Author Topic: Rudy REVS Jr. = proceed with caution (Read 4816 times)

Bjaardker · « **on:** September 04, 2003, 07:54:18 AM »

SO, after 3 days of comunications with him & a deal that was confirmed twice, he pulls out of the deal 12 hours before shipment. I had 2 other deals in the works, but told them I couldn't do it since I was dealing with Rudy. They both since have found other deals. I will list the communications & you be the judge, but I just wanted to let everyone know, he's the kind of young guy that can by iffy trading with.

First message:

quote:
From: Rudy REVS Jr
Received: 9/2/2003 9:51:47 PM
Subject: Want to trade for Igniter
Message: I have a silver diamond with the pin right above the ring finger 15# nib. will trade for free except for shipping. If u pay shipping i will gladly trade for u

I followed up with:

quote:

I'm very intrested, just wondering, if it's NIB, how can the pin be above the ring finger?

I can also give you any other info on the igniter you might want.

BJ

At this point I was cautious, but was going to give him the benefit of the doubt.

quote:

MY fault. I thought NIB meant the condition the ball was in. sorry

i would still like to trade though

We agreed to trade & that I would pay him back for shipping since I was getting a little "better end of the deal" & the $$ should offset it.I then asked if he accepted Paypal & he responded:

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Sorry i do not accept paypal. i will accept a check though. not sure about the span but the pin is 2.5in. and it has about 15 games on it. I have a medium size hand so we should match up ok. I live in Tupelo, MS.

I then sent him this PM to try & "close" the deal.

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So would it be ok to do a swap then?

I'll send you my igniter & a money order or check for the cost of shipping, at the same time that you send the silver diamond?

You would have to front the $$ for the shipping, but I would be sure to send enough along with my ball to cover it.

I've found that's usually the safest way to do ball trades on here, to both send at the same time & make sure you get each other the tracking numbers on the same day. That way if one doesn't send a tracking number in a day or so, you can put the shipment on hold.

Let me know if you think that would work & we can swap addresses & plan on shipping tomorrow or friday.

At this point he sent me a message saying he now was wondering if I could include a little more $$ for redrilling & such. Here was my response:

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I dont have enough money for that. That's why I wanted to trade with someone. As it is I'm going to be paying at least $15 for shipping the igniter to you & another $15 to cover your shipping. The max I can make out a check to you for is $25.00. That's about $10.00 more than what shipping should cost.

I'm sorry, That's all I've got.

He responded it was OK.

quote:
That is fine i think we will try to ship on friday or saturday .
How do we exchange the tracking numbers and how do we put shipments on hold

I responded with my address & that I would ship on Friday during lunch & also some more info on shipping with UPS & NOT using USPS.

Here's his edited response:

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I go to school during the day so i will be able to ship it after i get out of schoool friday.

My email addy is south_65@msn.com
my phone number is 1-xxx-xxx-xxxx
Ship to this addy
xxxx Redland Sarepta Rd
Houlka Ms, 38850

I then got a message asking this:

quote:
Is the ball already drilled???
did u use it for dry lanes or for oily
does the ball have any scratches or nicks on the coverstock
also how many games does it have on it?

Mind you, all of this info was in the original trade thread, but I responded anyway.

quote:
The ball has only beee drilled once. Span & such were listed in the thread on the forum. It has finger grips & thumb slug. Drilled pin over bridge & just right of center line. CG kicked right about 45 degrees. Commonly known as a 10:30 drilling.

Used it for Medium conditions with good backends, that's where it really excelled.

Very few small scratches, nothing more than expected for 30 games & nothing that wont come out with a light resurfacing. I would actually reccommend a little bit of polish to bring the shine back.

Only 30 games on it.

If you're having second thoughts about trading please let me know now. I'm planning on shipping tomorrow.

He Responded:

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No i am still goin to ship tomorrow.

Then tonight I get this:

quote:
I HAVE DECIDED TO KEEP MY SILVER DIAMOND. MY DAD WANTS ME TOO KEEP IT SO I GUESS I WILL. I AM SORRY FOR THE INCONVIENCE.

Moral of the story, people can really jerk you around. Deal with him with caution.

Oh, and I still have that igniter available if anyone is intrested.

Edited on 9/4/2003 11:03 PM

Bjaardker · « **Reply #31 on:** September 23, 2003, 12:05:47 PM »

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Bjaardker: Giving the kid the benefit of the doubt, the father may have nixed the deal believing it was a bad trade for his son. You always take that kind of risk when dealing with kids.

I don't think because he's a kid he should warrant any special consideration. He is trying to make grown up deals, and I've treated him as I would anyone who backed out of a deal like this.

Mind you I've never said he's a bad person. I just was saying to deal with caution.

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If I can make a suggestion (and please don't take this the wrong way), get a part time job in the evening if you're really that cash strapped. That way you can buy new equipment from reliable sources and avoid all this hassle you (and many others) are going through. When you've been reduced to dealing with children who chew bubble gum and play tag for recreation, you're close to hitting bottom.

It's not that I'm generally strapped for cash, we've hit some hard times & I just don't have recreation money available. I was just putting my ball up for a trade, he approached me, I offered to cover shipping & then some, he strung me along, then backed out. I wasn't looking to deal with a child, I just wanted to trade my Igniter since it's a ball that just wasn't working out for me.

quote:
If you resist the concept of generating more income, at least consider dealing with a reputable adult like pchee2. The man does a lot of trading/selling (at least he used to), and he's fair and reliable.

I've dealt with quite a few people here in the past & haven't had issues until now. I wasn't trying to make a big deal out of this, I just wanted to let others know. It was the others in this thread who've made it such a big issue.
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Edited on 9/23/2003 12:17 PM

michelle · « **Reply #32 on:** September 23, 2003, 04:37:54 PM »

The most telling comment comes from another site, as posted by the powers that be from the center from whence Jr. claims as home...

Revs Jr is a 14 year old second year junior bowler. Revs Jr averages [xxx] in our Junior Bowling Program at Rebelanes. He works part time at Rebelanes as a Birthday Party Host and has been granted considerable priveleges by the ownership at Rebelanes to better his game and try to become a better bowler. However, as can be seen sometimes youthful enthusiasm can be over taken by one's mouth.

***I edited out the average as I failed to see how it was remotely relevant to a trade or other transaction

Caution must be used in dealing with any transaction here, but issues like Bjaardker had to deal with are why dealing with minors is overly risky.

michelle · « **Reply #33 on:** September 23, 2003, 05:12:42 PM »

For those that missed the name change, Revs is now South_65

MTFD24 · « **Reply #34 on:** September 24, 2003, 12:41:43 AM »

Isn't it amazing about the people that change names. It is usually those that have been the problem parties in deals/transactions, and mostly newer members.
Hmmmm, don't ever remember people like Bones, Hose, Michelle, Doug, or a host of other fantastic regulars changing names. Unless of course it was for some good natured kidding

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TyLytle · « **Reply #35 on:** September 26, 2003, 04:37:42 PM »

Mommy to the rescue!!

LOL
Ty

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