Bought a part here that was blatently misreprsented, How would you feel ?? Options

[toolguy]

After thinking about whether I should let others know about this issue, I decided the right thing to do is post the pictures and issue with no names at this point so he can see what was delivered to me as 'rust free'. . .
Here's the story. . .
A long time member sold this deck lid recently and represented is as straight and rust free. . here's his PM to me when I specifically asked about any rust, which was my main concern. .

"" Dave. . . Once you pay for it, it's yours. It will just sit at XXXX's shop...
Not sure when I'll get back to LA. My daughter's in Diamond Bar. She is planning a trip home next.
It is as described. Very straight, there's no rust.""

So I pay his full asking price, no quibbling, based on his representation of the condition. I make the 2 day 1200 mile trip to pick it up and here is what I find. . .rust from most of the seems , especially the rear lower lip. .
I tell the 'shop owner' the seller said no rust. . He replies "That's between you and the seller". .
So there I am, 600 miles away from home, with a lid I would have never bought in the first place if it had been properly described. Since seller that already specifically stated "Once you pay for it, it's yours", and the shop owner stating that he's out of the picture as to condition, I feel somewhat compelled to take it or lose everything as I'm already out 2 days traveling 12000 miles, 60+ gallons of gas and a hotel for the night,

I PM the seller that day to let him know about the rust issue. . . I ask for an email address so I can provide him a picture, thinking maybe, just maybe, he was unaware of the extent of the rust. . He goes AWOL for days, and despite numerous requests for an email, has yet to give me one. .
His last PM to me was that I was strong-arming him for a refund, and said "There is really no point. I have already offered a refund and all you have to do is return the lid to XXX's shop.
There is currently a lid listed at $175 that looks like crap by comparison. Regardless of what you found, this lid is worth $200"

So here is a shot of the so called rust free deck lid for the seller to see since he won't email me his address. .
My last message to him was the I felt he would also be disappointed if the same happened to him. .
Burns my butt that a long time member would actually describe this as rust free and now blame me for accepting it, . His latest PM was for me to drive the 1200 mile trip and return the hood which doesn't make financial sense . . .

SO for the seller. . is this rust or not ??

[R8CERX]

I would also feel misled as Toolguy feels....

I know of his work and the pride he takes on his work; as well as his deep knowledge in the field of 914's and more.

Thus, I can understand when he ACTUALLY asks about the rust--and the seller should at least have mentioned at that time that there was some visible surface rust.

Not getting the pictures did not help; but then again, the seller should have disclosed the surface rust...or any type of rust, as RUST FREE, means rust free... my car lids don't have any visible rust... so I could sell them as rust free.

Then again, his problem could easily be resolved if the seller did at least respond to his inquiries. At that point, I believe Toolguy would not be replying via the forum to the seller.

I did also order some parts (probably from a different seller?) and I did not get what it was described--and again, this was a member of this organization.

I would suggest to our community to keep tabs on those folks that we seem to run into once in a while and disappoint us when advertising and not delivering as promised--sounds like an ebay scoring process...not sure if this is something our computer experts can implement...

Toolguy--I hope the seller does have honor and responds to your concerns and works out a deal that is fair. Even if the lid was sold at a great price, it is the honesty-principle that is in question.

I am off my medications... I need to go take them before my period comes!
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