiamate since all of his auctions are private. Hmmm..... Also if you read all of the posts in the forum you will notice that all of his unhappy customers were convinced to purchase outside of ebay and they have no chance at leaving feedback. Hmmm..... seems kind of fishy now doesn't it?

lager99

I would never by anything used, sight unseen.

Scoob

Can you post the pictures he used to represent the car and also pictures you've taken of the car?

formul89

One thing some bad ebayers do to up their feedback rating is buy alot of cheap items. They can win maybe 20 auctions for $2-5 items and basically buy themselves a good rating for cheap when the sellers leave them a positive.

iknowvettes

I signed up yesterday because of all of the great information that is being posted by the members AND to post some of my own. I have jumped on the bandwagon to get Michael Montrief off of e-bay and out of the business of screwing people out of their hard earned money. I will make it my full time job. My story is long, so I won't post it today, but those who would like to file a complaint to the people who can really hurt this guy, here are the addresses and web sites to go to:
Division of Investigation
18231 McDurmott West #100
Irvine, CA 92614
(this is part of the DMV and from what they told me on the phone you have to have a license to broker cars in CA, he does not have a license)

Orange County District Attorney Office
401 Civic Center Drive
PO Box 808
Santa Ana, CA 92701
714-834-3600

The FBI Internet Fraud Division: IFCCFBI.gov (this is a form you fill out on line)

Complaints.com

The IRS!!! 800-829-0433 yes folks, already a number of complaints have been made. We've given them all of the e-bay information and information about how the cars went out with open titles...they can still trace the money wires and cashiers checks.

And , of course continuing to post comments here on the forum regarding your experiences will show up on web searches too. There are far too many people who have lost money to this crook.
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ps1

Mike Montriefs parents address is;

19832 Chesapeake ln
Huntington Beach CA, 92615

I have heard that he lives nearby, within ten minutes of them. Anyone wanting to report him may use this to help authorities identify where to find him.

Hi Mike, have a great day.

Rob