Buyers be wary...

I bought a used turbo from John Solero aka "blown99civicsi" at Modified Racing (there was a FS thread up(https://www.tamparacing.com/forums/po...rbo-fs-ft.html)
I sent it in to Precision Turbo to rebuild. When they finally took it apart it turned out to have a chewed turbine wheel. The culprit appears to have a been a hose clamp that was still inside the turbo housing when it was last run (I never installed it).
I called and miraculously Jon answered and agreed to get me a replacement. He did not answer any of my follow up phone calls, emails or text messages.
I also wrote emails to the paypal address of what John told me was his customer's paypal. I also called the business to speak with the paypal account owner.
I now understand that Paypal account belongs to the step-parents of another Tampa Racing Forum member who knows and/or works with Jon, "StrictlyBusiness".
Seeing the info in his new sig, I called Relentless RPM and asked to speak with Jon. I spoke with his boss, Brad who I told the entire story too. That evening I get an email sent to my cell phone from Jon that the turbo was fine when he sent it and Modified Racing is filing Chap 7.
I also received a PM here on the forum from "StrictlyBusiness" telling me to stop contacting his step-parents paypal that the turbo was not broken when he used it.

I know that there have been a number of reports on Jon in years past (https://www.tamparacing.com/forums/ho...acing-inc.html).
I hope to resolve this situation with the help of your community. I am asking for an exact replacement turbine wheel or $160.
I plan on commenting on both users "Trader Ratings" as well.