OT Ever been ripped off on any deal?

[ruth-gehrig]

To make an extremely long story short I feel like Im in the process of being screwed by a guy from craigslist. I put out an ad for someone to make me a frame for a large poster I have. I met him for measurements of the piece. He asked for half down so he didnt pay for materials out of pocket. He originally told me it would have been done last Sat then Sun. Now he says give him a few more days due to his allergies! Luckly he doesnt have the poster just half the money for a deposit. He gave me an invoice and money back guarantee whatever that means at this point.

Have you ever been ripped off in any type of deal?

[bnorth]

Anybody that has bought memorabilia or cards has been ripped off whether they know it or not. This is an amazingly slimy hobby we are in.

Good luck on getting a nice frame or your $ back.

[Shoeless Moe]

Karma is a pretty sure & powerful thing, and those who rip others off will pay the price for it at some point.

[murphusa]

no, but a few have tried. And for some reason it always was one of the big time memorabilia dealer who trying to stick it to me.

[batsballsbases]

Michael,
If Im reading it right its not really about memorabilia its about a frame thats going to hold a piece of memorabilia. As a person who does sell memorabilia alot I find what you call a piece of memorabilia (a frame) isnt what I consider memorabilia. Sorry you were taken but maybe next time go to a regular framer and pay the little extra instead of trying to save a few bucks from craigslist. Everyone knows that craigslist is a crap shoot at best when it comes to finding a GOOD deal. I would say its a 50/50 chance it will work out.Hope it works out for you but how you wrote this makes all people who sell memorabilia look very bad! When it really has nothing to do with it. My 2 cents..

[ruth-gehrig]

Al you are right this isnt exactly about a piece of memorabilia. This just got me thinking about deals and people getting ripped off memorabilia or not. Slightly off topic on a few counts I suppose.

I posted the craigslist ad because frame shops want to keep the piece for upwards of 2 weeks. My thoughts were to show this piece to someone experienced in frames for measurements for the frame and matting and to then return with the piece to finalize the deal. Time will tell how it turns out.

I was also interested in hearing other members' bad experiences. Feel free to vent!

[Forever Young]

Originally Posted by Shoeless Moe

Karma is a pretty sure & powerful thing, and those who rip others off will pay the price for it at some point.

You certainly got that right.

[Shoeless Moe]

Originally Posted by Forever Young

You certainly got that right.

The bigger they are the harder they fall.

[Forever Young]

Originally Posted by Shoeless Moe

The bigger they are the harder they fall.

Oh yeah

[djson1]

If you were to ask for a show of hands....Anybody who has visited this forum should be raising their hands (whether they know it or not), assuming we all buy memorabilia.

[bobbyw8469]

I had a buyer send me back empty slabs in the mail instead of the cards that I sold him and said he could return. Does that count?