Buyer Precautions
Posted: Mon May 23, 2011 11:47 pm
I just recently bought a power supply off qth.com. I emailed the guy, and asked him how much to ship to my zip. I told him to weigh it as I had the same exact supply and actually called UPS affiiliate in my town my self and told them his ziip and the weight and all dimensions. I told them to figure their box ground. His shipping figure was very inflated when he got back. He wanted a US Postal MO. No problem here on that. I asked him in about 3 quick emails, since he wasn't replying timely, if it was in good condition and would be guaranteed not to be doa.
He finally did that. I clearly asked him not to ship USPS as I had equipment severely damged by them. I asked for UPS or Fedex ground. and to please
send the tracking number. He got my money order 5-14-11. I have been sending him emails about every 2 days to get the nr. he promised after saying he would ship it Monday, May 16. No response for days and then after I inquired again, he said he had been in the hospital and that I had called him a scammer and he wasn't and would get it out the very next day. Look clearly at the days, I am mentioning. I told him I was sorry about his health problems and I had some, too, but I had not called him a scammer. I asked him to reply after repeated requests and told him that there were scammers that visited trading sites and I was anxious to know my tracking number.
I have sent several email with no response, even looked in his newspaper for
obituaries. I care! I asked him to call me and gave my phone nr. His was disconnected when I tried to call him. He did respond with his "no spammer"
deal that he never used that phone. I again asked him, I think again, to use UPS please.
Today, I received a box on my porch. A 24 can box of soup would have been
sturdier. The box had absolutely nothing for packing but newspapers with its
thin walls. My wife had told me to look out the window after getting back from
a visitation to a church friend's wake. I looked out the window and lost my train
of thought. I was sick! I knew immediately it had come postal service.
I opened the box and found the newspapers only as packing. The top of the case looks like it has been used by the road department when they use salt
on snow. Very corrosive. There were two very obvious dents in the top 2 front
corners and one meter was slightly loose. I took many pictures of the supply.
I am letting it warm up and checking it out before putting under load. I will only
say this was an Astron supply. I won't divulge who I traded with. I just want this to be a helpful lesson to all buying. I quickly took the first ad with my want and could see another one. The seller claimed he had spent extra shipping money out of his own pocket to get it to me quickly. Sat. May 14 recv'd my mo,
today Monday, May 23rd reception of damaged goods.
Make sure you get someone with a phone number. Make sure they agree in writing to ship the way you ask. He knew the condition and evidently could afford to take the bite that USPS charges for a sorry customer wrapped box.
UPS ground would have already been here and if damaged, I would have insurance but they wouldn't cover what I am seeing. I am going to live with this
trade if it works when I hook the load to it. Just a warning to all. BE CAREFUL,
and to the gentleman that sold it to me, have a good day, and no one but me
will know your identity. Thanks Scott for this forum and sorry to be so lengthy.
Wayland k4ws By the way, I ordered a pressure washer from Chicago ground and it was here in 3 days last week.
He finally did that. I clearly asked him not to ship USPS as I had equipment severely damged by them. I asked for UPS or Fedex ground. and to please
send the tracking number. He got my money order 5-14-11. I have been sending him emails about every 2 days to get the nr. he promised after saying he would ship it Monday, May 16. No response for days and then after I inquired again, he said he had been in the hospital and that I had called him a scammer and he wasn't and would get it out the very next day. Look clearly at the days, I am mentioning. I told him I was sorry about his health problems and I had some, too, but I had not called him a scammer. I asked him to reply after repeated requests and told him that there were scammers that visited trading sites and I was anxious to know my tracking number.
I have sent several email with no response, even looked in his newspaper for
obituaries. I care! I asked him to call me and gave my phone nr. His was disconnected when I tried to call him. He did respond with his "no spammer"
deal that he never used that phone. I again asked him, I think again, to use UPS please.
Today, I received a box on my porch. A 24 can box of soup would have been
sturdier. The box had absolutely nothing for packing but newspapers with its
thin walls. My wife had told me to look out the window after getting back from
a visitation to a church friend's wake. I looked out the window and lost my train
of thought. I was sick! I knew immediately it had come postal service.
I opened the box and found the newspapers only as packing. The top of the case looks like it has been used by the road department when they use salt
on snow. Very corrosive. There were two very obvious dents in the top 2 front
corners and one meter was slightly loose. I took many pictures of the supply.
I am letting it warm up and checking it out before putting under load. I will only
say this was an Astron supply. I won't divulge who I traded with. I just want this to be a helpful lesson to all buying. I quickly took the first ad with my want and could see another one. The seller claimed he had spent extra shipping money out of his own pocket to get it to me quickly. Sat. May 14 recv'd my mo,
today Monday, May 23rd reception of damaged goods.
Make sure you get someone with a phone number. Make sure they agree in writing to ship the way you ask. He knew the condition and evidently could afford to take the bite that USPS charges for a sorry customer wrapped box.
UPS ground would have already been here and if damaged, I would have insurance but they wouldn't cover what I am seeing. I am going to live with this
trade if it works when I hook the load to it. Just a warning to all. BE CAREFUL,
and to the gentleman that sold it to me, have a good day, and no one but me
will know your identity. Thanks Scott for this forum and sorry to be so lengthy.
Wayland k4ws By the way, I ordered a pressure washer from Chicago ground and it was here in 3 days last week.