Texas Direct Auto Ed Williams ripoff fraudulent ebay pictures mis-represent liar Missouri City Texas

For details on my ongoing dealings with Texas Direct Auto you can see my ripoff report on 2003 Dodge 2500 Quad Cab 4x4.

I submitted a complaint to the State of Texas Attorney General's office. There is another entity specifically designed to handle complaints like ours called the Texas Consumer Complaint Center.

After filing my online complaint I was called by a gentleman in their office who is drafting a demand letter I will send to Texas Direct Auto citing the State of Texas Deceptive Trade act.

I have submitted my complaint to the Houston BBB and Internet Crime Complaint Center.

Since I too was duped into completing my transaction outside of eBay I found their policy against taking a transaction outside of eBay and used that register my complaint with eBay.

I was the winning bidder at $11,000 when the auction was canceled 5 minutes before it was supposed to end. I complained by email to the seller and he told me the price was simply not high enough. He wrote back that he was honest in that he did not use shills, unlike other ebay sellers. That was my first and last attempted auto purchase on ebay motors. It is funny how a buyer's feet can be held to the fire to complete an ebay deal but not the sellers' feet.......

I had a similar experience with Texas Direct where I did the "Call Now to Buy It Now". What you need to do is find the ebay listing and carefully examine the "reason" Texas Direct gave ebay for taking down the sale. In my case they said the item was "lost or destoryed" which was an outright lie. I suspect they did this to save money and evade ebay rules about selling outside of ebay. They claim an innocent mistake. If they did this to you you can use this to demonstrate a pattern of deceit which will help both your case and mine. I have copies of mine as does my lawyer so if you need it, let me know. If Texas Direct gave any other reason for taking down the sale other than the item being "withdrawn" or "sold" you need to file a complaint with ebay. Now this will not necessarily hurt Texas Direct as complaints to ebay are nothing but eyewash as far as I can tell but it is the right thing to do since it helps establish a pattern of deceit and might be helpful to others who are trying to prove that ebay is an accessory to such things. This will also help anyone who is ripped off by Texas Direct Auto and ebay in the future. Finally also helps lay groundwork for a class action suit if that becomes necessary. Thank you for posting your problem with Texas Auto Direct. I will be posting mine soon.

Dave,
Unfortunately I purchased the 1998 Mustang GT as a "buy me now" before the auction was over.By doing this I am unable to even leave a negative comment on their e-bay account.This was my first purchase of any kind over the internet and I really learned some hard lessons.I do have the entire ad they had posted saved on disc and I will soon post them on this site along with the pictures I took of the car when it arrived to me.
Thanks for your input on this matter.It is a shame that there are people/companies out there that a doing business in this manner.

I checked the completed items list on ebay for 1998 Mustangs with the mileage you specified - 26,438. No Mustangs could be found that matched the criteria. What was the item number, and what is the sellers User ID?

I checked the completed items list on ebay for 1998 Mustangs with the mileage you specified - 26,438. No Mustangs could be found that matched the criteria. What was the item number, and what is the sellers User ID?

I checked the completed items list on ebay for 1998 Mustangs with the mileage you specified - 26,438. No Mustangs could be found that matched the criteria. What was the item number, and what is the sellers User ID?

I checked the completed items list on ebay for 1998 Mustangs with the mileage you specified - 26,438. No Mustangs could be found that matched the criteria. What was the item number, and what is the sellers User ID?

I buy and sell classic cars on Ebay all the time. I have seen some very creative photographic work as well. Just recently I was going to buy a car, but I took the time and drove out there to look at it. Good thing I did!!

But, in your case, first of all, you need to dispute this with Ebay. Next, you need to capture and print the Ebay ad before the 90 days are up and the ad dissapears. Make sure to use a high-quality color printer. Next, take all the pictures of the car, the bill of lading, and the ebay ad to the Attorney General's office. If this goes nowhere, get an attorney and sue them, or, small claims court for the maximum allowed so you can repair the car.