Scott's Shipping Services - FORMERLY UNDER "POSSIBLE LIQUIDATION"

ScottulusMaximus said:

What Happened?​


Not that I owe anyone an explanation except affected customers, but here we go...


(If someone could copy this to Carb since that guy trying to get a free battery got me banned—he still hasn’t contacted me about his so-called issue, by the way.)


TL;DR: I ****ed around, got ****ed around and now I'm finding out​



2023​


  • May: Battery business is booming, so we decide to buy a house.
  • June/July: Go all-in on the battery business, taking out a large bank loan and borrowing from family.
  • June/July: Money is tight due to the house purchase and moving expenses, but I have a big consignment of batteries incoming (hence the address change—updating it everywhere is nearly impossible).
  • July/August: The battery market collapses—zero pre-order sales.
  • August: Sell a large quantity to an online retailer at a loss, hoping for future orders. Instead, they were just stocking up until their own branded units arrived.
  • August: Discover the realtor and house seller lied—no approved plans exist, only outdated ones from 1969. The house has undergone major structural changes.
  • September: Battery consignment arrives with massive shipping and VAT costs. I pay VAT using a personal loan and negotiate a payment plan for shipping.
  • December: Unable to pay the business loan. Another loan from my parents keeps Scott’s Shipping Services (SSS) afloat.


2024​


  • January: No battery sales, and SSS is slow due to "Januworry." Can't pay the shipping installment.
  • February: Previous house owners sue us over a retained amount we withheld until the house plans were sorted.
  • February: Get a job on a 3-month trial contract.
  • April: Work hard, but my contract isn’t renewed (the company has a reputation for screwing over staff—believe me or not, this part wasn’t my fault).
  • May: Courier partners start withholding shipments due to overdue payments. Here’s where I admit—I lied. I didn’t place some customer orders to keep previous ones moving.
  • June: Depression kicks in. I start drinking too much (been dealing with diagnosed mental health issues for years) and barely look at work.
  • July: Courier stops all shipments until payment is settled. I panic and decide to liquidate.
  • July: Can’t afford lawyers to file for liquidation, so no legal steps are taken.
  • July: Architect report confirms R2M in structural repairs needed for the house. Realtor and sellers refuse responsibility.
  • November: Beat the lawsuit from the sellers and countersue them and the realtor for damages.
  • July–December: Depression, drinking, downward spiral.
  • November/December: Another loan from my parents keeps SSS running.


2025​


  • January: Return from holiday (next post = rant mode), finally sell most battery stock at a huge loss.
  • January: Lawsuit against sellers and realtor moves forward; they deny responsibility, so we have to take it to high court.
  • January/February: Start rebuilding SSS and repairing its reputation.
  • March: Here we are.


The Plan​


  1. Get back to doing what I’m actually good at—running and marketing an e-commerce store. Sales = cash flow. (You’ll notice website updates, and yes, ads are running. Since you guys interact with my site, they’re actually working targeting you.)
  2. Pay off courier partners (currently using an alternate account, so no online tracking for now).
  3. Pay off the payment provider—chargebacks happened (hence only offering EFT payments, which also saves a ton on credit card fees).
  4. Pay off accountants/auditors—VAT and year-end filings are overdue (expecting fines later).

These are secured creditors—they can come after me more easily, and they’re crucial to keeping the business running.


  1. Refund customers—I fully intend to pay back everyone affected, but there’s just no money right now. My personal finances are maxed out—loans, credit cards, overdraft. Even selling my house wouldn’t cover the issues.
  2. Negotiate with the bank.


Battery Support​


Battery support will continue, but only in a personal capacity until I run out of parts. Lifepower is dead and isn’t coming back.



Final Thoughts​


That’s where I (and SSS) stand.

See the next post for ranting you can get mad about.

*run through chatgpt so I sound coherent
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Considering the facts that have come out SSS doesn't seem at all remorseful about stealing from his customers, lying to them, publicly lying about the liquidation/misleading people about that for over 6 months, apparently lying to the Carb mods about lawyers being involved/running the business and him not being able to talk. Lying about the specs of his batteries, which going by the ads he had up for them recently is continuing to do. Numerous people on Carb mentioned having serious issues with his batteries, which essentially now have no warranty.

I don't see a single apology in this, just poor me poor me.

I also see the original reason why the company went under has been altered - he originally claimed the battery import/clearing agent ran off with his money but now that pivotal part of the story is missing.
It's difficult to believe anything SSS says now considering how often the story has changed.
 
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If he's now only offering eft payments then no one should be ordering anything from him because that would be the height of stupidity considering his past behaviour and his massive debt - if he makes a runner again or the creditors liquidate him, which they could decide to do at any moment, that money is gone never to be seen again.
 
OK, OK, OK. @ScottulusMaximus your claim that you were banned purely because of that "bad deal" thread is simply false. It peaked there, but that's it.

There was a bad deal created because a member was upset about the warranty on the battery he bought. He bought the battery and experienced issues with it. SOC issues, specifically. He started mentioning it in your official thread in August 2024 already: https://carbonite.co.za/index.php?threads/lifepo₄wer-lithium-batteries.485294/post-3495708

He asked for advice, but you never gave any. SSS tanked and you never gave an update. He claims to have sent comms to [email protected] but never received a reply. He asked, on your official channels.

When you came back, you simply said "we're back, yo". He asked for updates again, and again, you did not reply. Eventually he created a Bad Deal thread, to which you replied "OP has made no formal contact or request for support on their unit."

This is, without a doubt, a "let's get around with this shitty loophole" tactic to get out of honoring the warranty. I understand you went through a difficult time, hell, I'm the one who defended you for so long, but business is business, and your unfortunate choices cannot be the reason for someone else's losses.

Anyway, he then asked "what are these official channels" because the info he has ([email protected]) is dead. You did not reply, from 27 February, all the way until you were banned on the 3rd of March. Record show you were logged in AT LEAST 4 times during this period.

When finally giraffe-saddle came on and said he placed an order and didn't receive anything, I am also the one who said "something has to be done".

You were asked for info, refused to divulge anything, and this resulted in your ban. That, along with the bad deal thread, along with the lies about liquidation (which you admitted to earlier in this thread just now), the fierce lack of communication (even the legal basics), and the fact that we deal with respect on Carbonite all led to this. Not just a single bad deal. That's just the only place Ageless could post for everyone to see what's happening.

I'm all for cleaning the slate and coming forward and apologizing, it's a fantastic step in the right direction. It's the only way you can rebuild SSS and even try to rebuild the relationships with customers that are destroyed, BUT you cannot do that with a "it ain't my fault" attitude.
 
You really came out humble and apologetic, didn't you...man, you had so many ways to tackle your own comeback message and you decided to do it like that....

I'm glad you think your 2nd time around for this venture is going to work...personally, It sounds like you should not be running a business and should rather look at getting yourself a stable job that allows you to see the mental health help you need and work on getting back onto your feet...

Your house issue is still not done, how long till you run into legal issues again.... Anyway....

But hey, like your attitude goes in your initial message f**k my thinking and opinion, you know better because I wasn't a customer, so I'm just a white-knight keeb warrior....
 
Here's the post with the claim of a phantom clearing agent having stolen several R100k from SSS:
"2. Clearing agent stole several 100k from us by not paying our VAT and customs over in Nov last year, those were the delays in the beginning of the year. Loan to cover that.
4. Informed Friday we have no recourse to cover the funds from the clearing agent, they did cut and run, lawyers bill on top of it."
 
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ScottulusMaximus said:

What Happened?​


Not that I owe anyone an explanation except affected customers, but here we go...


(If someone could copy this to Carb since that guy trying to get a free battery got me banned—he still hasn’t contacted me about his so-called issue, by the way.)


TL;DR: I ****ed around, got ****ed around and now I'm finding out​



2023​


  • May: Battery business is booming, so we decide to buy a house.
  • June/July: Go all-in on the battery business, taking out a large bank loan and borrowing from family.
  • June/July: Money is tight due to the house purchase and moving expenses, but I have a big consignment of batteries incoming (hence the address change—updating it everywhere is nearly impossible).
  • July/August: The battery market collapses—zero pre-order sales.
  • August: Sell a large quantity to an online retailer at a loss, hoping for future orders. Instead, they were just stocking up until their own branded units arrived.
  • August: Discover the realtor and house seller lied—no approved plans exist, only outdated ones from 1969. The house has undergone major structural changes.
  • September: Battery consignment arrives with massive shipping and VAT costs. I pay VAT using a personal loan and negotiate a payment plan for shipping.
  • December: Unable to pay the business loan. Another loan from my parents keeps Scott’s Shipping Services (SSS) afloat.


2024​


  • January: No battery sales, and SSS is slow due to "Januworry." Can't pay the shipping installment.
  • February: Previous house owners sue us over a retained amount we withheld until the house plans were sorted.
  • February: Get a job on a 3-month trial contract.
  • April: Work hard, but my contract isn’t renewed (the company has a reputation for screwing over staff—believe me or not, this part wasn’t my fault).
  • May: Courier partners start withholding shipments due to overdue payments. Here’s where I admit—I lied. I didn’t place some customer orders to keep previous ones moving.
  • June: Depression kicks in. I start drinking too much (been dealing with diagnosed mental health issues for years) and barely look at work.
  • July: Courier stops all shipments until payment is settled. I panic and decide to liquidate.
  • July: Can’t afford lawyers to file for liquidation, so no legal steps are taken.
  • July: Architect report confirms R2M in structural repairs needed for the house. Realtor and sellers refuse responsibility.
  • November: Beat the lawsuit from the sellers and countersue them and the realtor for damages.
  • July–December: Depression, drinking, downward spiral.
  • November/December: Another loan from my parents keeps SSS running.


2025​


  • January: Return from holiday (next post = rant mode), finally sell most battery stock at a huge loss.
  • January: Lawsuit against sellers and realtor moves forward; they deny responsibility, so we have to take it to high court.
  • January/February: Start rebuilding SSS and repairing its reputation.
  • March: Here we are.


The Plan​


  1. Get back to doing what I’m actually good at—running and marketing an e-commerce store. Sales = cash flow. (You’ll notice website updates, and yes, ads are running. Since you guys interact with my site, they’re actually working targeting you.)
  2. Pay off courier partners (currently using an alternate account, so no online tracking for now).
  3. Pay off the payment provider—chargebacks happened (hence only offering EFT payments, which also saves a ton on credit card fees).
  4. Pay off accountants/auditors—VAT and year-end filings are overdue (expecting fines later).

These are secured creditors—they can come after me more easily, and they’re crucial to keeping the business running.


  1. Refund customers—I fully intend to pay back everyone affected, but there’s just no money right now. My personal finances are maxed out—loans, credit cards, overdraft. Even selling my house wouldn’t cover the issues.
  2. Negotiate with the bank.


Battery Support​


Battery support will continue, but only in a personal capacity until I run out of parts. Lifepower is dead and isn’t coming back.



Final Thoughts​


That’s where I (and SSS) stand.

See the next post for ranting you can get mad about.

*run through chatgpt so I sound coherent
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I would sooner believe that and ANC is going to turn this country around and get rid of all national debt before I believe anything which you have posted.
Not only did you lie about not placing orders, you went back to the customers with fake screenshots showing that you did.
 
calypso said:
I would sooner believe that and ANC is going to turn this country around and get rid of all national debt before I believe anything which you have posted.
Not only did you lie about not placing orders, you went back to the customers with fake screenshots showing that you did.
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Also, the "doxxing" that was alleged to was literally the address posted on the SSS website.

I suggested in jest "Let's organize a roadtrip".

Mods closed the thread and deleted my post after the post was reported for "doxxing", but after they saw that it was indeed his publicly listed address on his own website for the world to see, the thread was reinstated.
 
Appreciate the open-ness @ScottulusMaximus
Would be easy to turn tail and run, but here you are trying to set the record straight and get yourself back up and running to repay previous clients, I can respect that in the troll-ridden landscape that is MyBB.

Lets place a small order and see how it goes. :D
Your service was invaluable & I had a lot of use of it in the past, I'd rather see it succeed than fail. :)
 
ScottulusMaximus said:

What Happened?​


Not that I owe anyone an explanation except affected customers, but here we go...


(If someone could copy this to Carb since that guy trying to get a free battery got me banned—he still hasn’t contacted me about his so-called issue, by the way.)


TL;DR: I ****ed around, got ****ed around and now I'm finding out​



2023​


  • May: Battery business is booming, so we decide to buy a house.
  • June/July: Go all-in on the battery business, taking out a large bank loan and borrowing from family.
  • June/July: Money is tight due to the house purchase and moving expenses, but I have a big consignment of batteries incoming (hence the address change—updating it everywhere is nearly impossible).
  • July/August: The battery market collapses—zero pre-order sales.
  • August: Sell a large quantity to an online retailer at a loss, hoping for future orders. Instead, they were just stocking up until their own branded units arrived.
  • August: Discover the realtor and house seller lied—no approved plans exist, only outdated ones from 1969. The house has undergone major structural changes.
  • September: Battery consignment arrives with massive shipping and VAT costs. I pay VAT using a personal loan and negotiate a payment plan for shipping.
  • December: Unable to pay the business loan. Another loan from my parents keeps Scott’s Shipping Services (SSS) afloat.


2024​


  • January: No battery sales, and SSS is slow due to "Januworry." Can't pay the shipping installment.
  • February: Previous house owners sue us over a retained amount we withheld until the house plans were sorted.
  • February: Get a job on a 3-month trial contract.
  • April: Work hard, but my contract isn’t renewed (the company has a reputation for screwing over staff—believe me or not, this part wasn’t my fault).
  • May: Courier partners start withholding shipments due to overdue payments. Here’s where I admit—I lied. I didn’t place some customer orders to keep previous ones moving.
  • June: Depression kicks in. I start drinking too much (been dealing with diagnosed mental health issues for years) and barely look at work.
  • July: Courier stops all shipments until payment is settled. I panic and decide to liquidate.
  • July: Can’t afford lawyers to file for liquidation, so no legal steps are taken.
  • July: Architect report confirms R2M in structural repairs needed for the house. Realtor and sellers refuse responsibility.
  • November: Beat the lawsuit from the sellers and countersue them and the realtor for damages.
  • July–December: Depression, drinking, downward spiral.
  • November/December: Another loan from my parents keeps SSS running.


2025​


  • January: Return from holiday (next post = rant mode), finally sell most battery stock at a huge loss.
  • January: Lawsuit against sellers and realtor moves forward; they deny responsibility, so we have to take it to high court.
  • January/February: Start rebuilding SSS and repairing its reputation.
  • March: Here we are.


The Plan​


  1. Get back to doing what I’m actually good at—running and marketing an e-commerce store. Sales = cash flow. (You’ll notice website updates, and yes, ads are running. Since you guys interact with my site, they’re actually working targeting you.)
  2. Pay off courier partners (currently using an alternate account, so no online tracking for now).
  3. Pay off the payment provider—chargebacks happened (hence only offering EFT payments, which also saves a ton on credit card fees).
  4. Pay off accountants/auditors—VAT and year-end filings are overdue (expecting fines later).

These are secured creditors—they can come after me more easily, and they’re crucial to keeping the business running.


  1. Refund customers—I fully intend to pay back everyone affected, but there’s just no money right now. My personal finances are maxed out—loans, credit cards, overdraft. Even selling my house wouldn’t cover the issues.
  2. Negotiate with the bank.


Battery Support​


Battery support will continue, but only in a personal capacity until I run out of parts. Lifepower is dead and isn’t coming back.



Final Thoughts​


That’s where I (and SSS) stand.

See the next post for ranting you can get mad about.

*run through chatgpt so I sound coherent
Click to expand...
You could have just posted this in the first place last year, instead of ghosting everyone, which is what actually ruined your reputation.

"Guys I fscked up, misjudged battery demand, and now I'm bankrupt. But I will keep my shipping service running, and make it my priority to refund battery orders" would have gone a long way...
 
Mike Hoxbig said:
You could have just posted this in the first place last year, instead of ghosting everyone, which is what actually ruined your reputation.

"Guys I fscked up, misjudged battery demand, and now I'm bankrupt. But I will keep my shipping service running, and make it my priority to refund battery orders" would have gone a long way...
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This

We all **** up and make mistakes; it's how we deal with it that makes all the difference.
Transparency would have saved his reputation....
 
karnuffel said:
Why anyone would do business with you after that admission is beyond me.
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I really don't even know what to say about that statement. Openly admitting to defrauding people and shrugging it off as a whatever it is what it is.

I get the sense the the second post is why he's here and the first was the only way he could try and justify making it.
 
B-1 said:
I really don't even know what to say about that statement. Openly admitting to defrauding people and shrugging it off as a whatever it is what it is.

I get the sense the the second post is why he's here and the first was the only way he could try and justify making it.
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The fact that he's here telling the story will make your defrauding accusation hard to stick.
 
ghaye said:
The fact that he's here telling the story will make your defrauding accusation hard to stick.
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How is that, they are yet to have their money returned and the wait may have been well over a year for some people?
 
airborne said:
How is that, they are yet to have their money returned and the wait may have been well over a year for some people?
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And he's making arrangements to sort things out. Going to be a tough nut to crack to get the cops excited about it.
 
ghaye said:
And he's making arrangements to sort things out. Going to be a tough nut to crack to get the cops excited about it.
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Paying back the money you gained from fraud doesnt rectify it nevermind the promise of paying back the money. He just openly admitted he took money with no intention of placing the order and using it for other purposes. Thats where it stops its a criminal matter not a civil one.
 
Ooof dude your second (rant) post was such a bad idea.

You went from:
'Entrepreneur funded by rich parents stuffs it up and puts a plan in place to rectify the situation'
to:
'Crybaby rich kid fails to see the value of other peoples money, steals it and then plays the victim'.

Do you realise that you haven't even acknowledged the people who feel you ripped them off?

TL;DR: I ****ed around, got ****ed around and now I'm finding out​

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Me, me, me. 'I got effed around' - what about the people whose money you took? Did they fsck around? No, you did, but the are certainly finding out on your behalf.

How about: "I understand this has impacted others negatively. I'm sorry and I'm committed to having my parents pay you all back setting things right with those who are out of pocket."??

karnuffel said:
Why anyone would do business with you after that admission is beyond me.
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Big yikes. It's as if he doesn't actually understand what he just said there? Mental illness is a terrible thing to struggle with and I sympathise but in general there seems to be a pattern of just being pretty out of touch with obvious things.
 
ghaye said:
And he's making arrangements to sort things out. Going to be a tough nut to crack to get the cops excited about it.
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Well considering he has acknowledged he took customers money under false pretences the fact that he defrauded people would seem to be a pre-gone conclusion. And considering all the lies that have been made up to this point it's hard to believe claims that he will pay people back.
Edit.. everyone beat me to it.
 
I'm certainly out of my depth in the legal shark tank on MYBB. I accede to superior legal minds.
 
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