First of all, let me say that from the day I've joined bladeforums in January of 2007, my experiences here have been very positive. I do hope that anyone reading this little history will understand that this is one small issue, and is not intended to reflect negatively on Bladeforums as a whole.
I've had many, many deals through the selling & trading forums, and for the most part, all have gone well.
Part I:
January & February: Alphabravo & I had a trade deal confirmed, where he would send a waved Delica for my waved Endura. I had made clear that there was an issue with my waved Endura, in that the lockbar did not sit flush. (Lockup was fine, no issue with functionality; it just didn't feel quite flush in the open & locked position.) He was to ship the waved Delica around the same time I shipped. I shipped the waved Endura, but never received the waved Delica. After I emailed him, he said he'd had mail delivery stopped, due to the snowstorms there. I understood his situation, and didn't make an issue of the delay.
Later, he had received my waved Endura, and instead of sending the waved Delica, he sent my waved Endura back. Okay, I'm glad to have a knife back, but I thought we had agreed to a trade?
I guess he just wanted to inspect the Endura first? I don't mind that, but it should have been communicated to me.
Looking back through the emails, it was a confirmed trade: at one point he actually said he would ship the waved Delica out. There was no mention of not wanting to follow through with the trade. However, in keeping with the policy of "both sides must be happy before a trade is complete", I just decided not to worry about it.
Part II:
Fast forward to March. Alphabravo posts a new trade thread, in which he has a Spyderco (sprint run?) blue Delica CE for trade, in 85% condition. With all the distractions I've had of late, I'd forgotten that he was the one that I'd offered the waved Endura to earlier. I offered it up again, for the blue Delica, and he accepted my trade offer.
Again, we were to ship around the same time. I shipped the waved Endura to him again, and again, I never received the Delica. I checked the USPS tracking number, no good. I emailed him, he sends me a "corrected" number, and that one shows delivery to Redwood City, CA; about 40-45 miles from here.
I checked with the local USPS office here, and they basically said the package was delivered to the address written on the package. They even went so far as to wonder why a postal delivery guy would deliver a package to Redwood City address, that had a Concord address on it. The delivery guy would have returned it. In a nutshell, they said the sender either made a mistake, or deliberately mislabeled it. Their advice is to file a claim.
Part III:
I post this thread, asking for other contact info, because at this point, after four emails, I've had no contact from Alphabravo for over a week. He's had no activity here on the forums since March 12th.
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Does anyone have any contact info for this member? He had a trade thread up here:
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=829918
I sent a waved Endura 4, which he received, but the blue Delica CE coming to me never got here. The last email I received from him was March 22nd.
He lives in New York. By chance, does anyone here know him or how to reach him?
~Chris
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Part IV:
I'm leaving negative feedback, after reading the responses from a couple of members here.
I've not been put in this position on Bladeforums before, but at this stage I feel the need to give negative feedback for the first time. :grumpy: I've still had no contact with Alphabravo, and I highly recommend that no other member here does any business with him. I understand if something has happened that's keeping him away, but my feeling here is that he could at least communicate through other channels if necessary. (My phone number is in my email signature.)
It's only a forty dollar knife. I hate doing this, but I'd hate to see someone else lose something more expensive. Depending on Alphabravo's willingness to resolve this, I'm willing to reconsider my feedback (especially if there are extenuating circumstances), but at this point it's negative.
~Chris
I've had many, many deals through the selling & trading forums, and for the most part, all have gone well.
Part I:
January & February: Alphabravo & I had a trade deal confirmed, where he would send a waved Delica for my waved Endura. I had made clear that there was an issue with my waved Endura, in that the lockbar did not sit flush. (Lockup was fine, no issue with functionality; it just didn't feel quite flush in the open & locked position.) He was to ship the waved Delica around the same time I shipped. I shipped the waved Endura, but never received the waved Delica. After I emailed him, he said he'd had mail delivery stopped, due to the snowstorms there. I understood his situation, and didn't make an issue of the delay.
Later, he had received my waved Endura, and instead of sending the waved Delica, he sent my waved Endura back. Okay, I'm glad to have a knife back, but I thought we had agreed to a trade?
I guess he just wanted to inspect the Endura first? I don't mind that, but it should have been communicated to me. Looking back through the emails, it was a confirmed trade: at one point he actually said he would ship the waved Delica out. There was no mention of not wanting to follow through with the trade. However, in keeping with the policy of "both sides must be happy before a trade is complete", I just decided not to worry about it.
Part II:
Fast forward to March. Alphabravo posts a new trade thread, in which he has a Spyderco (sprint run?) blue Delica CE for trade, in 85% condition. With all the distractions I've had of late, I'd forgotten that he was the one that I'd offered the waved Endura to earlier. I offered it up again, for the blue Delica, and he accepted my trade offer.
Again, we were to ship around the same time. I shipped the waved Endura to him again, and again, I never received the Delica. I checked the USPS tracking number, no good. I emailed him, he sends me a "corrected" number, and that one shows delivery to Redwood City, CA; about 40-45 miles from here.
I checked with the local USPS office here, and they basically said the package was delivered to the address written on the package. They even went so far as to wonder why a postal delivery guy would deliver a package to Redwood City address, that had a Concord address on it. The delivery guy would have returned it. In a nutshell, they said the sender either made a mistake, or deliberately mislabeled it. Their advice is to file a claim.
Part III:
I post this thread, asking for other contact info, because at this point, after four emails, I've had no contact from Alphabravo for over a week. He's had no activity here on the forums since March 12th.
* * * *
Does anyone have any contact info for this member? He had a trade thread up here:
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=829918
I sent a waved Endura 4, which he received, but the blue Delica CE coming to me never got here. The last email I received from him was March 22nd.
He lives in New York. By chance, does anyone here know him or how to reach him?
~Chris
* * * *
Part IV:
I'm leaving negative feedback, after reading the responses from a couple of members here.
I've not been put in this position on Bladeforums before, but at this stage I feel the need to give negative feedback for the first time. :grumpy: I've still had no contact with Alphabravo, and I highly recommend that no other member here does any business with him. I understand if something has happened that's keeping him away, but my feeling here is that he could at least communicate through other channels if necessary. (My phone number is in my email signature.)
It's only a forty dollar knife. I hate doing this, but I'd hate to see someone else lose something more expensive. Depending on Alphabravo's willingness to resolve this, I'm willing to reconsider my feedback (especially if there are extenuating circumstances), but at this point it's negative.
~Chris
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