Re: Poor Used Part Buying Experience
From: consie67 (consie@maine.rr.com)
Date: Sun 24 Feb 2002 - 19:19:31 EST
I saw Brian's request, which was very specific, in that he wanted a
VERY GOOD example of this mirror ONLY. I chose to not resond, as the
two or three that I have are only in fair condition.
I think the best way to settle this, is for Peter to refund Brian 1/2
of the price, since Brian broke the glass and the rest of this unit
is worthless.
Mediation guys, you know?
Chris
--- In peugeot-L@y..., boz <boz@t...> wrote:
> Well, I didn't want to have to do this, but for the sake of possible
> used part buyers on this list (of which I've been a member for many
> years, by the way), I feel I've got to warn you about a list member
and
> his behavior regarding a driver's side mirror I bought from him.
>
> I put out a call for a mirror in great shape, no watermarks on the
> glass. I received an e-mail from Peter McGarvey. He said he had just
> what I wanted, that the glass and mirror was in good, clean shape
and
> the price of $50 was eventually agreed upon. After a couple weeks I
> received the mirror, just yesterday.
>
> Upon removing it from the box I discovered that the glass did indeed
> have small watermark spots all over it. I wasn't overjoyed by this
fact.
> Still, it was in better condition than my own scratched mirror, and
I
> decided I could live with it. That was until I picked up the unit
and
> discovered that the pivot mount (beneath the accordian rubber boot)
was
> very loose. Upon inspection it turned out that a piece of the
mount's
> metal was broken and missing, and that the bolt hole threads were
> stripped which would've enable the tightening of the thing.
>
> Still, I thought that perhaps I could somehow use my own mirror's
old
> mount and couple it perhaps with this mirror's glass and inner
workings.
> I was suddenly getting into a lot of work when it should've been a
> simple swap. I ultimately decided to simply remove the glass from
this
> unit and double-side tape it to my old mirror. Well, when I
attempted
> that, the mirror cracked. Figures, huh? I didn't mind too much
since the
> glass was not in very good shape anyway.
>
> Anyway, I put my old mirror back on my car and e-mailed Peter.
Explained
> the entire story and I received an e-mail back from him stating that
> he'd refund my money if I sent the mirror back, because he figured
it's
> best to foster goodwill amongst Peugeot owners. I thought that was a
> good position and replied that I'd send the mirror back.
>
> Well, an hour or two later I get another e-mail from Peter, stating
that
> he's thought about the situation more and that he just cannot give
me a
> refund. His position is, 'you broke it, you bought it.' Hmmm...I
can in
> a way see his point, but then again the mirror glass was indeed
etched
> with watermarks, and even more significantly, the pivot mount was
busted
> and unfixable which would've meant this mirror would always vibrate
and
> wobble once installed. To me, that's a very much faulty, defective
> part--from the get-go.
>
> At the end of the day, this mirror Peter sold me was crap. Now I
guess
> he figures to somehow teach me a lesson he's not going to refund my
> money. I guess that's OK, I can live without that measly $50. But
> considering how I've been treated in this matter, I feel I had no
> alternative (after getting nowhere thru e-mail with Peter) but to
air
> this 'dirty laundry' on the list.
>
> Basically, buyer beware if you're going to buy a used part from
Peter
> McGarvey. You just may not receive what you had been expecting, or
what
> he's represented as the conditon of the used part. Frankly, that's
crap
> treatment from a fellow list member. And that, Mr. McGarvey, is
what we
> don't need on this list....not someone like me bringing situations
like
> this to the attention of fellow members so they can avoid this BS. I
> don't feel this affects my reputation in any way.....too bad you
figure
> it would. I trust it's yours that's not going to be helped by this.
>
> And I reiterate, I have only brought this onto the list as a warning
> after a few e-mails with McGarvey. He apparently can't see the
error in
> his ways of selling crap merchandise to fellow list members, so
> basically, think twice before buying from him. If I can prevent
someone
> else from going through a similar situation I feel I've done a
service
> to this list.
>
> And I know every once in awhile something like this gets to the
list. I
> really didn't want it to go that way, but Peter's unbending attitude
> drove me to it. His wanting me to put the mirror back into the
condition
> it was in (meaning to somehow put an uncracked glass into it!)
before
> he'd refund my money, is simply ridiculous. He was probably hoping
to
> sell this 'POS' to some other unsuspecting soul if he gets it
back. The
> shape that mirror was in made it unusable...whatever. This has
become
> tiresome.
>
> 'Nuff said....
> --Brian O.
> Charlotte, NC
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