Members that are not true to their word, aka pos

K9guy

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Let’s try by saying , members that on here to ???? And they show up to sell and ask stupid questions, waste your time and not return your DM’s,PM’s text or calls . Balls left elsewhere maybe ? But do we have a list of jack wagons that do this ??? If not let’s start one ... I will start with myself in case I have failed to reply or ???
@ K9guy
So if there is a list that exists let me know if not you few that fail at being decent ,,,, stand by
 
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I have high expectations for this thread.
 
doc said:
I have had great experiences w/ "transactions" on this board, w/ rare, or any, exceptions....curious to see where this goes.
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myself, except for trying to give a bunch of CJ stuff that no one ever came and got after they spoke for them.
 
I have had great experiences w/ "transactions" on this board as well . met some cool guys and i do stand a a 99% with the guys i have dealt with. so please don't think i'm being a jack wagon i don't want that to get that confused.
I have been on this forum for a few years now (14ish years) with great deals on buying , selling and trading.
Before I do any user name drops i would like to give a few examples and and see what your thoughts are.

"still available ?? call or text me" no response with a "read notification" Not a huge deal but its the point.

Get a pm with a number "call me" have a long conversation and send pix and videos. the person said yep ill see you this weekend. no return call or text. Not a huge deal again its the point.

Pm a guy on a trade to find out the trade was not exactly fit for me and said man i apologize that's not for me. Then i am asked the bottom dollar and I price it very fair. send pix videos in detail , the person says i'm in 100% wife said do it. Few days go by as we chat about a few things to do with the truck and one this person has for sale. Then i asked again are you 100% in on the truck "yes I will see you Sunday for sure. So i spend a few hours getting i packed up , alter my plans for the day and wait. sent a few text along with calls and a VM. I received nothing from this person and we had talked the night before.

During the week time lapse i took it down from a few sites it was on and asked him if he snapped the info on the ad so he would know what the info/parts on the truck, he said i did and thank you for pulling it down and that the truck was exactly what he was looking for. So again during the the week time lapse i passed on a few offers and trades because i said its sold and i am a man of my word. I put a deposit on a dual sport bike and was waiting on the title to come back for it and was going to pay the bike off when my truck was sold. i know stupid on my part to take his word, but a mans word means a lot or i thought it did.

I understand things happen but a simple text or call saying hey whatever happened and I cant make it or i changed my mind would have (1) made other deals (2) not changed my plans for the day.

I know this seems like a rant and that i'm just pissed off but a little courtesy would be nice.
 
@K9guy , you gotta lower your expectations to increase your probability of success....I tend to assume everyone I will deal with via. an internet sale will show up late, try to negotiate after a price has been agreed to, ask me to make change, not return a phone call, and call up asking for a refund after his wife discovered he bought said item. This way if some (or all of it) doesn't happen, I am happy!

I have also had pretty good luck with board members, we all express interest in things we probably won't buy.....as long as we don't setup meetings that we don't keep, that is just part of the joe-dirt dreamin' syndrome that many of us suffer with.

Looks like you posted the details while I was typing this up, bummer that you got stood up, if I pull something and someone becomes unresponsive, I automatically assume their time is more important than mine, and repost said item. Communication is so easy today, if someone doesn't get back with a day, it's a safe bet the deal isn't going to happen.
 
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shelby27604 said:
@K9guy , you gotta lower your expectations to increase your probability of success....I tend to assume everyone I will deal with via. an internet sale will show up late, try to negotiate after a price has been agreed to, ask me to make change, not return a phone call, and call up asking for a refund after his wife discovered he bought said item. This way if some (or all of it) doesn't happen, I am happy!

I have also had pretty good luck with board members, we all express interest in things we probably won't buy.....as long as we don't setup meetings that we don't keep, that is just part of the joe-dirt dreamin' syndrome that many of us suffer with.
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You are correct , but the setting up a meeting thing is what really burns my A$$. thanks for the response.
 
This is an area where I probably have more blind faith in people than any other aspect of my life. There were 6-7 years of my life where slinging parts was a legit side hustle, $5k+/month in transactions, probably 50-100 transactions a month. I can honestly say I never had a negative experience on this forum, and were probably the most pleasant transactions. Even CL/FB, my own 'personal policies' generally prevented me from getting too upset buying or selling. In general, I can only remember one transaction on FB where I got burned for $600...and the only thing that really changed was I stopped using F&F paypal. The stupid didn't really start until the race shop added a website and buyers/customers wanted to start bitching about wrong parts they selected themselves. Bad buyers, I put in a different category in general...the seller isn't really out anything except a little bit of time, and tire kicking is to be expected. But that's also why I never commit to an 'offer'...it's first come first serve with the cash...two guys head my way at the same time, I'll them both they better get here first.

That said, I can still remember one time as a buyer, that I still feel guilty about...I was buying some 50's emblems for something, guy didn't have paypal...agreed I could send a check when the parts arrived. I got the parts, sonuvabitch, I was out of checks...instead of sending a certified check, I re-ordered personal checks and waited for them to show up. The process only took about a week longer than it should have, but I feel bad about it still.
 
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I've only had one bad seller on this forum, and that jerk isn't even on here anymore. It sounds like you were dealing with dude on FB but you also know him on here, is that right? Not that it matters much, he stood you up and that's wrong, you should call him out. But I personally feel any transactions on here are held to a higher standard than FB. Either way, if I tell someone i'm coming, I'm gonna be there or I will call and let dude know I can't make it. It says a lot about someones character if they just stand someone up like that.

Years ago someone on here had a Cummins pickup for sale. We chatted, I liked it, was gonna buy it. We had a time set and I was literally heading out my door that morning to get it and I heard some strange sound coming from the guest bathroom. I lived alone and hardly ever went in that bathroom or bedroom. I went to check it out and it was a hot water line that busted and was shooting a pinhole size stream of hot water inside the wall, apparently long enough to flood the entire room and do major damage. Being faced with that, it was not a good time to buy that truck and my second thought (first was shut the water off) was I need to call dude and let him know I can't come.
I don't remember who that was on here, and he probably thought I was full of it, but either way he didn't stand around only for me not to show. I seriously couldn't sleep if I told someone I was coming and just didn't show.
 
You guys know how to calm a man down, lol. It was not Facebook I don't Facebook i'm not that social lol. I think I more pissed about my time then anything.
 
I’ve always had good dealings with people on here, I also have more faith in the transaction when I see a little diamond next to the name as well. I know one time I was arranging to get some rims and tires from a member but couldn’t make my initial time that was agreed upon so I just let them know and we worked out another time that worked for us both. I did feel kinda guilty about that but I was sure to let them know the situation as to work something out still. Generally though I trust people here and have no problem giving them a personal address to pick items up
 
Don't trust anybody. The ones you think you can trust, trust them even less. They will let you down first..
 
willness33 said:
I'm back! LOL
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Holy cow! How have you been man? Good to see you back around. You were certainly not a bad seller, and I think of you often! In fact, last year I came really close to buying that TJ back. I know where it is, but is been really let go.
 
77GreenMachine said:
Holy cow! How have you been man? Good to see you back around. You were certainly not a bad seller, and I think of you often! In fact, last year I came really close to buying that TJ back. I know where it is, but is been really let go.
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That honestly breaks my heart a little. I've missed that thing since it left my driveway. I need a jeep with some soul again. Glad you took care of it as long as you did.
 
Jody Treadway said:
BS. You handed me a wad of cash before looking at my TJ you bought.
But of course, I'm an exceptional human being.
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Wrong, I wanted the jeep, there was nothing I could not fix after I drove it. Trust was not involved. I gave no fucks of anything else.
 
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