RE: Re: Surplus Condition Question

From: Wayne Harris (papercu@hotmail.com)
Date: Fri Mar 10 2006 - 06:26:05 PST


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> FYI If you used your credit card to pay for your item (even if you used it thru paypal) they will help get your payment back. Wayne
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> > To:
mil-veh@mil-veh.org
> > From: info@fireflyarms.com
> > Subject: Re: [MV] Surplus Condition Question
> > Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2006 05:16:59 -0500
> >
> > Thanks for the input guys.. I'm glad to know that I haven't gone completely
> > off my rocker. The vendor is Dave Demorrow at All Era Militaria in TX,
> > www.alleramilitaria.com. Here's the whole silly story:
> >
> > I got a load of canteens from GL and some had beat up caps. I found this
> > vendor's website via Google and he had the best price on new caps. I
> > contacted the vendor to confirm price and shipping. Upon his reply I
> > immediately paid via PayPal, mistakenly thinking they would offer some
> > protection against getting burned.
> >
> > After 2 weeks and nothing shows up, I email the vendor. He states "they were
> > returned in the mail, verify my address and I'll send them again." I again
> > send my address and wait.
> >
> > 4 days later a box arrives. I ordered 40 NEW caps and received 20 USED caps.
> > I was a bit pissed off. I went to PayPal and filled out their complaint
> > form.. The instantly reply that my complaint has been logged but I won't get
> > a refund via them because while I didn't receive what I ordered, I did
> > receive something. They'll only intervene if you don't get anything.
> >
> > I contact the vendor and he calls me. First he says that the quantity was a
> > mistake and he'll send more. I say I don't want more becuase these aren't
> > new. He goes on to tell me a story about how yes, these are new, that he
> > took them off new canteens that he replaced with old-style solid caps. He
> > also states that the delay in shipping was because he was in the hospital
> > (contrary to what he had told me previously). We continue to disagree on the
> > condition and he agrees to refund my money if I return what I have received.
> >
> > So now the box is packed and going back in the mail. I'm not going to hold
> > by breath for a refund.
> >
> > Thanks again for the opinions,
> >
> > Sam Betlyon
> > info@fireflyarms.com

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