STIFFED by a Board member.....ô¿ô......

[Blue4x4]

The following were pasted from my PM's. No wording has been changed. What isn't included is what I wrote to him. These are just PM's he replied to me. Wish I knew how to post all of it.

9-18-04 hey im sorry but theres been a problem lately with our postal service going in and out of the states my bud ordered a oil pan over 5 weeks ago from a guy on the board and it still hasnt arrived im gonna check up on it they cant give me a tracking number cause its going to the states i know it sounds stupid but its true. really sorry ill see whats going on with ur stuff today sorry again

10-26-04
hey i totally understand ur getting frustrated i am also but i just got the 411 on ur parts they are hung up in vancouver BC for some strange reason they were put into a storage facility till they could be sent over the border i got a phone call today saying that they wanted to send em back to me i said i will phone them tommorow to deal with other arrangements this is the stupist S*#% i have ever had to deal with and over something like this i know ur prob pissed at me and rightfully so sorry for all this hassle and sh*@ i have never had this prob before i have done ALOT of transactions like this and for some reason this one has just turned into a nightmare so i just hope this gets resolved they get there and this will and can be all set behind us.

10-30-04
ok ill get a MO made back up for 45 US$ again i wish this didnt happen wasnt my fault but it makes me look like a bad guy here didnt want that to happen sorry i know it prob dont mean much but **** happens ill get it for ya tommorow and send it off in the mail and ill just phone the guys back to tell them to send my supports back to me from van once again appologize it was stupid how this happend im not here to rip anyone off so sorry about it all Nick (no hard feelings?)

11-08-04
"pm fowarded from another board member"
hey i just got this from the guy you bought the mounts from. i figured you might find this interesting. anyway is there a chance you could send me a link to the post that your talking about. am clueless as to when i may have posted about it. i bought my cab mounts months ago.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Purple Bowtie
hey i dunno a while ago my last user name robo_bot had a set of cab mounts for sale for 40$ US my other deal fell through so would u be interested in them again?

Thanx

Nick

[Blue4x4]

He has also changed his user name to "purple Bowtie"

I never got my $$ back. If you see him...tell him to send me my $$$$ back. Thanks.

[Russell]

I'd had stuff take up to 2 months to get across the border. Don't jump to conclusions, esspecially if he is offering a refund to correct the problem. If you feel the need, contact Josh, don't be posioning the well on the guy here when the Admin can take care of the situation without any public humiliation.

[Blue4x4]

Originally Posted by Russell

I'd had stuff take up to 2 months to get across the border. Don't jump to conclusions, esspecially if he is offering a refund to correct the problem. If you feel the need, contact Josh, don't be posioning the well on the guy here when the Admin can take care of the situation without any public humiliation.

He had plenty of time!!! I also orederd things from Canada the same week and received them DAY after they were sent. And for him to change has user ID and not tell me was very not very bussiness like. I also E-mailed him and with no replies. IT IS JUSTIFIED.

[Blue4x4]

MO sent back app. 10-30-04.

no postings from him on this board since 11-9-04 and that was under his new name.

[Russell]

Ah, I see the update that you never recieved any cash back -- When was it sent?

[Castiron9]

Sound's like a bunch of To me.report the guy...........

[70c10]

I hope you sent him a Postal Money Order because they will back you. Start a trace on it. They will get involved real quick because they consider it mail fraud. I hope Josh sees this.

[Blue4x4]

Originally Posted by 70c10

I hope you sent him a Postal Money Order because they will back you. Start a trace on it. They will get involved real quick because they consider it mail fraud. I hope Josh sees this.

I will have to look for the receipt of the MO. I never knew that what you say is true. I will look in to it. Thanks for you help.

[Randy70C-10]

Originally Posted by 70c10

I hope you sent him a Postal Money Order because they will back you. Start a trace on it. They will get involved real quick because they consider it mail fraud. I hope Josh sees this.

This is absolutely true!

[70c10]

When you find it take to the post office and start the trace. I paid $1.75 and it took 2 weeks to come back with his signature on it. He said he never got it but that was proof he cashed it and lied. They will give you the forms for the Postal inspector and they will threaten to withold his mail. He'll learn mail fraud is not a game!

[Josh]

This member has been banned for pirating software on the board... If you would like, PM me and i wil fwd you his email address.

Josh

[Deuce]

If he's close to Calgary, PM me his address. I'll get your money back for you.

[StingRay]

From my experience shipments both to and from the US usually take about two weeks but can take as long as 6 weeks. I have some stuff on it's way up now and it's been over two weeks. I'm not worried. You should be able get a straight answer from your seller about it all though. I won't ship anything to the US without a clear understanding of how long it could take and then I ship it expedited mail that has on line tracking and insurance against non delivery.

[ChevyDude]

Here my short but sweet "take" on this: Ok...lets says the US/Canadian mail connection and actual delivery are slow... Ok to make up for that you as the seller need to be a communicator...Changing your screen name and not advising your purchasing party is just wrong! The buyer sent his money in good faith, and for that is entitled to the handling of the "entire" matter from start to finish in a good and prudent fashion. There is no excuse for going incommunicado, that is nothing more than !!!! Either this seller needs to produce the goods or refund the toad skins.....and I mean immediately as he has had plenty of time IMHO. And first and formost you as the seller need to send an email that says you are doing something to resolve this caper of yours. If not...bring on GUeeeeDough.

[Deuce]

Originally Posted by ChevyDude

If not...bring on GUeeeeDough.

[Spoof]

Where does this guy live?

[bc gman]

I work in Vancouver would you like me to see if I can find anything about this guy ? There is a lot of s..t rats wherever you go if I can help you with anything PM me and I will see what I can do.

[chevman-67]

Thats maddening but I just had a deal on here turn out to be a sour one because of Canada post.I sent a package to anouther member on this board and had it insured ,when it arrived at his door it was a mess broken box and crushed at 1 end as well as being wrapped to product was broke and damaged now we are trying to get this matter sorted out and canada post is to blame.This is all a hassle for the both of us never had this happen before to me .It gives me a bad name and i cant express enough that this could happen to anyone.some of us are honest and others aint but make sure before you critasize .

[StingRay]

Well John when stuff takes more than about two weeks getting into the US it's usually US customs and the US Postal Service slowing it down. Stuff that gets delayed coming this way it's Canada Customs and Canada Post. You make it sound like it's a Canadian thing. It's a border thing. My wife ships stuff all over the world and most of it gets there alot faster than she can ship to the states. The US and Canada do an enormous amount of trading and there is a border that has customs on both sides. Delays are a function of the amount of trade our countries do. If you're buying or selling across the border it takes longer. So what it's fact of life. Canadians do business all over the world and we accept it. If anybody happens to get stiffed by one of my fellow Canadians I appolgise on their behalf but please don't hold it against ALL of us. I sure don't hold it against all Americans for the number of times I have been shafted on stuff coming this way. Give the Canada thing a break please.

[c-1072]

I do think you are right . I love canada you guys have some of the best strippers i have ever seen or at least i think so that xxx beer is pretty strong stuff !

[junkyardjohn]

Originally Posted by StingRay

Well John when stuff takes more than about two weeks getting into the US it's usually US customs and the US Postal Service slowing it down. Stuff that gets delayed coming this way it's Canada Customs and Canada Post. You make it sound like it's a Canadian thing. It's a border thing. So what it's fact of life. Canadians do business all over the world and we accept it. Give the Canada thing a break please.

HEY STINGRAY ... DON'T GET YOUR SHORTS IN A BUNCH. I WASN'T SAYING ANYTHING BAD ABOUT CANADA OR ANY CANADIANS, OR POINTING ANY BLAME. SHIPPING IS JUST A HUGE PITA, & I CHOOSE NOT TO DO IT. I WISH I COULD. JOHN

[kingsolver72]

I am not trying to be funny.My thought for the shipping problem to the U.S. from Can. is maybe drug related.I know the U.S. buys a lot of hydroponics and presception drugs from Can.(We don't say Canadians are drug dealers and Americans druggies).I don't know if they screen everything shipped to the States or not but would at least explain shipping delays.I know this doesn't help matters here.Neither does blaming Canadians or Americans.Blue4x4 I really hope things work out for you.

[roger0080]

Canada Post. Heh. I bought a book off e-bay from someplace in Canada, paid for 2 day delivery. Took over a week to finally get delivered to Minnesota. Thank goodness I had a tracking number. The shipper shipped it promptly, but Canada Post status would always just say "recv'd" or some B.S. like that. I thought I was getting ripped off and was wondering if "Canada Post" was even legite.

Another time I bought a printer from Montreal. Came by truck 3 days later. Go figure.

Canada Post must be staffed and run by some goverment social program filling quotas with the most least qualified persons from the streets to do the job, IMHO. Heh.

[ronh72c10]

I've had good experiences with purchases from quite a few members ranging from the most recent thing (an AC controller) to the most expensive thing a plasma cutter. Everything got here within two weeks of it being shipped. The only thing I sent to the states was via FedEx and was a mini milling machine, I don't think it took two weeks and if I remember correctly only took one. A month for shipping is pretty unreal.

All I can say is that I hope board members won't get put off of Canadian sales because of one slacker.

Ron