Group Buy: MRE - 2010

[VUPDblue]

I believe that some telephone calls to the OP are in order. I have his TX number if anyone needs it.

 

[bigus_D]

I attempted to send a txt message to the number provided from 4sarge. I received back "invalid number" from my carrier.

I also tried to call that number. It rang about 10 times before indicating that "the wireless customer you are calling is not available."

VUPDblue. If you have another number, I'd try it as well.

Does ANYBODY in this group by have a personal relationship with longbow?

 

[4sarge]

That was a land line TX not Cell - It rings on my end but I'm Not in this GB

 

[VUPDblue]

I have his Cell number and I will try and make contact with him this evening.

 

[csaws]

Ok guys I am no longer supporting or defending Mike, I have contacted Ameriqual and spoke to the account rep. twice in the last week. You can see below the email correspondence between Darren and Mike. I gave Mike the benefit of the doubt and held this info for a week ('ish). I am not sure of the circumstances and can only speculate that our MRE money was used somewhere else, one other GB particpant here told me he had some suspicsions from some incidents with him. Anyway below I present exhibit "A" as proof that the order was not placed on August 6, 2010.

It is time for this to be turned over to someone of authority, beyond this board. I think though that the mods/admin should setup a child forum for those of us involved with this GB that can only be accessed by those with a "dog in the fight" if we are going to persue legal actions.

Email below...
From: Darren Xxxxxxx <xxxxxxxx@AMERIQUAL.COM>
Date: September 24, 2010 11:08:27 EDT
To: [EMAIL="csaws@me.com"]csaws@me.com[/EMAIL]
Subject: RE: APack Order



​

From: Darren Xxxxxxx

Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2010 7:49 AM
To: Joe C
Subject: RE: APack Order​

Hello Mike,​

Not a problem...just call me when you are ready.​

Let me know if you need anything.​

Thank you,

Darren
AmeriQual Group, LLC​

From: Joe C [mailto:hp5610xi@yahoo.com]

Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2010 7:38 AM

To: Darren Xxxxxxx
Subject: Re: APack Order​

Hi,

Sorry for the delay!

I had some medical issues that popped up and sidetracked me. Yes I'm still looking for a pallet of a packs, I'll call you to send the funds either Friday or Monday.

Mike

From: Darren Xxxxxxx <[EMAIL="xxxxxxxx@AMERIQUAL.COM"]xxxxxxxx@AMERIQUAL.COM[/EMAIL]>
To: [EMAIL="hp5610xi@yahoo.com"]hp5610xi@yahoo.com[/EMAIL]
Sent: Tue, August 24, 2010 10:39:35 PM
Subject: APack Order

Hello Mike,

I just wanted to touch base to see if your ready to proceed with your order.

Let me know if you have any questions.​

Thank you,

Darren​

​

 

[VUPDblue]

Just FYI, if there has been a crime, then it has taken place in whatever jurisdiction Mike resides in. You'll have to contact the district attorney/police/prosecutor in his county/city to pursue legal action.

 

[csaws]

Wouldn't it fall federally since the postal system was used?

 

[csaws]

As an update I just received a call from Ameriqual (Darren to be exact) that he could not reach Mike to find out the status of the order but he left a voicemail with him requesting the status of this order.

Mike, I am going out on a limb here and saying that if you used the money for something other than our MRE GB and honest explanation here is far more likely good than bad.

I will remind you that you made a promise to get us these MRE's and have not fulfilled it. In making your promise to us you gave all the participants here your address and other info that we can use to pursue you in court if needed. Some of us even have your phone numbers to which you have not answered any of the calls made to you.

 

[IndyMonkey]

Wouldn't it fall federally since the postal system was used?

Mine would be with his local courts as I paid him with cash in his driveway.

 

[Clay]

Well suck suck suck.

I wonder if I can do anything since the check has already been cashed? No way to cancel it. I guess I could file a dispute with my bank.

but, I would rather just have the freakin MREs!

 

[IndyMonkey]

I would rather just have the freakin MREs!

I would too, if he has spent the money on something else and can in the future pay for the MRE's let us know.

I hold the friendship that I have on INGO higher than a few thousand dollars to do something like this to other members.

 

[bigus_D]

Well suck suck suck.

I wonder if I can do anything since the check has already been cashed? No way to cancel it. I guess I could file a dispute with my bank.

but, I would rather just have the freakin MREs!

I have contacted my bank requesting any information they can provide that would assist with any possible legal action. I expect a response back tomorrow.

I would greatly prefer to receive the product I purchased.

Unless there is positive movement this week, I'll be taking action on Monday.

 

[4sarge]

Josh (TechRes) and or Tyler may have a working TX. I believe that Mike resides in Owen County near the Monroe (Bloomington) Line. May just be an honest mistake, Mike has been honorable in the past

 

[VUPDblue]

Josh and Tyler have the same TX info I do...

 

[csaws]

Does anyone know if anything can be done about postal money orders, if they have been cashed?

Mike lives off of State Road 43 which is basically across from the McCormick's Creek Park entrance.

I am not advocating anyone show up at his house.

If you need his info for legal it is

Mike Seiwert
ADDRESS REDACTED

 

[csaws]

At 1539 I received a call from Darren at Ameriqual and he stated Mike called him and stated he will call Darren tomorrow to have his credit card ran tomorrow for the order.

 

[IndyMonkey]

At 1539 I received a call from Darren at Ameriqual and he stated Mike called him and stated he will call Darren tomorrow to have his credit card ran tomorrow for the order.

Its too bad it took all of this to make that happen.

 

[SmileDocHill]

Guys, he has never said that he sent the money to purchase the products yet. Lets be careful not to let assumptions pile up and speculations evolve into "facts".
Looking back at the thread I get the impression that he
1) took in money (cash, checks, money orders...) until the GB was closed to further purchases.
2) deposited all the funds into his account to make sure all the funds cleared and to be able to pay the A pack company with one form of payment from Longbow.
This seems to be where the process came to a halt.
My point is that I do not think he has mis-represented that these are paid for and/or sitting in his possession. It looks like if anything he has stopped the process at the point where his next move was to pay for and pick up the A packs as per his discussions with that company, then proceed to inform us as to how to distribute them. So the main issue in my opinion seems to be the motivation or reasoning for his inability to proceed with the process. This is the part that is either misfortune, misfortune with a side of poor handling of the matter, or flat out deceit. I think it needs looked into but I don't want to be a part of a mob. It is all speculation as to why the process has stopped...health issues, life collapsing, spent the money on emergency thinking it was short term loan but subsequent emergencies killed the plan, malicious deceit that is basically fraud...the list goes on)
My opinion is to first get in touch with him, which you have tried in some ways but not all possible ways. If this turns out to be a "life has crashed around him" situation, I don't want to be the guy that piled on the stress of going to legal methods without exhausting other ways of just simply getting in touch with him.

EDIT: looks like it is being taken care of in the time it took me to get this "Published"/posted

 

[IndyMonkey]

Guys, he has never said that he sent the money to purchase the products yet. .

Yes he did, 8/6/2010

The emails from the supply place shows that he was less than honest with us.

 

[IndyMonkey]

All the checks cleared - thank you and payment has been sent. Pick up be next week when I get the approval email and then we can start the delivery process.

Thanks all for holding in with me!

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