[Boatanchors] ALERT

Sun, 10 Feb 2002 17:55:06 -0600

An example of the worse that can happen when dealing with an unknown.

Another irritating factor is when someone says "Yes, I want it (an item you 
are listing for sale).  Then after you inform him he is the first to 
respond, and the unit is being held for him.....you never hear back and you 
don't know if too list the item again or wait and see if he is still 
interested??????

>From: "John W. Harden, Jr." <[email protected]>
>To: boat anchor reflector <[email protected]>
>Subject: [Boatanchors] ALERT
>Date: Sat, 09 Feb 2002 12:59:52 -0500
>
>Subject:
>         Hallicrafters Gear Scam
>    Date:
>         Fri, 08 Feb 2002 19:08:03 -0500
>    From:
>         "John W. Harden, Jr." <[email protected]>
>      To:
>         [email protected]
>
>
>
>
>Dear Fellow Hams/Hallicrafters Collectors,
>
>On July 24 2001 I shipped an SX-101A and an HT-32A "parts rig" to a ham
>in Texas. I made him a package deal for $350
>plus shipping. I paid $116.17 to UPS for ground delivery. Therefore the
>grand total was $466.17.
>
>The fellow said he was disabled and didn't have the money at the time to
>pay me. Like a fool I shipped the gear to him anyway
>as I was sensitive to his situation. He has not paid me a penny to date.
>
>I didn't do a good job on the packing on the parts rig as the panel
>meter and some knob skirts were damaged according to
>him. However it was a "PARTS RIG" I emphasize!!
>
>He has refused to pay me. This is even after I said he could have the
>parts rig for free in view of the damage. The SX-101A
>was in good condition and had been completely recapped and aligned using
>Hewlett Packard test gear. It was a very good
>SX-101A.
>
>He started off saying that "you did a good job on the SX-101A. It is
>much better on SSB than my SX-101MKII...." This was
>stated in his e-mail of 1 August 2001. By 20 November 2001 he was
>complaining that the SX-101A was "drifting, and the dial
>was slipping"...I knew by then that I had been ripped off and that I
>would never get paid.
>
>I explained several times to him that no BA gear is perfect, and that
>gear is sold "as is"!!!
>
>This gentleman should be avoided like the plague, and you should
>definitely collect from him ahead of time. If you get any gear
>from him you should make him ship it at his expense so you can check it
>out in advance.
>
>He had the audacity to tell me in January 2002 that he would ship the
>gear back to me at my expense!!!
>
>He is:
>
>George R. Griesbach
>W5GRG
>
>Comfort, Texas
>
>I feel like it is my duty to tell you all about the one time I have been
>ripped off on the reflectors.
>
>73,
>
>John, W4NU
>Atlanta
>
>
>
>
>
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