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arkoma
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HMMM, still have NOT received my stuff. Was supposed to be here mid-august. My friend dropped (I think) 200euro in payment.................
Feeling a bit fucked over.
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HeYBrO
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Quote: Originally posted by arkoma  | HMMM, still have NOT received my stuff. Was supposed to be here mid-august. My friend dropped (I think) 200euro in payment.................
Feeling a bit fucked over. |
I think plante was hacked in manifest's k3wl @ack, so i think you may not hear back from plante on scimad. Perhaps email him?
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plante1999
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Arkoma, I'm sorry for delayed processing time, and I assure you you WILL receive product, I have been slow on shipping due to many reasons in many
orders, but eventually all the customers get their package.
Sorry for the delay, and be sure you will get your stuff.
There is some logistic in shipping 100 pounds of equipment, of which some are quite hard to pack for shipping, and the costs of such shipping.
I'm much sorry for the delay.
[Edited on 14-9-2014 by plante1999]
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JefferyH
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plante1999,
Is there a reason you wanted to sell everything instead of just shipping it over in one big box at sea/boat? Seems like an enormous hassle to go
through the effort of packaging individual packages, unless you really needed the money. Unless chemistry is Illegal in alberta, I would have only
gotten rid of the question compounds before sending it there. Everything else seems like unneeded work?
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arkoma
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thing is, you were PAID in July.....
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Muffn Man
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When I bought his two micro kits and some other stuff, he took a long time to get the order together and sent to me. He even asked if he could delay a
few weeks because of exams. Being a nice person, I said OK. But I thought that it was weird and slightly annoying.
But really, how long does it take to find a box big enough?? Pack several items, not a whole house, a couple of hours at most? Find an international
carrier. Shall I Google that for you? Its not like he is in a third world country where he would have to manufacture all of his own bubble wrap from
scrap plastic bags he found at the garbage dump!?!?!
This seller would get a lot of negative feedback if he was on eBay.
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Dr.Bob
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I will say that shipping things internationally is a giant challenge, and most people underestimate it. At least in the US, anything over 4 pounds
becomes a major pain, as you have to fill out customs papers in quadruliplicate, have them stamped by the post office and then pay a fortune for
postage. I shipped a large order to Australia a while back, and vastly underestimated the costs, time, and the amount of damage that can be
inflicted on a well packed package in international shipping.
That is why I try to limit international packages to 4 pounds. The limit is set by the outgoing country, so it may be different in each place, but I
would try to stay under it if possible. It may be that China allows bigger packages without customs to help their exports, as they seem to send
nearly anything with little cost or paperwork. So I can feel plante's pain, but also I would try to hold off on taking payment until the package is
ready to ship, which is what I try to do now. But that requires faith that the buyer will then pay after the box is packed. Not a fun situation
either.
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The Volatile Chemist
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Muffin Man, and arkoma, sure, there's some trouble, but give it some time. Chemistry is JUST a hobby. I'd probably give him negative feedback too, but
he's not an unreliable person.
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aga
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True Voltatile.
BUT, when you Sell something, and get Paid, you Must ship the goods.
Failure to do so certainly prevents any future sales.
Edit:
Communication helps Enormously if there is any problem.
No Comms just makes things many times worse, as people invent Reasons for themselves.
[Edited on 15-9-2014 by aga]
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plante1999
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Be sure I do my best, and arkomas will get his stuff soon.
Customer service is quite horrible, but I hope people like the product shipped.
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arkoma
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Glassware came today. Was quite pleased at how fast shipping from Canada was; posted in Montreal on Saturday, arrived in Mesa, Arizona at 8:30AM
today.
The 14/20 stuff is "cute". I'm seeing perhaps a small scale phenol synth per Unintentional chaos as a 50ml RBF is small enough to get the
"byproducts" cleaned out of.
edit--where's the buchner funnel?
[Edited on 9-24-2014 by arkoma]
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plante1999
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You will get the reagents soon. As for the Buchner, I may have put it with the other lot.
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arkoma
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I want them ALL per the list, except the ammonium nitrate and benzyl chloride.
My buyer satisfaction level is at about a D-
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plante1999
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Sadly I have to remove all the liquids, but everything will be there else then that (end the obviously not so legit material)
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zenosx
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While this seller is not the one in mention, I have purchased from others here that took inordinate amounts of time to ship. Who knows why, but as of
yet, I have not been ripped off on this forum by any member. Although, my last order from an un-named member resulted in no further contact from
extended shipping times, I did receive my product. Just remember this isn't Amazon, give it time and if you don't receive items, report it to the top
so that no one else looses money. I personally, while having experienced aggravation, haven't been ripped off yet in the few years I have lurked
around here
A question that sometimes drives me hazy: am I or are the others crazy?
Albert Einstein
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zenosx
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And again, Dr. Bob is #1 for prompt service, shipping and bonuses.. he is Highly recommended while his stock is probably almost depleted by now....
A question that sometimes drives me hazy: am I or are the others crazy?
Albert Einstein
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The Volatile Chemist
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Right.
Unfortunately, it isn't his job selling that sort of stuff, wish it was We'd
have a wonderful supplier then
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arkoma
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umm, when might I expect the rest of the stuff that was paid for two and a half months ago?
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plante1999
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Within the month it will be at your home.
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arkoma
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*expletive*
My friend bought your SCRAPS as much to HELP you as me,and you spend the money w/o saving a measly 30US out of 200 euro, so therefore you can't ship.
I would not be livid if you had emailed me and just said, "Look, yaddayadda, have your stuff, just scraping up for shipping." You MIGHT have even
gotten money for shipping. But NOOO--soon soon soon you say.
Seller Rating F+
And I checked the list of what you had left,and I'm going to be checking for the small lots of EXPENSIVE stuff--no liquids AN, or BeCN-but I'll be
checking for the rest
EDit again--AND you were paid FULL priceand money to ship (I just added it up). Remember crying about "50% off in large lot, wahh i need the money?"
[Edited on 10-4-2014 by arkoma]
[Edited on 10-4-2014 by arkoma]
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The Volatile Chemist
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Arkoma, you may have a right to be mad, but you aught to know better. You can say F+, and that would be sufficient to deter. You don't have to 'dis'
the person. Unless your friend is asking you to complain, and I'm pretty sure I know who it is (And he aughtn't either, you both are MEN for crying
out loud!), you shouldn't complain for lateness. You aught to know that chemistry is JUST a hobby for you, YOU yourself aren't even loosing money from
the lateness. Also, you should contact him via U2U from now on, you've already rated him F+, so unless you want to change the rating, stick to PM-ing.
Don't get mad at me for this, either arkoma. This guys' just as likely to win the nobel in chem. as me, like you keep telling the young-folk. He may
be a bad businessman, but that's not exactly his profession.
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All this aside, it should go without saying that if you are selling something/service that you are not prepared/able to send or provide, you should
absolutely not take a persons money and then go for months giving nothing in return regardless of if chemistry is just your hobby. Especially if you
don't tell the person "by the way, I will accept payment now but shipment will happen over the next 3 months"
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arkoma
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I am irked by the fact that I've had to keep asking wheres my stuff. Don't give me the "hobby. young blah blah blah". You younguns get treated as
men because you ACT like it. PM's TO me instead of silence would have precluded all this
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I think business is a valuable skill even in professional science. The basics of business help run labs, and I keep hearing hiring scientists push for
some kind of business, accounting, or finance acumen. With the economy and funding the way it is, one often has to argue for a return on investment
even in grants. Not to mention communication seems difficult with the moving, which is understandable, but not ideal in any relationship or
transaction.
My perspective is that this situation should be a lesson, since plante is of age and is apt to be looking into property, loans, or other adult
financial situations soon. Communication is also going to be important because you may be living with new people, taking years of coursework together,
and possibly even marrying someone from school. Hopefully we hear a prompt resolution and all this can be left in the past. Since it appears Arkoma
bought essentially all available, and Dr. Bob is running low, I would like to mention to anyone interested that the user J2xP is still selling items,
and was very good to work with. http://www.sciencemadness.org/talk/viewthread.php?tid=29405#...
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Business & Finance are basic precepts that everyone should be taught in primary school.
The Key Concept that most people never learn is that Time and Money are inextricably linked.
If you have $100 in your wallet Now, that doesn't exist as a solitary $100 all on it's own.
It has a hidden Background of the $20 of gas you got to buy tomorrow, and $50 of groceries on Friday, so really it is isn't $100, it's $30 (in the
context of Now till next Friday).
Once the Money/Time relationship is Grasped, all the rest follows.
Spend all the cash today, and there will be none tomorrow.
Make a Great Deal today, and make a bundle, yet piss people off, then there will be no Great Deal tomorrow.
The thing is, all of those Bills are already all lined up and waiting for you from the day you're born to the day you die.
The more advanced of the Financial Illuminati realise that their own funeral is a Bill too, so arrange for it to be paid Before they die.
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