I just bought an item off epay from a 50 year speed equip. manufacturer that most dinosaurs would recognize. When I received the package,I got only one item,not the 3 shown in their pic on the listing.They even refered to the items in the plural in the listing banner. I rechecked the listing and sure enough,the listing was cleverly worded to imply 3 but with a way out for them to claim it was for one only. I sent them an email describing why I thought their listing was intentionally misleading. I recieved a polite rebuff pointing out the escape word. I emailed back saying that was fine,they got me,and I said I would share my feelings through feedback,and with my hot rod buddys nationwide on The H.A.M.B. Well after about 4 hours (enough for some googleing, and dope-slapping the perpitrator of the add), I received a 2nd email that was very apologetic that went WAY overboard to make me happy with them! They also stated that their add would be changed immediately! This group may have all the power of a labor union!
It's amazing how that worked out - I'm happy for you and hope that if I do get into a simialr situation, dropping the HAMB bomb will iron everything out. Congrats.
I intentionally witheld their name because I have had employees that needed a good whack too,to get back onto the "Customer Service" wagon. The proof of the pudding is in how they resolve a problem. Let's make HAMB like an intersection red light runner camera..."Ya' don't want to be caught by it!"
Yes they are "smallish" hot rod engine parts. I just didn't want to crucify them for the act of some "jelly-head" internet geek who concocted an add that he thought was clever.
Let me guess. Was it a Northwest Speed Eelco auction for 3 carb levers like used on progressive linkage? If so I almost bid on that auction (it's been up a couple of times) but somehow the wording just didn't sound right so I let it pass. Frank
I just had this visualization of a guy waking up next to a 49 Ford transmission I can't seem to get rid of with "the HAMB was here" painted on it... The shift handle sticking out through the sheets and rust all over his nice clean 2000 thread count sheets of which he purchased ripping off people on Ebay to impress little underage internet girls he brings home... HATE Ebay A-HOLES who put loop holes in their ad to screw people! They need to be fucked with! Thank you from all of us... I'm SURE! I need to get rid of that trans! Someone PM if they need it for "good" or "bad"! It's bad when you think of things like that to do with it!
If it was Northwest Speed, you won't be hurting any feelings by letting us know. He has been banned from the HAMB for fraudulent dealings.
Haha, nice work. I think the power of the HAMB is more than national for you blokes in the states, it's international, world wide .
thats what i love about the HAMB DONT TAKE MONEY, DONT TAKE FAME, DONT TAKE NO CREDIT CARD TO RIDE THIS TRAIN!!!! GREAT ...now that friggin songs goin to rattle in my head all night....atleast it reminds me of back to the future...thats one of my favs...i need a beer
i think you should share a little more info, as far as i'm concerned, a seller gets ONE chance to make it right. even implying that you get 3 items for one bid, and then not making it perfectly clear how many items are for sale is grounds to be on my shit list. counting isn't hard. one, two, three. you clearly say ONE item, or THREE items. the very fact that they would willingly make it vague makes them a scammer. honest sellers will state multiple times that you get ONE item if their picture illustrates multiples.
No kidding, a certain magazine asked us for some artwork in trade for a two year subscription. After 8 months of hounding and no magazines and no replys, one post on the Hamb and it was like lighting a bomb under their asses. They paid up and totally apologetic. The hamb is the equalizer! If anybody from the Hamb breaks down in an hour or so radius from where we live in New York, we're there to help. Elrod's Hotrods 607-798-6995
You're Right!...The HAMB is indeed international...we had contributions on this thread from Sweden and Australia! ROCK ON!!
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