cmbfishing?

redplague

redplague

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Never did get my prize >>http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=736981

After awhile he stopped answering my emails(almost 2 months ago), and I don't think he has been around here since May 22.

Anybody know him or been in contact with him?
I like to give people the benefit of the doubt and he
seems like a good guy from his profile rating. But it's kinda wrong to start a thread about a contest,then not follow through. :confused::(
I'm just sayin..:o
 
That is really sad, and I wish that I could say that it never has happened to me either, but cannot. I wish you luck- I would contact a Moderator and explain the situation if one has not seen this and contacted you either.

Similar things seem to happen when an offer to give somebody something and they say they will give back in kind (given in PM's)- I send something and never hear about what I was to get either, but these are private deals and not open giveaways, so I just move on and never trust the person again.....
 
after 2 months i would just forget about it and go on, i dont know what happened, why someone would offer a prize for something and not follow thru, who knows, maybe something happened/came up/something, i do know after 2 months i would give up on hopes of getting anything.

it is strange though, i mean why start the thing if ya aint gonna follow thru?
 
I know, it's messed up right?

I was all jazzed that I actually
won something! Hell, I even offered to pay for shipping.

I mean maybe something happened to the guy..I dunno.
That's why I was wondering if anybody knew him personally,
or been in contact with him

Unless a mod sees this and wants to act on it, I don't
really know which one to contact. I'm not even sure
what they could do, other than sending him a nasty
message, but like I said, he hasn't checked into his
account here since May 22.

I mean it's not like I am actually out anything, but
it's still kind of a bummer.
 
If I did a give away then never gave the winner his prize, I'd feel like quite the low life and would most likely never use my account here at blade forums again.
That's just me though.

Who knows what his reasons are for not following through with his giveaway.

It's just something that anyone with any amount of integrity would do.

Weird to say the least.
 
Not much the mods can do, other than point this thread out to him.

I'll attempt to do that for you.
 
frontline29 said:
If I did a give away then never gave the winner his prize, I'd feel like quite the low life and would most likely never use my account here at blade forums again.
That's just me though.
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Ditto here.

Who knows what his reasons are for not following through with his giveaway.

It's just something that anyone with any amount of integrity would do.

Weird to say the least.
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Yeah, I dunno. I mean if something happened, beyond the guy's control, I mean I'm a pretty understanding guy...just a little communication would've been nice.
 
I think before anyone questions his integrity, a little concern for his well being might be priority. He is a longtime member with positive feedback and had a few very generous giveaways that seem to have been finalized. His posts stopped abruptly and he hasn't logged in since.
I don't see the need to have opened a GB&U thread. A simple PM or email could have been sent direct.
 
The OP said that he did not get any answers to his e-mails...
On the other hand, it was a giveaway, so it is not something cmbfishing really owed the OP (legally speaking, that is), maybe he has had more important issues to address.
 
Well, one of things I was asking in my original post is if anyone knows him,
has spoken to him, had contact with him, etc.

I do hope nothing has happened to him. I realize that he has good feedback(I believe I also mentioned this to) and has been generous in the past.

It is correct that nothing is really owed to me, and if this is an inappropriate
thread in an inappropriate place, the mods will close it.

I wasn't looking to start an argument here. I have debated with myself
on if it was a good idea to start this thread. Starting to look like a bad idea.
 
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A promise on this board is a promise on this board and all a man has is his word/integrity. I feel that this is the appropriate way to handle this as it is a forum issue- giveaway or not. Perhaps not much can be done, but it lets others know, and perhaps it occurred with others or somebody that knows something will see it and post. This individual put out a great number of giveaways in a short time. Something about it did not sit right with me and I only entered one- not often somebody unloads a lot at once.
 
Just seems out of character for him given his long term participation here and his completed giveaways.
Lets just hope he's OK and hasn't given up the ghost.
 
redplague said:
I know, it's messed up right?

I was all jazzed that I actually
won something! Hell, I even offered to pay for shipping.

I mean maybe something happened to the guy..I dunno.
That's why I was wondering if anybody knew him personally,
or been in contact with him

Unless a mod sees this and wants to act on it, I don't
really know which one to contact. I'm not even sure
what they could do, other than sending him a nasty
message, but like I said, he hasn't checked into his
account here since May 22.

I mean it's not like I am actually out anything, but
it's still kind of a bummer.
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i dont know of anything a mod could do, other than tell him about this thread, sending a nasty EM wont accomplish anything imho.

he knows he didnt send you the prize, if that doesnt concern him nothing a mod can do.

i hope he's not ill/etc, but if he's not ill/etc and just blew ya off, that doesnt speak well of the man, thats for sure, like i said, why in the world have a contest then weasal outta sending the winner the prize? makes no sense to me...........

anyway, like i said before, if it was me i would just go on and forget about it, no use crying over spilt milk, not to imply ya shouldnt have posted a "WTF is up" but as far as expecting anything, it dont look good.
 
Just keep in mind should this guy offer another give-away that he does not follow thru and should he win someone else's give-away that he should not be awarded the give-away because he DOES NOT FOLLOW THROUGH!!!

Other than that, there is little one can do.....................
 
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