Pink Unicorn Horsey
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Re: Bad Trader Alert
Franklin?
Franklin?
Bad Trader Alert
- Thread starter Robert S.
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Lucid_Lunatic
Rebelyellologist
LoFiBrian
New member
Re: Bad Trader Alert
Well no dice on a message back.
"FrankFalbo" really needs to get me my things back! For someone living his dream and working for SD. You would think he would be humble enough to make good on a 2yr old deal where I have been not only understanding, But I have been amazing to deal with!
Where should I proceed from here guys? I mean its not hard if one has the knowledge to cut a nut and do a fret dress and solder a JB and put it back in its case and box and drop it at the UPS store and use the enclosed $20 to send it.
maybe a month job max? not nearly 2yrs. I'd appreciate any help anyone can give!
JB_From_Hell has already been a great help!
Well no dice on a message back.
"FrankFalbo" really needs to get me my things back! For someone living his dream and working for SD. You would think he would be humble enough to make good on a 2yr old deal where I have been not only understanding, But I have been amazing to deal with!
Where should I proceed from here guys? I mean its not hard if one has the knowledge to cut a nut and do a fret dress and solder a JB and put it back in its case and box and drop it at the UPS store and use the enclosed $20 to send it.
maybe a month job max? not nearly 2yrs. I'd appreciate any help anyone can give!
JB_From_Hell has already been a great help!
Snake Aces
Singlecut Slut
Re: Bad Trader Alert
Maybe Duncan should hold his checks until you confirm receipt...
Maybe Duncan should hold his checks until you confirm receipt...
J Moose
New member
Re: Bad Trader Alert
Wow.
Just wow.
Staggering.
He should be fired.
Inexcusable.
I'd start with a phone call or email to Evan Skopp.
Wow.
Just wow.
Staggering.
He should be fired.
Inexcusable.
I'd start with a phone call or email to Evan Skopp.
ParameterMan
New member
LoFiBrian
New member
Re: Bad Trader Alert
See thats what i dont want. I just want my things back! noone whould lose their job! or have this interface with their wellness!
I'm not a vengeful person. Maybe just too good of a Christian IDK?
See thats what i dont want. I just want my things back! noone whould lose their job! or have this interface with their wellness!
I'm not a vengeful person. Maybe just too good of a Christian IDK?
T
theodie
Guest
Re: Bad Trader Alert
Yeah, this dude needs to make this situation right. I dont see how someone can do this if they have any kind of a conscious.
LoFibrian, if you get it back and you still need a nut, fret dress, and a pickup install. I will do it for you no charge (just cover shipping). Considering this situation and how patient you have been with it, you are deserving and this impresses me.
Yes, I have a good reputation and the skills to do this.
Oh, I should be able to turn it in under a week.
Yeah, this dude needs to make this situation right. I dont see how someone can do this if they have any kind of a conscious.
LoFibrian, if you get it back and you still need a nut, fret dress, and a pickup install. I will do it for you no charge (just cover shipping). Considering this situation and how patient you have been with it, you are deserving and this impresses me.
Yes, I have a good reputation and the skills to do this.
Oh, I should be able to turn it in under a week.
LoFiBrian
New member
frankfalbo
In Fluence Y'all
Re: Bad Trader Alert
Whoa you guys, it'll ship today and I'll get in touch with lo-fi brian off-line. Rest assured the lo-fi brian will be made more than whole acoss the entire situation.
Whoa you guys, it'll ship today and I'll get in touch with lo-fi brian off-line. Rest assured the lo-fi brian will be made more than whole acoss the entire situation.
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frankfalbo
In Fluence Y'all
Re: Bad Trader Alert
Thanks brother, I'll send you my phone number in an email and I'd like you to call me if you're up to it.
Thanks brother, I'll send you my phone number in an email and I'd like you to call me if you're up to it.
Snake Aces
Singlecut Slut
Re: Bad Trader Alert
a tear comes to my eye!! I love successful trades
a tear comes to my eye!! I love successful trades
frankfalbo
In Fluence Y'all
Re: Bad Trader Alert
Yeah I wouldn't call this one a success, although it should end well.:laugh2:
I have this knack for letting side jobs fall out of my field of vision when things get busy, and this is the worst of them all. I now literally never trade anything without forewarning. I make the person wait until they receive my piece of gear before sending theirs, and I don't take any money for refrets until the person has received their guitar. It's the only way to cure my disease. :smack:
Yeah I wouldn't call this one a success, although it should end well.:laugh2:
I have this knack for letting side jobs fall out of my field of vision when things get busy, and this is the worst of them all. I now literally never trade anything without forewarning. I make the person wait until they receive my piece of gear before sending theirs, and I don't take any money for refrets until the person has received their guitar. It's the only way to cure my disease. :smack:
Snake Aces
Singlecut Slut
Re: Bad Trader Alert
No doubt, at least you are honest.
No doubt, at least you are honest.
Pink Unicorn Horsey
Megä Pöny Rÿdr
Re: Bad Trader Alert
Group hug.
Group hug.
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theodie
Guest
Re: Bad Trader Alert
Good deal Frank.
Good deal Frank.
LoFiBrian
New member
Re: Bad Trader Alert
I talked to Frank before work yesterday on the phone. We sorted out our issue and talked a bit of shop. Frank as always is honest and it was weird speaking to someone who knows more about gear and pickups than I do.
I'll let you guys know when I get my guitar and Frank will too. I'm stoked!
-B
I talked to Frank before work yesterday on the phone. We sorted out our issue and talked a bit of shop. Frank as always is honest and it was weird speaking to someone who knows more about gear and pickups than I do.
I'll let you guys know when I get my guitar and Frank will too. I'm stoked!
-B
alex1fly
Well-known member
Re: Bad Trader Alert
Lewguitar. I wanted to buy some bass pickups, thought I'd go through a forum bro rather than a mainstream site. But every time I messaged him it took him multiple days, sometimes even a week to respond, often vaguely. I did not detect a hint of sincerity in any of our dealings; it was more like I was a nuisance to him rather than a customer for his business. Here's a timeline of what should have been a legitimate business deal - pay close attention to the dates!
Middle of September - inquire about bass pickups and prices. Many days go by.
Sep 29 - Lew gives me the prices after a few weeks' wait. I send money via Paypal. More days go by, and I learn that Lew doesn't have the pickups in stock, something that would've been nice to know prior to paying him.
Oct 29 - Lew informs me that I need to send more money - odd, because he first said they were 1/3 off and then gave me the actual prices, so I needed to send him the extra 1/3 of the money. But a respectable businessman would quickly ask his client to send more money - maybe a few days later, not a MONTH later.
Nov 22 - Lew "ships the pickups" to me, though when I receive the package its postmarked for Nov 27. A week between "shipping" and actual shipping.
Nov 29 - receive the pickups, though one was the wrong model. He tells me he'll ship the correct model right out.
Dec 6 - Lew tells me he's waiting for me to return my pickup first, even though he said he'd ship mine right out, so I go ahead and ship the pickup to him. Lew doesn't offer to reimburse me for shipping.
Dec 13 - My package is returned to me. Lew's business address on his website is apparently incorrect. Ship the package to him again with the "corrected address", and again Lew does not offer to reimburse me. I tell him I want a refund for the pickup.
Jan 6 - Lew wants me to go through my Paypal records and find the payment so he can refund me. I just need the amount for the one pickup - shouldn't he know his own prices? We'd been corresponding through email, I'd given him this information multiple times, copied and pasted his SDUGF messages with his prices, tried to be as helpful as possible.
Jan 9 - Lew asks me to again go through my Paypal records. I send him the exact same information, my email, the amount he owes me. He finally gives me my refund.
As you can see, this process took just under 3 1/2 months. I know he's a forum favorite and others have ordered from him with no problem, but he consistently treated me as though I was at the bottom rung of his priority list. Worst online business I've ever done.
Lewguitar. I wanted to buy some bass pickups, thought I'd go through a forum bro rather than a mainstream site. But every time I messaged him it took him multiple days, sometimes even a week to respond, often vaguely. I did not detect a hint of sincerity in any of our dealings; it was more like I was a nuisance to him rather than a customer for his business. Here's a timeline of what should have been a legitimate business deal - pay close attention to the dates!
Middle of September - inquire about bass pickups and prices. Many days go by.
Sep 29 - Lew gives me the prices after a few weeks' wait. I send money via Paypal. More days go by, and I learn that Lew doesn't have the pickups in stock, something that would've been nice to know prior to paying him.
Oct 29 - Lew informs me that I need to send more money - odd, because he first said they were 1/3 off and then gave me the actual prices, so I needed to send him the extra 1/3 of the money. But a respectable businessman would quickly ask his client to send more money - maybe a few days later, not a MONTH later.
Nov 22 - Lew "ships the pickups" to me, though when I receive the package its postmarked for Nov 27. A week between "shipping" and actual shipping.
Nov 29 - receive the pickups, though one was the wrong model. He tells me he'll ship the correct model right out.
Dec 6 - Lew tells me he's waiting for me to return my pickup first, even though he said he'd ship mine right out, so I go ahead and ship the pickup to him. Lew doesn't offer to reimburse me for shipping.
Dec 13 - My package is returned to me. Lew's business address on his website is apparently incorrect. Ship the package to him again with the "corrected address", and again Lew does not offer to reimburse me. I tell him I want a refund for the pickup.
Jan 6 - Lew wants me to go through my Paypal records and find the payment so he can refund me. I just need the amount for the one pickup - shouldn't he know his own prices? We'd been corresponding through email, I'd given him this information multiple times, copied and pasted his SDUGF messages with his prices, tried to be as helpful as possible.
Jan 9 - Lew asks me to again go through my Paypal records. I send him the exact same information, my email, the amount he owes me. He finally gives me my refund.
As you can see, this process took just under 3 1/2 months. I know he's a forum favorite and others have ordered from him with no problem, but he consistently treated me as though I was at the bottom rung of his priority list. Worst online business I've ever done.
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