DalmatProd
Member
I've had a rough month with my back problem, but a couple of weeks ago, I saw a member's post just as it appeared. There were no pictures, but one item caught my eye, a Federal CJ-184. I sent him a PM and he told me to text him and he'd send the picture back. So I texted him and received a picture. It was a 4-bulb unit with a red dome. Additionally, the speaker was installed and the chrome was in good shape. I made an offer and we agreed on a price.
The following Monday I sent a bank money order for the agreed-upon price. Then, things got a little "hinky." I was unable to contact him regarding the shipping information. Finally, after two weeks, he replied, apologized for being so busy that he couldn't get back to me and promised he's send the light out on the coming weekend. On Saturday, I get a text from the seller. He had gone to a UPS Store to send the light. He tells me the kid at the counter told him that he could pack it real well for him, so he let him. When it's all packed, the kid lifts the box off the counter and the damn light drops out of the bottom as the kid never taped the bottom of the carton. The dome breaks into eight pieces and the lower unit is all dented up and bent in. The owner comes over and starts screaming at the kid. The seller says since he let the store pack it and insured it with them for nearly twice the price I paid, they owed him both his packing/material fees, plus the insurance. Then, he said, he wanted to take pictures of the damaged item and she refused to allow him as she needed it to submit with her paperwork to UPS.
Now, I owned a pack and ship store for five years. And yes, I have to keep items that were damaged either in the shop or in transit, regulations allow either the sender or received to take pictures of the item(s). The seller then said he'd send my money back to me on Monday.
So at the moment, I lost a really great deal for the 184.
"And that's the way the rotors turn..."
Steve
DalmatProd
The following Monday I sent a bank money order for the agreed-upon price. Then, things got a little "hinky." I was unable to contact him regarding the shipping information. Finally, after two weeks, he replied, apologized for being so busy that he couldn't get back to me and promised he's send the light out on the coming weekend. On Saturday, I get a text from the seller. He had gone to a UPS Store to send the light. He tells me the kid at the counter told him that he could pack it real well for him, so he let him. When it's all packed, the kid lifts the box off the counter and the damn light drops out of the bottom as the kid never taped the bottom of the carton. The dome breaks into eight pieces and the lower unit is all dented up and bent in. The owner comes over and starts screaming at the kid. The seller says since he let the store pack it and insured it with them for nearly twice the price I paid, they owed him both his packing/material fees, plus the insurance. Then, he said, he wanted to take pictures of the damaged item and she refused to allow him as she needed it to submit with her paperwork to UPS.
Now, I owned a pack and ship store for five years. And yes, I have to keep items that were damaged either in the shop or in transit, regulations allow either the sender or received to take pictures of the item(s). The seller then said he'd send my money back to me on Monday.
So at the moment, I lost a really great deal for the 184.
"And that's the way the rotors turn..."
Steve
DalmatProd