Fake Seatpost??

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  • 1mancity2
    1mancity2 Posts: 2,355
    Rushmore wrote:
    i know this sounds a bit extreme.. but I think it's due to more principle then anything, and the fact he's in my opinion a complete tw@ who thinks he's untouchable..

    Your never gonna get anything back of this guy, your right a complete tw@t, but on a positive note, at least its only £35 could have been a lot more...
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  • benpinnick
    benpinnick Posts: 4,148
    If you prove its fake, then you can report him to the police!
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  • mfereborn
    mfereborn Posts: 480
    In the case of selling goods unfit for purpose - as long as you paid by paypal payment rather than gift youre covered.

    If you paid by gift, take it to the police and explain thats what he requested of you - you'll get your money back and he'll get a good old slap.

    Or this is what happened in my case but mine was more fraudulent
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  • benpinnick
    benpinnick Posts: 4,148
    You shoudl also mail this pic to FSA - they are getting quite hot on fake stuff now. They would probably be interested.
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  • Rushmore
    Rushmore Posts: 674
    ok, well I recived an e-mail this morning..

    he said he was going to claim for the insurance through royal mail for damage... ( although it WAS NOT damaged in transit... )

    but who cares...

    I'll get my money back...

    p.s. Gunna try fixing it with epoxy.... see how it goes...

    thanks for all your support guys...

    I think this is a win for the little guy! :)
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  • JD_76
    JD_76 Posts: 236
    You were bent over, lesson 1a with paypal is NEVER use the gift option unless you know and trust the person your sending the money to.
    If someone says to you they only accept payment as a gift, tell them to f-off and find another mug.

    Bit (or allot) of araldite and it will be fine.
  • cooldad
    cooldad Posts: 32,599
    I wouldn't try fixing it if he's going to claim. If RM pay, it's theirs, if he pays, it's his.
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  • Rushmore
    Rushmore Posts: 674
    cooldad wrote:
    I wouldn't try fixing it if he's going to claim. If RM pay, it's theirs, if he pays, it's his.

    too late... its setting now... :roll:
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  • The Rookie
    The Rookie Posts: 27,812
    China is rife for fake FSA carbon stuff, could be a fake, could be original, you won't tell from pics, eitgher way the seller is a moral less sh!t.

    Get some epoxy, glue it and see what happens, make sure the inside of teh post is clean and has no contaminants, roughen the surface with some glass paper as well to get something for the epoxy to key into.

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    njee20 wrote:
    And don't be stupid and pay via PayPal gift. Pay the extra 3% if people are funny about it. Cheaper in the long run.
    To a genuine seller, buyers can just have them turned over by complaining about each purchase, get their money back and run away with the goods and the seller has no leg to stand on, and you wonder why people ask for gift payments. 3%, ka-ching!. Mr unregulated non-bank does what they like and runs off to the bank again laughing.

    As much as PayPal "protect" the buyer, I steer clear of them where possible because of their anti-seller tactics. The very reason why I don't sell on ebay any more.
  • Rushmore
    Rushmore Posts: 674
    The Beginner wrote:
    Get some epoxy, glue it and see what happens, make sure the inside of teh post is clean and has no contaminants, roughen the surface with some glass paper as well to get something for the epoxy to key into.

    Simon

    Thanks for the advise... and i've done all of what you said about keying the surfaces..
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  • mkf
    mkf Posts: 242
    by sticking it together, you have just lost all your rights to a claim.
    should have left it till you got an outcome
  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    +1 as you have now accepted it.
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  • The Rookie
    The Rookie Posts: 27,812
    The only way the OP could progress a claim was via small claims (£30) IF he has the sellers real name and address......I doubt that was going to happen as he doesn't have the details and its a big gamble (double or quits).

    Simon
    Currently riding a Whyte T130C, X0 drivetrain, Magura Trail brakes converted to mixed wheel size (homebuilt wheels) with 140mm Fox 34 Rhythm and RP23 suspension. 12.2Kg.
  • cooldad
    cooldad Posts: 32,599
    The Beginner wrote:
    The only way the OP could progress a claim was via small claims (£30) IF he has the sellers real name and address......I doubt that was going to happen as he doesn't have the details and its a big gamble (double or quits).

    Simon
    Except it looked like the seller was starting to come to the party. Until he reads the rest.
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  • DodgeT
    DodgeT Posts: 2,255
    To the comments about paypal gift, another forum I go on (avforums), i've done a lot of trading (hundreds) and everybody always uses paypal gift and very few problems occur. There is a far more formal/obvious feedback rating system on there though which helps.

    Have done a bit on here and again not had any probs, but its sometimes on the back of my mind due to lack of ratings.

    Back on topic, if you've done a good job of the gluing, you should be fine anyway fingers crossed.
  • bluechair84
    bluechair84 Posts: 4,352
    I like buying from the BR forums, but I buy from people with a few hundred comments at least. A regular user of the forum is less likley to rip you off. Everyone else has yet to prove themselves.
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  • Rushmore
    Rushmore Posts: 674
    yeah, well I sanded all the parts that were going to be glue down to key it, cleaned it with white sprit, let dry and then mixed up a load of epoxy..

    put a helping on the clamp and a helping in the tube...

    It's been drying now for around 8 hours and it feels pretty damn solid to be honest....
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  • cooldad
    cooldad Posts: 32,599
    Hope so or you will have a carbon necessary up your obvious.
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