Bren Pogo Stick: Real or Repro

[B. Harris]

Perhaps a negotiated settlement for a repro price would be in order.
I'm sure someone on here would be interested in purchasing it for what it is?

Just a suggestion.

[rob love]

Bruce

I have been contacted by a board member who is interested. However, I am in to it for a bit more than I think a repro would sell for. I have no intention of losing anything on this deal, so we'll see what happens.

I already have a repro myself....don't need another.

[David Herbert]

Rob,
When they go silent on you, you pretty well know that they are not as honorable as they might be. I loose all sympathy for them at that point. If you have made your case to Ebay as you have here I think you might be plesantly surprised by the outcome.

Good luck David

[rob love]

Well it was over the weekend, so perhaps out of town or whatever. Anyway, he has contacted me today. I don't think he was scamming, I think he really thought it was original.

As I also mentioned earlier, if he gets stuck rebating shipping both ways, it will really take a chunk of change. He has asked if someone up here in Canada wants it, or alternatively, UK or elsewhere. To that end, It will be up for offers, and he will cover any loss to myself.

[Lynn Eades]

Rob, can you put up photos of the base?

[rob love]

Lynn: Do you mean photos of the bottom half of the assembly, or of the lathed portion at the very bottom?

I got a notice from Ebay that the seller has accepted the return and is going to send me a mailing label. So it would seem that my feelings that he was honorable are correct. Quite frankly, that has been my experience in this hobby overall. While there are thousands (or more likely 10s of thousands) of members in this hobby, it is still too small a fraternity to be able to operate with a bad name or reputation.

[Lynn Eades]

Both if you like Rob.

[rob love]

Originally Posted by David Herbert

Rob,
When they go silent on you, you pretty well know that they are not as honorable as they might be. I loose all sympathy for them at that point. If you have made your case to Ebay as you have here I think you might be plesantly surprised by the outcome.

Good luck David

So I made the request for refund from ebay, and as I mentioned before the seller contacted me and we exchanged a few emails. Then I got a notice from ebay that the seller was accepting the return, and that he would send me a return label. Then nothing. I let it go past the deadline, then asked ebay for help, as I had not received the return address. So ebay put a hold on it for 5 days (which ended up being 7). Next thing I know ebay returned all the funds and told me I could keep the mount.

Not feeling right about it, I did send another email to the seller, offering to send it back to him for the cost of the shipping. I also offered that he could sell it on ebay as a repro, and I would ship it form here for the cost of the shipping. Nothing heard in about a week now. Strange. It is a nice repro, and certainly worth something to someone. Surprised that he would abandon it .