Scam: T&H EQUIPMENT LLC Panama City FL buyer reports wire $17,900 2015 Kubota U35-4 missing

The 2015 KUBOTA U35-4 as advertised

The listing on th-equipment-llc.com showed the seller's short description as: "2015 KUBOTA U35-4 Product ID: 77056". The page named the unit as a 2015 KUBOTA U35-4, described the condition as UsedCondition and showed an asking price of $17,900. The site presents itself with a homepage title of "Heavy Equipment Dealer · Panama City, FL · T&H EQUIPMENT LLC" and lists contact details including an address of 11803 Highway 77, Panama City, FL 32409, US, a phone number and an email address.

The published listing page used a product URL that included Product ID 77056. The site is served over HTTPS and returned an HTTP 200 status for the homepage at the time it was scanned.

What the buyer reports

According to the buyer's account a payment of $17,900 was sent by bank wire to purchase the advertised 2015 KUBOTA U35-4 and the buyer says no machine was delivered. The buyer reported wiring $17,900 and states they never received the excavator.

The account filed with this publication is an allegation by the reporting buyer; we have not received copies of wire instructions, receipts, shipping documents or a bill of sale as part of the submission.

Checking a Kubota U35-4 before you pay

A compact excavator like a Kubota U35-4 is a piece of equipment you should inspect in person or by an independent inspector before transferring funds. For machines advertised with few details or only a single seller photo take these steps:

• Locate the serial plate or PIN on the machine in any listing photos. On crawler excavators the frame plate or chassis stamp that carries the machine identification is commonly on the mainframe near the operator station or on the body structure close to the cab mounting. Match the VIN or PIN shown in photos to the plate on the machine in person and to any paperwork the seller provides.
• Compare wear in the photos to the advertised hours and condition. Excessive track wear, bucket tooth condition and cab wear should be consistent with the hours claimed in the listing; if the photos are limited or appear reused ask for additional high-resolution images showing the serial plate, engine bay and undercarriage.
• Obtain a written bill of sale that names the exact machine by make, model and PIN and that includes a seller signature. Do not accept only screenshots of a chat or an invoice without matching PIN details.
• Contact a Kubota dealer and request a records check using the machine PIN. A dealer can often confirm factory fitment details and whether the PIN corresponds to a legitimate Kubota unit and may be able to provide service history if the machine was serviced through dealer channels.
• Run a UCC lien search in the state the seller lists to confirm there are no outstanding secured-party claims against the machine. If the site lists Florida as the seller state, that search should be run in Florida records.
• Run a stolen-equipment check using the PIN and a local or national database. Insist on seeing documented title or the seller's proof of ownership before sending funds.

If the seller refuses to provide the PIN, refuses a physical inspection, or pushes for an immediate wire the risk is materially higher.

How the payment was taken

The reporting buyer described using a bank wire to move $17,900. Bank wires are typically final once settled and do not have a chargeback mechanism like some card payments. That makes recovery difficult unless the receiving bank agrees to a recall and the receiving account still holds the funds.

Where a seller specifically requests a wire for an equipment purchase treat that request as a higher risk factor and insist on the ownership documentation and verifiable shipment details before authorizing the transfer.

What we have and have not verified

We have confirmed the following from the site scan and the materials supplied to this publication: the domain th-equipment-llc.com was registered 2026-10-08; the site served a homepage with an HTTP 200 response and HTTPS enabled; the homepage title matched "Heavy Equipment Dealer · Panama City, FL · T&H EQUIPMENT LLC"; and the listing page referenced Product ID 77056 for a 2015 KUBOTA U35-4 at $17,900. The site publishes contact details including an address at 11803 Highway 77, Panama City, FL 32409, US, a phone number and an email address.

Outstanding checks we have not completed include: physical verification of a yard or showroom at the published street address; confirmation from the buyer's bank about the wire settlement and any recall attempt; confirmation of shipment or a carrier tracking record for the machine; confirmation of any bill of sale or signed transfer documents; a PIN or serial number matched to the listing photos and checked with a Kubota dealer; a UCC lien search result for the named state; and any dealer licensing or DOT registration tied to the trading name.

This assessment is based on the materials supplied and on the site scan. It is preliminary and will be updated if further verifiable documents are supplied or if the operator provides a response.

If you have already paid

Call the bank's fraud team and request a wire recall, file with IC3 at ic3.gov, file with the state attorney general, keep every message and receipt.

The record above is published as filed. A right of reply is open to T&H EQUIPMENT LLC and this entry will be updated as checks complete or new evidence is provided.