Let the buyer beware...
Hi all
I'd like to share with you a recent experience I had when I responded to an advert for a rod and reel that was for sale. As advertised, the rod and reel were 'near new' and described as being in good condition.
After contacting the seller and agreeing on a price for the rod and reel, I arranged for a 3rd party to pay for and pick up the items....only because the items were in Perth and I live south of Mandurah. My 3rd party picked up the rod and reel, put them in their car and left them in the corner of their lounge room for 2 weeks.....then I ventured up to Perth and collected them.
When I got to Perth I gave them both the 'once over', that's when i noticed the top 2 eyelets on the rod were misaligned in relation to the rest of the eyelets....hmmm. On closer inspection, the top section of the rod between the 2nd and 3rd eyelet could be twisted so the top 2 eyelets would indeed line up again with the others....damn.
I spoke to the seller, and they assure me that everything was ok with the rod.....my 3rd party assures me that it wasn't dropped, stepped on, slammed in the car door or knocked over.
Anyway, I took it back to the shop where it was originally purchased and they got their rod builder to cast an eye over it...the verdict being that the rod blank had been subjected to some sort of 'trauma' between the 2nd and 3rd eyelet, resulting in you being able to twist it....not a good thing.
As the rod is now junk, it will probably spend its days in the corner of my shed, alongside a couple of other 'dead' rods.
This post is not to cast any doubt on the integrity of the seller or anyone else, as I have no proof of how/when/what actually happened to the rod, but rather to point out the fact that when we buy second hand, we need to do our own checks on whatever it is we are buying. I'm not really out of pocket because I still have the reel, but the moral of this story is that in future, I'll be taking responsibility for doing my own inspections/tests on whatever I buy.
Although I haven't yet used the reel, it looks ok and I'm pretty keen to put it thru its paces.
regards
rusty...
PS. Before you ask, I'd rather not name the seller, ok.
If life is boring, you must be doing it wrong!
whipasswaverunner
Posts: 181
Date Joined: 25/09/09
Easy to find out who seller is
Hi, Not hard to find out who seller is, I have just viewed your track record and can see what rod and reels you had interest in.
Faulkner Family
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not good news on the rod.
not good news on the rod. hope the reel turns out to be a gooden.
just goes to show how people can rip someone else off. KARMA can be a curse to those that sell off faulty gear
RUSS and SANDY. A family that fishes together stays together
r.gates
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Date Joined: 15/11/10
Seller isn't in my tracking...
Because my correspondence with the seller was only via text and personal email and not via a PM sent.
As I said earlier, I don't have any evidence to suggest the rod was damaged before being paid for, so that's why it's not helpful to speculate.
I only wanted to relate my experience and to suggest that when buying second hand, you should personally inspect and/or test any equipment that you are interested in....something that I'll be doing from now on, even if it means a trip to Perth/Bunbury, etc.
regards
rusty...
If life is boring, you must be doing it wrong!
Lastchance
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Date Joined: 02/02/09
Its what you get when you
Its what you get when you purchase sight unseen.
whipasswaverunner
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Date Joined: 25/09/09
It;s all good
I just wanted to write what i was thinking, what most people would do if they wanted to find who it was.
Cheers
r.gates
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Date Joined: 15/11/10
You're right...
Lastchance....the lesson for me here is not to buy sight unseen in the future. We live and learn....even the best of intentions can go pear shaped.
Hey whipass, I'd do the same thing, too
regards
rusty...
If life is boring, you must be doing it wrong!
madfishoholic
Posts: 187
Date Joined: 25/03/10
A lesson for us all, but some
A lesson for us all, but some times we get burnt and leaves a bitter taste, some times we get a great deal.Not all have morals of a haenia.
and lets hope karma catches up with this person does not catch fish for a vey long time.
I dont need counselling just a bigger boat