My LAPCO Bigshot I just bought off eBay says .697 under "Bigshot" .. Whats up?

**Top Secret** · 10-21-2002, 07:48 PM

You have bought a barrel for a Z-body mag which was made by LAPCO for that body. I'm assuming its cocker threaded.

**dcmander** · 10-21-2002, 08:27 PM

Originally posted by Top Secret
You have bought a barrel for a Z-body mag which was made by LAPCO for that body. I'm assuming its cocker threaded.

Yes its cocker threaded I was buying it for my micromag.

OMG!.. So it really is .697 ?? That is way to big and unneccesary for my needs. Why does it need to be so big for a zbody setup?

What can I do? Here is the auction URL: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...866098186&rd=1

It does not say anywhere it is for a zbody mag or it is a .697.

I would have asked the boresize but I thought all bigshots were .689!! ARG! The seller didn't contact me once through this transaction anyway.

What do you all think I should do?

**Kevmaster** · 10-21-2002, 08:35 PM

standard bigshots are .689. however, Glactic asked for LAPCO to make some in a .695 to allow the paintball to have room for the backspin to happen. so you have one thats way too large....loL!

**dcmander** · 10-21-2002, 08:42 PM

Ugh, what a jerk. I hate eBayers that don't describe the product right!

Any eBay geniuses here? Since the description did not say it was a zbody bigshot or that it was .697 bore size, can I return the product and get a refund sine it wasn't described correctly.

For the record, I have 13 positive feedback, he has like 10 positive, 3 negative.

So is there anything I can do? Can i contact eBay and get my money back?

And if not, is there ANY demand for a zbody bigshot??

I just want a .689 bigshot, and i defiantly do not want this barrel!

Help me out fellow AO'ers!

**Kevmaster** · 10-21-2002, 08:58 PM

heres my opinion on this. you can leave bad feedback to help prevent this in the future, but looking over ebays fraud policy and his auction, i doubt there is anything EBay can do. it IS what he told you it was, you just assumed it was a different type. although the type he sells may not be too common, it is what he advertised. i dont see anything you can attack him for, just realy your lack of inquiry(although i admit, if i had seen this, i would have assumed it was a .689)

sorry

**dcmander** · 10-21-2002, 09:01 PM

Originally posted by kevmaster
heres my opinion on this. you can leave bad feedback to help prevent this in the future, but looking over ebays fraud policy and his auction, i doubt there is anything EBay can do. it IS what he told you it was, you just assumed it was a different type. although the type he sells may not be too common, it is what he advertised. i dont see anything you can attack him for, just realy your lack of inquiry(although i admit, if i had seen this, i would have assumed it was a .689)

sorry

Well I asked but he did not answer ANY of my emails..I wrote him probably 6 over the transaction. he didn't even confirm that he got my payment or that he shipped! He has bad feedback from other people saying he did not contact them at all through the transaction, just like in my case.

So I did inquiry, like I alway do. Just he failed to reply.

Can I still do nothing?

Is there ANY interested in zbody cocker barrels? Or should I do the same thing he did and put it back on eBay and try to get my money back that way!?

**Restola** · 10-21-2002, 09:06 PM

Originally posted by dcmander

For the record, I have 13 positive feedback, he has like 10 positive, 3 negative.

Thats your first mistake. Dont buy stuff from people with negative feedback!

Leave some of your own. Dont totally bash him, but a simple "Item was not as described, NEVER replied to emails", or something like that.

**dcmander** · 10-21-2002, 09:10 PM

Well I exagerated. He has 22 pos, 3 neg, and 1 neutral. I thought that would be ok. The only complaints were he didn't respond but I dind't think that would matter because I just wanted the barrel.

UGH..I hate jerks on eBay!

**Tron** · 10-21-2002, 09:14 PM

Never assume anything on ebay and if he never replied don't bid.

-Tron

**dcmander** · 10-21-2002, 09:36 PM

Ok how about instead of flaming my eBay skills :P you guys give me an idea if I have any chance selling this barrel again to a zbody owner. There aren't many out there, are there? Do I have any chance of selling this (forums, or eBay) barrel saying it is a zgrip barrel and the bore size is .697 to allow for backspin to increase range?

**Paintchucker** · 10-21-2002, 09:39 PM

THIS GUY IS A JERK...

POST A THREAD ON THIS GUY IN THE BAD TRADERS FORUM...

MAYBE WE COULD START AN EBAY STICKY...

He has changed his name, but he is the one that sold me an EMAG in the spring that immediately had to be shipped off to AGD (THANKS AGD !!! for your excellent service and standing behind your product) for a stripped trigger magnet screw. He claimed "Oh it shot perfectly for me"...

He claims to be a real paintball player, but one of our own would not do stuff like this. Be lucky that you only got taken for $36.

He always uses his real name: Kevin Bui

He was starting to get a lot of bad feedback under his old name is my guess why he changed it...

EDIT: Found his other ID: FIRESPIRIT7

Watch out for him...

http://cgi2.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback&userid=firespirit7

ALSO WATCH OUT FOR THIS GUY: iysutah
He has lots of hoppers for sale... May get a great price but don't expect him to ship until 30 days is up...

http://cgi2.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback&userid=iysutah

I figure he is putting the money in the bank and living off the float...

**dcmander** · 10-21-2002, 09:45 PM

I second this idea. If a mod would like to move this or copy this or whatever to the Bad Traders forum that is fine with me.

**Richter** · 10-21-2002, 10:43 PM

if your interested in selling it

I'll buy as long as the price is not too steap. I need a cocker barrel that big in case of large/huge paint in the summmer time (when it swells)

let me know

Shane

**dcmander** · 10-21-2002, 11:00 PM

I PMed you.

My LAPCO Bigshot I just bought off eBay says .697 under "Bigshot" .. Whats up?

My LAPCO Bigshot I just bought off eBay says .697 under "Bigshot" .. Whats up?

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