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It all started long before we ever even knew the Buick existed. In 2003 Krantz went to Manhattan to partake in a production for SVT (Swedish Public Broadcast) and assist with a couple of small things for Swedish Radio. It was a coverage that didn’t have anything to do with cars but this car enthusiast had of course looked up a car as well. A Ford Galaxie convertible from 1963. At the end of our stay we had some free time on our hands and the TV-cameraman followed to New Jersey where another car enthusiast rented out cars and props to movie productions.
Black listed
– At the top of my black list of unserious players in this hobby is the owner to this company, Edmond Gassali, Krantz says.
The Galaxie was taken for a test drive and went through an inspection on site in font of the TV-camera, it then was paid for in cash and everybody went home. One dent on the front fender would be repaired before shipping that would take place within 14 days.
Edmond Gassali shakes hand with Krantz in front of the TV-camera. Total bogus.
Fooled
The Galaxie convertible never came. The case went back and forth by e-mail, gradually got more and more infected and after one year Krantz asked for his money back, without the car. He was issued a fee for “one year of parking” which pretty much corresponded with how much he paid for the car. Krantz wasn’t getting nothing.
American Hero
– Within the hobby I have made some really fantastic friends. The car man and friend Rich Zypher living Upstate New York got wind of the total breakdown and made the case his own.
Warrior
Without even being asked or expecting any pay he spent one year battling for Krantz with Mr. Gassali. Rich managed to take the case to American Consumer Council thanks to the fact that the purchase had been made with a business company.