MPM Machinery Sro, Miroslav Ondik

Buyer’s Nationality:
Slovakia

Seller:
MPM Machinery Sro, Miroslav Ondik

Seller Website:
http://www.mpm-machinery.com/o-spolocnosti

Seller Address:
Záporožská 7, , Bratislava, Bratislava, 851 01, Slovakia

Initial contact with the supplier:
Search Engine

Type of product(s) being purchased:
Sheet metal machinery, machine tools

Value of the Purchase Order when the incident occurred:
25,001 to 100,000 USD

Destination market of order in question:
Other

Type of Complaint(s):
missed lead times, contract violations, scams & other unethical activities

Stage of relationship with the supplier at the time of the incident:
Initial Order

User Experience:
We came into contact with this machine dealer when looking for possible clients to sell our own machine stock.

He offered some machines that were of interest to us, provided photos, serial plate details, etc and seemed to be legitimate. He originally asked for full payment before receipt of machines, however we negotiated to only pay a partial sum before the machines arrived with us, due to this being the first deal with him. He agreed, and invoices were sent to us, and we sent the payment. In total we placed two deposits with him, for two machines. He promised to deliver the machines to us, and said that we did not need to arrange shipping.

All of the loading/delivery dates he provided turned out to be false, and he provided many lies and excuses as to why we had not received our machines.

In September 2016 we, JTES Ltd, were offered two machines by Mr Ondik. His offer seemed plausible at the time, and detailed photos of each machine were supplied.

The first machine, a 2003 Amada HFE 100-3, was offered on the 15th of September 2016. A contract was formed upon receipt of the invoice from MPM machinery on 19th September 2016. Loading was scheduled for the 26th of September 2016.

The second machine, a 2002 Amada HFT 170-3, serial number NO20219, was offered on 18th of September 2016. A contract was formed upon receipt of invoice from MPM machinery on 20th of September 2016. Loading was provisionally scheduled for late September.

In the following days and weeks many loading and indeed delivery dates were proposed by Ondik, but no machinery has ever arrived with us. After 4 weeks, we sensed that something was wrong, and requested that the contracts be cancelled and our down-payment be returned without delay.

Many more excuses have followed, but, to date, we have neither received machinery nor refund.

I do not find this situation embarrassing in any way, but am determined to stop it happening to others. International trade, of any description, machine tools included, relies on a level of trust. Those who abuse this trust make life difficult for all, and benefit no- one.

We have since proceeded with legal proceedings, and he has given dates to repay our money, and again, these were lies. We have not received our money back.

User Recommendations:
To exercise extreme caution when buying from a new contact. If possible, check with other contacts if the seller is reliable. Visiting the site of the machine would be ideal, however it is appreciated that this is not always possible due to time and costs.