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Post by njmt42 on Nov 27, 2009 2:06:03 GMT -5
Hi all,
As I'm sure many of you know, I bought an ICS from a moderator of AirsoftSociety.com some weeks ago. Long story short, the guy was "mistaken" about the condition of the item and I'm out $50 of shipping which he refuses to accept responsibility for.
He was removed as a moderator after I contacted Alan, an administrator.
"SparkyD", the irresponsible former moderator has a listing up for a G&G UMP. After posting a "buyer beware" message, merely informing potential buyers of the seller's irresponsibility I was banned from the site.
I would urge all of you to simply avoid this website. It is run by children and you'll be treated as such. There is no accountability within the site. Ebay has feedback which remains with the user. Here there is no such feature and apparently posting with similar intent will get you banned. There is nothing stopping a person from accepting your payment and withholding the purchased goods. Your next step would be small claims court, and nobody wants to do that.
in short, AVOID airsoftsociety.com!
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Standby for confirmation that the former-moderator is not to blame for my ban. If so, airsoftsociety is not to blame and this post will be removed.
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Post by DOc on Nov 27, 2009 7:50:40 GMT -5
That sucks man, sorry to hear that you got screwed on a sight of supposed integrity bound people. I wouldnt want to play with any of these guys on the field. Later DOc
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Post by njmt42 on Nov 27, 2009 13:52:51 GMT -5
It has been confirmed; my IP address was banned while awaiting confirmation from the admin that this was his doing.
Therefore, the previous post about avoiding airsoftsociety stands.
"You have been banned for the following reason:
No reason was specified.
Date the ban will be lifted: Never"
Seems legitimate...I guess it's their ball and they can go home whenever they want.
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Post by Stickem1 on Nov 29, 2009 22:03:58 GMT -5
Did you use paypal? They seem to help watch your back.
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Post by njmt42 on Nov 29, 2009 22:36:56 GMT -5
I did, but the return was long after the purchase, due to agreement on attempted repair.
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Post by Stickem1 on Nov 29, 2009 22:57:46 GMT -5
Sorry to hear. I would have filed a claim thru paypal and see if they would work with you. But if it's pass a month or two, then your out of luck. You need to be on it right away if you think there is something wrong with it.
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Post by njmt42 on Nov 30, 2009 1:28:37 GMT -5
In hindsight, yes, I should have sent it back right away.
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Post by Shampoo on Nov 30, 2009 10:58:08 GMT -5
Well, I'm not going to buy from that site, or period, but I do now want a UMP.
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Post by brent on Nov 30, 2009 12:50:24 GMT -5
Well, I'm not going to buy from that site, or period, but I do now want a UMP. its real slick how they break apart. 1 pin and the upper and lower separate. v3 gearbox as well. |
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Post by springpistolpro on Oct 16, 2010 18:29:38 GMT -5
Sorry but the same thing happened to me, sort of. HAZMAT had Sparky D (hes a mod again) ban me AFTER he recieved my gun.
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Post by njmt42 on Oct 16, 2010 19:02:14 GMT -5
It's really a shame that they can continue their theft through their website. It would be nice if we could shut it down, but that seems impossible. Or at least that we could spread the word, but that seems like an uphill battle, too.
Just don't do it!
(don't use airsoftsociety, that is)
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Post by avenger on Jul 7, 2012 19:10:23 GMT -5
Why are you blaiming a whole site for the actions of one or two persons? That's ridiculous.
Comparison: "It's seems like there's been a robbery at Times square, let's bomb it." Or: "We have reason to believe that a thief is hiding somewhere in Washington. Let's enclose the city in a glass dome and let everyone starv to death."
Please motivate.
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Post by fyzix on Jul 7, 2012 22:02:28 GMT -5
Wow. Someone necro'd pretty nice. Haha.
I have dealt with Sparky-D, he is an honest seller, I have absolutely no reason to believe that he would do something like this.
Austin (Or Alan as he was at the current time), I know, would not stand for this. He would have approached Sparky and I'm sure you and he would have worked it out. You must have done something else to warrant a perma.
Also. poop happens, man. Just because one member on one website 'stole' from you, that is no reason to give it a bad name. People get stolen from on Ebay all the time. Does that mean that one should never, ever, ever use Ebay because '[insert member name here] stole from you?
I am a proud supporting member of AirsoftSociety, I know the Admin well enough to know that if any of his staff ever did anything like this, that member would be stripped of his rank and banned. Sparky is a moderator again, and if he really did steal from you, then his ways have truly changed. He is an honest seller.
SPP, you deserved that ban, it was not because Sparky-D stole from you, you had multiple offenses and should have been banned long before you actually were.
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Post by aweeleprechan on Jul 7, 2012 22:04:56 GMT -5
Good to know the PR department from AirsoftSociety likes to troll 2 year old posts on the forums of small teams and make red herring arguments against said posts.
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Post by griffin on Jul 7, 2012 22:32:39 GMT -5
Wasn't going to post anything, but since some 'noobs' (  ) necroed the thread I might as well. |
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