beane1 .. it is all about folks thinking they can buy something less in the UK for a classic mini..  Ellison offers cars for less than market value even in the UK..   all about GREED...

I have wondered how he keeps getting away with his scams 

Got to wonder how David Ellison in NOT in jail/prison.. ??

kimb  my guess is the magic number of $950 is that he could NOT be charged with a FELONY.. is it is under $1k..  you should bug him until you get it.  I just sold engine to nice lady in York PA.. that has bought 998 for her son..   the engine and tranny was totally KNACKERED. when it came off the boat.

No but I haven't chased after the initial flurries. Just chalked it up to 'tuition' in the school of life and have just been happy that the car is a nice driver whatever its mongrel heritage.   Life is too short.  Seasons best to all.

Kim

kimB  any luck getting your $950 back from David Ellison?? I see he is flogging couple more minis on ebay.com today..  at $4k. each

Well David Ellison has $950 or so of my money too if it is any consolation.  I got the car - no importation issues- not all original but in stock form and all Mk1. ('63 VIN/heritage certificate and '67 bits) David was slow to ship. He then was supposed to arrange delivery to my door. He asked that I front the last part as a wire to the customs broker would take longer than a paypal reimbursement to me direct.  Still waiting.  Car came with no V5C or other official UK paperwork- just a bill of sale.  FL DMV wasn't happy. After various dances and expense, I was able to get a bonded title and plates. Car is fine though some surprising bodges in the restoration.  Runs great though I wished it leaked less English rustproofing. love the car hate the dealer.  

I wish I would have found this thread back in March. I tried buying a Mini from David back then. Emailed back and forth several times and felt comfortable so I agreed on buying one he had listed on eBay. I paid the deposit through Paypal and the rest via wire transfer. While waiting for a shipping update, I found this thread and began to worry. I was actually able to locate the Casey gentleman listed on here as he lives the next town over from me in Florida. I spoke with him and felt a little at ease since he was able to get a car successfully from David. The day before the Mini was scheduled to ship David informed me he was worried the car wouldn't clear customs because of an engine swap. He offered me the choice of a refund or different car. On May 5th I told him I no longer felt comfortable with the transaction and wanted a refund. I paid a total of $6950 to David and now 6 months later I have received the majority of my money back in payments here and there but am still waiting on the final $950. I was able to purchase a Mini since then though. I was a little smarter this time around and found one in state that I could put my hands on before buying. 

TRP. what are trying to say?/ that the miserable mormon scared you off asking questions?? later bc

Here is another picture of my Mini.  She does clean up nice!

dan  TTF64. my guess the photos of casey.s mini were BOGUS all along..?? bc

His photos give an error message "URL signature expired" which suggests to me they were posted to a temporary location on another server site or have been moved or removed. Only Casey can re-post them.

Could someone please put in a link to Casey’s pictures. Thanks

beane1/ron.. did you ever get your dream mini ok?? later bc

you are very welcome.. my pet peeve is con men that are  also thieves ( missing deposits and sold off consignements cars. and NOT paying the owners....  in the used mini business..  later bc

Oh wow!  I had no clue it was that bad.  I at least did my research before importing my Mini.  I was fully aware that if the car was anything other than OEM, it would have never made it past customs.  Thank you for sharing this!

this is from the Archives. for  the new guys like Gunslinger. and why you do NOT want to buy from David Ellison aka Mountain Minis..  Ellison has a mini cabrio which is NOT OEM on ebay today.. RUN FROM HIM..  later bc

Thank you and I apologize for not being more clear about my intentions when jumping into the middle of this forum post. 

Casey: welcome (finally) to the forum. very nice looking car! Glad you had no problems.

I can see why Bill was suspicious - we occasionally get false testimonies and adverts from posters who show up once and then disappear. It is unusual for a first time poster to jump into the middle of a 'heated discussion'.

You may get nagged to fill in your profile once you start posting about problems. At least your fan appears to be on the right way round! I'd get a cover for that fuse-box - they are very prone to moisture problems.