scam ...on board, SpecialInt Options

[0396]

On the Bird site...buyer beware

I've received pm if it happened to me...no it happened to some one on the bird site that has paid for a set of seats back Nov 2013.
You can read about it on that site. I'm just passing on info so others don't get burned.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsche-911...o-new-post.html

[MikeInMunich]

I love the 914world community and the high standard of "service" that is almost always delivered by members selling here. I think it's OK to hold members to this (relatively high) standard but IMHO calling this guy names and essentially a "crook" or "scammer" is going a bit too far. I have dealt with and spoken with him. He's also the only guy that ever sent me something without receiving a payment up front. That being said, if he is to eventually earn a more positive reputation here in the future he will (simply) have to prioritize quicker service to members over other things taking up his time more than he has thus far.

@Tweet, higher demand in MD and the NE may dictate higher rates than shipping from FL. I personally think Courtney has better things to do than waste his time offering something and then corresponding with someone, etc. etc. only to wind up refunding their money.

M.i.M.

[Big Len]

Mike,
I agree that there is a somewhat higher standard here than on lets say Craigslist, after all, we are members here. This guy had the opportunity to maintain that standard from the beginning and I repeatedly told him that his reputation, not his parts, are the most important part of any sale, especially when a problem occurs.

I'm relatively new here, but I've been in sales for 20 years and my hobby is vintage stereo equipment, which I sell on Ebay. It is incumbant on the seller to do everything he can do to ensure the sale goes smoothly. From honestly describing the item to packing and shipping in a safe and timely manner or communicating with the buyer immediately if an issue pops up. Ask a good seller like Eric S. or Timothy and they will tell you the same thing.

In my previous warning, I said that I wouldn't NOT buy anything from him, just to be very careful. He owed me a set of lug nuts which he posted in the same thread that he was sorry and he was sending them asap.That was 3 weeks ago and I received nothing. Small potatos? Yes, but it says a great deal about this guy. No return phone call, same shipping company problems, same Square payment issues etc.

I hope we as, 914 nuts, are not so hard up for parts that we need to deal with this crap. These kind of sellers, if allowed to continue, will eventually tarnish the entire classified section. By banning him, you will be protecting the standard mentioned above.