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Date:         Mon, 7 May 2001 16:11:26 MDT
Reply-To:     Joe Fortino <biker.pride@usa.net>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Joe Fortino <biker.pride@usa.net>
Subject:      Re: [avoid Chris Turner (JordanVW)!!!!  Boycott!!  : bad
              dealings..]
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hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.

Joe

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!!

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