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    Exclamation Minnkota Monster may be a scam


    I ordered my I-pilot on March 2. A couple of days later got an email stating the I pilot was on back order till the 12th. I still haven't gotten my I-pilot and I received an email from the company yesterday stating they are NOT a scam. I'll post the letter below. I also found on the BBC board and another Florida board where Minn Kota is not affiliated with this company and other people having problems as well. Here is the links to what I found and the letter from the company.

    Scam?: BBC Lounge: BBC Boards
    SCAM Warning!...MinKotamonster.com

    To all of you that have received your Minn Kota products, I thank you
    sincerely for your business and am grateful that you are happy with your
    purchase.

    To all of you that have orders on backorder, please be patient, they will
    come. If you are unhappy with your service, please email me and I will be
    happy to refund your order amount in full.

    It has come to my attention that there has been some slander and "scam"
    warnings being posted on forums and I just want to rebut the allocations of
    the validity MinnKotaMonster.com.

    The website was started back in November 2009. The website was developed to
    sell Minn Kota products that are dropshipped from our wholesale company. The
    shopping cart uses (currently and soon to be changed) PayPal as a payment
    processor.

    Since the beginning of the year 2010, Our sales skyrocketed! We grew so fast
    that not only did the wholesale company feel it, but also threw red flags up
    with PayPal, which I have been using for 3 years.

    So, along with backordered products at the wholesaler, PayPal decided to
    restrict and limit certain aspects of the account until we verified that the
    business that I was doing was legit.

    I showed them my paper trail of the business and they lifted restrictions so
    that the wholesaler could continue. What PayPal did however, was limit the
    Credit Card used to make the purchases from the wholesaler to $3000 per day.
    Which is unacceptable because I do well more than that in one day in sales.
    This limits me and the wholesaler to just 3 orders being processed per day.
    Completely unacceptable! I tried to reason with PayPal and they basically
    didn't want to hear how horrible they treating me and a thriving business.

    So now I am working with a national bank to use their payment processing
    with NO restrictions on the amount of money coming in or going out. I am
    hoping to have that in place within a week.

    As far as some of the other comments being posted out there, yes, I am
    filing bankruptcy. NOT on the business. ONLY personal assets. That is
    because of some personal things that have happened in the past year and a
    half. I don't mind sharing though. The bankruptcy stems from a divorce and
    from being laid off for 6 months last year. But that is OK, because that is
    what gave me the drive to creating this business anyway. I am working a full
    time job again so I can't always answer the phone right away, but if you
    send me an email I will get back with you as quickly as possible.

    So, to anyone wishing to drag MinnKotaMonster.com through dirt, this is my
    story, my business, my life...and this is legit. I'm a real person just like
    all of you out there trying to survive this down economy and trying to pass
    the savings to you.

    With Great Sincerity,

    Jason Nightingale
    This email address was given to us by you or by one of our customers. If you
    feel that you have received this email in error, please send an email to
    [email protected]
    This e-mail is sent in accordance with the US CAN-SPAM Law in effect
    01/01/2004. Removal requests can be sent to this address and will be honored
    and respected.
    To heck with work, lets go fishing.

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    I just compared his supposed "30% lower prices" to Cabelas and they charge the same. AS we all know, Cabelas isn't known for selling below MSRP so the fella above doesn't look like he is offering a whole heck of a lot for the added risk of buying from a new outfit.
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    Dude, get your money back
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    I would send pay-pal an email and dispute the charges, it's has been long enough time for him to get your order out. Get your money back if you can. Pay-pal is good about helping you get your money back. I had to dispute a purchase on ebay one time.
    Good luck to you! Hope everything works out for you.

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    His prices are the same as BPS. Why in the world would someone buy from a place like this vs. BPS where you know at least you can get a receipt for your warranty and know they will back it for 30 days at the store also. I looked at places on the internet and most charged MORE than BPS and I felt like it was a no brainer to buy in this case from the big box store.

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    Bought my I-pilot from him in Feb.. Had it 3 days later for a total of 365.00 shipped. Maybe someone doesn't like him and started this scam thing?? All I can tell you is how I was treated.
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