Online Purchases - good and bad experiences
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Re: Online Purchases - good and bad experiences
Postby The Womble » Wed Jun 23, 2010 12:50 pm
Dont try this at home kids
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Re: Online Purchases - good and bad experiences
Postby MichaelB » Wed Jun 23, 2010 1:00 pm
OK, given that background info, action taken is viewed differently. Threats against person/property is just way OTT.The Womble wrote:Oh yes, im a bad boy. Maybe i should have added the 3 emails he sent implying damage would be done to to us and our home as he knew 'people' in Queensland. that was before the dispute was closed. Im not a dishonest man, but threaten my wife and act like a tool and u loose your allowance. Guess he had to go back to washing lawns or something after that. Id be suprised if he wasnt banned because of it. And we got to stay at the Turkeys Nest at Mt Glorious on the winnings as well. Crime does pay?
Dont try this at home kids
What country was this other seller in ?
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Postby The Womble » Wed Jun 23, 2010 1:04 pm
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Re: Online Purchases - good and bad experiences
Postby AUbicycles » Wed Jun 23, 2010 9:25 pm
I would be lodging a complaint with ebay about the user (complete with all communication) because I don't think these types of threats are on - in the US I assume the usual process would be to sue them.
Kind of hard to know the right thing to do - Maybe you need to donate money to the value of the shoes to a charity. Legally I am guessing you would need return the shoes - minus any costs and if ebay did the right thing they would disable the users account.
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Re: Online Purchases - good and bad experiences
Postby flammer » Wed Jun 23, 2010 9:45 pm
I agree with AU, give it to charity and tell him you've done it. You'll annoy the mongrel because he wouldn't be able to understand the concept and you'll dominate the moral high ground.
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Postby The Womble » Wed Jun 23, 2010 11:26 pm
Unfortunately my wife and I went from VERY well paid whilst working in the insulation industry, to unemployed on a Monday morning when Crudd pulled the foil carpet out from under us and the family business. We're still recovering. Thats not excusing spending his money, and it did predate our unemployment.
Two new karmic developments though, Crudd is going to sit on the back bench tomorrow (hopefully), and we're both foster parents as of last weekend to a bouncing baby something once we get our blue cards etc and our first placement. I have a soft side beneth the concrete and formwork
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Re: Online Purchases - good and bad experiences
Postby MichaelB » Thu Jun 24, 2010 8:40 am
Congrats and enjoy the great joy you get from being 'parents'The Womble wrote: ....we're both foster parents as of last weekend to a bouncing baby something once we get our blue cards etc and our first placement. I have a soft side beneth the concrete and formwork
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Re: Online Purchases - good and bad experiences
Postby hiflange » Wed Aug 11, 2010 8:53 pm
Not sure if SJS have been covered before. Nothing cheap there but they do carry useful tandem bits and Rohloff accessories. Shipping is slow in my experience. Communication is good though.
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Re: Online Purchases - good and bad experiences
Postby cobbler » Fri Aug 20, 2010 10:50 am
The status of the parcel you've enquired about is displayed below.
Parcel number: .............
Service: INTERNATIONAL SCHEDULED
Status: In progress
Last tracked at: International Hub
I clicked on the Parcel Force link supplied on my order page on c r c, it reads, Your parcel has been dispatched by Parcel Force/GLS Express service. This means that your parcel is due to reach its destination within 2-4 working days of the dispatch date if you are in a major European City, or Worldwide usually within 4-6 working days.
You can check the date that the parcel left the UK on http://www.parcelforce.com using the shipping reference we have provided. Upon leaving the UK the parcel is entered into the GLS network and allocated a new shipping reference for delivery to you by a local courier. You can request this GLS reference by E-mailing sales@this link is broken with your order number. You can follow the progress of your parcel or find details of your local delivery office at http://www.gls-holding.comI discovered the parcel never gets a new tracking number and you can use the same number when you visit the Auspost website to track your parcel, so long as it is thru customs in Australia
I emailed c r c on the 18.8.2010, figuring it had been 10 days since ordering, it must be Australia by now, I asked for them for that new shipping number..they replied
Thank you for your enquiry. Your parcel is currently clearing Customs in Australia. Once it has passed through tracking will appear again.
You can continue to follow it on http://www.parcelforce.com or you can use http://www.auspost.com.au.
So I says,
Do I have to keep emailing to get the new tracking number Parcel Force says the parcel is issued with once it's in the country, coz I have no idea when this may occur,how long do customs take??
c r c says,
As Australia is not in the GLS network your tracking reference remains the same. Please continue to use ... on http://www.parcelforce.com and once the parcel has been released to Auspost you can also track it using http://www.auspost.com.au.
So, it's been 11 days, twice the time I hoped for and I think it's never gonna turn up! .. all 450 bucks worth! Not sure about all this.
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Postby h3ndry » Fri Aug 20, 2010 11:16 am
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Re: Online Purchases - good and bad experiences
Postby h3ndry » Fri Aug 20, 2010 11:17 am
Oh god. What is that. Kill it. KILL IT WITH FIRE!RobertFrith wrote:Fast shipping, good prices and obscure and hard to get bits, not to mention the (ugly as) 90's look website and classic (good) old fashioned service make Yellow Jersey worth a visit.
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Re: Online Purchases - good and bad experiences
Postby Aushiker » Sat Aug 21, 2010 8:52 pm
I thought I would summarise my recent experience with PBK and c r c. All positive BTW.
PBK Order placed Sunday August 8, 2010 - Received Monday August 16, 2010 - Eight days;
PBK Order placed Wednesday August 11, 2010 - Received Thursday August 19, 2010 - Seven days;
c r c Order placed Sunday August 8, 2010 - Received Tuesday August 17, 2010 - Nine days.
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Re: Online Purchases - good and bad experiences
Postby Nobody » Sun Aug 29, 2010 9:14 am
http://www.this link is broken/Mode ... delID=3177c r c wrote:With grease port and ‘V-Lube’ grease syringe included in the box
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Re: Online Purchases - good and bad experiences
Postby betterthanwalking » Sun Aug 29, 2010 12:00 pm
A previous order with Wiggle arrived quicker but they were out of stock of the glasses I wanted. I got regular updates of the (non)progress of the supplier to deliver to Wiggle and gave up after 6 weeks. I wasn't in a rush so didn't kick off about them.
They apologised when I cancelled and hoped that I would use them again.
As long as the UK were awake, emails were answered within an hour which impressed me.
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Re: Online Purchases - good and bad experiences
Postby jules21 » Sun Aug 29, 2010 6:22 pm
lucky you. ring them and tell them your pedals are useless, thanks to their error and ask them what they will do to rectify it. they'll probably decide posting it back is cost prohibitive, refund you (most) of the money and let you keep them. free pedals.Nobody wrote:c r c again. This time they sent me "DMR V8 Grease Port" pedals without the grease syringe, grease port, or box as shown in their advertising:http://www.this link is broken/Mode ... delID=3177c r c wrote:With grease port and ‘V-Lube’ grease syringe included in the box
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Re: Online Purchases - good and bad experiences
Postby Ross » Sun Aug 29, 2010 7:01 pm
A few weeks later I saw a T7 branded LS jersey on special so going off the size of other non-T7 jerseys I own I placed an order and received jersey approx 4 days later. So far so good. Quality looked good but when I tried it on it was too large, especially the sleeves. I could send it back but it will cost me more $ in postage so I'll just on-sell it at a loss to another cycling mate. I didn't really *need* it, I just bought it 'cause it was on special for $30 it would of come in handy as an extra.
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Re: Online Purchases - good and bad experiences
Postby Chaderotti » Mon Sep 13, 2010 9:23 am
First my parcel gets sent to Melbourne, the guy some how tracks me down
Secondly, they sent the wrong handlebars
Thirdly (though not entirely PBK's fault) the spider of the Miche cranks I bought are bent.
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Postby scotto » Mon Sep 13, 2010 2:43 pm
but the goods arrived in 8 days, and a 3XL size that fits me, not like the euro ones where i'd need a 6XL and you can still see what i ate for lunch...and i can even undo this zip with one hand...
seller id was cyclebuddy.
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Re: Online Purchases - good and bad experiences
Postby Nobody » Tue Sep 14, 2010 1:06 pm
Update:Nobody wrote:c r c again. This time they sent me "DMR V8 Grease Port" pedals without the grease syringe, grease port, or box as shown in their advertising:http://www.this link is broken/Mode ... delID=3177c r c wrote:With grease port and ‘V-Lube’ grease syringe included in the box
Contacted them by e-mail.
They replied a few days later.
Sent me the grease syringe. Got it today.
The grease port is part of the pedal.
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Re: Online Purchases - BEWARE
Postby TimeTraveller » Tue Sep 14, 2010 11:10 pm
Pinarello FP7 2010 Dura-Ace Bike for USD $2,984.00 ???
Smells fishy but if someone can vouch for them?
----Just read on another forum - BEWARE of these guys its a total scam
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Re: Online Purchases - good and bad experiences
Postby rydahasj » Wed Sep 15, 2010 5:32 pm
Ordered Last Sunday - > shipped 7th september, arrived today the 15th september. So 8 Days.
Ordered set of Fulcrum racing 5s
Ultegra 10 speed compact crank in Ice grey
and
ultegra front derailer.
310 Euro inc. Postage!
Items were well packed and everything was as per description!
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Re: Online Purchases - good and bad experiences
Postby gauchoracer » Wed Sep 22, 2010 4:21 am
Ordered a set of tyres from Ribble, 30 Aug, they turned up yesterday, 21 Sep...
Not the usual delivery time...
One better;
Ordered from Wiggle, same day, arrived 7 Sep........
Not particularly venting, well, just a little...
Max...
07 Avanti Blade Comp.
08 Teschner Piuma SL.
10 Norco Storm MTB.
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