TechShow 0 #1 October 9, 2008 Hi, I'm been cheated on a deal, and was hoping one might know this person, or is able to feed me with any usefull info. The story... I see an add for on this site on classifieds on a complete system with a Mirage G4, Cypress 2, Sabre 2 170sq ft main, and a Reserve. The entire rig was from 2005, and had made 130 jumps approx. I emailed him about it, and he was willing to ship from United Kingdom to Denmark where I live, and he mailed me some pictures of the rig. We got to a price of 1200GBP and he wanted to use Western Union Money Transfer (I know, my mistake). We agreed that I would pay him half the amount up front, and he would then ship it to BodyFlight Bedford, where I have a contact, and then upon arrival I would send the rest of the money. Know the situation is, that I've sended half the money and he has picked it up, and I havn't heard from him in 3 weeks, and he is not answering my emails, and Bodyflight Bedford, havn't recieved the packagde. His info is: Justin Brian Bekett 191 King Street Norwich NR1 2DF United Kingdom his email is: justinbekett@yahoo.com Anyone who knows him? Hope anyone can help... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peregrinerose 0 #2 October 9, 2008 When a deal seems to good to be true, it probably is. You got ripped off, the guy probably doesn't even exist, and you won't see your money again. Skydiving is a small community. When buying gear, get and actually check references, chances are you and the other party know a few of the same people. Use a neutral rigger as intermediary so you know the gear exists. Never use WU. Dealing with online transactions safely isn't rocket science. Do or do not, there is no try -Yoda Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CSpenceFLY 1 #3 October 9, 2008 Don't buy anything here unless they will ship it to a well know loft so it can be inspected and you know it is real. Sorry you got screwed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mamajumps 0 #4 October 9, 2008 Quote Don't buy anything here unless they will ship it to a well know loft so it can be inspected and you know it is real. Sorry you got screwed. X2 a legitimate seller that has nothing to hide, will eagerly send it to a rigger for inspection. Once it passes inspection, the money can then be sent. I responded to a classified ad for a Sabre 150 here and asked the seller to do the same thing, he blatently refused, I never contacted him again... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
korbin 0 #5 October 9, 2008 Yeah, WU is pretty unsafe regarding unknown parties. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 35 #6 October 9, 2008 Quote Quote Don't buy anything here unless they will ship it to a well know loft so it can be inspected and you know it is real. Sorry you got screwed. X2 a legitimate seller that has nothing to hide, will eagerly send it to a rigger for inspection. Once it passes inspection, the money can then be sent. I responded to a classified ad for a Sabre 150 here and asked the seller to do the same thing, he blatently refused, I never contacted him again... You should have responded to his blatant refusal with a "fuck you you fucking ripoff artist! I'm onto you! Cunthole!" "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
korbin 0 #7 October 9, 2008 Quote Quote Quote Don't buy anything here unless they will ship it to a well know loft so it can be inspected and you know it is real. Sorry you got screwed. X2 a legitimate seller that has nothing to hide, will eagerly send it to a rigger for inspection. Once it passes inspection, the money can then be sent. I responded to a classified ad for a Sabre 150 here and asked the seller to do the same thing, he blatently refused, I never contacted him again... You should have responded to his blatant refusal with a "fuck you you fucking ripoff artist! I'm onto you! Cunthole!" I would have responded with, "What were you trying to do, Dave?" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
