Has he stopped responding to your FB messages? His choice to completely ignore you leads one to believe that he has no money and used your good faith funds that you paid 10 months ago for his restaurant dreams. I would be livid if it was me so I share your frustration.
According to John Molesi's FB page he says he started at Joe's Garage and Grill in September 2018 as owner/chef. However, that place is closed and appears that was to be the site of his new restaurant Riverwalk Bar and Grille which was supposed to open Labor Day. There is nothing on the web about that restaurant since the August promotional news story. His prior job was Triangle Pub in Eastport, NY and searching Google it looks like that place is closed too (no website, no recent news).
On all appearances it looks like this guy's restaurant never got off the ground, doesn't look like he is employed anywhere, has your money that you paid him 10 months ago, and he has continued to ignore you. He is on FB. Keep sending him FB messages daily. You might need to threaten a lawsuit. Wish you much luck.
By the way, where did you find his ad?
He only responded one time on fb messenger in which he said he would send the confirmation via fb messenger since he lost my contact information. That was after my numberous attempts at leaving voicemails and texts. That was the last I heard.
I noticed in his fb posts he said he plans to have a grand opening of his new restaurant the weekend of Oct. 5.
The post office told me he has 15 days to pick up the certified letter and then it will get sent back to me. I do not think he will pick it up. At that point there is nothing more I can do except go through the courts which I plan to do. Even though I live in Minnesota and he lives in New York, I will still file in small claims court and take a little trip out to NY for my day in court.
I found him on ebay and that is where I first purchased from him and all went well with that transaction.
I found him on ebay and that is where I first purchased from him and all went well with that transaction.
I know you said you didn’t have a signed contract but do you have saved emails or messages that outline the rental dates and amount? I would definitely go after him for your money back. He is definitely on Facebook. I wonder if he would respond to a post on Facebook that’s not private. Perhaps on his restaurant page? I’m sure he doesn’t want bad publicity.
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Yes, I saved all communication. I will not post a public message on his fb regarding this.
Was this most recent rental on eBay? What is his eBay name? Whether intentional or not at this juncture he sure looks like a scammer. His name needs to get out there so others do not fall victim too.
As of last night, my dates were not available.Are your dates still available on the dvcmember.com website?
If the dates are available just post to his Facebook page that the dates are available and would he please make the reservation for those nights asap. If you give him a way out he might take it.
I secured another reservation a week or so ago so at least we will have a place to stay.
I have stopped sending messages because he never answers. I am about to send another certified letter, except this time I will send it to him at his restaurant. He posted on his fb that now the grand opening is this Friday. I do plan on filing in small claims court. I am tryng to decide if I should file now or wait to see a reservation really does exist when I get to SSR.
I decided to not waste another $11.80 to send a second certified restricted delivery letter to his restaurant. Yesterday he posted on his restaurant fb that he is looking for help and to call him. Guess what number he posted? Yep, the number to the phone he told me he lost. I just filled out the small claims court complaint form. I am done with his lies.
It's possible (please note I'm *not* defending the guy, I'd probably do the same in your situation as well), but:
if you lose/destroy a phone, I'm fairly certain they can give you the same phone number on a new phone once the old SIM is invalidated.
When I switched from Android to iPhone, the SIM's weren't compatible, but I still retained my phone #.
When my roomate destroyed his phone (water damage), he bought a new phone and they transferred the same number over.
Let's assume that to be true. Should he not have my contact info when I kept sending him texts and leaving voicemails? I mean, when someone not in my contact list calls or sends a text, their phone number is displayed.
But I have left voicemails and texts after he said he had a new phone. The fee to file is $20 and I need to fly to NY as I live in MN.