Hey guys, poor situation, any ideas?
I recently purchased a rig from a guy who told me all the gear was new in 2002/2003 which is not the case... The container was actually made around '98, haven't even got into the main and reserve yet. My rigger says the harness must be replaced for $450 after the guy I bought it from said everything was perfect and in great condition... YEA RIGHT... I payed him through PayPal, not Ebay with a Bank of America debit Visa card. PayPal tells me that since the purchase was not through Ebay to screw off and call Visa. Visa says I don't have the benefits, call Bank of America... I am on hold with Bank of America but it looks like I am getting really screwed. My fault, I thought I could prove the "its too good to be true" theory wrong. I will probably have to swap out the 1990 reserve which i was told was a 2003 and the cypres is in need of its four year since its a 2000, not a 2003.
450 for new harness, 280 for cypres service, 800 for used reserve... Plus repack and rig inspection. Hope it never happens to you guys! I should have been smarter, just didn't realize I was dealing with such a nice liar...! I paid $950, so I'll end up just over 2 with a solid rig, but this is going to set me back financially and I would have rather waited until I had 2k for the right rig and no hassle.
Any ideas on how to recover my funds through a seller/buyer dispute other than flying to his home and breaking knee caps lol. After I purchased the rig he came up with bogus excuses and said I never said this or that... shit.
Any ideas would be much appreciated!
Oh, and for everyone going to tell me how much of an idiot I am, I already know, you don't have to waste precious minutes of your lives typing to tell me. lol
Cheers and blue skies,
Alex
