My Newfoundland Adventures ... Solicitor says "you're on your own mate!"
We have been seeking the return of our snowmobile gear (14xsuits, 15xhelmets, boots etc), and unpaid monies from MY NEWFOUNDLAND ADVENTURES for the last 15 months. It's been hard work and cost ... despite us clearly owning the gear, (having the receipts etc) and coutless emails from him and his local "business mentor" Mike J, confirming the agreements between us. The company and its owner, director, and only real employee, Martin (aka Marty) Hanzalek has refused to talk to us, or respond in any sensible manner.
When I visited the shop (in December 2009) to ask for the gear face-to-face, he called the police using 911, (aka 999 in the UK, can you believe it????!!!!) and pretended that I was threatening staff and scaring customers. Unfortunately for him I had recorded the whole situation and the police were very interested to hear the recording, and the fact that there were NO staff, and NO customers in the shop at the time - and all the claims of his were false and lies! They were looking at prosecuting him for wasting police time and false accusation. I was told by the police that they've experienced similar previously from him ...
So after 15 months ... we finally have gone through the legal process and swapped evidence prior to "discoveries" (which is the stage before court, allowing both parties to face-up and be clear on their position). Unfortunately, the My Newfoundland Adventures solicitor did not send their evidence against us, or defending them. Why? Because he wasn't getting paid!
Just after Christmas the MY NEWFOUNDLAND ADVENTURES solicitor went to the Supereme Court to request authority to be removed from the case he had previously been defending, on the grounds of not being paid by his client (MNA aka My Newfoundland Adventures)!!!!
Our claim against MY NEWFOUNDLAND ADVENTURES is over $20,000 and the return of our snowmobile gear. (This is all public domain information).
Now he feels he can carry on without response to our attempts (over the last 18 months) to find an amicable solution ... strange behaviour! ... its so unlike real Newfoundlanders ...
YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!
11 comments:
This guy (Marty) is the first Newfoundlander that I have come across who appears to be a complete and utter dipstick! You sure he is from the Rock?
Marty is not from the Rock. He says he is from BC, but actually he is from London Ontario.
He can not even tell the truth where he is from!!
Marty is now tyring to issue a restraining order against us to stop us asking for the stolen gear ... LOL
Daniel
hahahaha...marty is still digging a hole hey....keep digging marty buddy, you douche bag...
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Unfortunately, until recently when I went looking for information about this dirt bag, I did not know that so many honest people, besides myself, have experienced the sleezey dealings of Hanzalek. You and your comments are all true about, as one of you say, this "douche bag". It could as well been "scum bag", "gutless rat", "cockroach" or more definitive words that I could use but would not get to print. After reading your comments I also did some investigation and found that he owes lots of honest people a lot of money (2 - 3 pages long) including those that he did business with as suppliers of services like the WEB Developer and Dog Sled business owners. He had the audacity to accept an award for his company web site (which he did not design or develop)while owing the person that designed it over $10,000.00. He has also, supposedly, just before shutting the business down, processed credit charges multiple times for vacations that people had paid for but now have to take action to get their money back. It is my understanding that there are many actions against him. Unfortunately, there is still information on Google and the Net that indicates the awards he received etc. These were obtained by him under false pretences and him taking advantage of of his business associates,like the Web Designer, who he has also left holding the bag. He is not a Newfoundlander. He is from London, Ontario and spent time in Nelson, BC. He is simply a low life vagabon who travels around using and abusing the good will of people (he does have the ability to mislead people with his untruthful comments). Even the local Federal & Provincial Governments and University got sucked in by him and provided assistance (monetary and other) to help him with that company. Latest reports is that he has been seen in St. John's around the Campbell Avenue and Beaumont Street area and is from all reports living in that area while trying to start up another tourism business. I trust that the toursim industry does some background checks this time and stop assisting this crook. Hopefully, by cutting off assistance he will not be able to support himself and it will force him to leave our beautiful province. We do not need the likes of this reprobate tarnishing the image of our true Newfoundland people and their warm hospitality. Maybe together by letting the public know what this louse is all about we can help that process along.
A true Newfoundlander
A friendly "True Newfoundlander" heads up for all those people or companies that are owed money or merchandise by Hanzalek. He has an Electric Bike / Scooter business opened at the corner of Water and Prescott St. in St. John's (looks from the videos he has been there since late 2010 before the Christmas buying season). He probablly used the money etc. he made from ripping people off to start it up. He is even using the "NL Manufactured Right Here Logo", what a joke. I wonder if the Canadian Manufacturer's and Exporters are aware of that or is that something else he is using without permission and when someone tells him to stop he will make a public issue out of it to try and get sympathy from those who have not met him or got ripped off by him. I hope that everyone else who has been slighted by this cockroach comes forward to turn up the heat so we can assist in any way possible to get this low life out of our province for good. I hope the company that is selling him product knows what kind of a crook they are dealing with. It also looks like, in true Hanzalek style, he has a dive for a store with cheap signage (plastic tacked on the side of a building like the one he had in Steady Brook), shitty videos that he made himself with a phone and surprise, one of the most ugly web sites in the world wide public domain ever seen. I guess the word is out on the many actions against him and those who bother to investigate this scum bag drop any thought of doing business with him. Any of you who have issues with this guy, keep the comments coming, let everyone know and keep pressure on him until he leaves.
I have had personal dealings with this “man” in the past and have lost a huge amount of money through his manipulative ways—as have many other people I know. I’m so happy to hear that he no longer has the services of a lawyer.. though this may only be temporary-----it would seem there are always people willing to help him somehow. I also have witnessed MANY other deceitful money making “projects” and schemes cooked up by this monkey and have observed the depth of his insanity and manic tendencies. I strongly agree with the above comments relating to how this sad excuse for a human takes advantage of GOOD and HONEST people. Martin Hazalek seemingly has no conscience or concern for the people he STEALS from or RIPS off!!!!! As far as my personal observations of Marty go...this rat leaves a path of deceitful destruction wherever he goes. He is a lost soul and he needs to return to the wasteland Ontario suburb he came from.. Martin Hanzelak, if you are reading this-----you need to realise that you’re good karma is going to run out pretty soon buddy and you’re going to be even more alone than you are now....
Update...It seems the "dirtbag's" NLeBike store on the corner of Water and Prescott Streets in St. John's is no longer open for business. No crappy sign over the store and no sign of product or life inside the property. Don't know if he has relocated this so called business or simply running it from his internet site. Will update when known if he has relocated and advise location. I hope it will be Siberia (just a figure of speech and no offence to the people there)or some other far away place. His phone # is listed on his web site www.NLeBike in case someone wishes to do a collection call on him.
True Newfoundlander
Update...His store is still open, unfortunately. Landlord must be desperate to rent the space. Sign updated (still looks terrible)and rentals are $25.00 per hour. He had some fluzie on the local news last night showing the scooter, he was nowhere in site, surprise (obviously the reporter did not do any investigation into who they were dealing with). I am surprised the city has allowed his sign as it is cheap (like him)and should not be permitted (like him) in the downtown area or anywhere else in the city. Maybe another Steady Brook situation brewing with St. John's City Council??? I hope so to see how they will deal with him. Any way he will get more "free" advertising without spending any money and all the anti anything jerks will be all over it with support. Good luck to him selling or renting electric bikes and scooters here in the winter. I guess he will survive on some poor unfortunates who he can suck in during that time or resort to his other shady ways to earn income. It is really too bad that this reprobate is here.
A True Newfoundlander
Wow, Thanks for the warning. That is crazy. Are there many lawyers in Newfoundland like this at all? Or is it just him?
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