[doc] FW: [DML] Warning For Parts On E-Bay LONG!

["Chris Parnham" <chrisparnham1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I apologise in advance to you boys who are already plugged into the DML and
will be familiar with this sorry tale!  I did predict, months ago that it
would all end in tears,  I bet Ed id glad he was kept out of it!

Regards

Chris Parnham



----- Original Message -----
From: "PJ Grady" <rob@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, March 28, 2004 11:28 PM
Subject: [DML] Warning For Parts On E-Bay


> PUBLIC NOTICE TO ALL DML MEMBERS AND ALL PARTIES INTENDING TO BID ON
CLAUDE
> LANDI'S E-BAY AUCTION
>
>  The parts being sold on eBay where previously sold to P.J.Grady Inc. and
> paid for by me. Two CERTIFIED BUSINESS CHECKS TOTALLING
> $24,200 DOLLARS were given to him to complete the transaction. He stated
in
> public that I paid him with personal checks and did not act in good faith
> both of which are lies and there are many others. I ignored all of his
posts
> on the DMC Forum because I knew, given enough rope, he would hang himself
> (Legally not physically). He has completed the job and it is time to stand
> up. The eBay items below appear to be stolen items that I bought but could
> not locate and he had agreed to allow me to return for any overlooked
items.
> Items for sale that I didn't list I considered garbage and asked him to
> throw out. Since he intends to sell this garbage I choose the right to
come
> back and take any and all items as I choose. I responded this morning
asking
> for paid invoices dated after my transaction to document his legal
> possession of said parts and have received his reply admitting that we
> overlooked or didn't want all of these parts. I repeat THESE PARTS BELONG
TO
> P.J.GRADY INC. AND ARE STOLEN MERCHANDISE whether they were overlooked or
> not. I would advise the two current bidders to withdraw their bids and
file
> a complaint against Claude Landi as I intend to do. The specifically
> disputed auctions are as follows, #2469381408, #24694401379, #2469463894,
> #2469394898, #2469343814, #2469276137, #2469173917, #2469340536,
> #2469340536, and possibly #2469172342
>
> This last item is a six hour video tape that he said I could sell if I
> wished. I did not ask for his written permission because these tapes are
> pieced together from dozens of both public and private sources and I
believe
> it is illegal for anyone to sell them. If anyone feels they have
copyrights
> for any of these tapes please contact me for evidence to support your
claim.
> I haven't had a chance to view the entire video yet but after I do I will
> attempt to contact these people. I believe my friend Robert Lamrock may be
> one of them as Ken Koncelik has told me that he owns the rights to most of
> the original factory footage. He should pay for copyright infringement.
>
> One of the main reasons I purchased this inventory was to relieve the
> DeLorean community of this lying, stealing, libeling, delusional, and
> misinforming scourge to said community.
> How many of you remember Claude's post a few years ago about how he could
> remove a door without first slackening the torsion bar? There were two
doors
> in his basement that he swore were good when he put them down there but I
> could not confirm this on my pre-purchase initial inspection due to
> inoperative lights in his basement and being buried under many pounds of
> debris such as wood, old cans of junk, filthy parts from various car
> cannibalizations, laundry baskets full of filthy cloths/rags? Etc... You
get
> the idea.
>
> Anyway when these thoroughly trashed and damaged doors were finally
> excavated Claude denied he knew about their previously damaged condition,
> stating it was not his responsibility, and refused to make a price
> adjustment. Only after about 45 minutes of intense negotiation and a night
> to think about it did he agree to take off $800. I had requested he drop
the
> price by $3000- only because I had already given him the initial check for
> $22000- and knew he would never agree to a refund.
> I asked him how the one door got so damaged by both hinge mounting areas
and
> he replied it was from removing it with the door torsion bar still under
> tension. I then asked him about the misinformation in his old post and he
> stated that it "could be done, not that you wouldn't damage the door doing
> it"! It was the one of the few times I can recall him smiling that day
> (except for our cameras). This also proves he lied about not knowing the
> doors condition in front of three witness's besides misleading DMLers in
> general with potentially dangerous and at least damaging advice.
>
> I have only scratched the surface here and have much more to add in
support
> of these and other claims against Claude. I believe Claude is going to
have
> a very interesting time the next oh...say couple of years.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Robert Grady
> P.J Grady Inc.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: PJ Grady [mailto:rob@xxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Friday, March 26, 2004 11:46
> AM
> To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [DML] Warning For Parts On E-Bay
>
>
>
> Sorry Jeff but this isn't true. Some of those parts are items I considered
> garbage and asked Claude to throw out and others were apparently unearthed
> after the fact from the mountains of sh-t we were forced to sift through
in
> order to retrieve the parts I bought. To say Claude is underhanded and
IMHO
> a liar is an understatement. I don't wish to explain the entire ordeal at
> this time as I want to preserve my legal rights for possible litigation
but
> as the saying goes "You can't get blood from a stone". Let's just say that
> the entire ordeal was the biggest fiasco I have ever been involved in my
> twenty six years in the automobile business. No one should buy these parts
> in my opinion and I will probably contact e-bay about this matter.
>
> I want to take this opportunity to thank (In alpha order) Mark Levy,
> "Senator" Michael Pack, and David Teitelbaum for their tremendous help in
> the removal and transportation of this "inventory". They literally risked
> life and limb to do so and I will be forever grateful for their help and
> generosity. David even loaned me his trailer for this monumental task. I
> never would have gotten them or I involved if I knew what lay in store for
> us but that is hindsight from which I speak.
>
>  Ed Uding has no idea of the expense and legal (Title) problems he avoided
> by NOT getting this batch of parts. Realistically there are no cars in
this
> inventory, just parts. If Claude wants to pursue me legally for stating my
> opinion then I say "Go for it". My attorney awaits him.
>
> Once again thanks guys for all your help with the "Big Move".
>
> Robert Grady
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeff Chabotte [mailto:webmaster@xxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2004 10:01 PM
> To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [DML] Warning For Parts On E-Bay
>
> What's to say that he didn't buy these parts elsewhere after the fact,
> and is just turning them around on ebay? If I someone my "entire stock"
> of something, there isn't anything preventing me from going out and
> buying more of it to sell again.
>
> Just throwing out a scenario here.
>
> -Jeff Chabotte
> Norwich, CT
> http://www.88-mph.com
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Teitelbaum [mailto:jtrealty@xxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2004 10:35 AM
> To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [DML] Warning For Parts On E-Bay
>
>
> Some Delorean parts have recently appeared on E-bay. They are being sold
> By Claude Landi aka Bricklin 1024 from Hartford, Conn. Rob Grady
> recently bought ALL of these parts.....
>
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