edit......issue has been resolved. all i can say is get the money before sending parts.

[This message has been edited by shawnkfl (edited 07-21-2007).]

it just takes one person to screw up a good thing. . . we are supposed to be able to trust each other on here. sorry to here about your situation.

yeah, that blows!!!
I want a pair of those covers, and the fact they where FREE!!! that REALLY pisses me off!!

Seriously... how much could shipping have been like $20?

[This message has been edited by SLOWnSTEADY (edited 05-31-2007).]

Calm down. You're out less than $100, a small tradeoff for a valuable leason. Thanks for the warning! I understand it can be frustrating but you didn't get ripped like so many that have here for thousands. Live and learn man!

wow is all i can say for all pleas pay for thing

quote Originally posted by Emc209i: Calm down. You're out less than $100, a small tradeoff for a valuable leason. Thanks for the warning! I understand it can be frustrating but you didn't get ripped like so many that have here for thousands. Live and learn man!

Wow glad you helped us to understand it is ok to loose less that a few thousands. I was confused all these years thinking any amount was not ok to rip someone off. Thanks

i have dealt with domestigal and never had any issues what so ever...i have heard about her living status being up in the air ...sorry to see she has done you wrong....tim

quote Originally posted by SuperchargedV6: Wow glad you helped us to understand it is ok to loose less that a few thousands. I was confused all these years thinking any amount was not ok to rip someone off. Thanks

Dude wtf?

quote Originally posted by Emc209i: Dude wtf?

Could you please send me $75. I'll send you $100 right back. I promise...

Emc209i

I DON'T GET YOU. he was helping some one out. you go threw life treating people like there all assholes then you become an ass your self. if some one steals 5$ or 100$ thats not the point. but i guess there needs to be push overs like you out there to give scam artists a target to go after.

"Hay that guy just took my wallet" o well i guess i learned not to walk in the city after dark.

I thought it sounded more like he was offering his condolences, kinda of like "hey man, just think it could have been worse"

I didn't interpret it as being "who cares, its only a few bucks"

He did say thank you for the warning.

And yes, thank you for the warning

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quote Originally posted by 2002z28ssconv: Could you please send me $75. I'll send you $100 right back. I promise...

He didn't say he was an idiot, and he didn't say it was ok Shawn got ripped off; he said it sucked Shawn got ripped off, but at least it wasn't an expensive lesson- it has cost a lot of people a lot more than $20 to learn that other folks WILL put themselves before their word or their responsibilities to YOU.

Sorry, Shawn. It's NOT your fault (no one will fault you for dealing in good faith), and it's definitely not right. It IS however, generally speaking, the way people are. I think Emc's point is that you have already been stung (and learned something we all eventually learn), and you will only stress yourself more than it's worth by staying upset.

-fh

shipping was $20.59. no big deal really. i'm just not happy that i went out of my way to help someone and this is the thanks i got in return. i know there are many people here that are decent, honest people and have a conscience. it's difficult to tell who they are though. so i'm posting this thread to let people know, she's not one of them. maybe you could have a good deal with her, maybe not. the point i'm trying to make is that this person has knowingly, not paid for parts sent. i said it's my fault for sending the parts brfore getting paid. i know that now. but all it does is screw someone else who may be a decent person from getting parts i may have to help in a pinch. somewhere people stopped treating others like people and i missed that whole turn of events. i'm catching up though.

actually I think that years of the, " oh well it could have been worse" type attitude that has given some people the feeling that it isnt that bad to lie a little, steal a little, etc. I say take the hard line with dishonest people and dont say, "well I will let it slide since it wasnt that much money" I have been through hard times in relationships but how hard is it really to send out a check or at very least a letter explaining what happened?

quote Originally posted by shawnkfl: shipping was $20.59. no big deal really. i'm just not happy that i went out of my way to help someone and this is the thanks i got in return. i know there are many people here that are decent, honest people and have a conscience. it's difficult to tell who they are though. so i'm posting this thread to let people know, she's not one of them. maybe you could have a good deal with her, maybe not. the point i'm trying to make is that this person has knowingly, not paid for parts sent. i said it's my fault for sending the parts brfore getting paid. i know that now. but all it does is screw someone else who may be a decent person from getting parts i may have to help in a pinch. somewhere people stopped treating others like people and i missed that whole turn of events. i'm catching up though.

Shawn I truly am sorry that you lost a dime! That's not what I was saying, "its ok since it was a small amount" rather "I'm sorry you lost something, at least it wasn't that very very bad." I've had the same thing happen to me and I'm glad that it did happen because now I'm more cautious. I know you're a good person and that you try to help other people out, that's why I even replied at all.

Chris, I suppose that was deserved on my part. But consider this, this is the third time I've seen you misread one of MY OWN posts. I can't even count on one hand how many times you've gone after other people with the wrong idea (aka AJ7's door thread). I think you need to bury that axe... I guess I need to be more expressive on my part in the future. Check your pm's.

Your heading down the same path you did not long ago where noone understands you. Take a look before you blame others on not being nice to you as you seem to have issues in this area.

https://www.fiero.nl/forum/A...060811-1-057382.html

this one's ripe and ready for the trash bin.

I dealt with Amanda last winter and had no problem with her. I 'spect that since she hasn't responded, that she's no longer with us.

THere's never any excuse for it, but if you do business long enuf on the internet, sooner or later you're gonna get stiffed .

would you type the same thing if it were you that got stiffed? doubtful. someone cashes a check every week at the same bank for years and then one day robs the bank. do we just say "oh well, it was only that one time, he's been a good customer".....please. i've had it with people thinking they can just walk away. BS i say. i'll be in each and every one of her threads if she post here again. i won't lay down for anyone for any amount of money.

No we don't. The US government tracks them down; throws them in jail, slaps there wrists, lets em go. Nothing's ever fair, but that's how it goes (my experience at least, so take it at face value). I was never sympathizing with her and other people can see that. You had no customer history with her as you said so you took a risk. FOURTUNATLY that's all she took. Thank you again for the warning.

SuperbuddyV6- Up your's. Go look for trouble elsewhere, I'm not even baited to that. I've stated myself and clarified so this is the point were you've stepped out of the crowd and personaly attacked me. I'm sure you have more important things to do.

[This message has been edited by Emc209i (edited 06-04-2007).]

I don't say it's nice. . .and I was fairly sympathetic at the beginning ot this thread, tho the thread has gotten pretty whiney. Occasionally getting ripped off is fact of life--and if you really feel that strongly about it, maybe you should be tracking her down through some of the western BC pff members. Maybe you could have them get together and go over to her new place and slap some sense into her. Maybe the folks from northwestern Washington would go up there just in case they needed backup.

And reading back to your original rant, if one person forgetting to pay you makes you distrust everybody else, perhaps you need to get a little thicker skin. The "I feel so violated!" act is only good for so much sympathy. Sometimes sh** happens--it doesn't do a lot of good to carry the rage around for days on end.

So while I sympathize with your being badly treated by Amanda--really I do! But, enough already!

The point is he didn't just sell something and not get paid! He gave it for free and then dug into his own pocket for the shipping. That's a degree or two higher than just not getting paid. She's a scumbag.

oh now i understand, because he is complaining too much it is ok he got ripped off. not because it was only a little money??!!??

It seems to be going both ways now so everyone can change there story now and sound right. Those who chastised him now are trying to say it is ok if I put a stick in your butt and don't complain as it could be a bigger stick. Rick

i've got more than a few pm's about her telling the same "my boyfriend and i split up and i had to move" crap. seems to be a pattern with her. so i'm out 20 bucks. if i didn't speak my peace, who would be next and for how much?? ok. i'm done now. i'll take the loss on this one. hopefully i've helped someone else be cautious with this person though.

I hate for anyone to get ripped off- I've been through it myself and it sucks. Thanks for the 'heads-up'.

Sorry for your loss. Hope she comes clean any pays up.
This story reminds me of those fellas that sold the Brooklyn Bridge to some Indians..........

shawnkfl,

That sucks. I got ripped off from Shueglue737 or whatever name he was using at the time. ($80). I sent the money up front and got nothing but excuses. I even offered for him to send me back $50 just to try to recoup some of the money. (He did send some other items and it was an "ok" deal so I figured I'd give him the benefit of the doubt. No Luck. He screwed me.

It's bad enough when people screw you in any way , but I personally feel that IT'S WORSE to screw a fellow board member. You did her a favor, dug into your own pocket in the process and sent something without payment. That's low on her part any way you "slice it".

I wouldn't care if it was $10. You did a favor for a fellow car person who shares the same "passion" for the same car that you do. She abused that. That's just plain wrong and it feels worse than getting screwed by a total stranger. (at least to me). Kind of like saving someone from choking in a restaurant and then having them turn around and sue you. (ok, not the same but you get the idea.)
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quote Originally posted by shawnkfl: just my take on domesticgal. she needed solid decklid covers for shows. i offered mine to her and stupidly sent them before payment was received. now she doesn't respond to pm's at all.

Sorry to hear that. It's the few people like this that ruin it for everbody else. I'm always amazed at how "poor" some Fiero owners always seem to be. In spite of her personal problems, she couldn't cough up $20?? How does she buy gas??

I'd been looking for a pair for months and finally got a good RH side one yesterday off eBay (LH side was easier to find). Cost a good deal more than that for just the 1 panel, and I considered myself lucky to get it.

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Shawn, did she ever settle up with you? She's back posting on the forum.

maybe i shouldnt throw away the pair on the 84 coupe in my field....

couldnt tell you how many ive thrown away in the past from 84's

all my 84's have 85-88 vents on them when they hit the road.

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quote Originally posted by Brian Lamberts: Shawn, did she ever settle up with you? She's back posting on the forum.

Yes I did. The money was sent through paypal a couple days ago. I had sent out a money order (he didn't have paypal originally), which he told me he never recieved. Seeing as I have a reciept for the money order sitting in my purse still, I know it was sent out...but hey...some things get lost in the mail, especially when going to a different country. Hell, it took weeks for the covers to arrive as well. And yes, the whole "I dont have internet" thing was true. My boyfriend and I split up, and I had to move out fast...I picked the quickest living situation I could find, and it turned out to be some what dangerous, so I moved again. If you don't believe me, thats really not my problem.

Things like this come up in peoples lives. Hell, look at half the posts in the General forum, tons of people have stories about similar hardships. Yes, I feel bad that shawn didn't get his money right away, but I did send out a money order. I cant control the mail...sorry dude. When I checked my PMs and saw that he hadnt gotten the money order, but had a paypal account now, I sent the money through asap. I was originally going to tack on an extra 20 bucks for his troubles, and tell him to go buy himself a case of beer, to try to smooth things over....then I saw this thread.

sorry, i lost track of this thread. she did make good on the payment. i can't say that i will try to help out again but she did come through in the end so all is good there. i don't use paypal due to the damn fees but i opend an account to make it easier for her. she took advantage of that and made good. so, thank you domesticgal. i hope the future is brighter for you now. please, keep communication open with any dealings here though. that is the most important thing you could do. hit a library, call someone with internet connection, a friend at work with internet, anything...just keep the lines open.

anyway, i just wanted to close this thread and say that she did come through.

edit...i didn't get the money order, so i hope you track it and get that back at least.

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quote Originally posted by shawnkfl: anyway, i just wanted to close this thread and say that she did come through. edit...i didn't get the money order, so i hope you track it and get that back at least.

Hey, sorry to bump this, but this thread was referenced in another thread... so I just clicked & read..., and I know I won't be the only one.
Anyway, Shawn, you may want to edit your original post and add at the top that the situation was resolved... that way if someone bails out in mid-read, they aren't left with the impression that no good deed goes unpunished. As a matter of fact, that bump in your bar is from me... I think you are good people. (edit- nevermind about the rating, I already got you for this reason )

I am glad it worked out (eventually). gal... take care of yourself.

[This message has been edited by blakeinspace (edited 07-20-2007).]

didn't think about that. thanks for the advice on that. + to you and an edit coming to the post.