Saw a set of Alley Cat wheels for sale on PH... turns out the vendor lives in the next village.
Went round and saw them this morning... decent nick, but poor paint. Bought them and took them straight to the powdercoater.
Got a call from the powdercoater a couple of hours later to say they were disintegrating during sand-blasting... turns out they were half metal and
half filler!
Seller wont answer my phone calls, but he has more or less said "tough" during our (limited) text dialogue!!!
At least you know exactly where he stays..........
Take them back to him and have a quiet word...
I'd throw one through his window.
Don't txt him, use braille.
On his head.
He can read the lumps when he regains conciousness.
dont you have any H&K MP5Ns stashed away scott 
Go in heavy when you know hes in. Either that or throw one through his windscreen, rear screen, front room window and the sharpest one at the front door - hard.
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Originally posted by philw
I'd throw one through his window.
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Originally posted by cd.thomson
dont you have any H&K MP5Ns stashed away scott
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Originally posted by Johneturbo
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Originally posted by philw
I'd throw one through his window.
maybe the one without the filler or it might bounce back
£100 down...
"Caveat emptor" is the rule on this one I fear (principle that the buyer is responsible for checking the quality and suitability of goods
before purchase)
Unless you can prove he knowingly misled you maybe
Hands up those of you who've never been stung then......
....... on the subject of being stung...loads of dodgy pound coins around I've noticed
[Edited on 16/3/10 by Litemoth]
To be fair the seller might not have known they were plastic if it wasn't him that bodged them... Caveat emptor
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Originally posted by andyharding
To be fair the seller might not have known they were plastic if it wasn't him that bodged them... Caveat emptor
Sure... I appreciate all that, but in the circumstances I would have no hesitation in refunding the buyer.
Disappointing!
Going by his response i'd say he did know
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Originally posted by scootz
Sure... I appreciate all that, but in the circumstances I would have no hesitation in refunding the buyer.
Disappointing!
W**ker, Does he know where you live? if not, get some mates together and go knock on his door!!!
If you had 5 fake twenty pound notes would you have paid for the wheels, just because someone had given them to you? If the answer is yes then you
cant take the moral high ground, if the answer is no you couldnt do that to a fellow human being, then set the wheels on fire and throw them through
his living room window.
Just a thought.
Paul
you could just go and give him the wheels back along with the blasters bill...
if he doesnt refund then knock on his door early one eve, smash him in the face with a 2x4, leave a note on his unconcious body saying ' i have
left you negative feedback'...
go home and wait for the police to turn up and get 3 years inside.....if your lucky you will be out after a year and a half....
not that im speaking from experience or anything.....
Knowing from another chap on here that has bought stuff from Scootz, this really winds me up.
I've never met him but have it on good authority that he's a truly decent chap.
I would go and see the seller, show him the wheels and ask him what he thinks!
Tell him he can keep the wheels, any refund is up to him but they're no use to you
Cheers!
He knows they'll be left on his doorstep tomorrow morning as they're bugger all use to me and I don't want to be stuck with them!
I'll knock at the door and have a word, but he's already said he won't answer! I'll bring someone with me to sit in the car
justin case he alleges anything!
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Originally posted by Cousin Cleotis
If you had 5 fake twenty pound notes would you have paid for the wheels, just because someone had given them to you? If the answer is yes then you cant take the moral high ground, if the answer is no you couldnt do that to a fellow human being, then set the wheels on fire and throw them through his living room window.
Just a thought.
Paul
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Originally posted by scootz
Cheers!
He knows they'll be left on his doorstep tomorrow morning as they're bugger all use to me and I don't want to be stuck with them!
I'll knock at the door and have a word, but he's already said he won't answer! I'll bring someone with me to sit in the car justin case he alleges anything!
Tell him he can have the wheels back, and let him know you will be giving him the bill for the blasting and expect a refund on the wheels. Also make
sure to tell him that you are going to see your solicitor this week to discuss small claims action
It'll either work or it won't, can't lose much more.
read up on here to see where you stand.
http://www.consumerdirect.gov.uk/
I'd go have a word, no need to threaten anything - cos to be honest I'm sure £100 isn't worth that to you.
Personally I'd drop the wheels off one at a time, maybe once every...month? but not tell him that
That way he will get rid of one, then another will arrive and make him have to do another trip and try and barter with the local dump!
Small justice, but better than pretending you will murder him like some internet hero would.
Smash them with a sledge hammergrinder and post the bits through his letter box over a VERY long period of time.
or
Burst him
Whichever
If you do leave them make sure they can't be re-bodged and sold on to another victim.
Good point Iain... and well made!
Thanks for the input all... I've had a few giggles at your replies which have cheered me up a bit!
I'd not be giving them back at all if I could help it, even less so without a full refund. These are alloy wheels right? I dont know what alloy scrap is making at the moment but it's better in your pocket than his!
This boy named MIKEY has been toting them on scotish vag forum
michael stewart
Chris saw the pic and was right on to the posting on scottish vag
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[Edited on 16-3-10 by mangogrooveworkshop]
Visit him in the middle of the night and nick the wheels off his car, leaving it standing on the ones you just bought
BTW what are those wheels above? Is there a special name for that pattern?
Yep... that's them!
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Originally posted by Badger_McLetcher
BTW what are those wheels above? Is there a special name for that pattern?
i think you should take pictures, get the bill from the blasters, get something in writing from them and go back to him.
Explain that this really isn't fair old chap. Ask him to refund the cost of the wheels + blasting. when he says no, offer to compromise on the
cost of the wheels. When he says no, tell him that you're about to go home to the forum and explain what a poo he is & see what he says.
When you go to the forum, only state facts. no opinions. leave it a week. Hopefully he'll have had lots of grief. go back and see if he'll
give you your money back. make a note of ALL conversations including your initial texts.
If none of that works - then weigh up how much this means to you as going legal is going to cost.
(as you have his address and phone number - didn't he want double glazing, free trial of hemeroid cream, a stannah stair lift etc)
Out of interest, you got a picture of how bad the damage/bodging is?
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Originally posted by Liam
Out of interest, you got a picture of how bad the damage/bodging is?
Cheers Boggle! Thanks for the offer - appreciate it!!
I spoke to Mark (our local powdercoater) and he has a buddy who's a whizz at Mag repairs, so he's going to take a look at 'em and
decide if they are an economically viable repair
What PCD are those ?
108's...
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108's...