I was told I was purchasing OEM AMG take-offs from a 2011 Mercedes Benz. I asked numerous times if they were authentic as I had no interest in replicas. I was reassured numerous times on the phone and in email that they were and they had come directly from a local Mercedes dealer.

I called in the order and due to being in Canada, I was told his machine would not allow him to enter our postal code (zip code only) which was required. He could not complete the transaction. He instructed us to wire transfer the money to him. BIG MISTAKE. The items were called in and shipped in a few days. When they finally arrived I found the tires were a different size than promised (almost an inch smaller in overall height), the AMG wheels were in fact replicas with "AME" stamped on the face and the country of manufacture had been ground off the rear which I'm sure would read "Made in China" rather than Germany.

Upon calling all he could say is I can't explain any of that but if you send me photos I will look into it.

Now he graciously offered to refund the money minus shipping both ways as well as all of the duty and brokerage paid.

I responded telling him that as he was the dishonest one, I believed he should compensate me for the entire total and now he is unresponsive to email.

AVOID dealing with this guy. After my ordeal I looked into it further and have found numerous complaints in regards to the same sort of thing. Selling used or refinished wheels as new... slightly used but perfect condition wheels arrive curbed or bent... he is as dishonest as it gets.

His name is Al Salerno and his company which is in New Jersey is called bestdealsonwhls.com

I know I made a mistake, I'm not here to discuss that, just help protect others from making the same mistake.

http://www.ripoffreport.com/Search/bestdealsonwhls_com.aspx

 

Sorry to hear about your ordeal. Thanks for the heads up!

 

Wow, that really sucks. Sorry to hear about that.

 

Guys,
Sorry for all you went through; I dated this guy years ago, and at the time, he had his wheels in his parents house in the basement. He never had a "company" and was a "middle man" who took the orders and then sent the wheels out to CA somewhere to get them chromed. My brother warned me about him because he did the same thing to him, but then I saw for myself what he was doing. Stay away........................