Lessons Learned and Old Fears Substantiated

Well the fellow Dgrinner that I bought the 70-200 VR from refuses any type of return and seems to want me to actually sue him.......even though he will have to travel from Rockfod Il to Kansas for a court date.............I do not understand the way some peoples minds work......they sell you something that is supposed to be like new never been banged or anything and when you discover the damage that was hidden by a screw on filter they started accusing you of harassing them and all of a sudden the agreement about fixing any thing wrong with the item sold is out...."I am not going to do anything for you..............!!!"......" stop emailing me"!! As if the agreement never was in place and getting mad over being found to have lied I understand but the normal person hangs their head and and will make it right.......but not this guy he is determined to not do the right thing.

You may be wondering why the title for this blog........Let's start with the OLD FEARS......never buy off a forum there is no protection.......LESSONS LEARNED.......NEVER BUY OFF ANY FORUMS THEY ARE NOT PROTECTED.......at least on EBAY you have Ebay you can file a complaint with and then Paypal......on ebay you cannot pay as a gift......I have used the gifting system to save a seller fro mthe commission charges when they give me a very good deal.....as I did this seller.......the problem lies in this you cannot get a refund on a gift......my problem with this, no one elses just mine........

So never buy off a forum unless you know the person very well or can check them out with other members first.....SECONDLY.......NEVER EVER GIFT ANY MONEY.....IF THE SELLER WON'T TAKE STANDARD CREDIT CARD OR ECHECKS THRU PAYPAL DON'T TRUST THEM...............

Forum purchase - Nikon 70-200f2.8

I am a member of a great online community called DGRIN....and as with most forums they have a buy/sell forum called the FLEA MARKET.......I normally do not buy or sell a lot on there and I am critized for being an EBAYER but in my own defense 99% of all of my purchases on ebay I can get a square trade warranty....but i have bought off the forums when an item is near new nd still under the original warranty as long as seller agrees to send the item in for repair if needed since mfg'ers warranties are not transferable.........

Well I made a deal for a Nikon 70-200 f2.8 VR.....a lens that is less than 2 yrs old and I sent the Fellow Dgrinner $1230........9 days ago paid extra for overnight shipping.....have yet to receive the lens........I have called him at work and I called him at home............Rockford Il is only a 12 hr drive from wichita..loks like I may be in for a road trip to collect.