Bad Santa : Rene Kroeger !!!

[Tony Braams <tonybraams@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello 300 Group,
  Tony Braams, here in Australia.
  This is an update on my previous list messages concerning "Dodgy" 300 
club member Rene Kroeger, of Bondurant, Iowa. I phoned and agreed to buy 
several '57 Chrysler parts from Rene [Bad Santa], back in September, 
after reading a Newsflite advertisement. It was an early Xmas present 
that I didn't need.
  Rene sent some '56 Chrysler parts and never sent some parts at all. 
All that I did recieve for $300 U.S. [$400 Aus.], of the 6 agreed items 
was just a pair of Globrite '57 tail lenses, which Rene valued at $70. I 
decided to have some weights of the correct and heavier '57 parts 
verified by a very trusted club member in the U.S.  This was presented 
back to a very ignorant Rene [now Extremely Bad Santa].
  The recorded weights and costs of shipping when sent from the U.S. 
and rec'd here in Australia totally proved the lighter '56 parts were in 
fact sent and that the other '57 parts were never sent at all.
  All along Santa Rene had said that everything that he agreed to send 
was DEFINATELY sent. Rene's response to my collected and verified 
weights, of low weights and low shipping costs etc? The Quick thinking 
Bad Santa Rene just then decided that he would now SWING the SLEIGH 
around to agree with my collected and VERIFIED evidence. Which clearly 
proved to his JOLLY SELF and the Seven Reindeers that Yo Ho Ho - NO, 
Santa Rene NEVER DID send the agreed parts at all.
To LIE to the club member [and then back to me], who volunteered to look 
at and try to solve the problem.
To just LIE AGAIN in saying that he never ever had those '57 Chrysler 
parts at all.
And to then LIE AGAIN in saying that I only sent him $200, not $300.
  The problem was that I still had and e'mailed back the scanned copy 
of the western union money order that says, Surprise ... Rene Kroeger - 
$300. Anyway it's not so much the money, but the principal of what has 
occurred, from a fellow club member, within the club circle.
  Despite my best and controlled efforts to negotiate with Rene, he has 
just been denials and lies from the very beginning. His total 
unwillingness and ignorance to look at collected evidence, the 
documents, low shipping costs and weights etc. has just been a total 
brick wall.
  So if you are looking for some 300 parts to put under the Xmas tree, 
you might be best to look elsewhere, than the KROEGER BUNKER.
  BAD SANTA RENE'S - Ricketty, Unskyworthy Sleigh should be viewed with 
trepidation and suspicion.
  All I am asking for is for the several other club members who have 
had problems with Rene, to contact me back [when convenient], off the 
list server and for us to follow this up with the club, officially.
  I have recieved some fairly simple instructions from the club on how 
to go about doing this, no big deal and behind the scenes. I know we 
would all rather be focusing on all the positive aspects of the 300 club 
and the great cars.
  But I think we all need to ask ourselves one thing ... Do we really 
want or need people of this character to be connected with such a great 
club ? 
  Great to recieve the latest Newsflite with the pics of some 300 
owners and their cars.
  Best wishes to all - for a safe Xmas and lucky 2007.
     Tony in Oz.