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Hello All- Earlier this week, I was contacted by a fellow TS.com'er, inquiring as to whether i'd be interested in purchasing 14 bags of Lawrence Mag #9 shot (I had purchased a rem 1100 trap stock from this gentleman previously). We agreed on a price for those 14 bags ($18/bag, not the deal of a lifetime, but a worthwhile deal none the less), and had also discussed 7+ additional bags worth of shot (175 lbs) which were the same make, but were in containers, no longer in the original bags, but could not agree on a price. We met the next day, and the transaction proceeded smoothly. The shot was in great shape, and I was very happy with the deal at that point.
I actually ended up selling the 14 original bags to my dad (i don't shoot too much 9s anymore except in the .410, i use 8.5s in the 20ga and 28ga, and 8s in the 12ga for skeet, and he needed shot for the upcoming season), and thought the extra 7+ bags worth of shot would be worth having for myself for practice. I emailed the seller again, and we agreed on a price for the 2nd allotment of shot. I met him the next day, 35 miles from my house this time (the 1st location was about 15 miles from my house).
I received the shot from him, and all went well. I got home, and proceeded to weigh out the shot, so I could put it back in 25 lb bags for easy storage (it came in an 8lb powder container, 4 lb powder container, and a plastic bin). When I tallied everything up, i ended up with 151lb 5oz, 1 bag short. I contacted the seller, requesting a $15 refund for the one bag shortage I ended up with, as the agreed upon price was $105 for 175+ lbs of loose shot (I weighed all the shot on my postal scale, verified as accurate by measuring a factory sealed bag of eagle 8.5s, which came up as 25 lbs 4 oz, so if anything, my scale was underestimating), the seller stated he'd weighed it on his end on a bathroom scale, as an aside, i learned just today the bathroom scale @ my house is off by about 20 lbs, so it would not surprise me at all if his bathroom scale was off by that much).
At this point, the seller refuses to simply reimburse me for the 25 lbs of shot I was shorted (I told him he could simply drop a check for $15 in the mail to me), saying that if I want a refund, I must return all of the shot, and he will give me a complete refund on ALL the shot i've purchased from both allotments (on my time and gas $). I know that I got a good deal on this shot (except for being shorted a bag worth of loose shot), and really don't wish to return it (especially since probably half a bag has been loaded by my father from his cut), but I do feel that it is only right I be refunded for the shortage. I'm completely convinced this was nothing more than an honest mistake, and no harm was intended, but feel that since there is an issue, and what was promised was not what was delivered, the seller should be willing to make it right, without making unreasonable demands in order to receive a refund. I'm not going to divulge to persons sign-on, email, or name in the hopes that he will still make this right. To be perfectly honest, I really doubt i'd try to screw someone out of $15 when I just spend $350 with him, plus the $ for the stock i'd purchased previously.
Thoughts?
I actually ended up selling the 14 original bags to my dad (i don't shoot too much 9s anymore except in the .410, i use 8.5s in the 20ga and 28ga, and 8s in the 12ga for skeet, and he needed shot for the upcoming season), and thought the extra 7+ bags worth of shot would be worth having for myself for practice. I emailed the seller again, and we agreed on a price for the 2nd allotment of shot. I met him the next day, 35 miles from my house this time (the 1st location was about 15 miles from my house).
I received the shot from him, and all went well. I got home, and proceeded to weigh out the shot, so I could put it back in 25 lb bags for easy storage (it came in an 8lb powder container, 4 lb powder container, and a plastic bin). When I tallied everything up, i ended up with 151lb 5oz, 1 bag short. I contacted the seller, requesting a $15 refund for the one bag shortage I ended up with, as the agreed upon price was $105 for 175+ lbs of loose shot (I weighed all the shot on my postal scale, verified as accurate by measuring a factory sealed bag of eagle 8.5s, which came up as 25 lbs 4 oz, so if anything, my scale was underestimating), the seller stated he'd weighed it on his end on a bathroom scale, as an aside, i learned just today the bathroom scale @ my house is off by about 20 lbs, so it would not surprise me at all if his bathroom scale was off by that much).
At this point, the seller refuses to simply reimburse me for the 25 lbs of shot I was shorted (I told him he could simply drop a check for $15 in the mail to me), saying that if I want a refund, I must return all of the shot, and he will give me a complete refund on ALL the shot i've purchased from both allotments (on my time and gas $). I know that I got a good deal on this shot (except for being shorted a bag worth of loose shot), and really don't wish to return it (especially since probably half a bag has been loaded by my father from his cut), but I do feel that it is only right I be refunded for the shortage. I'm completely convinced this was nothing more than an honest mistake, and no harm was intended, but feel that since there is an issue, and what was promised was not what was delivered, the seller should be willing to make it right, without making unreasonable demands in order to receive a refund. I'm not going to divulge to persons sign-on, email, or name in the hopes that he will still make this right. To be perfectly honest, I really doubt i'd try to screw someone out of $15 when I just spend $350 with him, plus the $ for the stock i'd purchased previously.
Thoughts?