Author Topic: What Would You Do? (Read 1059 times)

MrLars · « **on:** April 03, 2005, 03:28:24 PM »

What if you sold a piece of computer gear to an AH member and gave him both a great deal and time his finances to recover from the holidays. Then after sending two e-mails asking for payment and being promised a check that has never been recieved?

Would you:

1. Flame him on this board and name him so that others don't get ripped.

2. Wait another three months hoping that he'll remember that he never paid for the gear and will send the check when he realizes his mistake.

3. Make a lame attempt on the board to embarass him anonymously hoping for him to correct his ways and send a check.

4. Forgetaboutit.

What would you do?

ASTAC · « **Reply #1 on:** April 03, 2005, 03:33:33 PM »

Call him out in person...One to embarrass him...two so none of us sell anything to him:aok

Gunslinger · « **Reply #2 on:** April 03, 2005, 03:34:28 PM »

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3. Make a lame attempt on the board to embarass him anonymously hoping for him to correct his ways and send a check.

Looks like your doing step 3 right now

do you have his number? Call him up if you do. If not keep the emails up (squeaky wheels get greased)

If all else fails THEN I'd flame him on the board......but....that's probably not the most SC way to do it

(SC = Skuzzified Correctness)
and I dont mean that in a disrespectful way either

thrila · « **Reply #3 on:** April 03, 2005, 03:41:42 PM »

Would this guy be in JG26...oops!:D

did i guess right?

Tumor · « **Reply #4 on:** April 03, 2005, 03:59:36 PM »

Hire a thug and have his kneecaps busted... then flame him here.

Elfie · « **Reply #5 on:** April 03, 2005, 04:08:26 PM »

I would tell everyone his name so others (your friends) dont get ripped off as well.

Octavius · « **Reply #6 on:** April 03, 2005, 04:11:46 PM »

If he can't pay for it, maybe he can atleast afford the shipping to return it to you?

If he can pay, then they are scum and practice bad business.

Heater · « **Reply #7 on:** April 03, 2005, 04:13:42 PM »

Give him 10 days to pay...if he does not, let the flame war begin!

vorticon · « **Reply #8 on:** April 03, 2005, 04:14:56 PM »

judge judy

Heretic · « **Reply #9 on:** April 03, 2005, 04:18:21 PM »

Sounds like my old CO. He did just that to 4 guys in my squad.

I bought a 256mb ram stick and a GeForce 5200 from him. I had to upgrade the VC so I could play AH2. I finally got the VC but never got the RAM. I'm out $70. This all went down last summer.

Two guys bought computers from him and one guy waited 6 months or so to get his. I'm not gonna mention any names but he is a Bish and flys for one of those JG type squads.

Callisto · « **Reply #10 on:** April 03, 2005, 04:25:31 PM »

Why should you feel bad for naming them? They ripped you off..

Put their names here, see what they have to say.

OIO · « **Reply #11 on:** April 03, 2005, 04:32:20 PM »

does he have 500 hours in a P-51?

rpm · « **Reply #12 on:** April 03, 2005, 04:37:08 PM »

Boardflaming would only make you look like a eunich to the board. Waiting 3 months would only make you look like a eunich to the debtor. Maybe using that newfangled telephone thingy and talking to him/her would be the way to go. If that fails, you could tell his/her Mom.

Callisto · « **Reply #13 on:** April 03, 2005, 05:53:24 PM »

or just post their names in here

Maverick · « **Reply #14 on:** April 03, 2005, 06:37:46 PM »

If you are close enough to do so, file a small claims suit in the county he lives in. If not and it's a long distance away cut your losses and consider it a lesson learned.