Got an ebay problem and my dad isn't helping me at all with it.

[tony3]

Hey guys, I know lots of you buy and sell online a lot so I thought I bring this here just for some tips and advice.

I bought a 45/45 conquest on ebay December 7th. The tank showed up about a week before xmas. The guy shipped it with 2000 psi of air in it. I set it to 500 psi output and shot a hopper or 2 with it. Worked great. I finally get to try it out the 2nd and it wont fill. I brought it to the fill station twice and it went up about 3 psi, barely above 0. I'm completely pissed off. I had already left him good feedback after shooting it in my backyard. I emailed him with the problem and the whole story. He emailed me back and said he had Grizzly paintball or something like that tech it and has documentation of it. He said I took it apart and broke it. I knew he was going to say this. I haven't opened up the tank or anything. He has over 1200 positives, but 25 harsh negatives that I didn't even consider because of all of his positives. This is all going on thru my dads ebay account and email and he was willing to just drop it after that email. What should I do? Just suck it up and send it to mac dev or order a rebuild kit. Or fight him even though it probably won't get me anywhere but try to make him pay for the cost to fix it.

Thanks a lot guys.

[Steelrat]

Gramps and Grizzlies (spelling?) is the US distributor for MacDev, and the authorized service center for them. I'd call them and see if they worked on your particular tank.

[member#10,261]

I have no clue what you should do...

but I wish you luck

[Xas]

With ebay it is really hard to get any money back since it is so hard to prove anything but I would try anyways, you never know.

[painball]

He sent that tank PRESSURIZED?! What an idiot

[WARPED1]

Unfortunatly, suck it up. Especially if he has documentation and you don't.

[heftylefty]

i would just send it to a MD tech and have them fix it. ive been screwed over ebay like this before, all you can really do is suck it up.

[personman]

Maybe its a fill nipple issue? Try replacing it, then yell at him some more if it doesnt work
I would try replacing it before you send it in to the uber l33t techs though.

[Ginjiroku]

that sucks.

[rmmatt153]

are u sure the gauge works and try to replace the fill nipple thats like the only thing that can be wrong with it the gauge and fill nipple

[abarnhar]

If you don't know what you are doing, please don't mess with an HPA tank. It's just not safe for anyone.

Sending it to a company service center is a great idea. You'll appreciate having an overhaul done on it in the long run and the money you spend will be worth the peace of mind.

[Lee]

if you have a pb shop near you, see if they can look at the fill nipple first. that owuld be more time effective than sending it off for teching.
maybe someone at your field can look at it?

seems to me that if it held the air during transit (and the guy is stupid for sending it that way not to mention it being illegal) and it shoots well, but doesn't fill, it is most likely a nipple problem. the piston inside is probably damaged. they aren't hard to change out, but you do need to know what you're doing and the safety issues before you do it.

who'd you buy it from on ebay? just curious so others can avoid him.

[Wasted Rabbit]

Gramps and Grizzlies (spelling?) is the US distributor for MacDev, and the authorized service center for them. I'd call them and see if they worked on your particular tank.

Best Advice is this one ^^

[Branchvillian]

Theres only a few things this can be. It honstley sounds like your gauge doesn't work to me. Either way, you already left him good feedback, he has the documentation saying it worked before hand, and he really doesn't have to do anything if he doesn't want to. There's a possibility that shipping it pressurized(idiot) could have caused the gauge to break.

[Blennidae]

+1200 to -25 is a pretty good ratio. On top of that he says he has documentation it was working before it was sent out. You said it held pressure and the only thing wrong with it is it wont fill.

I would think the guy is honest and NOT trying to rip you off. Get the tank checked out by a certified airsmith. If they say shipping a tank pressurized caused the damage, maybe the seller will be willing to foot some of the repair bill.

Just my opinion.