Just a Reminder: Please Double Check Your Purchases

cj777

cj777

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Durham, NC
I think a lot of times I am overly trusting of people in general, and especially people on this board. I've bought a lot of stuff from people on here, and always had good experiences....Until a few weeks ago.

I bought a used set of tires that were supposed to be in good condition from a guy on here near Charlotte. After driving over 2 hours in the rain at night to pick up the tires, I arrive and he has moved the tires out to the end of his driveway. So the tires are now in the dark and completely drenched...not the best way to look at tires. Not being able to see them, I asked the normal questions regarding their condition just to be sure, including specifically "Do they have any dry rot at all?" Of course the answer was no; they're fine, I just took them off my Jeep. Get them home and all four of them are dry rotted and cracking. :poop: PM the guy and let him know...no response 2 weeks later.

Now, I can accept that I'm screwed in this situation and I should have insisted to move them into a dry, lit place to inspect them before taking them, but as stated previously I tend to be too trusting in the belief that most people are decent. That's why I'm not dragging his name up and causing a scene. I just wanted to issue a friendly reminder so no one else can waste money like I did.
 
That sucks. One bad apple spoils the rest.....We probably should know who this is so that none of us get screwed from him as well.
 
if you tried to PM him and no response, try to email him. If you still get no response..... please post up his information, so that
A. he knows he won't be able to pull that stunt again
B. Everyone else knows to keep an eye open for that from him


That sucks man, I really hate that crap.
 
Under members list check to see when he last visited the site. At least that way you will know if he has been on the board since then to see your PM.
 
Decent people are really hard to come by now a day. Hey atleast it wasn't your "friend" that f'd you over like me.
I mean whats a little debt and theft between "friends" right?
 
I'm the same way. I trust people way too much. However, I've never been burned on NC4x4, so I tend to be a little more trusting here, especially if they are fairly active.

However, you did see them and you had the option to inspect them more. Who knows, maybe he didn't notice any dry rot (not knowing the extent of dry rot) or maybe he didn't know what it was? Who knows.

I'd be a little more compasionate had you had them shipped in that condition. But, with you looking at them in person and still buying them and then complain about them being dry rotted, well, that doesn't seem right for the seller. You had the option to back out at anytime.

However, take this with a grain of salt as I don't know 100% of the facts, I'm just making observations based on what you posted.
 
rockcity said:
I'm the same way. I trust people way too much. However, I've never been burned on NC4x4, so I tend to be a little more trusting here, especially if they are fairly active.
However, you did see them and you had the option to inspect them more. Who knows, maybe he didn't notice any dry rot (not knowing the extent of dry rot) or maybe he didn't know what it was? Who knows.
I'd be a little more compasionate had you had them shipped in that condition. But, with you looking at them in person and still buying them and then complain about them being dry rotted, well, that doesn't seem right for the seller. You had the option to back out at anytime.
However, take this with a grain of salt as I don't know 100% of the facts, I'm just making observations based on what you posted.
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Well you can't really see dry rot in the dark on wet tires, so I just took his word on it, but your point is well taken. That's why the title of this thread is "Just a Reminder" not "Don't buy from @$%^&# cause he's a #!!#!$. However, if you point blank say tires don't have dry rot, you should at least have the decency to respond to a pm saying that they do, and maybe even give some explanation of why you said they didn't. I know I should have had a little tent to put up, a couple of towels, and little lantern, but unfortunately I left them at home that night. $300 is not going to break me, so I'm not trying to get my money back or trying to ruin anyones name; just giving my public service announcement not to take a sellers word as truth. Hopefully someone will learn from my mistake and save some $$
 
I have to agree that I am probably too trusting as well, but as Rockcity stated, I usually look at their activity and how long they have been a member and go from there. I have basically had all great experiences with everyone I have done business with, which is way too much if you ask my wife :shaking:. A couple of them have been kinda marginal, but I did have the chance to back out, so I chalked it up to my bad. As most if not all the regulars know, one bad deal can ruin your reputation...big time.
 
cj777 said:
Well you can't really see dry rot in the dark on wet tires, so I just took his word on it, but your point is well taken. That's why the title of this thread is "Just a Reminder" not "Don't buy from @$%^&# cause he's a #!!#!$. However, if you point blank say tires don't have dry rot, you should at least have the decency to respond to a pm saying that they do, and maybe even give some explanation of why you said they didn't. I know I should have had a little tent to put up, a couple of towels, and little lantern, but unfortunately I left them at home that night. $300 is not going to break me, so I'm not trying to get my money back or trying to ruin anyones name; just giving my public service announcement not to take a sellers word as truth. Hopefully someone will learn from my mistake and save some $$
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yeah I don't know the entire situation. You may have had previous conversations about dry rot and/or other condition of the tires.

But yes, you are correct about buying online. There must be some trust developed for any of the deals to happen.

Sorry to hear about your issues. Maybe next time will work out better.
 
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