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G'day All.
I was just wondering if anyone else has been ripped off by this mob.
The Missus paid him $5600 for a camper trailer back in August.
So far No Camper and No Refund.
He promised the camper numerous times and had all the excuses under the sun as to why it never arrived. Now he says he can't refund the money cause he doesn't have it.
I'm very tempted to lob on his doorstep.:D
Flights are cheap from Coffs to Melbourne at the moment...:2tsup:
'Fraid you're not alone..."Southern Star Campers" - Google Search
Geeeez Trev,Quote:
Originally Posted by glock40sw
You are really a very patient person - far more than I could have been. It obviously is not a good situation. I would start trying to recover what you can ASAP as with the festive season etc it will drag on for a while.
Hope you can resolve it satisfactorily and quickly.
Regards,
Bob
I am afraid it is the same story on other forum,about this mob:~
I have a strange feeling this fellow's name is Robert used to be in Sydney.
Ok Thanks got the message.
Ok,I'm I curious now!Do you have some affiliation with Southern Cross?:?Quote:
Originally Posted by wheelinround
No none at all. He was a fellow I knew of by association through an old mate. If its the same bloke he lived in NSW moved to Vic he was in caravans, motorhomes.Quote:
Originally Posted by Foo
Hi i'm new to this site purely for the fact that we to are having difficulty with Southern Star Campers. We have paid 8790.00 to them and have nothing yet to show for it. Its meant to be here by xmas. There hasnt been any excuses as such, yet, but we cant even get them on the phone. We have left message after message. Got any ideas anyone.....:((
Dont let it go any longer, get on to ebay, dept of fair trade, my missus is just about ready to hop a plane, (heaven help him if she gets hold of him) its been 4 months with us.
Thank you for responding. Luckily we have a friend that lives near this company that will be paying a visit this morning. Like you say, i will be getting on to ebay, dep of fair trading, and who knows, if there is enough of us to lays complaints in regard to Scott and this so called company, I am willing to contact A Current Affair. Lets see what happens this morning???
I was thinking ACA as well.
I'm very interested in how you friends visit goes.
Please keep me informed if you would please?
PM if you don't want to air it in public.
Thanks.
This mornings visit by our friend was quite unfortunate for them as you could expect. Our friend arrived at 9am pretending to be a customer. Scott, the owner, gave the general rave on about campertrailers then our friend requested to see a galvanised trailer, as that is what we have ordered. He was then shown one out the back, uncomplete but galvanised, then our friend quite bluntly SAID " this must be the one that belongs to """"""", US BASICALLY and then went on to say how we were told that it was meant to be freighted to us the week before last...
A couple of excused later, our friend requested it be fully completed by tomorrow as he will be back to check, and then he again will be there on Wednesday, 16th Nov, to see and check that it is properly made and personally witness it being loaded onto a truck for us to pick up n Sydney.
So thats where we are at the moment. So grateful we know someone down there as we live on the mid north coast.
Im still not entirely convinced yet, just so disappointed with the whole company.
Still not sure at this stage as to why
Scott the manager/owner, whoever he is, hasnt replied to all my husbands call to his mobile over the last week or so... so time will tell..Lets see wot hapens wednesday.... keep u posted.Cheers
G'day.
Thanks for the Update.
We are in Grafton. And as you can imagine, it is a fair hike to Melbourne to tune Scott up.
I will be interested to see how you get on.
Thanks.
Yep will do for sure.
We were in the Same situation. Bought 2 trailers and a tent off him and paid in full.. Fortunatley for us after 17weeks I mamaged to fianlly get the 2 trailers that we bought minus the extras that we paid for. Yesterday I finally got the tent as i had my own courier go in there and pick it up. My advice to you all is to keep ringing him. I have a huge phonebill from this but he eventually answered his mobile after 20calls in a row from me.. I did manage to get the trailers that were owed. with persistant. But it is very infuriating.
He is A BIG CON man and I would tell people to be aware.. To my knowledge he is still sellng trailers.
I guess eventually we will have to write the other stuff as a loss but Feel for the people that havent recieved anything yet.
I think this bloke needs to be exposed on A currnt Affair or Today Tonight.
I do have a mobile number for him if anyone needs it just email me..
Good Luck to all..
gday all
well i also purchased one of these campers
paid all up 8200
that included delivery to townsville
when we purchased it i was home on leave from afghanistan
told scott that we needed it by no later than the 15th dec (today) as i was psoted to Perth and we needed it to drive over
Return from tour and tried to contact him for an update etc etc
like every one else no reply
we paid through Pay Pal so we have lodged a claim for the return of our $$$$ suprise suprise he made contact
now i am fairly easy going and like to give a battler a chance
but he may get a suprise if this trailer is not on my door step by the end of this week
:((
i am glad i went to a war zone did my job so pr*cks like him have the freedom to rip people off
so in a nut shell stay away from these guys
Hey there. Thanks for that info...I agree, this Scott should be exposed. My husband has flown to Melbourne this morning to make certain our camper trailer has everything its supposed to and not back to front.. so to speak!!! If not, we will demand it be as it should before it leaves the yard, or our money back... dont need this crap just before xmas??
So, two big boofy coal miners in Melbourne confronting Scott may not be very pretty... looking forward to the out come and will keep u posted..Cheers
well no worries
Scott called me this morning say he was robbed last night and that my canopy was stolen
considering it should have left yesterday why am i not suprised
if you could please let me know how your husban goes and if you can contact him could you please ask about mine!!!!:U
it is to go to townsville
but i bet my last dollar he did not get robbed
:((
Pjsaurus,
Ask him which police station the robbery was reported to.
would love to but he won't answer his phone again
the thing is we leave in 6 days and what do i do??
do i buy another trailer in the meantime or do i wait out and hope this bloke comes good???
not taking into account the expense of buying another then the battle to get my money back
This man is unbelievable!!! Hubby gets into Melb at 3pm. Will make contact and let him know of all this...
gee I wonder if ours go lifted... stay tuned guys
pjsaurus....
just informed hubby about the " ROBBERY " and mentioned yor situation..In order for him to perhaps mention you, all i know is your from Townsville, maybe a name or contact number if it allows... not sure how to go about it otherwise
Mmmm...Interesting.
Robbed Eh?
Ask about the trailer for Barb249 in Grafton IF you can?
Thanks.
Hubby fronted scott today along with our friend that visited yesterday. Apparrently it was robbed as the police were there at the same time, so at least that bit is true - surprise, surprise.
Anyway our camper trailer is still there and being completed accordingly.
Hubby back there tomorrow for final inspection and hopefully see it get loaded onto a truck. If it wasnt for our friend going there yesterday we would still be trying to get scott on the phone!!!!!
Having hubby there as well, scott hasnt got any other options and no excuses unless there is suddenly a FIRE overnite?? God help me
In saying that it aint over yet and my hubby has till thursday morning or longer if required.
I will forward your details onto him to mention to scott, the mouth would no doubt drop dramatically i would assume...
My only advice otherwise is front him unexpectedly and u may too get results..We didnt need this expense for the cost to go down there but hopefully it will be worthwhile. B in touch ...cheers
this could get interesting... u may end up with our galvanised trailer ??????Quote:
Originally Posted by maddieandjack
now me ending up with your trailer won't that just beat all lol
thanks for the update i truly appreciate it
we shall see what tomorrow brings shal we
once again thankyou
no worries...WATCH THIS SPACE !!
Have also been on to Scott today to try and finalise our missing items
To my knowledge and he did tell me a lot of stuff that was stolen, I do believe that no Canopies were stolen... There should be still 5 sitting in the shed.. I would get back on to him and ask which police station it was, then ring the police station and see if he reported any canopies stolen.. I think that you will find that this is another lie..
The tents are a little to Heavy to steal with no-one noticing I think..(unless you have the keys for the gate)
He was broken into but for all the tools and computers to get stolen is ALL to CONVENIENT for my liking. I know every reason he uses and will NOT take anymore ######## from him..
Will Report Him to TAX OFFICE, CURRENT AFFAIR, FAIR TRADING.
Does anyone have an idea on his business partners last nameor phone as the number that I had is now disconnected.... (ROB ???)
TO ALL....
Hubby back into the workshop this morning and nothing has been done since yesterday, this is just all too much!!!
Ive just changed his flight for tomorrow morning till lunchtime, more money, if its not ready he said he will just take it out of the yard.. better to have something rather than nothing if this bastard goes belly up. If thats the case im happy to write a letter to ACA...
Anyway he will call back in this arvo to see if any progress has been made, so once again stay tuned.
i agree that this is all to much
he called me last night saying that the trailer will be delivered to courier today
problem was he had it going to sunshine coast and i am in townsville
i explained that come monday my family and i are living in a motel room until boxing day
then we start our journey to Perth
i honestly do not know what to do but keep calling him and hassel him as much as i can
but i am in townsville and .... well we all know where he is
Must be amember of the NRMA you know it pays to be long:rolleyes:
Unbelievable :o
How is this bloke still in any sort of business?
I really feel for the stress and hassle that you blokes are going through - I won't even mention the expense. I'm impressed that you are not rolling over and giving up as it is certainly hard - go for it.
I guess that this post is simply to support you blokes and I hope sincerely that you can get it resolved in a timely manner without any further problems.
I'm sure if you were to read this as a writeup for a TV program that it would be as some bizarre comedy.
Regards,
Bob
Does any one have Scotts last name???? It stars with M is all I know. He is going to ring me tonight, we will see.
no i dont know... he seems to keep it a bit quiet.
PS no news yet of todays visit. will let u all know asap
I think that the time has past,for being nice to this bloke!:(( As I said earlier in this thread,I have noted on another three forums,how much trouble this bloke has caused,to others waiting for campers.:( Then when they have received their gear,it has been missing a lot of the stuff,that was ordered.:no:
I do hope that everyone gets their gear,but I feel that you will be disappointed in the end.:~
thanks for your support, its enough to make a mini series i reckon!!
hello... yes i agree.. ive heard it all since i have been on these sites since sat and it just doesnt get any better. I wish i had of done it sooner rather than later????
Even if we have a win, win situation, i will still support others in their " AMAZING JOURNEY " and hasnt it been just that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Originally Posted by pjsaurus
We live on the Sunshine Coast, so if it is coming here maybe we can ick it up for you and forward iton to you or something along those lines. But we were told that our trailers went to Sydney and I rang the trucking compnay and they said there were no trailers sent to Sydney, so it may be another lie. My suggestion is to get a CON NOTE number off him and then ring the truckin company to see if he is telling the truth. The last I heard was that he pwed money to his previous Transport Company and they shut his account..
Anyway any questions feel free to contact me.. GOOD LUCK and just keep persisting, my theory is that he gives the trailers to the most annoying to get them off his back
A netregistry search on his website details shows the following. Thanks to Phil of campertrailers.org for the info.
Registrant
MACKINNON, SCOTT DOUGLAS
Eligibility Type
Sole Trader
Eligibility ID
ABN 82236553830
Registrant Contact ID
INJA1017
Registrant Contact Name
Jai Innes
Registrant Contact Email
[email protected]
Tech Contact ID
C0573762-AR
Tech Contact Name
Dominic Main
Tech Contact Email
[email protected]
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Don't confuse them with Southern Cross at Bayswater.