Star Design

I responded to an ad posted on Craig's List for a glass table top, to replace mine which got broken accidentally. The seller agreed to split up the payments, as we are on disability. His asking price was well within reason. We paid off the entire amount asked for the the table top of $120.00. We made the 3 hour trip to Greenville, NC, to pick up the table top only to discover that our mini van was 1/2 inch short of being able to fit the table top into it. We had to go back home without the table top and find another way to bring it home. The seller agreed to hold the table top until such time as we could make arrangements to either pick it up or have it shipped to us. Nothing was said about charging us for storing the table top. Later, when we realized that finding a vehicle that would hold it would not be possible, and the shipping charges would be more than out of our ability to pay, I contacted the owner of Star Designs who immediately went on the defensive and declared he didn't owe us anything, and that he was going to charge us for storing the table top. Nothing had been said about storage fees until this conversation. He also said he didn't have time to be taking my calls and didn't want us to harass him. We had not called him or harassed him. He added that he didn't think he should return the money we paid and was not going to do it. He basically challenged us to even attempt to recover our money. He indicated he was going to sell the table top and would give us a portion of what we paid after it was sold. I am unaware if he has actually sold the table top. As of now, he has never refunded our money and apparently has no intentions of doing so. This owner is unscrupulous and dishonest. I will never recommend or do business with this company again!