David Jones
03-12-2015, 10:49 AM
Back in late 2012 I ordered some engine parts from a smaller Pontiac vendor. After much waiting and very little communication I got the parts plus a cam that was wrong. 262/266 @ .050. I was looking for a 230/236 @ .050. Another round of emails and I received the correct cam, nearly 2.5 months from the date of original order. After another round of emails about what to do with the incorrect cam produced no response, I kept the incorrect cam in its original shipping box. After the fact I discovered that this Pontiac vendor was having some health issues which made for a somewhat rocky transaction on my end.
Anyway. Early/mid January of this year I offhandedly mentioned the new unused hyd roller cam in a thread I'm replying to. My response was followed with an inquiry as to whether I'd like to part with this cam, from a long time (over 10 years and 6000+ replies and somebody that I've done jewelry business with before) respected member of this forum. We settled on a price and the deal was done. Cost to him? My UPS shipping cost to him of $14.38, which I rounded up to $15. Not to bad for a $300+ cam. I shipped the cam without thinking that I might not actually be reimbursed, an idea that never crossed my mind. He tried PayPal and my account is tied to my website so that didn't work. He'd mail a check. I'm not an archivist, but it seems like that was about 6 weeks ago. A PM or two gets an I forgot, been busy with some unexpected responsibilities and I'll get it to you. Nothing. I've PM'd him my address a couple of times in more recent weeks but I know that we've had some PM issues on the forum lately. We're "friends" on Facebook and I've messaged inquiries there.....no response and it's obvious he frequents FB.
The reality is that $15 doesn't make or break me.
But really, $15? Commit to something and don't break a trust. $15 lousy dollars......
Anyway. Early/mid January of this year I offhandedly mentioned the new unused hyd roller cam in a thread I'm replying to. My response was followed with an inquiry as to whether I'd like to part with this cam, from a long time (over 10 years and 6000+ replies and somebody that I've done jewelry business with before) respected member of this forum. We settled on a price and the deal was done. Cost to him? My UPS shipping cost to him of $14.38, which I rounded up to $15. Not to bad for a $300+ cam. I shipped the cam without thinking that I might not actually be reimbursed, an idea that never crossed my mind. He tried PayPal and my account is tied to my website so that didn't work. He'd mail a check. I'm not an archivist, but it seems like that was about 6 weeks ago. A PM or two gets an I forgot, been busy with some unexpected responsibilities and I'll get it to you. Nothing. I've PM'd him my address a couple of times in more recent weeks but I know that we've had some PM issues on the forum lately. We're "friends" on Facebook and I've messaged inquiries there.....no response and it's obvious he frequents FB.
The reality is that $15 doesn't make or break me.
But really, $15? Commit to something and don't break a trust. $15 lousy dollars......