Trading online kinda sucks.
Hello,
I am asking you all about your online trading/buying experiences. I have had many good trades with the likes of Rouge Factor, Frausty and others. I have also had some very expensive failures. I tried to buy a Retro valve from someone on the forums (the names are withheld to keep from sounding like I'm flaming someone). I sent the money right away. The seller even lives in Jersey, like me. I waited awhile to be fair. I then called them on the phone. He said that he sent it through his mother's work and they were backed up. Cool I thought, I'll wait. So I call him later. He said it should have gone out. Cool I thought, should be here early next week. Nothing, call like 3 more times. He says that if it isn't there that he would refund my money. Wait even longer. Nothing. Now he won't return my calls and I can't get ahold of him. I think he never sent the Retro in the first place. I think that I will try to talk to his parents. I think I can get ahold of them. Oh by the way 3 months have gone by.
Next, I try to trade my back up Minimag on the forum. I wanted a stock Cocker to mess around with. I got some one interested who would trade me a really nice 99 cocker with some upgrades. I think that this is great. We write back and forth with PMs. I finally catch up with him on AIM. He grills me about a tank I was thinking of selling and them blows me off. I thought we had a deal and he was just screwing around. Thats cool. Another guy writes me and he sounds really interested. We chat for about an hour on AIM and I give him the full run down on 'Mags and how they work. He sounds really excited about the trade so we exchange addresses. I package my Minimag up and ask if sent the Cocker yet. Not yet, he doesn't drive and can't get to the post office. Alright, so I send the Minimag. I write to him to expect it the end of the week. Now I write several e-mails and PMs. No answer in the last three days. I think I am getting screwed again. I found his number on the Internet and I think that I will call him tommorrow or Monday. Could be bad. Oh he has a very high post rating so he is on here alot. Figured I could trust him more.
So have you had these problems? I think that I will just buy my stuff retail from now on and maybe sell online. I would never screw anyone so if they send the money cool, if not then maybe someone else will. This is BS that there are dishonest people that suck this hard.
I am asking you all about your online trading/buying experiences. I have had many good trades with the likes of Rouge Factor, Frausty and others. I have also had some very expensive failures. I tried to buy a Retro valve from someone on the forums (the names are withheld to keep from sounding like I'm flaming someone). I sent the money right away. The seller even lives in Jersey, like me. I waited awhile to be fair. I then called them on the phone. He said that he sent it through his mother's work and they were backed up. Cool I thought, I'll wait. So I call him later. He said it should have gone out. Cool I thought, should be here early next week. Nothing, call like 3 more times. He says that if it isn't there that he would refund my money. Wait even longer. Nothing. Now he won't return my calls and I can't get ahold of him. I think he never sent the Retro in the first place. I think that I will try to talk to his parents. I think I can get ahold of them. Oh by the way 3 months have gone by.
Next, I try to trade my back up Minimag on the forum. I wanted a stock Cocker to mess around with. I got some one interested who would trade me a really nice 99 cocker with some upgrades. I think that this is great. We write back and forth with PMs. I finally catch up with him on AIM. He grills me about a tank I was thinking of selling and them blows me off. I thought we had a deal and he was just screwing around. Thats cool. Another guy writes me and he sounds really interested. We chat for about an hour on AIM and I give him the full run down on 'Mags and how they work. He sounds really excited about the trade so we exchange addresses. I package my Minimag up and ask if sent the Cocker yet. Not yet, he doesn't drive and can't get to the post office. Alright, so I send the Minimag. I write to him to expect it the end of the week. Now I write several e-mails and PMs. No answer in the last three days. I think I am getting screwed again. I found his number on the Internet and I think that I will call him tommorrow or Monday. Could be bad. Oh he has a very high post rating so he is on here alot. Figured I could trust him more.
So have you had these problems? I think that I will just buy my stuff retail from now on and maybe sell online. I would never screw anyone so if they send the money cool, if not then maybe someone else will. This is BS that there are dishonest people that suck this hard.
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