Problem with Bryce Masuk (Canada)

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Before we had the big crash out here I had a post asking to purchase some rayskin. I needed a piece for a project Japanese style knife handle. Forum member Bryce Masuk left a reply and emailed me stating that he had three pieces of rayskin and would sell me one or two. I agreed to purchase one at $20 U.S. including shipping. I sent him $20 cash to Canada. Mr. Masuk mentioned that he would even ship the rayskin before receiving payment if I needed it in a hurry.
Several weeks passed and I received nothing. I emailed him and he told me that he received my payment and the rayskin had been shipped. He mentioned that he would email me the tracking number as soon as he found it. More time passed and nothing! I emailed him again and he said that he had a friend mail out several packages and every package was shipped except mine which was accidentally dropped somewhere. He then assured me that it would be shipped the Tuesday after Easter and that he would email me the tracking number. It is now 4/23/04 and I still do not have the rayskin. I have emailed him with no response. He has not sent me a tracking number and he of course has my $20.
The $20 is not that big of a deal, but if I wanted to give $20 away to a Canadian I would send it to Wally Hayes, Rob Douglas, or Brent Beshara. I need the damn rayskin. It's way overdue and it doesn't look like it's ever going to arrive.
I emailed Mr. Masuk and told him that I would be posting his name and address here if he did not respond. That is when he promised shipment right after Easter and was supposed to provide a tracking number.
It's finally time to post his info here. Until he provides a good excuse my feelings will stand concerning his dishonest trade practices on the forums.
His old forum name is "Bryce". It seems like he has another forum name out here as well.

His email address is--- monsterpirate@pbreview.com Maybe I should have noticed the word "pirate" in his email address
 
He may not have another username but if I remember correctly when he replied to my post he had a different username other than "bryce." After the big crash I could not find my original post so apparently it was lost. I can still find some of his older posts out here in threads from 2003 under the username "bryce" but haven't been able to find any other username.
 
UPDATE:::

It is now 2008 and I just received an email from Bryce a few minutes ago after not hearing from him in all of these years over this matter. He apologized and wanted to make things right.

I just tried to send him emails via Bladeforums.com but his old email still does not work. Bryce if you read this I think it took alot of courage for you to contact me after all of these years. We all make mistakes and I know that I have made my fair share.

I remember this incident well but you do not have to send me any money now. I appreciate the offer. In my mind it is an old deal and all is forgiven. You have stepped up to the plate and acted like a man today by admitting your error during our deal and that speaks volumes to me.

From this point forward I hope that you conduct yourself and all of your forum deals in a manner worthy of praise.
 
Alot of courage or alot of conscious???

How about equal parts of both???

Glad this will resolve and you will be made whole again!!!
 
The way I look at it he didn't have to ever email me again. During the time that he ripped me off and I didn't hear from him I went through an unwanted marital divorce, moved from my lifelong home-town area in Florida to Tennessee, and now my father has only been given less than a year to live due to an aggressive brain tumor that just struck almost overnight when he was completely healthy.

Did Bryce do wrong? Of course he did....that's not even the question here. I may have never screwed anyone over on a business deal or on a forum deal but I've done things in my life that I am not proud of and it's doubtful that anyone else can say that they haven't.

At this point in my life my feeling is that there are more important things than worrying about an almost 4 year old $20 debt that someone owes me.

Bryce knows that he did wrong. The question is will he make good on all of his future deals. The only thing I think he owes this forum is a proper approach to making deals and honesty in all of his transactions. That's up to him and will be a true reflection of how concerned he is about his deception with me.
 
Bimmer1, it's rewarding to hear of your forgiving honesty. Others wouldn't be so kind--nor would I expect them to. I wish you well in your circumstances.

After this span of time, I will bet that Mr. Masuk is going through a healthy 12-Step program.

Sounds like he's working on Step eight and nine:

8: Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all

9: Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others


And there's nothing wrong with that. :thumbup:

Coop
 
Bimmer1, it's rewarding to hear of your forgiving honesty. Others wouldn't be so kind--nor would I expect them to. I wish you well in your circumstances.

After this span of time, I will bet that Mr. Masuk is going through a healthy 12-Step program.

Exactly the thought that came to my mind.
 
Do you guys think it is right to post someone's address for a few bucks?

I think that information is very private, and it shouldnt be given out the the general public.
 
Do you guys think it is right to post someone's address for a few bucks?

I think that information is very private, and it shouldnt be given out the the general public.


You must be his next door neighbor in Canada!!! But..... I'll remove his address that I placed on here back in 2004. At the same time most people would agree that deadbeats who make bad business deals should be exposed so that it doesn't happen to others. (No matter what the cost was at the time) Adding his personal info. was a way to get the word out during that time and let other people know not to deal with this person or send money to his address in case he was trying to scam others. As far as I am concerned his mailing address was part of the scam. That is where he asked me to send him the money. The way I see it you shouldn't give out your "very personal" mailing address if you are not going to hold up your end of the deal after someone's money arrives at your "very personal" home address.

**The amount of money I sent him shouldn't make a difference. That's like telling a judge, "Well your honor, the guy pulled a gun on me and my wife but you should go easy on him because he only took a dollar from my wallet."**

The dollar amount doesn't negate the crime. Theft is theft no matter how we try to justify it.

My feeling at the time was the same as it is today. "Criminals shouldn't have any rights" It's interesting to me when we become more concerned about the well being of the criminal than we are with the victim.

As I have said above....Bryce has contacted me and he has done more than I ever expected him to at this point in time. His debt with me is over.
 
Do you guys think it is right to post someone's address for a few bucks?

I think that information is very private, and it shouldnt be given out the the general public.

We ask people not to do that unless the other person is clearly stealing, in which case we do ask that the address and any other information that can help protect the members be posted. If a person makes good that information can be deleted from the forum.
 
David my new email adress is monsterpirate@gmail.com

send me your adress and I will make things right

I was 16-17 at the time which isnt an excuse,
needless to say I didnt forget about what happened and I have learned alot since then.

people can choose to say what they will, it wont keep me up at night

Both the taking of money and the returning of it will be my choices, although far apart
I wont ask to be forgiven,
I just want to do what is right, FOR MYSELF
 
As far as I am concerned you have done what is right after you did a terrible wrong. You may not ask to be forgiven but it is my choice to forgive.

That was a long time ago and as I have said in previous posts.......we all make mistakes.

If you want to spend money to make up for it then donate $20 to your local Canadian Animal Shelter or Homeless Shelter.

Thanks for your reply on this thread.
 
Will do Dave, Sorry again

Everyone has trouble in life, I wont make excuses but to be honest my father left for good when I was 16, and I have never seen him since

He was the one who helped me when I wanted to make knives after he left I gave up,
Now I am working hard learning and making knives, my return to that coincided with my debt to you

I learned some serious lessons in that time which changed me forever, made me stronger by knocking me down, eventually it seemed my thought processed changed,
I could no longer hide from myself

Now to find a worthy cause, when I do I think I will also volunteer to help if they need it
 
just wanted to update I went and gave some money to critter care our local shelter

they said they would mail me something so i can show it
 
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