Hello everyone.
I had recently put up a for sale ad:
http://laserpointerforums.com/f39/several-lasers-flashlight-sale-93503.html
I had a member called "Willjoe21" contact me and offer to buy the Arctic that was on sale, and the 532nm Stick.
We agreed on $250 for both units, and that we would split the shipping costs.
So I worked it all out like this:
To avoid possible problems with Customs, I decided to ship in 3 packages.
1st package only had the 2 lasers, with the head and tail caps removed (so no clicky switches to use).
The 2 units were taped off at the battery terminal with electrical tape, so even if someone stuck in a battery, they would not power on.
The 2 units were separately wrapped with bubble wrap, with about 1.5" of bubble wrap padding completely covering each individual unit, ensuring there was about 1.5" bubbles at both ends.
I then placed them into a box that was approx 12" x 6", and I put some foam padding I had left over from another box, to cushion the units even further.
The 2nd box was the case for the Stick, and inside I stuck the head and tail caps of the 2 lasers, along with the goggles that had come originally with it.
The 3rd box was the original box for the Arctic with all the lenses it came with, but nothing else.
I shipped the first box by UPS as Willjoe21 had requested. I was very uncomfortable with all the damn questions they were asking me to ship it (what's inside? what's it for? who's it going to? etc etc)
I declared as "LED Flashlights" and I asked to put a fragile sticker on it.
I shipped the other 2 boxes approx 3 days apart by regular Post Office.
Willjoe21 claims the first box came beat up, like the UPS guys were using it as a football or something.
He claims that the Arctic barely glows at all and that the Stick does not even power on.
So I want to be a fair guy about this, so I offered to send him a brand new, never used M140 Diode so he can replace the damaged one in the Arctic.
And I wasn't sure what to do about the Stick. Since I could not think of a solution, I offered to give him a complete refund minus the shipping.
The only thing I asked is that he ship ONLY the 2 Lasers back to me, packed with the same care I took, and that as soon as I had a tracking # from him, that I would do the Paypal refund.
So now, a couple of days later, he sends me a PM saying he opened the Stick inside and that there's NO LASER DIODE INSIDE OF IT!
That is an absolute impossibility!! I have NEVER opened those pointers, EVER! I tested to make sure they powered on and were shining as they were supposed to BEFORE I started packing them up.
So either:
1. The UPS guys opened the package, somehow stole the laser diode only from the Stick (not the Arctic, apparently that one they left alone)
OR
2. Willjoe21 is lying thru his teeth about this.
What I suspect:
He wanted to get a better deal, so he would "pay" the agreed amount, then claim the lasers were damaged so that I would provide a "partial refund", and that way he would get a discount from me.
Or it's possible he's telling the truth about the UPS damage AND doesn't know how to confirm what a diode looks like inside a host.
I want to be a good guy about this. I had offered a full refund minus what it cost me to ship them.
He claims I am trying to stiff him. I am posting this because, IF he has genuinely received faulty pointers from me, I WANT TO MAKE IT RIGHT!!
But there is no effin' way in hell that I, deliberately took out the diode from the Stick, and shipped him an empty host. I wouldn't even be comfortable doing that! as I don't have enough experience with 532nm diodes, and could easily muck one up by trying to take it apart!
So what would you guys recommend I do? Willjoe21 is welcome to post in this thread if he likes. Bro, if you are genuine about your complaints, I want to fix it.
I had recently put up a for sale ad:
http://laserpointerforums.com/f39/several-lasers-flashlight-sale-93503.html
I had a member called "Willjoe21" contact me and offer to buy the Arctic that was on sale, and the 532nm Stick.
We agreed on $250 for both units, and that we would split the shipping costs.
So I worked it all out like this:
To avoid possible problems with Customs, I decided to ship in 3 packages.
1st package only had the 2 lasers, with the head and tail caps removed (so no clicky switches to use).
The 2 units were taped off at the battery terminal with electrical tape, so even if someone stuck in a battery, they would not power on.
The 2 units were separately wrapped with bubble wrap, with about 1.5" of bubble wrap padding completely covering each individual unit, ensuring there was about 1.5" bubbles at both ends.
I then placed them into a box that was approx 12" x 6", and I put some foam padding I had left over from another box, to cushion the units even further.
The 2nd box was the case for the Stick, and inside I stuck the head and tail caps of the 2 lasers, along with the goggles that had come originally with it.
The 3rd box was the original box for the Arctic with all the lenses it came with, but nothing else.
I shipped the first box by UPS as Willjoe21 had requested. I was very uncomfortable with all the damn questions they were asking me to ship it (what's inside? what's it for? who's it going to? etc etc)
I declared as "LED Flashlights" and I asked to put a fragile sticker on it.
I shipped the other 2 boxes approx 3 days apart by regular Post Office.
Willjoe21 claims the first box came beat up, like the UPS guys were using it as a football or something.
He claims that the Arctic barely glows at all and that the Stick does not even power on.
So I want to be a fair guy about this, so I offered to send him a brand new, never used M140 Diode so he can replace the damaged one in the Arctic.
And I wasn't sure what to do about the Stick. Since I could not think of a solution, I offered to give him a complete refund minus the shipping.
The only thing I asked is that he ship ONLY the 2 Lasers back to me, packed with the same care I took, and that as soon as I had a tracking # from him, that I would do the Paypal refund.
So now, a couple of days later, he sends me a PM saying he opened the Stick inside and that there's NO LASER DIODE INSIDE OF IT!
That is an absolute impossibility!! I have NEVER opened those pointers, EVER! I tested to make sure they powered on and were shining as they were supposed to BEFORE I started packing them up.
So either:
1. The UPS guys opened the package, somehow stole the laser diode only from the Stick (not the Arctic, apparently that one they left alone)
OR
2. Willjoe21 is lying thru his teeth about this.
What I suspect:
He wanted to get a better deal, so he would "pay" the agreed amount, then claim the lasers were damaged so that I would provide a "partial refund", and that way he would get a discount from me.
Or it's possible he's telling the truth about the UPS damage AND doesn't know how to confirm what a diode looks like inside a host.
I want to be a good guy about this. I had offered a full refund minus what it cost me to ship them.
He claims I am trying to stiff him. I am posting this because, IF he has genuinely received faulty pointers from me, I WANT TO MAKE IT RIGHT!!
But there is no effin' way in hell that I, deliberately took out the diode from the Stick, and shipped him an empty host. I wouldn't even be comfortable doing that! as I don't have enough experience with 532nm diodes, and could easily muck one up by trying to take it apart!
So what would you guys recommend I do? Willjoe21 is welcome to post in this thread if he likes. Bro, if you are genuine about your complaints, I want to fix it.