Sandy eBay receives more hits

Police look for store owner as complaints increase

By Garth Guibord

The Sandy Post, Aug 16, 2006, Updated Oct 30, 2009

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For Michet, the thought of losing her most recent items is made all the worse because she deliberately tries to keep her business in Sandy.

“It’s disappointing to want to support the local business and getting dinked by one of our own, if you will,” Michet said.

Steven Thorstad had a similar experience in that he also successfully sold a few items with Coleman before things turned sour. But now Thorstad questions the validity of those initial transactions. Among the items Thorstad sold were two unopened civil defense survival kits; one sold for more than $100, but the other one sold for just $9.

“I didn’t question it to him, but I thought that was kind of dumb,” Thorstad said. “I wonder if I got stiffed on that one.”

Thorstad returned to the eBay store in February and dropped off a tin matchbox and a tin candle maker, both antiques. He hasn’t seen them since.

“I just want to get my stuff back,” Thorstad said. “I can’t believe he intentionally did that; he probably just got in too deep.”

Roberts said the case could go before a grand jury sometime in the next few weeks, with a possible indictment of Coleman to follow.

“I feel sorry for all these people who put their trust in him and had this happen to them,” Roberts said. “I don’t like to keep these people waiting.”

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