Dear Fellow NCRS Members:
I am writing this as a warning after a lengthy battle with AL at Chicago Corvette. I realize that some of you might do business with this company but after my ordeal with them I wanted to try and save someone else from having to go through what I went through.
To make a long story short, I agreed to buy an original Corvette part from Chicago Corvette that they had reconditioned. I trusted AL from Chicago Corvette to deliver the exact part that he described to me and that I agreed to purchase for $3000.00. Before I gave him my debit card, I asked about their return policy and AL assured me that if I was not happy for any reason, I could return the part for a full refund. Needless to say that when the part arrived it was very apparent that AL had had lied about the numbers on the part. I immediately had the part shipped back via UPS, incurring another $70.
After speaking with AL he told me to grind the incorrect numbers off of the part and use "J B Weld" to touch it up and then have it painted. I couldn't believe what I was hearing. When I finally got a chance to speak, I let him know that I had already sent the part back as per our original agreement. After hearing this, he shouted "That's going to cost you a $300.00 restocking fee." After that, he promptly hung up the phone on me.
Fortunately my credit card handled the case from there and reversed the charges however, three months later AL tried to charge my card again for $3000.00. Imagine the inconvenience of having your debit card unexpectedly charged for $3000.00. Again, I had to go through all the paperwork to get these charges reversed. This time I cancelled the card.
To show you what kind company Chicago Corvette is, after they received the part they promptly put it on eBay. The pictures that they took, avoided the area where the numbers were and the written description was again a misrepresentation. Apparently the winning bidder must have had a similar problem with the part because it ended up being listed 2 more time each time with a different winning bidder.
Please save yourself the time and frustration and DO NOT BUY ANYTHING FROM CHICAGO CORVETTE unless you like to gamble as they do not stand by their word. I apologize for the lengthy message but hopefully this will save someone else from having to go through what I went through.
Matt
I am writing this as a warning after a lengthy battle with AL at Chicago Corvette. I realize that some of you might do business with this company but after my ordeal with them I wanted to try and save someone else from having to go through what I went through.
To make a long story short, I agreed to buy an original Corvette part from Chicago Corvette that they had reconditioned. I trusted AL from Chicago Corvette to deliver the exact part that he described to me and that I agreed to purchase for $3000.00. Before I gave him my debit card, I asked about their return policy and AL assured me that if I was not happy for any reason, I could return the part for a full refund. Needless to say that when the part arrived it was very apparent that AL had had lied about the numbers on the part. I immediately had the part shipped back via UPS, incurring another $70.
After speaking with AL he told me to grind the incorrect numbers off of the part and use "J B Weld" to touch it up and then have it painted. I couldn't believe what I was hearing. When I finally got a chance to speak, I let him know that I had already sent the part back as per our original agreement. After hearing this, he shouted "That's going to cost you a $300.00 restocking fee." After that, he promptly hung up the phone on me.
Fortunately my credit card handled the case from there and reversed the charges however, three months later AL tried to charge my card again for $3000.00. Imagine the inconvenience of having your debit card unexpectedly charged for $3000.00. Again, I had to go through all the paperwork to get these charges reversed. This time I cancelled the card.
To show you what kind company Chicago Corvette is, after they received the part they promptly put it on eBay. The pictures that they took, avoided the area where the numbers were and the written description was again a misrepresentation. Apparently the winning bidder must have had a similar problem with the part because it ended up being listed 2 more time each time with a different winning bidder.
Please save yourself the time and frustration and DO NOT BUY ANYTHING FROM CHICAGO CORVETTE unless you like to gamble as they do not stand by their word. I apologize for the lengthy message but hopefully this will save someone else from having to go through what I went through.
Matt
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