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05-04-2007, 03:20 PM
|  | Registered Gear-o-holic | | Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Just north of Baltimore, MD | |  Pretty Sure a TBer Ripped Me Off :-((
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Sent a Tber a personal check weeks ago (yeah I know, I was too trusting there to start with). He cashed it and then gave me several excuses on why he could not ship it again and again (no money, no time, etc, etc).
After mulitple nagging PMs to him, he sent me a reply several days ago that it was shipped and he would get me the tracking info later. The bas would have arrived by now if he did in fact ship it. No PMs from him since then or any sign of him. I've called him everyday now since Monday. He won't return my calls or PMs. I'm out several hundred $$$. I'll be giving his full info up in a few days if I still hear nothing (TB name, real name, home addy, phone, place of employment, etc). This way, the rest of you can avoid him. Nobody else should have to get screwed by this guy like I did!!!!!    
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05-04-2007, 03:29 PM
|  | ... you talkin' to me ?? | | Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: DEEP in the Heart of Texas | | | bummer ...
hope this situation works itself out for you .
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05-04-2007, 03:35 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Texas, USSA | | | Sorry to hear about that, Quad...how did he send it? Homing turtle? Orang-Utan? If it doesn't show by Tuesday, then I would call his local police dept and report it as check fraud, and make sure you have it written up with your PD as well. In your case, you could go down there to the station and file your report there. Hope it doesn't come to that. But if it does, I hope justice prevails! |
05-04-2007, 03:39 PM
| | Registered Gear-o-holic | | Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Just north of Baltimore, MD | | My best friend is a lawyer and my legal fees will be zip. It's in another state obviously, so I'll have to file with his local police dept. This is my first truly bad experience here on TB. I've had damn near 100% successful purchases here on TB
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05-04-2007, 03:44 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Urbana, IL | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Quadzilla  My best friend is a lawyer and my legal fees will be zip. It's in another state obviously, so I'll have to file with his local police dept. This is my first truly bad experience here on TB. I've had damn near 100% successful purchases here on TB | Man, that does suck! I hope you get it figured out and get your bass or your money.
Good luck, Quad!
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05-04-2007, 03:49 PM
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Endorsing Artist: Martin Keith Guitars Moderator | | Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Long Island, NY | | That's not right!
The seller didn't mention anything about waiting for the check to clear?
Not responding to emails, etc. is nerve racking! Hope you get the item, or get your money back soon.
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05-04-2007, 03:55 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Texas, USSA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Quadzilla My best friend is a lawyer and my legal fees will be zip. It's in another state obviously, so I'll have to file with his local police dept. This is my first truly bad experience here on TB. I've had damn near 100% successful purchases here on TB | On Tuesday afternoon, about 5pm, have your lawyer buddy draft a nastygram. Send it. Betcha get the bass in a BIG hurry then! |
05-04-2007, 03:55 PM
| | Registered Gear-o-holic | | Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Just north of Baltimore, MD | | Quote:
Originally Posted by smperry That's not right!
The seller didn't mention anything about waiting for the check to clear?
Not responding to emails, etc. is nerve racking! Hope you get the item, or get your money back soon.
Marshall |
No mention of check clearing and I even overnighted it to him, because he needed it fast. Evidently he did not feel the need to return the favor on fast shipping. And besides, the check would have cleared a long while ago.
Well I know where he works (a big, nation-wide financial institution). I'm going to start calling there next week and let his superiors know what kind of employee they have working for them. I also sent a note to his girlfriend on myspace (she was linked to his band's site) and told her what her man has done to me.
I'm going to make this guy's life real miserable, real soon at work, at home, with the cops, etc. I'll give him another couple says before I hit up the cops and his work just in case by some strange miracle, he has a valid excuse. But the thing is, he put me off several times before avoiding me all-togther, so I have to assume that he has screwed me (wouldn't you??)...
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05-04-2007, 04:00 PM
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Endorsing Artist: Martin Keith Guitars Moderator | | Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Long Island, NY | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Quadzilla But the thing is, he put me off several times before avoiding me all-togther, so I have to assume that he has screwed me (wouldn't you??)... | I would...go get him! And please do let us know who he is.
&For the record, if I sold something to you, I wouldn't wait for anything to clear.
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05-04-2007, 04:13 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: South Bend, In | | | wow, that really sucks.
I haven't dealt with anyone from TB (yet)
But have been ripped off on the bay. And it totally sucks being on that end.
It's not cool at all, but I suppose there are @#$holes everywhere,
even on a site where I consider most are stand up people.
I really hope there is a VALID reason for it not being received yet or like you said, you are able to make his life hell!!!!!!!!
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05-04-2007, 04:14 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Kansas City | | | I'm sorry to hear it, Quad.
I've had some fantastic transactions over the last couple years of intense buying and selling and trading, but about 1/3 of the TB transactions have been anywhere from weird to bad. They always resolve themselves somehow but it usually takes either patience or action on my part for it to work out. Even if their feedback is good, the experience sometimes isn't.
Hopefully this works out okay for you in the end. |
05-04-2007, 04:23 PM
| | | That really blows. It's not like you don't know anything about this guy either. He must know you can cause trouble for him. Strange.  |
05-04-2007, 04:24 PM
| | Registered Gear-o-holic | | Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Just north of Baltimore, MD | | | At least 90%+ of the dealings I've done here have been very good to great+++, so please don't let this single episode prevent any of you from buying/selling/trading here. It's WORLDS better than Ebay in my book!
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05-04-2007, 04:32 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Anaheim, Ca. | | | Do it..
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Originally Posted by Quadzilla At least 90% of the dealings I've done here have been very good to great, so please don't let this episode prevent any of you from buying/selling/trading here. It's WORLDS better than eBay in my book! | I'd say thats a very good reflection on the TB'ers that do alot of trading, and depend heavily on referrals and decent and honest dealings here. On the other hand, if we want it to stay that way, we must maintain a high standard to keep TB on the ' up and up' as long as we can.
...Go do what you gotta do.. no one will blame you one bit! |
05-04-2007, 04:58 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: South Jersey, U.S.A. | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Rattman I'd say thats a very good reflection on the TB'ers that do alot of trading, and depend heavily on referrals and decent and honest dealings here. On the other hand, if we want it to stay that way, we must maintain a high standard to keep TB on the ' up and up' as long as we can.
...Go do what you gotta do.. no one will blame you one bit! | I do trade and sell a lot here and haven't had any probs whatsoever. However it does only take one a**hole to taint your next transaction.....and there is a whole host of them on the web in general & in the world. Crucify the bastard.  |
05-04-2007, 05:07 PM
| | Registered Gear-o-holic | | Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Just north of Baltimore, MD | | | UPDATE!!!!!!!!:
The guy's girlfriend contacted him because of my Myspace note to her (using a guy's girl to get to him works). Anyway, he said that he was in the process of moving in the building from one office to another and had not check voicemails in days. He also said he had not checked his cell messages in days. He also just moved from one apartment to another. So all of this stuff combined is why he did not contact me.
He said that he sent the bass Monday from a Pack and Ship center and that he gave them all of my info including my phone # and email addy to inform me of the shipment and to keep me posted on progress (I never got a call or email). He thinks they sent it US Postal instead of UPS (they were supposed to use UPS to begin with). UPS would have been here by now, that's another reason why I was so concerned in addition to not hearing back from him for days and days...
He said he is going to fax me his copy of the shipping receipte later. I'll keep ya'll posted...
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Last edited by Quadzilla : 05-04-2007 at 05:10 PM.
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05-04-2007, 05:12 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Texas, USSA | | | Cool- looks like he might not have had a clue about this, your patience might be rewarded. I'd still like to have him follow up with a phone call to you. |
05-04-2007, 05:12 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Sac Area | | | Cool! USPS can take FOREVER and a day unless it is shipped with some sort of priority. It took something like almost 2 weeks for me to get something I bought from another TB'er. Ugh!!!
Great to hear that it may be being resolved.
Sounds more like an irresponsible guy though. Man, I bust my butt to get things shipped out that I sell - here or on eBay.
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05-04-2007, 05:40 PM
|  | Online | | Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Sunapee, New Hampshire | | The update sounds like a bunch of BS to me. It doesn't take that long to move from one office to another. 
If this person lives anywhere in Washington state, let me know. I'll go get your bass for you.
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05-04-2007, 05:45 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Baltimore | | | I'd get you lawyer involved anyway... just for the hell of it.
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