Comments on: Kids, never buy something from the trunk of a car !

By: andrew

andrew — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 01:16:13 +0000

I have a number of suits over a thousand bucks and I too bought one of these for $200. And yes it’s not an armoni suit but the cut is great and the craftsmanship is exceptional. Maybe it wasn’t what we thought but $700 is still a hell of a deal for all that. I get complements all the time on this Suit. It’s not like there’s nothing to show for it, I don’t regret it at all. I do feel bad for those guys that got suckered for $800 a suit but honestly that’s not from looking at the suit I have, it’s just that you can find them on yoox.com for around $200.

By: ted waters

ted waters — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 19:49:05 +0000

Guess i dodged this one… he was just here in windsor

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 04:15:09 +0000

Well I just joined the group, he is here in Austin with the same story. Be careful, don’t buy things from the back of a truck. This is my first time and last time.

By: Matt

Matt — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 21:27:44 +0000

Met Gino today at LCBO Bathurst and Center. He was looking for directions to Bayview and Sheppard and was driving a very nice, clean black SUV. Same modus after I gave him directions he followed with very charming and innocent sounding conversation and questions which led to the clothing he had. He was flying back to Italy tomorrow and wanted to lighten up his luggage. He opened his wallet to give me his business card and was careful to display his Italian passport. As it turned out I wasnt in the market for clothing and refused his offer. This fellow is a smooth operator, personable and believeable. He could probably do very well in a legitimate high end clothing store and I completely understand those who were taken in by him.

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 19:40:42 +0000

Same deal. May 31st, AMC in Oakville.
if the clothes check out, maybe it’s a way to get people to buy things they don’t need: you got goods, he got money, the story is a framework to get rid of clearance inventory quickly. You feel like a sucker but in the end, it’s not as though you got nothing for your money. Clever, smooth guy. Gets your confidence with the asking for help, has the (bogus) customs invoice. These are happening too close together and all in Canada for it to be true, so it’s embarrassing. Elaborate scam, for sure, gets you to buy things you wouldn’t have otherwise bought, even someone who doesn’t impulse buy like me. Just because you don’t need something though doesn’t mean you were ripped off: just sold under false pretenses.

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 25 May 2012 19:40:15 +0000

Same guy was working the Bayview-York Mills area in Toronto last night.Same scenario exactly except I stumped him on questions he should have been able to answer.I was in Sorrento last year where this guy is supposedly from.He couldn’t answer a simple question about a restaurant in the Sorrento area.I asked a few more questions which he should have been able to answer and he tried to dance around with general answers.He is extremely good though and it is not suprising that he is able to sell his clothing the way he does.He drove off very frustrated.He actually returned a few minutes later and pulled up beside my car and tried to pitch me again.

By: Jose

Jose — Tue, 08 May 2012 05:19:03 +0000

Just got me yesterday dont know why i bought the cloths, his around lynwood CA know ive been looking for him to bring him down. i thought about calling the cops but do not know if i can get him in trouble. The transaction was made in a bank so im guessing his face and car is on the banks camera.

By: Bill

Bill — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 20:15:07 +0000

Wow – well, I never thought I would get scammed either…
It was raining out, he was looking for directions, so I gave them to him – said he was here from Italy and wanted to get rid of his samples before he goes back tomorrow…

Three suits, two shirts, two ties, cashmere jacket, two belts, bag, womens short leather jacket, womens cashmere coat – all for $600.00

I thought I was getting a deal, but apparently NOT. Although the stuff does look good, it feels good, and seems well made – I guess now (after reading all these posts) is crap! He seemed very nice, he came into my office – I gave him an esspresso and we made chit chat…

Everything fit, and he had other stuff that he was going to give me for the same price too, but I said no, as it just wasn’t going to fit.

Well, he is good, I will give him that!

Burlington, Ontario

By: vik

vik — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 04:11:32 +0000

Ahahahahahahh what the coincident .I had that yesterday18,02 2012 offering me the clotting.He was after me from my bank TD on Qeensway and ParkLawn until the Sherwin Williams paint store where I stooped ,and then I figure out that he wont something from me.Nice gentlemen to see,in his 50 es .He was Driving the new white ford explorer .He asked me where is to go for highway 427 and I explained to him but then he presented him as a Italian Sales Manager for some stores in the GTA as Harry Rosain .And the value of the clouting was about the same amount as you guys are saying 1200 $ so he offered me two Jackets for 350 $ cash so he can go and by the phone for his son.Then I sad that I don’t deal with cash because of my bad experience with fake money and I offered him to by the phone for his son with my visa in the compensation for the jackets …And as I was explaining my situation and experiences with paying the thing in cash that how he started to change the conversation .He give me his business card ,and I give him mine in the return .So looks like he is the road sales person,or scamer .

I have the same business card from this guy ,and that is the reason that I wont to make the research about whether he is real about what he was saying.I guess not

Good luck to all of you out there if you see him again.I spoke in Italian with him,because I am fluent He is .Not bad as a gentleman ,I guess just making a living different way )

By: Gigi

Gigi — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 08:26:38 +0000

Well I met Mr. Gino Giancinto last night in Burlington. I was on my way into a Tim Hortons drive thru and he asked me if I spoke italian. I said yes. Same story as the others. Going back to italy and need to lessen his load. He showed me two suits and a cashmere coat. I actually thought they were not bad quality. He asked me what a good deal wold be for these items. I said maybe $1000. but I wasn’t going to pay him that cause I wasn’t really interested. But maybe just the Cashmere coat. He said he needed to sell everything. So then he said he wanted to purchase a i-phone for his son which was worth $700. An he asked me if I would pay that. I said no. But if he really wanted to lose his stuff I’d settle for $400.00 I figured the Cashmere coat was worth that. So he said ok. He then gave me a female leather jacket cause he said I was a nice guy. So overall Yeah I think he was a scam artist. but for $400 i think i didn’t do too bad considering what others paid.

By: Skeptic

Skeptic — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 04:12:53 +0000

Shop-a-holic,

clearly you just love the possibility of a deal and that blinds you to just about anything else (or perhaps you’re a cover for Gino as your post sounds awfully suspicious)! Counterfeit goods much like the ones that your friend Gino is trying to sell are of lower quality than their originals (no matter how good of a deal you negotiated…$500 for crap is still crap no matter how many pieces of crap you bargained for!) and buying them means that you are probably supporting organized crime. In any event here is a link to some resources if you have been scammed by Gino or anyone else: http://bit.ly/yPVF2J

By: he

he — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 01:55:08 +0000

is now scamming people in dallas again…got ripped off just today…

By: Mike Hunt

Mike Hunt — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 03:03:13 +0000

Shop A holic – you are an idiot. The guy is a fraud artist ripping off people. I just hope someone catches up to him and gives him what he deserves.

By: Jeff Wiener

Jeff Wiener — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 20:04:26 +0000

@ Shop-a-holic – I think you’re missing the point. First of all the product is inferior. The suits, shirts, jackets are all cheaply made inferior product sold under the pretense of being high end imported Italian clothes. And because of that, people feel taken. The product is sold under false pretense. The person isn’t a stranded Italian in Canada on a short business trip selling high end Harry Rosen clothing. Quite the contrary, he’s lying and deceiving others into purchasing his product. If you’re accustomed to dealing with lying, deceiving sales people then he sounds like your kind of sales person, and good luck.

Jeff

By: Shop-a-holic

Shop-a-holic — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 13:57:04 +0000

Hi Guys.
I look at this and think, “what crime has this guy committed?” In the first post the man bought 2 suits, 2 leather bomber jackets, a wool overcoat, 4 dress shirts, 2 belts, 4 ties and a ladies ¾ leather jacket for $700. That sounds like a deal to me (and I’m a very good shopper). You were talking to a salesman – his pitch may have been b.s. but his prices are good.
Unless his merchandise is stolen he hasn’t committed a crime and there is no reason to feel that you were “taken”. Did you spend money you didn’t intend to? Of course you did, that what all salesmen are trained to do (would you like fries with that?). Did you get a pile of merchandise in return? Why, yes.
I’d circulate this information on the web so that his potential clients know about him and can negotiate the best deal.

Shop-a-holic