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

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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  • August: Discover the realtor and house seller lied—no approved plans exist, only outdated ones from 1969.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 didn't get you banned. You got yourself banned. And the ban was fully justified. Take a minute and reflect on your actions and your reactions. The tone and language you use is not consistent with somebody that has an iota of remorse and would like to make amends. You're a scummy scammer. It's really as simple as that.

You have gotten yourself all "rigting befokked" with your own lies and deceit. It's so disastrous it's hilarious.

Let me be clear about this. I do NOT want a free battery. Just wanted the dodgy battery I purchased from you to be less dodgy. Just wanted a fully working battery. Not a tall ask, considering that's what I paid you in full for. A purchase I most certainly would not have made if foresight was my super power :D

I have no sympathy for your plight. In fact, I can bet your life issues is only on a downward trajectory. It only gets worse for you from here. And that's really not me trying to be malicious or vengeful, it's just the reality of your story. Blows my mind you have people on here on your side, despite all evidence of your pitiful nature.

*NOT run through chatgpt because I'm not a dumbass that needs help to be coherent.
 
Qui_Illustrati said:
I didn't get you banned. You got yourself banned. And the ban was fully justified. Take a minute and reflect on your actions and your reactions. The tone and language you use is not consistent with somebody that has an iota of remorse and would like to make amends. You're a scummy scammer. It's really as simple as that.

You have gotten yourself all "rigting befokked" with your own lies and deceit. It's so disastrous it's hilarious.

Let me be clear about this. I do NOT want a free battery. Just wanted the dodgy battery I purchased from you to be less dodgy. Just wanted a fully working battery. Not a tall ask, considering that's what I paid you in full for. A purchase I most certainly would not have made if foresight was my super power :D

I have no sympathy for your plight. In fact, I can bet your life issues is only on a downward trajectory. It only gets worse for you from here. And that's really not me trying to be malicious or vengeful, it's just the reality of your story. Blows my mind you have people on here on your side, despite all evidence of your pitiful nature.

*NOT run through chatgpt because I'm not a dumbass that needs help to be coherent.
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This is a banging post for your first! :ROFL:
 
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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It seems you learnt some tough lessons, thanks for the explanation and I wish you the best of luck going forward.
 
airborne said:
Just so I'm not needlessly calling out @ScottulusMaximus, if I remember correctly you are one of the guys on Carb that had issues with the batteries, what problems do they have?
One issue was something regarding the discharge rate not matching the spec?
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I had a different issue.
To be fair, I have never tested the discharge rate - I use so little power a day I've never pulled nearly enough from the batteries to get close to the stated/theoretical/actual discharge rate.
My inverter is set to 75A charge/discharge anyways, between two batteries.

My issue was the crappy BMS on the first models, more details can be seen here:

Battery incorrectly reports SOC as 100% once grid returns | Backup Power

Hoping someone with more experience than me can help here. Have a 5kw sunsynk inverter, and one of Scott's 48v batteries. As soon as the grid power returns the battery shows 100% SOC immediately. I can see in the grid power usage that is indeed still charging for a while after the power...
carbonite.co.za carbonite.co.za

Summary is the BMS reported the battery as fully charged as soon as it started charging. SOC would jump from 40% to 100% in 5mins (update time for sunsynk inverters), but then the battery would still draw power like its charging for 2-3 more hours.
Same thing other way round, 100->40% in 5mins, but then the low voltage cut off would turn the inverter off.

After lots of back and forth, he sent me a new battery which sorted the problem.
I may and/or may not be right, but I firmly believe scott should give Qui a new battery.

Another carb member had the same issue before I did, and he was also sorted by scott giving him a new battery.
 
ovisser1 said:
After lots of back and forth, he sent me a new battery which sorted the problem.
I may and/or may not be right, but I firmly believe scott should give Qui a new battery.
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Thanks for the support @ovisser1 .

Truth is I'm over it. I've played out the best case scenario in my mind and it still won't work in my favor. @ScottulusMaximus is clearly and objectively a terrible human being and I keep my interactions with terrible human beings down to zero. And this is me saying that based on both his past and present actions.

The last thing I'd do is send the dodgy battery I have to him for "troubleshooting". I know for a certainty a person of his nature cannot be trusted to do the honorable thing and fully commit to either resolving the issue or providing a replacement like he's done with others experiencing a similar issue. Not where the guy is at right now in his life. He's at the money grabbing stage trying to get out the hole he's in. I have a sense the next scam isn't far off. I'd rather sit with a dodgy battery than no battery. I have a feeling I'd be even more out of pocket chasing a resolution.

I'm a firm believer that one can't run away from all the bad they've done. Not for very long anyway. Bad shite demands a price to be paid down the road. Sounds like down the road isn't really all that far off for the guy.

Besides, I take solace in the fact that I'm but a blip on the list of people he's effed off that the universe is going to demand reckoning for :D
 
I suppose his full time job soon is going to be sanitizing social media pages and removing bad reviews wherever possible, as soon as they pop up. LOL
 
epah said:
@ScottulusMaximus Stop wasting your time, you wont win with these okes, focus on your actual customers and leave this mickey mouse street court session that is currently happening here, they are only here to spew garbage and call you names without saying anything that is actually helpful, they want you to go down and responding to them wont help.

Forget about this thread and respond to your real clients via email.
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Holy ****. So you really are capable of giving solid advice?

Well done. Super proud of you.
 
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