Any info on Ebay company TitanMech

[Wildeybeast]

I do not know why the other partner of the company failed to contact me. I will ask them next time I get the chance to reply to their email.

Absolutely. Or indeed he could have got anyone else to email you. And it's not like he has been in a coma, he could have found five minutes to sit there and send a quick email, especially at the start when he had flu like symptoms. I would look after yourself and ask for a partial refund, as a goodwill gesture, until the work is completed. Either that or cut your losses altogether, cancel the job outrightand get all your money back. Even if this is true, you owe him nothing and he should have made proper provisions for his business (and indeed his job) in the event of illness and this just means he is very unreliable. Best of lcuk whatever you decide to do.

[dannyat2460]

Did you ever get the model?

[Daemonette666]

I have given up on TitanMech Christian and Laura Donahy. EBay is investigating them, and it appears I may not be the only one they have stopped communicating with, failed on their promise to both send the Titan they said they would build and deliver and send intermittent photos on the building of the Titan. In my case a Banelord Titan.

I can not get my 400.00 pounds back because the sale and payment was in October 2011, and Christian kept giving me excuses about being sick or having internet problems, right up until the end of January. I have sent him numerous messages via the personal email, the EBay email, and tried him on his mobile phone which is now disconnected.

Ebay has said they will freeze or close his account if they get any more complaints from other people he has tried the same con on,

So take this as a general warning. do not buy any goods where the seller has to build the item. Do not ever give all the money until the product has been built and you have proof of it, as you have about 1 month from the sale time to leave negative feedback, or try to get your money back.

I thought the sale for the Banelord was via Ebay, and PayPal. Somehow Titanmech worked it so the sale and invoice was sent outside of Ebay, even though the message for the sale came via his Ebay emaill address, and it was then paid for via PayPal.

If you are on other 40K fan sites, then pass this general warning to those sites Titanmech - Christian and Laura Donahy are crooks/ cheats con artists, and will take you for all they can.

[Foxhound2delta]

Yeah this same thing happened when I commissioned Sabol Studios to make a table for me. After giving $600 and a new Fortress of Redemption still in the box and paying for it to be shipped I didn't hear from him for months. Then when I would talk to the guy on the phone he was a complete dick! Like I shouldn't have called him and bothered him in regards. Later on he gave nearly the same excuses that your guy gave. He was getting divorced and had too many project and and was sick. It pissed me off big time because this stretched out over 6 months until I finally gave him an ultimatum and he decided to just give me my money and model back. If I were you I would get your money back and just do it yourself.

[Renegade]

I have given up on TitanMech Christian and Laura Donahy. EBay is investigating them, and it appears I may not be the only one they have stopped communicating with, failed on their promise to both send the Titan they said they would build and deliver and send intermittent photos on the building of the Titan. In my case a Banelord Titan.

I can not get my 400.00 pounds back because the sale and payment was in October 2011, and Christian kept giving me excuses about being sick or having internet problems, right up until the end of January. I have sent him numerous messages via the personal email, the EBay email, and tried him on his mobile phone which is now disconnected.

Ebay has said they will freeze or close his account if they get any more complaints from other people he has tried the same con on,

So take this as a general warning. do not buy any goods where the seller has to build the item. Do not ever give all the money until the product has been built and you have proof of it, as you have about 1 month from the sale time to leave negative feedback, or try to get your money back.

I thought the sale for the Banelord was via Ebay, and PayPal. Somehow Titanmech worked it so the sale and invoice was sent outside of Ebay, even though the message for the sale came via his Ebay emaill address, and it was then paid for via PayPal.

If you are on other 40K fan sites, then pass this general warning to those sites Titanmech - Christian and Laura Donahy are crooks/ cheats con artists, and will take you for all they can.

Actually, if he is in the UK you can get your money back for failure to produce the goods and/or services. This was done on the net, so there are no real time limits. Trading Standards are a good bet, and a good lawyer.

[daboarder]

yeah their will be a strong paper trail on that one and you should still be able to get your money back, even try going directly to your bank. often they will provide you with a repayment before hunting the other bloke down, and they have more clout than you do.

[Brandoncbaker]

Unfortunately I'd have to assume hiring a lawyer would be more than what was paid. Sucks.i hate his type of story

[daboarder]

talk to your ombudsman, just because this is a legal matter does not mean that you will require a lawyer, if you want the money back then seriously track down your options. It doesn't take a lawyer to talk to your bank, or contact your ombudsman, or go to whatever government organisation deals with your fair trading.

[harveydent]

apparently this guy is still selling the same stuff on ebay:

[url]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Commissioned-Warlord-TITAN-40K-/170800541087?pt=UK_Toys_Wargames_RL&hash=item27c48 16d9f[/url]

[Psychosplodge]

can you take him to our "small claims court" from outside the country? (which I thinkcan be as simple as just forms and and a fee)

But as somebody said you may be protected by our trading laws so you may be able to still get your money back, without going down the ebay/paypal route.