[johnkszabo]

I wanted to post this warning for other members who might be considering buying parts from Pelican member Jeff Hoagg. A short time ago I purchased a pair of Recaro Pole Positions from Hoagg. As I live a couple of hours away from him, we agreed that myself or someone I knew would come and pick up the seats this month. Friday I contacted Hoagg and advised him that I was going to have one of my employees go and get the seats for me. Hoagg said that would not be a problem. The young man I sent is very polite and waiting for his start date at the U.S. Naval Academy. Top shelf sort of kid! I should mention when I squared the deal with Hoagg, he described the seats as 9 out 10 condition. He further stated if I was at all unhappy, he would refund my money. My instructions to my employee Alex was to give the seats a quick look over before leaving with them, for any major flaws. During his inspection, Alex found a rather large scrape on the back of one, and the seats were certainly not as described. I asked Alex to put Hoagg on the phone and he became quite belligerent. He also ordered Alex off his property and told him he was to contact him by phone to pick up the seats. Keep In mind this is after I had paid Alex $200.00 to drive the 3 hours to get the seats. I then called Hoagg and he became an instant telephone tough guy. He told me Florida has a Stand your ground law, and he would put a bullet in my f---King head if I had a problem with any of this. As a former law enforcement agent, I am quite aware of Florida law and really not too concerned about this moron's threats. I was concerned however about Alex's safety and told him to leave. Mr. Hoagg might want to think twice next time before making a threat to use deadly force,in a case where it is not justified. I am following up and making a phone threats report with local police, so that this is all documented for next time when this man makes a threat or God forbid uses deadly force without justification. Moral of the story this guy is bad news and is a good prospect for getting some mental help !