phantom357
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^^^ +1.5 million, lol
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gentlemen,
A thought has just occurred to me... what if SPY is a master troll, and all these combined 20 pages of enraged posts, in which he expertly works the crowd into a fury... are the end-game envisioned by a master craftsman? What if the whole thing was orchestrated, from the swapping out of the Sebenza parts to the seller's ad to the sale of the knife to this very thread here, all so that this would turn into an epic thread?
If that is the case, gents, then we must stop berating SPY immediately. And instead, we must bow before him. For he would truly be a master among trolls.
- Mag
p.s. - but I'm leaning toward him just being a nutter
Let's not forget that whatever refund dinokay gets will be from PayPay as it seems that Spyf blocked his accounts.
So Spyf will walk away keeping both the knife and the money that he swindled.
I certainly hope that his future here at BF will be short.
Happy to see it's going with signature confirmation,I hope it as also fully insured and well documented.Let's all watch and track Frankenbenza as it travels back to California and the loving arms of it's creator Dr.Posey(poseur?) It will be like tracking Santa Claus on NORAD radar Christmas Eve,because this CRK was about as real as our favorite Jolly Old Elf.
And one other point I would like to make.Thankfully Dino didn't use the PP "gift" option as offered by SPY.If he had done so,he wouldn't have had any recourse in this matter.Now,just like everybody else,I hate paying fees on my money.And I'm no fan of some of PP's policies.But,isn't about time that we either ban offering the PP Gift Payment option,or at least make it mandatory for anyone who does to include a warning or disclaimer to alert potential buyers of the consequences of using it?
I know that BF policy is well stated that "no deal is concluded unless BOTH parties are 100% happy." Do you think SPY,knowing he had ruined his reputation and facing banishment,would have finally agreed to a refund based on BF policy alone? No. In the end,PP will really save the day for Dino,not the BF policy. Banning and unscrupulous seller only hurts the seller,it doesn't help the buyer they screwed. Should BF now consider a partnership with or endorsement of PP, or some other payment service with a strong buyer protection program,for use in BF sales threads?
How does one get a "signature" if it is delivered to a PO Box?
I would have shipped it to the return address from the original package.Either way,he will have to produce I.D. and sign for it at the post office,they won't just stick it in his mailbox.What an monumental asshat this guy has turned out to be.I hate that you've had to endure such BS over this whole ordeal.At least you know you'll be getting your money back from PP and that this turd will trouble the good citizens of BF no more.
I'm sure we will all be tracking the package along with you as it makes it's way back to California.Please keep us updated on the PP side of things.There are so many members watching this thing now that SPYfanman will become a case study on how NOT to act on BF and what happens if you screw a member.
BTW did anyone ever get this guys ebay name? I know I would be interested in following him on ebay to see if he tries to resell the knife,if for no other reason than to try and warn an potential buyers and point them to BF for the truth about Frankenbenza.All in all it really is a shame.I'll say this,not being knowledgeable about CRK at all,it was a very pretty knife.I really can't blame you for wanting it.I know it has been stated in the previous thread that the changes would not have upset some buyers.Had he represented it as a "modified" or "updated" Sebenza he probably never would have had a problem and would have found a happy buyer.But be that as it may,let's just hope he has,at a minimum,learned his lesson about accurate representation of the items he sells.If for no other reason than he doesn't want a repeat of what has happened to him here.
Here's to a speedy delivery of Frankenbenza back to Dr.Poseur and an even faster refund to your account.I think the MODS should host a walking of the plank thread for SPYfanman,so we can all join in to give this breaker of the code the send of he deserves.I know I'll be sharpening my sword!:emot-yarr: