I usually don't air my dirty laundry like this, but I don't know what else to do, and this is quite aggravating and silly over such a small amount. I don't know about you guys, but I work hard for every dollar I earn, and not getting something I paid for, no matter how small, is purely unacceptable.
Erik5032 posted a silver nav bezel for sale in November, at which time I promptly posted that I'd take it. We discussed the transaction via a number of PM's to calculate shipping costs, etc., and I sent payment. I thought all was well.... I mean, the guy was nice, communication was good... but I guess I was wrong. It is now the middle of February, and still no bezel.
First, his dad was in an accident, and he wasn't able to send it. Fine, I'm patient, I understand family definitely comes first, and I told him the same thing. Next, the "place that he took it to have it mailed" was slammed by the holidays, and they were late getting it sent. Then, "USPS" returns the package to him for "some reason." Well, if USPS is really the place he mailed it from, they usually doesn't let packages sit around their office waiting to get shipped. I know they do have busy/slow times, but that usually entails the delivery part; I have yet to see a pile of boxes sitting at a USPS branch that are more than a day old. More weeks go by, and finally I told him just to refund my paypal account. By this time, it was January, and he agreed to refund my payment. More weeks go by... no refund.
Finally, I told him look - if you really still do have this bezel, I'd rather you just resend it to me rather than give me the refund. I told him that he needed to send it via UPS or Fedex so that we could get a tracking number. He agreed, as he said he was really strapped for cash. This was at the beginning of February, and still nothing. I've pm'd him a few times since, and now I get nothing. Nice.
He even made a post about the returned shipment, probably in an attempt to cover his tracks:
The USPS is Annoying!
Original for sale post:
Nav Bezel for Sale.
Here is a post he made about making $22/hour. I don't proclaim to understand his expenses, but surely he could spare the $10 it would take to ship the stupid bezel.
an inconvenient truth
erik5032 - if you read this, it's time to man-up, and do what you say you were going to do. I hope you sleep better at night with $60 extra bucks in your wallet.
2/23/08 UPDATE - IT ARRIVED! THANKS ERIK! I'm sorry that I had to make a post like this to get the part sent, but I'm thankful that you sent it. Thanks again.