The Scum Bags of the Courier Industry

I was contacted recently by a Mr Titus who was interested in buying an old sports car engine from me for R 15000. As he works on an oil rig he apparently can’t do normal EFT’s but can use Paypal. However, he included in the Paypal payment a condition that I must first pay the courier amount of R3350 in cash at a Spar to a Mrs Ashlyn Johnson of Wayne’s Couriers in Welkom. I had some reservations about this but we were both keen to conclude the deal, and the amount sent in cash came to R3359.95. However, the greedy and immoral Mrs Johnson confronted Mr Titus to have an extra R 2950 paid in cash for “insurance”! Thus a total whopping amount of R6309.95, 43% of the purchase price of the item! Unheard of, that a quote from a courier doesn’t include some insurance, and I have used many couriers in my time. Evidently Mr Titus wasn’t alerted to the fact the quote he was given didn’t include insurance, which is highly unprofessional. I considered the attempt as tantamount to extortion, so I phoned Paypal and requested a complete cancellation of the whole transaction. I sent the proof of cancellation to Mrs Johnson, and requested a refund of my cash payment. Now remarkable, the cash payment was specifically destined for the transport of the engine, which was not to be, but Mrs Johnson somehow refuses to refund me. I don’t know what legal basis she thinks allows her to do that. Perhaps she knows NOTHING about the law, or she’s acting dumb, or she is just plain dumb. Anyway I intend laying criminal charges with the Police against Mrs Ashlyn Johnson. A person with her mentality deserves a criminal record, So in conclusion BEWARE Wayne’s Couriers of Welkom. It is a thoroughly dishonest and unprofessional company.