Last August

05 March 2010, 00:15

billm

Last August

I shipped a spauled hard maple blank to a Accurate Reloading member. On the aggreement that he would post pictures of it here on Gunsmithing. If and when all members that were interested enough to say there two cents on the wood quality and say if it would make a great stock. Then he would reimburse me for my U.P.S. charges, to me it was going to be a learning experience about wood lay out ect. Here it is March of 2010 and I have never seen a picture or heard from him again sence he received it.It sure was a learning experience I guess, I trusted someone to much with the same interest as mine.

05 March 2010, 00:25

montea6b

I assume you have contacted him directly about this to give him an opportunity to fix things? Was there any response? Was there an old thread where you sought assistance in posting photos? Are you looking for help, or just fussing about it?

Edit: Found the old thread. Why don't you shoot him a PM?

05 March 2010, 00:34

Charles_Helm

Looks like he hasn't posted since October.

05 March 2010, 02:14

billm

As far as I am concerned it's over , yes I have tried to contact him with know responce. I guess I am just fussing because I felt sportsman wouldn't be like alot of other people and do this. As far as posting I have had trouble logging in and at times just walked away from the computer. For all I know when the economy took it's slide maybe he fell on tuff times.

05 March 2010, 05:49

Duane Wiebe

Bummer! I have sent bottom metal to folks here on AR open account..maybe a couple "slow pay" but never (so far) "no pay"

I like doing business this way..a new guy..the first thing I ask.."Do you post on AR"? If the answer is "no" I ask more questions....

It ain't a perfect world. There is nothing wrong (except legally) to ID a flake. I'll do it in a hearbeat just to save someone else from the same bad experience....so sue me!

05 March 2010, 06:50

JD Miller

quote:
I shipped a spauled hard maple blank to a Accurate Reloading member. On the aggreement that he would post pictures of it here on Gunsmithing......

Not sure I understand you. You sent someone a blanks just so he could post pictures of it???

Was he going to buy it from you?

.

05 March 2010, 19:45

billm

Yep thats right,all I asked was to post some pictures so I could find out what I may or may not know about good gun stock wood and if there was a good report from A.R.Members then just pay me for the U.P.S.

05 March 2010, 20:00

ramrod340

quote:
Not sure I understand you. You sent someone a blanks just so he could post pictures of it???

Was he going to buy it from you?

I've been wrong before but as I understood the deal the blank was free all that was asked was that the receiver post pictures for comments and pay for the shipping. So he was to get a blank for the cost of shipping and posting pictures. Heck of a deal.

05 March 2010, 21:18

JBrown

quote:
Originally posted by ramrod340:
quote:
Not sure I understand you. You sent someone a blanks just so he could post pictures of it???

Was he going to buy it from you?

I've been wrong before but as I understood the deal the blank was free all that was asked was that the receiver post pictures for comments and pay for the shipping. So he was to get a blank for the cost of shipping and posting pictures. Heck of a deal.

Yes, great deal and he screwed Bill anyway. Pretty disappointing, but that is why I am always leery of new members.

Jason

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