Wasted $600 on a parking lot paving quote from a sketchy crew

Last spring I paid a deposit to some guys who came by my shop on Gratiot Ave saying they had leftover asphalt from a big job. They took the money, did a half-baked patch job that crumbled in two months, and ghosted me. Has anyone else dealt with those roaming paving scammers around here?

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susan48816d ago

Gratiot Avenue is a prime hunting ground for those guys. My neighbor runs a body shop on 8 Mile and the same crew hit him last year with that exact "leftover asphalt" pitch. The Better Business Bureau put out a warning last fall about a group using temporary phone numbers and rental trucks. They never use a local address or a real business license. The real kicker is they know the asphalt will fall apart before anyone can file a complaint.

oscarmurphy16d ago

Leftover asphalt from a big job" is like the oldest scam in the book. Read about it in the Free Press last summer. Those guys hit a bunch of small businesses around here.