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Re: [TR] A-type OD on ebay - crook warning!!

To: George Richardson <gprtech@frontiernet.net>,McGaheyRx@aol.com
Subject: Re: [TR] A-type OD on ebay - crook warning!!
From: "J.C. Hassall" <jhassall@blacksburg.net>
Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:42:45 -0400
At 06:10 PM 8/28/2008, George Richardson wrote:
>Did you give him negative feedback? If not, why not?

No, I couldn't give him negative feedback because I waited too 
long.  His excuses all sounded plausible (I even talked to him on the 
phone a bunch of times), so I was sucked in and gave him the benefit 
of the doubt.  When the crappy units arrived I called him and he hung up on me.

jim


>Up until recently most people were afraid that if they gave negative 
>feedback they would get in turn, and in fact almost certainly would. 
>However, Ebay has changed the rules, and sellers can no longer give feedback.
>
>George Richardson
>
>
>
>McGaheyRx@aol.com wrote:
>>In a message dated 8/27/2008 11:02:19 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>>jhassall@blacksburg.net writes:
>>
>>Warning:  The guy (his name is Ian Priestly) who posted item 
>>#320291783487 is a  crook.  I bought 2 A-types from him years 
>>ago.  He said they had  been rebuilt but they were both POS.  One 
>>had bits of dog food  inside, the other was little more than 
>>recyclable Aluminum.  It took  him over 4 months to ship them to 
>>me; he gave one excuse right after  another, each of which seemed 
>>plausible.  Since I really wanted them,  I ignored the alarm 
>>bells.    By the time they finally arrived,  it was too late for 
>>ebay to do anything.  And I made the mistake of  sending him a 
>>check, so I was screwed.   I know of a fellow  Lister who bought a 
>>J-type which was also a POS.
>>
>>
>>this isn't the first time I've heard about this guy -
>>so why is his feedback still 100% positive?
>>
>>Cheers,
>>Jack Mc
>>
>>
>>
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J.C. Hassall
Blacksburg VA
'63 TR4 in autox preparation
96% finished, 90% to go 
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