Southern Star Campers

[beaver00]

This is the address that i had him traced to and he has been building and selling trailers out of, 64 Riverside ave, Werribee. The shed has two doors, they are working out of the left one.

Yes we have heard that he is trading out of the Werribee address also. He is still selling trailers on Ebay to the best of our knowledge.

[frank the tank]

We now know that he is not selling trailers on ebay anymore, but he was selling power tools. His living address is with his family which is at @ 237 queen st & the corner of Grieve pde, Altona, Victoria.



This information has been past onto police as well.

[darren808]

Interesting reading these posts,

Hate to say I was a sucker for Scott and his camper on EBAY, Yes he is still selling them on ebay, we bought ours on 16 March and was finally delivered on 12 May...
He is trading as RIVERSIDE CAPMERS but no ABN number and his address is 54b Riverside Rd Werribee, and Mobile is 0412229373.

Our Problem started not long after we bough it, he had offered to put a new tent(bigger) we said why not, no extra charge, took it away the next day to supposably have the axle or elec brakes go and do a bearing. So was told will be fixed by easter, yea yeah no probs, well easter came and went and nothing was done, we were always told, cant get this, hold up with that, took it for a test drive and something else got problems.
Missus gets on the phone and rips him a new one. 2 days later the new trailer arrives....wasnt the old one fixed, this was a new replacement, so was happy bout that till i opened it up to find no kitchen , storage box, battery was there. So for the last month he had been promising to deliver but always problems and hassles, am supposed to register it tomoz at Vic Roads, and then head to Winton for V8's but waiting for him to come in the morning b4 i leave. Will be going to consumer affairs about this, by the looks, too many people have been affectd, and maybe even today tonight.
Will see what happens tomorrow if we get everything..

Will keep you posted.

[TP1]

Some of us have mentioned this before but it's worth reiterating again. The only way anyone will see anything from this shyster is by taking direct action, not by complaining to Today Tonight etc etc.

It will be a relatively simple case to take to the small Claims Tribunal (where lawyers are not allowed). In those places there are no excuses and the judge/adjudicators are no fools and do not suffer idiots like your vendor lightly. There is no escape from that and its decisive. The longer you leave it without any direct action, the more distant the prospect becomes of recovering everything.

You have to understand that these turkeys have hides thicker than a rhino and while we may think exposing them to public shame will make a difference it is actually meaningless to them. They may even get some perverse thrill out of it. Start the process and don't get sidetracked by any of the promises you may hear. The worst possible thing that could happen to the seller is for him to appear in the tribunal or in court, because he will be muzzled and absolutely no BS will be tolerated.

If you are not confident about taking the sort of action I was referring to, then get a friend or family member to help. Just do it and stay focussed on the task, you will not regret it.

BTW, without an ABN, its only a matter of time before the Australian Taxation Office catch up with him and they will not blink as they slap payment demands and or writs on him to recover unpaid GST and Income Tax and PAYG instalments. Just make sure you get in first!

[Katherine1]

Very interesting to hear that he is trading again and selling on EBAY, apparently he was banned from EBAY and just goes to show how easy it is dodgy businessmen to continue to trade unrestricted and free to rip off others. A number of us had made complaints to consumer affairs and the final reply we got was an email that they were concerned for any people with outstanding goods not supplied. I will certainly let them know he is trading again.
We were prepared in the end to get our trailer without the kitchen, just to get something for our money, but he was not interested and that was because he had sold our original trailer and promised others theirs who were also pushing hard. There was no chance I was going to get my trailer untill I camped out in front of his factory for a whole day and then in the end gave him 2 hours to get my trailer ready b4 I called the police.

Good luck

Interesting reading these posts,

Hate to say I was a sucker for Scott and his camper on EBAY, Yes he is still selling them on ebay, we bought ours on 16 March and was finally delivered on 12 May...
He is trading as RIVERSIDE CAPMERS but no ABN number and his address is 54b Riverside Rd Werribee, and Mobile is 0412229373.

Our Problem started not long after we bough it, he had offered to put a new tent(bigger) we said why not, no extra charge, took it away the next day to supposably have the axle or elec brakes go and do a bearing. So was told will be fixed by easter, yea yeah no probs, well easter came and went and nothing was done, we were always told, cant get this, hold up with that, took it for a test drive and something else got problems.
Missus gets on the phone and rips him a new one. 2 days later the new trailer arrives....wasnt the old one fixed, this was a new replacement, so was happy bout that till i opened it up to find no kitchen , storage box, battery was there. So for the last month he had been promising to deliver but always problems and hassles, am supposed to register it tomoz at Vic Roads, and then head to Winton for V8's but waiting for him to come in the morning b4 i leave. Will be going to consumer affairs about this, by the looks, too many people have been affectd, and maybe even today tonight.
Will see what happens tomorrow if we get everything..

Will keep you posted.

[frank the tank]

Very interesting to hear that he is trading again and selling on EBAY, apparently he was banned from EBAY and just goes to show how easy it is dodgy businessmen to continue to trade unrestricted and free to rip off others. A number of us had made complaints to consumer affairs and the final reply we got was an email that they were concerned for any people with outstanding goods not supplied. I will certainly let them know he is trading again.
We were prepared in the end to get our trailer without the kitchen, just to get something for our money, but he was not interested and that was because he had sold our original trailer and promised others theirs who were also pushing hard. There was no chance I was going to get my trailer untill I camped out in front of his factory for a whole day and then in the end gave him 2 hours to get my trailer ready b4 I called the police.

Good luck

Its good to hear that people are still trying to get something out of this con man. I think if it takes people to camper at the front of his address so be it. Maybe if people did that at his living address then maybe their too could get there trailers or some money back. It is a shame that the law allows a guy like Scott to keep ripping hard working people off.

[MantisTheOne]

It saddens me to say it but i have become another victim of the shark that is Scott Mackinnon. I purchased a camper off him on ebay on the 19th of April and payed for the item that day via my bank Direct into Leah Mravleks account.. The alarm bells started to ring then. But it was too late I have had nothing but colourful Lies.
Even try the "I have turned a new leaf and instead of telling people what they want to hear ie "LIE" and then he lied again to my face. This Monkey has a big brass set and skin thicker than a rhino.
I went to his so-called workshop again today looking for the camper that i was promised and he was not there "suprise!!!"
He is not even answering my phone calls now.
I am now just filling out the small claims paperwork under the advise from my brother in-law who is a barrister.
Its just so frustrating that these types get away this.. The fact that he failed in one business making trailers and then opened up again down the road. Its just not right...

[Katherine1]

It saddens me to say it but i have become another victim of the shark that is Scott Mackinnon. I purchased a camper off him on ebay on the 19th of April and payed for the item that day via my bank Direct into Leah Mravleks account.. The alarm bells started to ring then. But it was too late I have had nothing but colourful Lies.
Even try the "I have turned a new leaf and instead of telling people what they want to hear ie "LIE" and then he lied again to my face. This Monkey has a big brass set and skin thicker than a rhino.
I went to his so-called workshop again today looking for the camper that i was promised and he was not there "suprise!!!"
He is not even answering my phone calls now.
I am now just filling out the small claims paperwork under the advise from my brother in-law who is a barrister.
Its just so frustrating that these types get away this.. The fact that he failed in one business making trailers and then opened up again down the road. Its just not right...

Hi, I sympathise with you and recommend that you proceed with Consumer Affairs Vic. There were many people who submitted complaints to Consumer Affairs and there was some group emails that went around then. When I read your posting, I forwarded this information to the contact I have at Consumer Affairs (to let him know that Scott is trading again). He is very interested to talk to you, which could fast track things for you. His name is Phil and he said to pass his phone number on to you - 03 8803 8453

[redback3030]

Best of luck. I have contacted C.A., spoken to Phil directly and have issued letters of demand at an added expense and still have not got any satisfaction since Oct 2009. That said l will not give up and he will be in for a rude shock.

[MantisTheOne]

Is the number for Phill correct i would love to contact him

[redback3030]

Contact at C.A.V., Phil Plumbe 03 8803 8435.

[chubby123]

We are still waiting for the squid to give us our money back...........this has been ongoing since august 2009.
We have contact CAV who were as helpful as T*TS on a bull...............they have stated that he is trying to trade his way out of the situation...........big whoopieeee.

We have recently received a call from some dude claiming to be from an accounting company who has been employed to assist the squid in dealing with all his financial issues......we were told to expect a letter from them .............that was 2 months ago.

After a follow up call this week....my husband has been told to contact the dude again and he will have a payment plan designed to get our money back.....

After all the dealings we have had with the squid, the crap and stories that us as with otheres have been told from him ............i am not holding our breath.

However we will continue to chase this poor excuse of a man................. to get our money back.......

[dazffb]

It saddens me to say it but i have become another victim of the shark that is Scott Mackinnon. I purchased a camper off him on ebay on the 19th of April and payed for the item that day via my bank Direct into Leah Mravleks account.. The alarm bells started to ring then. But it was too late I have had nothing but colourful Lies.
Even try the "I have turned a new leaf and instead of telling people what they want to hear ie "LIE" and then he lied again to my face. This Monkey has a big brass set and skin thicker than a rhino.
I went to his so-called workshop again today looking for the camper that i was promised and he was not there "suprise!!!"
He is not even answering my phone calls now.
I am now just filling out the small claims paperwork under the advise from my brother in-law who is a barrister.
Its just so frustrating that these types get away this.. The fact that he failed in one business making trailers and then opened up again down the road. Its just not right...

[Mackinnon]

Does anyone know how many people the mackinnons owe goods to currently? I got caught up an a ebay saga with makita tools. To cut a long story short I traced an email he sent to me to an IP address at southernstar campers and here I am. After reading all the stories there is no doubt this is the same person including the phone number that has been posted on here previously, although it has now been switched off for a week. I have heard all the same excuses as you people have. As far as the tools go, I believe he sold more than $40000 worth that he sold as grahammac on ebay. I don't know how many people got caught up in that con as I can't find any forums relating to it yet.

Scott, I told you I wouldn't go away

[glock40sw]

Mmmm...
Your username leaves a lot to be desired on here.

I hope it isn't your surname as well.