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Post by 24tracktape on Jun 30, 2019 14:01:57 GMT -6
Trakworxmastering -
Actually the situation isn't all that nuanced.
Timeline as such:
October 4th 2018 - console payment received October 22nd 2018 - Eric indicated he was going to the storage unit to pull the CPU board for me to ship it in advance of the rest of the console (lots of trouble to find a shipper for a console to go from Kansas City to Vermont...for less than 3 times the value of the console...lol) December 17th 2018 - Eric indicated he would be away during part of January February 8th 2019 - I asked him to ship some of the parts to me at my expense (using my UPS number) February 11th 2019 - Eric said he would pull the parts that upcoming Wednesday (Feb 13th) February 26th 2019 - Eric said he was having a tough time finding shipping materials. I told him to purchase whatever he needed and I would reimburse him, he responded not to worry about sending him money to get materials as he needed them anyway for other projects. March 8th 2019 - sent message about getting transaction back on track March 21st 2019 - sent message about getting transaction back on track April 6th 2019 - sent message about getting transaction back on track April 30th 2019 - sent message about getting transaction back on track June 6th 2019 - sent message about getting transaction back on track June 14th 2019 - sent message about getting transaction back on track
During this time I also sent emails to his regular email address with no reply.
Now that I've been filled in on his situation, and googled the horrific story, I also can't imagine the pain and suffering that he and his wife have been through. It is a testament to the human spirit that he has continued on and that the couple were blessed with a child.
Not knowing any of the background, however, and simply interacting with Eric online, I hope it's apparent why I chose the title "bad trader" for the thread.
If I was on the other side of this transaction, I would expect that label to be applied to me.
That said, I want to apologize to Eric personally, as well as anyone else who was offended by the title I chose for the thread.
At the end of the day, I just want to get my console back up and running.
Best - Rich
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Post by 24tracktape on Jul 2, 2019 10:54:48 GMT -6
Five days later....still radio silence....
Best - Rich
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Post by brenta on Jul 2, 2019 12:12:04 GMT -6
Can you file a PayPal claim?
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Post by svart on Jul 2, 2019 12:13:57 GMT -6
While I regret this happened to you and I understand the frustration, is there any use in continuing to bring it up on the forum?
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Post by 24tracktape on Jul 2, 2019 12:52:47 GMT -6
SVART -
Actually, it was the moderator's idea to bump the thread, as Eric has not yet chimed in at this point.
To be honest, the whole exercise seems somewhat pointless now that the thread title has been changed.
My hope was that as a very frequent visitor to the site (according to his posting history) Eric would see this (realize that this reflected poorly on him) and resume our transaction.
For whatever reason, this seems increasingly unlikely, so this will be my final post for now, unless Eric should choose to respond or ship me the parts, in which case I will post to let people know that the situation has been resolved.
Best - Rich
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Post by svart on Jul 2, 2019 13:43:08 GMT -6
SVART - Actually, it was the moderator's idea to bump the thread, as Eric has not yet chimed in at this point. To be honest, the whole exercise seems somewhat pointless now that the thread title has been changed. My hope was that as a very frequent visitor to the site (according to his posting history) Eric would see this (realize that this reflected poorly on him) and resume our transaction. For whatever reason, this seems increasingly unlikely, so this will be my final post for now, unless Eric should choose to respond or ship me the parts, in which case I will post to let people know that the situation has been resolved. Best - Rich Look, like I said, I understand where you're coming from and I'm not trying to run you off, change your mind or anything like that. In fact, I hope you stay on the forum as part of our growing community no matter how this turns out. You've said your peace about your raw deal and you have a number of people from the forum trying to help you resolve this. I just think that posting updates on not being contacted seems strange, almost a bit petty.
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Post by 24tracktape on Jul 2, 2019 14:02:22 GMT -6
SVART -
To be clear, the only reason I posted anything today is that the moderator suggested that posting a message would bump this thread to the top.
I figured it made sense to post a (non) update, but in retrospect I might have well just wished everybody a Happy 4th of July, and mentioned that it is hot in Austin today...
Best - Rich
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Post by lpedrum on Jul 2, 2019 14:19:14 GMT -6
SVART - To be clear, the only reason I posted anything today is that the moderator suggested that posting a message would bump this thread to the top. I figured it made sense to post a (non) update, but in retrospect I might have well just wished everybody a Happy 4th of July, and mentioned that it is hot in Austin today... Best - Rich I don't think you've been petty at all, and I think most of us here can empathize with being "ghosted." Some here know Eric well. I only know him by his posts which are usually helpful and insightful. However, his RGO activity shows him to have not posted anything for over two weeks and that's very uncommon for him. I hope he's doing okay. It's very likely that the issue will be resolved eventually, but that you may have to adjust your time frame. That's just my two cents of course. Have a great 4th and welcome to the forum!
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Post by Johnkenn on Jul 3, 2019 9:15:32 GMT -6
SVART - To be clear, the only reason I posted anything today is that the moderator suggested that posting a message would bump this thread to the top. I figured it made sense to post a (non) update, but in retrospect I might have well just wished everybody a Happy 4th of July, and mentioned that it is hot in Austin today... Best - Rich I didn't "tell" or "suggest" you bump it, I said you COULD bump it.
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Post by Johnkenn on Jul 3, 2019 9:17:29 GMT -6
I don't know Eric personally either...but like Ipe said, I can empathize with your situation. And that's the reason I've left this here. ericn has been online here and I'm sure he has seen this - plus I've messaged him with no reply.
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Post by 24tracktape on Jul 3, 2019 9:18:06 GMT -6
I did take your mention as an implicit suggestion, for better or worse.
Your understanding regarding the situation is appreciated.
Thanks for bumping it again...lol
Best - Rich
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Post by Bender on Aug 12, 2019 15:10:02 GMT -6
Bump- just was curious as to if this got resolved. Hopefully so! Would be pretty weak if not, considering it appears he's been logging in still fairly regularly but hasn't posted since the end of june.....
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Post by yotonic on Aug 19, 2019 19:56:56 GMT -6
Nope according to 24tracktape he still has never heard from Eric, no email, nothing.
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Post by Martin John Butler on Aug 19, 2019 21:39:56 GMT -6
Clearly something's very wrong with Eric or this wouldn't be going on. I feel bad for 24Tracktape, and can understand this was a last ditch effort to reach Eric. Granted it is odd to see this on a forum. I hope Eric gets well soon and resolves this. Good luck to you both.
24, as bad as this has been for you, I believe Eric will eventually make this right.
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Post by christopher on Aug 20, 2019 0:05:18 GMT -6
Eric’s kind comments always made have a great day. Until this gets sorted if 24 needs stems I’ll volunteer my console’s summing bus and tape deck. Takes me a little while to run all the tracks through, but it colors ‘em up nice.
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Post by mrholmes on Aug 20, 2019 8:12:00 GMT -6
@johnkenn Discussing a civil law issue in public?? Strange?
IMO - it should not be a public topic!!!
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Post by 24tracktape on Sept 11, 2019 15:14:29 GMT -6
Although several folks here have been successful in contacting Eric (who I understand is having some continuing health issues) I myself have not heard anything from him, despite promises by him (relayed by some of his contacts here) to get in touch and conclude our transaction.
I don't think it is unreasonable to expect some contact, even if it's a "I can't attend to this right now" message.
Disappointing.
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Post by jcoutu1 on Sept 11, 2019 15:39:21 GMT -6
Although several folks here have been successful in contacting Eric (who I understand is having some continuing health issues) I myself have not heard anything from him, despite promises by him (relayed by some of his contacts here) to get in touch and conclude our transaction. I don't think it is unreasonable to expect some contact, even if it's a "I can't attend to this right now" message. Disappointing. Especially since he was logged in here 21 hours ago. Literally, no excuse.
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Post by yotonic on Sept 11, 2019 20:41:39 GMT -6
Agreed. And even more ridiculous that there are members here who make stupid comments about trying to rationalize that this is acceptable behavior. Society is getting nuttier and nuttier.
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Post by 24tracktape on Sept 13, 2019 13:59:46 GMT -6
Thanks for your sentiments. It's really perplexing that Eric has not responded to my messages. I'm not even angry, and it's not about the money. I just want the parts (or the whole console) so I can get my console working again. Although several folks here have been successful in contacting Eric (who I understand is having some continuing health issues) I myself have not heard anything from him, despite promises by him (relayed by some of his contacts here) to get in touch and conclude our transaction. I don't think it is unreasonable to expect some contact, even if it's a "I can't attend to this right now" message. Disappointing. Especially since he was logged in here 21 hours ago. Literally, no excuse.
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Post by svart on Sept 14, 2019 8:24:12 GMT -6
Agreed. And even more ridiculous that there are members here who make stupid comments about trying to rationalize that this is acceptable behavior. Society is getting nuttier and nuttier. Uh, who? I don't see a single person in this thread rationalizing this as "acceptable" at this point. I do see people, myself included, who gave him at least some reasonable doubt at the beginning of this thread knowing about his health, and the possibility of it all being a big misunderstanding. Since then, we've learned a lot more facts and it's pretty clear this is all his fault at this point and is indefensible.
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Post by drbill on Sept 14, 2019 9:47:29 GMT -6
I miss having Eric around.....
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Post by WKG on Sept 14, 2019 9:53:21 GMT -6
I miss having Eric around..... Yup. Hope this all gets straightened out.
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Post by wiz on Sept 14, 2019 16:22:46 GMT -6
Yeah it’s really disappointing as I met Eric when in Nashville, and he seemed a straight up dude. I hope it can get sorted.
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Post by Johnkenn on Sept 16, 2019 13:20:46 GMT -6
Agreed. And even more ridiculous that there are members here who make stupid comments about trying to rationalize that this is acceptable behavior. Society is getting nuttier and nuttier. Absolutely no one has said it's acceptable.
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