Complaints Against Dan DeCosta- Beantown

Scarborough, Maine  04074  or Peabody, Ma. 01960

beantownmaine@aitsafe.com, ceo@myfatuncle.com, info@beantownmaine.com, resolve@beantownmaine.com,

*Note: This message is posted on Dan DeCosta's new website. If you have an outstanding claim, please contact him:

"BeantownMaine.com is the old name and old format of our store. In creating MyFatUncle.com we teamed up with some customer service experts and designed the site around the customer. We had a few glitches in our order processing with BeantownMaine.com and revamped the whole process making sure that the order taking, shipping and packaging is stream-lined, efficient, and extremely quick to ensure 100% customer satisfaction. As part of this committment we are provide customers with 24 hour Order status reports to keep track of your orders. If you have any issues that you feel are still outstanding with BeantownMaine.com please e-mail us at this special e-mail address: resolve@beantownmaine.com"

If you have questions about the complaint,
please contact the person who filed it.

January 23, 2001
Complaint filed by: PatM724@aol.com

I was told that you could maybe give me some info about how to deal with

Daniel DeCosta of BeantownMaine. I sent BeantownMaine a box of buddies and beanies, worth $108.60, the beginning of October 2000. It arrived on October 4, 2000. I had delivery confirmation. My check didn't come and I kept emailing Dan. It was always an excuse, like the check must have gotten lost. And maybe we should wait another couple of days and things like that. Finally on 11/14/00 I received a check for the $108.60, which I instantly cashed. I thought finally this was the end. Well, on 12/22/00, I received a letter from my bank where I cashed the check, that it had bounced 3 times and now I had to come up with money before the first of January or they would turn it into a collection agency. So I had to take the money out of savings to cover the bad check. I immediately emailed Dan and he started again with his excuses. The last I heard from Dan was on 1/8/01 when he said he was mailing me a money order for the $108.60. Naturally nothing has come. So could you please offer any advise, as to what I should do now?  Thanks for any help whatsoever.   Pat Macurdy

Beantown
618 U.S. Rt. 1
Scarborough, ME 04074

traders_name: beantownmaine (Dan DeCosta) Comments: I bid and won an Osito Buddy and Germania bear on e-Bay on December 18, 2000 and I paid immediately, via paypal to this verfied PAYPAL member, who is supposed to be Dan DeCosta, we e-mailed each other a few times, to confirm shipping options, and I never heard from in for some time. On Dec 25, 00 I look at his feedback, and he have at least 5 negatives over a period of 5 days! And also he/they are no longer a registered user!! I can't even post a negative feedback! I filed a FRAUD and complaint to e-Bay already, however, that got me nowhere, since my items where not over $35.00 USD, so there is NO insurance coverage, and I tired reporting to Paypal, and they were no help whatsoever! So now I am ripped off for the 3rd time in one month from a USA seller, and sadly because I am in Canada, I can not do too much more! This guy had a professional beantownmaine.com website, selling beanies, and surprisingly now, it is shut down (due to legal complications....how convenient!) -- BEWARE of this guy and company!

traders_name: Dan Decosta Comments: Won several Ebay auctions for beanies & buddys in late November. Had problems making arrangments for credit card payment but all that got cleared up & was due to receive right after Xmas. Got box & only got 3 or the items AND the DARK peace buddy ended up being pastel. Emailed him as to where were the other 2 items & what was I to do about the mis-ship. Finally got back to me to say other 2 were on there way & we agreeded that I would keep the buddy. Other items have never arrived, he no longer responds to email, & just found out from Smartcollecting that he is scamming EVERYBODY! Apparently doesn't pay for incoming purchases either. To make matters worse, he has been booted off Ebay but has managed to get back on under another id. Watch out for Daniel Decosta dba Beantown Maine
Ebay id: beantownmaine.com
email address:info@beantownmaine.com

NOW LISTED AS

myfatuncle.com or fatbuffalo.com both with same email of ceo@myfatuncle.com. A quick check of the Ebay info shows all this points back to Mr Decosta. Ebay has been contacted & requested to suspend the new accounts as well.

traders_name: Dan Decosta/Beantownmaine.com Comments: Have been told I would receive a refund but no documentation or proof has been offered. I guess at least I got 2 of the 7 budds I paid for. Mail fraud papers have been filed with the proper athorities

Subject: ceo@myfatuncle.com, info@beantownmaine.c
traders_name: Myfatuncle.com (Dan DeCosta)

I've already posted a complaint on him on this site already, and tried warning others on the Smart Collecting CN site too. Just a recap again, I bid and won an Osito Buddy and Germania bear on e-Bay on December 18, 2000 and I paid immediately, via paypal to this verfied PAYPAL member, who is supposed to be Dan DeCosta, we e-mailed each other a few times, to confirm shipping options, and I never heard from in for some time. I almost e-mail him each day and now his info@beantownmaine.com e-mail address is no longer in service either, as I know he was getting his e-mails before. Well, it looks like I am still out this $28.00 total, it is a small amount (big for me though!), therfore e-Bay insurance will not cover the losses, since there is a $25.00 deductible. Dan is operating under a new business site called "myfatuncle.com" DO NOT buy anything from him, as he WILL not send items to you or refund anything you buy! I DON'T want to see Dan ripping off others, and I told him in my prior e-mails, that I would tell as many people what a con and fraud he is!

Subject: myfatuncle.com/beantown.cfm

traders_name: Daniel Decosta

Comments: In Oct 2000 my granddaughters and myself and two other friends sent many MINT tag covered Beanies to beantownmaine per their web site. We are owed $130.99 and $452.00 respectively. I have emailed Daniel over 50 times with no replies. I have filed with bbb and mail fraud and no results. Seems like there are many of us who are in this same position with Daniel De Costa. HELP!!!

Subject: BeanntownMaine.com/myfatuncle.com
traders_name: BeantownMaine/Myfatuncle

I ordered a Ty Quackers without wings Buddy 8-10-00. Order was placed on BeantownMaine's internet store and paid in full with credit card, $150.00, plus S&H. Multiple e-mails transpired with the promise that the item had been shipped,but alas, I never received the item. Then the e-mails from Dan DeCosta became more terse, with the comment " I am looking for one for you. I will let you know when I find one". Finally he refuses to answer my e-mails and apparently has my e-mail address blocked,as all my e-mails are returned as undelivered. Beware of anything with Dan DeCosta's name attached, and do not buy from myfatuncle internet store, as that is the new name for BeantownMaine,of Scarborough, Maine.

Subject: www.myfatuncle.com
traders_name: Daniel Decosta

Dec. 7, 2000, I ordered 'Chinook' the Beanie Baby. My credit card was charged the same day for $97.50. I contacted him when I had not received the item. He said it would be forthcoming. Later, I realized he was 'in trouble' with a number of people. He assured me that I would receive the beanie soon. I have yet to receive it. He refuses my emails. I get the message that my mail is un-deliverable. I trusted that he was in financial trouble as he stated. I even emailed him, and expressed my sorrow for the problems he and his wife were experiencing. I'm very disappointed in him, and realize that he is not the honest person I thought he was! I don't know where to go from here. I only hope that he can be stopped. I notice that there are other complaints against him.
Ann