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Trident Cycles starts to rack up the fraud victims: “Leviponyboy” Trade Me account is Grant Norman King – and Trade Me knows it.

 Grant Norman King continues to extend his middle finger to the NZ Legal System:

The latest fraud victim (# 72) writes:

“My husband is the member on TradeMe, and you know the story, this guy was trading again on TM. using the name Levi but I remembered Helensville as his area.

When the bike didn’t turn up, and he suddenly disappeared from TM, we contacted TM and made a report and then heard nothing back.

We had basically accepted that we’d lost the money, and being a birthday present, our daughter was also very disappointed.

Then yesterday we rang, e-mailed (leviponyboy@gmail.com) and phoned TM again, and they got back to us to say that they had contacted him via e-mail, (as he didn’t return their calls either) and his story was he’d just sent it, and TM was giving him until this morning to do so.

They refuse to give me any details about this “trader”, or why he is no longer on TM.

The name the “trader” gave me to bank the money was Levi Norman. I was checking my bank account yesterday and I noticed that the name actually came up as G K Norman, so I started to search, white pages, nothing, and then variations on G – greg, garry, and then grant, and guess what, I saw your site, and read it, then saw the trident cycles connection, and looked on FB, 103 Mill rd Helensville and his website, and there is the bike we purchased.

I tried the phone number for Trident, it goes to answer phone every time.

But I knew it was the same guy. So it was actually his bank account that gave him away. 

I keep looking at your site, and then read the story about TM and tried the mobile number, and he actually answered.

He was a bit flustered as to how I had connected the dots, I launched into I’ve bought a bike from you on Trade Me…which he at first denied.

However he was then able to tell me that he had just yesterday sent it to Toll to be freighted and knew the receivers details and address, and gave me some story about a guy named Levi who lived down the road he sells bikes too, who then resells them on TM.

However he could not give me his phone number when I asked for it… 

I just told him I didn’t believe him, and that he was the same person, which he denied.

When I asked him about being bankrupt, he confirmed it, and he said he just worked for Trident cycles. 

I insisted on a tracking number, which TM was unable to even get out of him.

He gave me one, it was incorrect when I searched for it.

I then rang Toll, and they did actually confirm that they had picked up from 103 Mill rd a package for my daughter. So maybe miracles do happen, I’ll let you know when it is received.

So our concerns are the same as yours in that TM is letting this guy trade and as you said throwing people under the bus! this is not on.

This experience has been awful, the whole site is built on trust, and it is a big ask to hand over money in good faith based on a picture.

If TM weren’t so paranoid about getting their money and insisted on more transparency, contact phone numbers, address verified, bank accounts, maybe less people would be scammed.

If they themselves had more trust that the sellers would pay them!

I think he has only decided to send it in the end because TM investigations was onto him and he must really need TM to sell these.

However it does not change the fact that as you pointed out he should not be trading at all. 

How do you hold TM accountable?

I did e-mail them the link for your TM story, so hopefully they digest that.

They seem unwilling to accept any liability, and quite prepared to protect this guy?”

Long story short: Grant King is still illegally trading, despite a host of legal sanctions against him not to (including a High Court Judgment).

And Trade Me’s role? An appalling case study regarding the on-going enablement of a criminal.

NZ Legal system: over to you.

Grant King – Convicted Sex Offender.

Grant King Offender Timeline 1982 – present-day

Grant King Media Articles Library Summary

Trident Cycles Facebook Page

Trident Cycles Trade Me Page

Grant King High Court Public Examination 2014

NZ Gazette Notice of Grant King Public Examination

No Cowboys Rating for Trident Cycles

No Cowboys Rating for Tern Marine Ltd

Grant King fired from Tern Anchor & Trident Cycles – story pending.

Grant King – Convicted Sex Offender.

Grant King Offender Timeline 1982 – present-day

Grant King Media Articles Library Summary

Trident Cycles Facebook Page

Trident Cycles Trade Me Page

Grant King High Court Public Examination 2014

NZ Gazette Notice of Grant King Public Examination

No Cowboys Rating for Trident Cycles

No Cowboys Rating for Tern Marine Ltd

Gotcha! (Again).

Grant King 11-9-15

Grant King, Auckland City, 11/9/15

(Photo: Steve Taylor)

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Where is Grant going, who is that with him, and what is Grant carrying in his hand?

(Photo: Steve Taylor)

And very, very soon, we will tell you how, who, what, and why  – exclusive media story pending.

“GNK Syndrome” strikes again: NZ Companies Office records reveal that Tern Marine NZ & Trident Cycles NZ are technically insolvent.

Wow. Just wow.

Readers would have heard the term “GNK Syndrome” over the years that this website has been live.

GNK Syndrome is where a business, agency, or individual engages Grant King in some manner, and the business, agency, or individual promptly loses money or assets (or both – actually, usually both).

A cursory review of the GNK Offender Timeline gives some stunning examples of this chronic, no-cure condition, and we now have another two companies to add to the list that have seemingly “done its shirt”, only this time it’s a Chinese-based company, Pang Tong Investments, trading as Pang Bei Shanghai, and the listed overseas Directors of Tern Marine NZ ( – take a look at this financial statement of accounts:

https://www.business.govt.nz/companies/app/service/services/documents/F59E2C53D7E7ABBC3B974187A4077F42

Tern Marine Financial Statements as at March 2014

For years, Grant King has passed himself off as some “Super Salesman” – the figures in the above financial statement show otherwise.

Maths is such a  pure language 🙂

Grant King – Convicted Sex Offender.

Grant King Offender Timeline 1982 – present-day

Grant King Media Articles Library Summary

Trident Cycles Facebook Page

Trident Cycles Trade Me Page

Grant King High Court Public Examination 2014

NZ Gazette Notice of Grant King Public Examination

No Cowboys Rating for Trident Cycles

No Cowboys Rating for Tern Marine Ltd

Grant King & Trident Cycles now trading at Spreets.co.nz – buyer beware!

Message to Spreets, sent today:

http://www.spreets.co.nz/

Paddle Boards:

http://www.spreets.co.nz/factory-direct/paddleboard182722?utm_source=Spreets+Auckland&utm_campaign=01a300cd45-Auckland+2014-09-05&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_ddb3bfb155-01a300cd45-73186861

Trident Bicycles:

http://www.spreets.co.nz/factory-direct/paddleboard182722?utm_source=Spreets+Auckland&utm_campaign=01a300cd45-Auckland+2014-09-05&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_ddb3bfb155-01a300cd45-73186861

info09 Sep 17:21Hi Kay,Yes we will be making delivery of these boards earlier.The container is only 2 weeks away at this stage so delivery will be before the end of the month.

regards Grant

 

Kay (Spreets NZ)09 Sep 17:19Hi Trident CyclesCustomer has placed an order for 2 Paddle Boards and wonders if these can be delivered before October 30th. They are away for all of October and would really like them before they go.Product: 10′ 6″ Epoxy Red Stand Up Paddle Board x 2 :

I look forward to your response.

Kind regards, Kay

Customer Care

 

 

Greetings,

I am the Convenor of www.grantnormanking.com

I understand that Grant King, a 3 x undischarged bankrupt, is trading via Spreets. This is a breach of Mr Kings bankruptcy conditions.

Mr King is currently before the Courts for trading as Trident Cycles and Tern Anchor whilst an undischarged bankrupt, and has been banned from Trade Me for the third  time for trading outside their terms of service.

Mr King is also before the High Court on a Public Examination to consider keeping him in indefinite bankruptcy.

I have passed this information to the Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment for their attention, and the Insolvency office.

Please feel free to contact me if you need to.

Grant King is a significant risk to Consumers – 71 fraud victims and over $3 million dollars in fraud over a 32 year period will attest to this.

Steve Taylor,

Convenor

www.grantnormanking.com

 

Grant King – Convicted Sex Offender.

Grant King Offender Timeline 1982 – present-day

Grant King Media Articles Library Summary

Trident Cycles Facebook Page

Trident Cycles Trade Me Page

Grant King High Court Public Examination 2014

NZ Gazette Notice of Grant King Public Examination

No Cowboys Rating for Trident Cycles

No Cowboys Rating for Tern Marine Ltd