Richard, Thank you for sharing in an honest and empathetic way about something that is troubling but relevant to people who read here.
-Jim W. On Mar 31, 2015, at 10:39 PM, Richard Rios wrote: > I have been trying to think up a very thoughtful response to all of this. > Being on the bogus end of a burn has perhaps made this a bit more difficult. > The intent of my original response post was a good faith effort to contact > Peter since phone calls, texts, and emials were failing. Unfortunately as of > writing it does not seem to have had it's desired effect. In any event I > must admit as much as I am dissapointed by this experience I am equally > confused. You see for the life of me I can't quite figure out why someone > would sell items to others, hold onto them citing shipping delays or health > problems or..., causing some degree of concern or frustration on the > purchaseres part, ultimately just to send the part(s) out. Is it just me or > does any one else find this behavior a bit pecular. I mean once, maybe even > twice, to have "health issues", or "shipping delays", I get it stuff happens. > But I think that it is fair to conclude at this point there is a bit more to > the story than that. So I have now resigned myself to the fact that this is > more than likely a loss. I am tired of thinking about it and if Peter needs > the money that bad then he can have it and I wish him well. Hopefully he > will find good health mentally, spiritually, physically, and if my 80$ > somehow contributes to this then all the better. This type of behavior > really just bums me out big time. Please forgive me and thank you for > bearing with me as I know I dont post often, but I read often and enjoy many > of the thoughts and experiences shared by those that do. I will again beg > your pardon as typically I don't take things this hard but in an other wise > complicated world the owners bunch is where I come for my daily dose of aaw > shucks, golly wally, the good guys look out for the other guys, wear white, > and always win...The stuff about lugs and handlebar tape is cool to!) > > Sincerly, > Richard > > On Tuesday, March 31, 2015 at 8:01:27 PM UTC-7, Robert Barr wrote: > To respond to Drew's question, I did get my item. It took a long time, and > there were several emails, but I got my item, and it was as promised. In > fairness, after I got my first note from Peter telling me there had been a > shipping error, I told him not to worry - the item was for bike I was going > to build until later. If I had been building up a bike at the time and > needing the crank to finish, I would have been more frustrated. Later when it > became clear that my experience wasn't unique, I held off on sending a note > to Jim because it seemed that items were being shipped, albeit very slowly. > That may have been a mistake on my part, but I have heard enough unbelievable > stories from students that ended up being true, that I tend to be very > careful. Bob > > On Tue, Mar 31, 2015 at 8:09 PM, Bill Lindsay <tape...@gmail.com> wrote: > When I saw a Bosco Bullmoose for $80, I was ready to jump on it. Such a > deal! Then I saw who the seller was, and decided not to jump. Maybe I > should have looked out for the group the way I looked out for myself. I > promise I will next time. > > On Tuesday, March 31, 2015 at 1:49:09 PM UTC-7, cyclot...@gmail.com wrote: > I purchased a seatpost from him in December. There was no communication for > about a month, then I emailed a few times. He said it must have been lost, > but that he had another one that he would send, and that came about a week > later IIRC. > > So I can say that he delivered what I bought, and AAFAIK he delivered to > everyone else, but it did take approximately a month with poor communication. > > > On Tue, Mar 31, 2015 at 1:43 PM, Deacon Patrick <lamon...@mac.com> wrote: > Fortunately and unfortunately, the same things you've been doing. > > With abandon, > Patrick > > On Tuesday, March 31, 2015 at 2:37:58 PM UTC-6, drew beckmeyer wrote: > > To everyone who has been through this before, what did you do to finally get > your items or your money back? > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > > -- > Cheers, > David > > Member, Supreme Council of Cyberspace > > "it isn't a contest. 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