ONCE BURNED

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shorty

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Not meaning to bust anyone here but I got a real complaint. I will not mention his name or location as he may really have a mental issue that needs attention. I posted an ad in the “wantâ€￾ section. He responded to me----not me to him. Said he had what I was looking for that his wife didn’t like the component on his truck and he had to sell it. 1st PM from him on the 14th of last month. I responded in the affirmative on the same day. He gave me a price on the 14th as well. I agreed on the 14th. Silence until the 16th and said his wife told him he had to get more money. I immediately responded on the 16th with a counter. Dead silence until the 24th and he said he was planning to let me have it at my price but was offended that I was hostile for his late response. Said he was busy at work. Ok, but I find he is posting almost daily on our forum to other postings and even posting his own. I PMed an apology yet no response. Today the 1 of December and dead silence. I was even willing to drive over 1100 mile round trip to make this work.
I have bought, sold and traded over 200 guns on the internet and never one time been treated like the man has treated me. Not one time was I burned in any of the transactions. I have also been dealing with VENOMOUS1 for the past few weeks. I even sent him a cashier’s check for over 7K and this before I met him face to face. Perfect transaction, not a glitch, perfect gentleman and certainly a man of his word. Could not be more pleased with the way he has treated me. Guess I got spoiled dealing with VENOMOUS1 and should not expect the same courtesy from this man that agreed to sell me an item then backed out. Don’t know if it was his wife telling him what to do of he sold it to someone else and shafted me. Either way, folks like give the rest of us a really bad name.
Again, sorry for the rant but I really thought this was a very special group on this site, like the guy posts, “not a truck but a way of life.â€￾ When it all is said and done, the only lasting thing we have on this earth is our integrity. Integrity with our faith, our wife, our family and with others. Hope this guy is an exception, not the rule.
 
One person doesn't reflect a whole community...
One never can imagine what is going on on the other side.
Maybe that person is going thru a difficult period personaly or relation wise, who's gonna say ?
If a deal stalls or doesn't feel good anymore one can walk away from it.
 
You are so right in that we never know what is going on, on the other side. But----courtesy is not an option when dealing with others, at lease with me. As a past employee of mine once said---“right is right and wrong never is.â€￾ Someone also once said, “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.â€￾ I have made some bad deals in the past but believe me; I lived with them and took my lumps. I lost probable 4K on my last SRT-10 trade as I got anxious like a kid in a candy store and jumped into my first purchase without doing my homework. I ate the loss and moved on.
Please also know, I do not judge others on this site by one bad apple. Just saying!!!!
 
One last thought----I am from Texas, born and raised and all I have is my word. I also am an old fart (65) and from the old school, one does what one says he will do, even if it hurts. I have literally seen million dollar transactions done on a handshake. I do not know the man’s circumstances but just believe I was due a little courtesy.
 
VENOUMOUS1 is a good dude, I agree. Bought a cam he had for sale. I've had great luck on this site with buying items from other members. The only one who slightly rubbed me the wrong way was a member who reached out to me saying he had a part I was looking for and then never would reply back when I asked him what price he was looking for, but yet he posts nearly every day and was even posting other adds in the For Sale section and was actively replying to the ad! So yeah, I know how you feel shorty, but I just stopped trying to contact that person. It is what it is.
 
I don't believe in rants about a member without a name. If its that serious then a name should be dropped to warn other members. If someone is doing shady stuff please inform others.
 
Not sure if it was shady or just lack of respect to tell the other party to look elsewhere, decided to keep part in question. Not lead a man on for weeks that you are selling him an item just to back out or never respond. I think it does boil down to manners, morals and respect. Many aren't taught these requirements in life anymore and disrespect or rude ( better than thou) attitudes are dominant in our youth it seems. Given things on a silver platter has taught younger generations to expect life to be as such and show little care about mankind or interacting correctly with society. Guess just another sign of times.
 
I don't believe in rants about a member without a name. If its that serious then a name should be dropped to warn other members. If someone is doing shady stuff please inform others.

Based on reading some previous posts, I believe I have determined who shorty is speaking of. However it is his choice if he wants to out the person here.
 
for all we know there could of been financial issues and said individual could not have internet available anymore either isnt unheard of when cutting expenses to drop internet if your life doesnt depend on it. just another thought.
 
Just out the idiot. No one wants the hassle of dealing with someone like this. It's better for the community.
 
If your going to call me out at least put my name, although you didn’t put my name here you have followed me onto other topics and threads and asked me questions which I never saw until after my last PM. I never once said I was going to sell it to you. I never once said it had to be sold. I never even agreed on a price with you. In my last PM I told you I WAS going to agree to sale but because of the hostility and to be honest attitude, obnoxious pessimism, and your kind of an @$$hole. I wouldn’t sell it to you if you gave me full price. How someone can sit there and send derogatory and hostile messages and expect for someone to still sell them something is beyond me. I never “ignored” you in the first place, Like I’ve told you in my PMs before. I work in the tourism industry so the month of November and December I’m putting in almost 70-80 hours a week. For the sake of saving face since you put me on public blast, and I would rather not put my personal business online for people to see but it’s come to it.The truth be told since a simple I’m having a hard time right now through messages wasn’t enough for you. I’m going through a difficult time right now, along with 70-80 hour work weeks, I’m also dealing family issues, and marital issues, like I said in my PMs. I’m sorry if I didn’t respond to you in a timely manner. I also apologized for that through PM. Like I said in my last PM I’m sorry me selling my bed cover wasn’t a high enough priority on my list. Keeping my family together and making a living are my priorities, not selling a truck cover. Another thing I said in my last PM to you. I have not been ignoring you since I received your last PM(Well at least the last one that had anything to do with my truck cover, I have been ignoring your ones that are you just flaming). You said you had found another cover but if I decided to sell to you then let you know. If you didn’t get it from my last PM. I don’t want to sell to you so you never got a PM back. You said you had already found another cover. So I said I’m glad you had found another cover, it was my nice way to say no. Then you sent if you change your mind let me know. I didn’t change my mind so I had no reason to respond. You’re the one who continues to send obnoxious PMs and make threads about it, you’re the one who won’t take NO for an answer.
 
Just out the idiot. No one wants the hassle of dealing with someone like this. It's better for the community.

Calling someone an idiot with out knowing whats going on,Or hearing from 2nd. party.:dontknow::dontknow::dontknow::dontknow::dontknow::dontknow::dontknow::dontknow::dontknow::dontknow::dontknow::dontknow::dontknow::dontknow:
 
I have actually purchased something from ViperCLKGTR and even now been messaging him for days, he has responded every day, sometimes late due to his work schedule, but i havent had any issues with him whatsoever. Just my $0.02
 
Based on reading some previous posts, I believe I have determined who shorty is speaking of. However it is his choice if he wants to out the person here.

Agree.

I was taking it as one of those famous craigslist & ebay scams.

I didn't know the story, Well now I do :D:D:D:D

This whole thing should of been kept in PM IMO.
 
Agree.

I was taking it as one of those famous craigslist & ebay scams.

I didn't know the story, Well now I do :D:D:D:D

This whole thing should of been kept in PM IMO.

You are right about the pm,but then again some people love to stur the pot.
 
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