I dunno man, I'm just curious if you said somethin to him before you expressed
yourself on the list.  I bought a bed cushion from him & didn't have any
problems; sent the money for shipping (he was giving it free) & received it in
a timely fashion.  I guess I'd just say that no one's perfect man.  At the
same time, there's appropriate actions to take when something like this occurs
b/c no one likes to run bad business - & other people know about it.

  -Andrew

Brian Cochran <rangerbrian@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Gather 'round fellow vanagoneers! I've got a story to tell you about fellow
> list member, Chris Turner.
> 
> I'm one to blow whistles only when a bad egg is out there, so don't go
> thinking that I'm jumping to conclusions until after you read the
following.
> 
> Chris (as he often goes by on the list) often advertises parts.  I just saw
> some today.  Well,  over seven weeks back, in the second week of March
> (maybe earlier), Chris Turner advertised some interior parts.  I had been
> looking for the "valence"/curtain rod cover that goes over the curtain rod
> on the passenger side rearmost side window.  These were only on 80 to 84
> westfalia types.  Well Chris answered that he did have the part.  I then
> asked about the curtain tie-backs which I also discovered that I didn't
> have.  You see, I had just aquired the bentley manual, so there were all
> these interior shots with parts I was missing.   So I added those in to my
> request to buy from Chris.  He wanted an amount, I wanted a lower amount.
> We finally settled on $25 plus seven for shipping.  I sent him out a check
> within a day or two.  He must of had the check by the start of the last
week
> of march.
> 
> I got my parts today, May 7th!!!  I sent him repeated emails asking what
the
> hold up was.  Six weeks.  He mailed it out on Apr. 30th for $3.45  (not $7
> as he charged).
> 
> Now, this alone wouldn't drive me to a public complaint, but WHAT I
received
> added in with all of this would merit a letter!  The Valence cover was
> cracked in two places.  Sure, it was old and yellowed, but for what I
> paid.....  NOT ACCEPTABLE!  The curtain tie-backs were in there.  Five
brown
> and one white.  Not exactly matching, but ok.  But the deal was for these
> AND the HARDWARE!!  I didn't get the hardware.  I'm missing the snaps, the
> screws, and who knows what else.  I'm more than mad.  It's not about what I
> spent, or how long I waited, or what I received. It's the ugly combination
> of all irresponsible action.
> 
> Boycott Chris Turner.
> Who knows, maybe he should lose list privledges for a while (sanctioned)
> 
> I'm not against selling things over the list, but are we not here to help
> each other with our vanagons?  We are not here solely to profit from each
> other.  Or are we?  Chris wasn't friendly at all with any of my
interactions
> with him, and as you have read, the problems ran deeper.
> Boycott Chris Turner (JordanVW@AOL.com)!!!!
> 
> I plan on re-running this ad everytime I see him with something on the list
> for sale!!
> 
> Sincerely,
> Brian Cochran
> Seattle WA
> 84 westy
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