Erin Gillespie
Member
- Joined
- Dec 15, 2014
- Messages
- 8
I originally wasn't going to post a negative review of this seller but enough time has passed that it appears he isn't going to make things right so it seems well deserved at this point.
(Tikka)Mike sold me a set of Badger Ordnance rings through his classified ads that had been lapped and weren't listed as such.
When the rings arrived I discovered they were lapped and the lapping had been colored over with a black sharpie. I asked Mike for a refund since I didn't want Badger rings that had already been lapped and were thus void of the warranty, I even offered to cover the return shipping on my dime.
He readily agreed to send me a refund when he could get the funds together. This was back in February 2015, since then he's been buying expensive toys here on the classifieds so I can only assume he isn't (and wasn't) actually short on cash.
Here is his exact statement, the last thing he ever wrote to me, a message I received on 2/26/15 just some three hours after asking him for a refund:
"I will accept return, however I dont have the money right now but if you can bare with me I will get it rounded up and send your money back. then when you have your money you can send them back. no hard feelings. I thought I had that they were lapped in the description so I appologize for that."
Mike had these listed multiple times on at least two forums, I don't see in any of the descriptions where he lists them as lapped.
It's worth noting, that Mike was aware that lapping these rings voids the warranty, you can see him stating that in this thread:
http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/f18/lapping-scope-rings-156265/index2.html
So, the last contact I had from Mike above (2/26) was his promise to send me the refund soon. I waited over a month after that message to ask Mike for a timetable on the return, fully believing he actually needed time to raise the money, that message and all messages since then have never been responded to. In fact, since his promise of a forthcoming refund he won't answer or return my calls, phone messages or pm's.
I'm confident Mike is receiving my contacts, as he's even visited my profile here after receiving one of my PM contacts that he read and chose not to reply to. If you click my name and visit my profile you will see his name in the log of visitors.
As far as I can tell the man just thinks leading me on about actually sending a refund then ignoring me is the proper way to deal with this. His pm's offered no initial evidence of deception when I asked him for a refund and as the months have progressed I've only gradually come to realize his ill intent. I wanted to give him the benefit of the doubt and I believe I've now allowed a reasonable amount of time for him to make amends. Never before have I been treated this way by a fellow sportsman but it appears I misjudged Mike and he is not the typical quality member as I've been accustomed to dealing with on these forums.
(Tikka)Mike sold me a set of Badger Ordnance rings through his classified ads that had been lapped and weren't listed as such.
When the rings arrived I discovered they were lapped and the lapping had been colored over with a black sharpie. I asked Mike for a refund since I didn't want Badger rings that had already been lapped and were thus void of the warranty, I even offered to cover the return shipping on my dime.
He readily agreed to send me a refund when he could get the funds together. This was back in February 2015, since then he's been buying expensive toys here on the classifieds so I can only assume he isn't (and wasn't) actually short on cash.
Here is his exact statement, the last thing he ever wrote to me, a message I received on 2/26/15 just some three hours after asking him for a refund:
"I will accept return, however I dont have the money right now but if you can bare with me I will get it rounded up and send your money back. then when you have your money you can send them back. no hard feelings. I thought I had that they were lapped in the description so I appologize for that."
Mike had these listed multiple times on at least two forums, I don't see in any of the descriptions where he lists them as lapped.
It's worth noting, that Mike was aware that lapping these rings voids the warranty, you can see him stating that in this thread:
http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/f18/lapping-scope-rings-156265/index2.html
So, the last contact I had from Mike above (2/26) was his promise to send me the refund soon. I waited over a month after that message to ask Mike for a timetable on the return, fully believing he actually needed time to raise the money, that message and all messages since then have never been responded to. In fact, since his promise of a forthcoming refund he won't answer or return my calls, phone messages or pm's.
I'm confident Mike is receiving my contacts, as he's even visited my profile here after receiving one of my PM contacts that he read and chose not to reply to. If you click my name and visit my profile you will see his name in the log of visitors.
As far as I can tell the man just thinks leading me on about actually sending a refund then ignoring me is the proper way to deal with this. His pm's offered no initial evidence of deception when I asked him for a refund and as the months have progressed I've only gradually come to realize his ill intent. I wanted to give him the benefit of the doubt and I believe I've now allowed a reasonable amount of time for him to make amends. Never before have I been treated this way by a fellow sportsman but it appears I misjudged Mike and he is not the typical quality member as I've been accustomed to dealing with on these forums.
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