Goldsmith, apologies

I recently purchased a Cilogear pack from MP user goldsmith at mountainproject.com/v/fs-v2… I paypalled him a week ago and haven't heard a peep since. I've sent numerous emails to him and still nothing.

It seems he has taken my money and decided not to give me my goods in return. Pretty sure that is stealing.

Bottom line: do not buy anything from GOLDSMITH, if you know him, give him a kick in the junk from me.

one week and he's already a scammer? I think you may be a little amazon-2-day-shipping-policy-spoiled.

I dont expect it in the mail immediately, its the week of no communication that seems shady. Is that being paranoid?

Attention dumbass: Don't ever pay in gift form to people you don't know. That is all.

From any other subsection of the population - yeah. From climbers who check their emails once a week in between dirtbagging and roadtripping and trying to find their next job...probably not. I always give climbers much more latitude concerning the frequency of their communications.

thats fair. I'd like to be wrong.

sweagan wrote:Also beware of BENXCSKI.

...why?

let's relax here people. if you want service, pay retail for it! jeez!

you're dealing with (potentially) dirtbag climbers living in vehicles here.

one week flies by fast when you're out having fun, you desk-jockeys have plenty of time to sit around and get frustrated. just chill. if you're shit doesn't show up in a month take action.

but really there isn't much else you can do besides slander these poor people

also, in my experience there is almost never a situation on MP where it actually ends with no gear and no refund. it seems that most times the buyer freaks out prematurely and then they get their gear or money and STFU real quick

Bottom line: you shouldn't be accepting people's money if you are not going to promptly forward the goods you offered in exchange for it. The 'I'm dirtbgging and can't get to the post office' excuse is just weak.

S Denny-In general I think you're right, and people need to chill out, but I cant help but think a posting like this doesn't light a fire under someones ass to get a situation made right.

The one thing I find pretty lame is when some ass bag buys your stuff, then turns around and posts it back up the day after he receives it for a few buck more. I dont sell stuff here to make money..if im not using it and someone else can, great, Im all for hooking fellow climbers up, but not so they can make a buck, go to ebay for that...a rant I guess to the S Dennys question why..

When Goldsmith made the decision to sell something here, it is his responsibility to keep in contact with the purchaser till the transaction is complete. It is also the purchaser's responsibility to do the same.

If Goldsmith is dirtbagging or on a road trip, it is common courtesy to inform the buyer of the circumstances when the item it sold. This is not difficult at all. One email containing one or two sentences before departure. A couple of examples: "Hey I'm on a road trip and will not have access to my email for a week. Will get back with you when I have access to a computer" or "Hey I'm living out of a van at the moment so email is hard to access sometimes. I will get back with you in a few days".

I'm not exonerating the OP. There are two sides to every story. It is possible that something came up...life happens. But one whole week?? If we take the OP's word for it, Goldsmith is a flake and no one should buy anything from him. But I would give it a few days. Now that this thread has been created, Goldsmith might post his side of the story and ultimately you will get your gear.

Another week, another MP scam with an OP complaining that some random person stole from him

Will the buyers continue to defend this system with no recourse?

Of course! You can always trust other climbers!

goldsmith emailed me today. I was wrong to be so impatient and quick to hostility.
My sincerest apologies goldsmith

Fat Dad wrote:Bottom line: you shouldn't be accepting people's money if you are not going to promptly forward the goods you offered in exchange for it. The 'I'm dirtbgging and can't get to the post office' excuse is just weak.

As was mentioned before, the flip side of this point is, "if you are so damn concerned about service pay retail off amazon"

If I post something up for sale and someone pays for it three days later while I'm out for the weekend I'm not going to feel bad about them having to wait a few days for what is probably a decent deal on some stuff. Everyone be warned if you intend to buy anything from me.

Also, OP should amend this thread title so as to not slander the seller.

frankstoneline wrote: Also, OP should amend this thread title so as to not slander the seller.

I was about to say the same

I bought a pair of pants on here tha never showed. I gifted the money and received no tracking number and no picture of postal receipt. Three months went buy with the reply that they had shipped and he was tracing them down. Yesterday got a refund from seller. He could have screwed me but didn't. They're not all scammers.

I recently sold a pair of crampon linking bars to some poor guy, somehow they showed up as a single rather than a pair...never did find the other...have no idea what happened. Obviously, I refunded. Bottom line, if you want gear well below retail, expect a little longer wait, or a few fuck ups now and then. If you can't deal with that, pay retail.

Whatever you do, DO NOT PAY PAYPAL GIFT. If you're getting a killer deal a bit of a delay in shipping is okay, a seller f-ing up and refunding you is fine, somebody straight up scamming you is not. Paypal purchase is the best way to protect yourself.

Really depends on the person I'd imagine. Some I've bought from don't treat it as a business sale or responsibility,,they've acted like it was just something to do (ship it) in their free time, which might be a week or more away it turned out. One later tells me he was out of town and not home to ship it,,,BUT he certainly was on the ball to demand immediate paypal payment. I'd HOPE for at least a 48 hour turnaround on the purchases made here, but have found out that a week or more before they even put it in the slow mail bin is typical.

Woodchuck ATC wrote:Really depends on the person I'd imagine. Some I've bought from don't treat it as a business sale or responsibility,,they've acted like it was just something to do (ship it) in their free time, which might be a week or more away it turned out. One later tells me he was out of town and not home to ship it,,,BUT he certainly was on the ball to demand immediate paypal payment. I'd HOPE for at least a 48 hour turnaround on the purchases made here, but have found out that a week or more before they even put it in the slow mail bin is typical.

I wasnt saying people should ship it a week and a half after payment, but generally I figure it's worth sending an email about if it's been 10-12 business days and I havent seen the item. Figure that gives the seller 4 days to ship and 5 days in transit plus a couple non business days.

Bad experience with this exact situation/person. I understand that we are all busy and doing our own thing but I purchased this SAME pack from him and had the same situation. As of last week after over 2 and a half months dealing with him I just now got a refund for the pack that never was sent. Don't know what his deal is but he's got something going on. Had over 20 email exchanges with him all very patient and when I finally lost it, a refund finally came.

Best of Luck

Teens and 20-somethings need to learn about the postal service, and how it works. It's not Internet Fast, you know.