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Seems like Im an asshole-magnet as of late. It just seems that people don't give a shit anymore. Nobody has any integrity, they lie, then try to make you out to be the bad guy when you call them on it.
Case in point: I bought a set of wheels off another forum, last week, he's long time well known member, and advertised them as "no bends or cracks". Made a 120 mile round trip to get them, get home and while cleaning them up, noticed one was bent, pretty bad too. After going back and fourth with him trying to convince me to use them as is, then offering to have his buddy "fix" them, he finally says he'll give me my money back if I return them... another 120 mile round trip, $40 in gas and tolls for something that wasn't even my fault. So in the end, I would be out $80, and he would be out nothing. The worst part is, after bringing this to his attention, he goes back to the for sale thread and changes "No bends or cracks" to "No major bends or cracks". Are you kidding me? Luckily I screencapped the original post as I always usually do. I called him out on it, he ignores what I said then after a couple days deletes it, and notes at the top of his thread:
Obviously aimed at me... Maybe he should follow his own advise and LOOK at the parts before you sell them.
Not one to just throw away my money, I decide not to deal with him anymore, and take them to a wheel repair shop. Turns out one of the back ones was bent too, so I had both fixed for $200. Mind you, I paid $200 for the wheels, so now Im $400 into these things, (plus like $60 in travel expenses and roughly 8 hours of cleaning, they were BAD) which blows my tire budget out of the water, so now Ive gotta sell them and recoup my money. I should be able to break even, but damn, I really wanted these wheels.
This is only one of more than a few bad experiences in the past ~year or so. I don't understand whats going on, I used to buy, sell and trade all the time and never had any issues. Within the past year though, seems like everyone has just forgot about integrity and is just out to make a quick buck and fuck over the next guy. When I sell stuff, I do my best to describe it, and if I blatantly fuck up (like not noticing the non-usa plate on that RR2 I bought on eBay then decided to sell), I admit it and try to make things right. Its not hard, just LOOK at the stuff you're selling. If you miss something, be a man about it, own up to it, and make it right.
/end rant
Case in point: I bought a set of wheels off another forum, last week, he's long time well known member, and advertised them as "no bends or cracks". Made a 120 mile round trip to get them, get home and while cleaning them up, noticed one was bent, pretty bad too. After going back and fourth with him trying to convince me to use them as is, then offering to have his buddy "fix" them, he finally says he'll give me my money back if I return them... another 120 mile round trip, $40 in gas and tolls for something that wasn't even my fault. So in the end, I would be out $80, and he would be out nothing. The worst part is, after bringing this to his attention, he goes back to the for sale thread and changes "No bends or cracks" to "No major bends or cracks". Are you kidding me? Luckily I screencapped the original post as I always usually do. I called him out on it, he ignores what I said then after a couple days deletes it, and notes at the top of his thread:
Everything are used but are in functioning order as I kept everything pristine. You are buying used parts and I describe them to the best of my ability. You as the buyer must inspect items before you purchase them as parts are sold as is.
Not one to just throw away my money, I decide not to deal with him anymore, and take them to a wheel repair shop. Turns out one of the back ones was bent too, so I had both fixed for $200. Mind you, I paid $200 for the wheels, so now Im $400 into these things, (plus like $60 in travel expenses and roughly 8 hours of cleaning, they were BAD) which blows my tire budget out of the water, so now Ive gotta sell them and recoup my money. I should be able to break even, but damn, I really wanted these wheels.
This is only one of more than a few bad experiences in the past ~year or so. I don't understand whats going on, I used to buy, sell and trade all the time and never had any issues. Within the past year though, seems like everyone has just forgot about integrity and is just out to make a quick buck and fuck over the next guy. When I sell stuff, I do my best to describe it, and if I blatantly fuck up (like not noticing the non-usa plate on that RR2 I bought on eBay then decided to sell), I admit it and try to make things right. Its not hard, just LOOK at the stuff you're selling. If you miss something, be a man about it, own up to it, and make it right.
/end rant
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