Troop, Is you paypal link to a visa or credit card? because if it is you can claim that way.
The sad thing is this guy has not done this because he is short of cash, none of us here are that short, or we wouldn't be here buying torches. He has done it for the hell of it. Christ torches are cheap nowadays, my 4 year old has an LED torch. It's just a shame that his reputation is lost! And the worst thing is not the money, It's the thought that a fellow member would do something like this to another member.
And I don't understand what "wrong" can a TR-1200 have so that he is pissed. He wants no mode memory and a different output sequence? You need to buy premium brand lights for that.....or some documented flashlights like some instances of the DRY driver, or DQG II (both of which aren't cheap in its class also).
This, not the money. I like this community here at BLF, but it is the Internet, so live and learn.
We should have seen the obvious clue: why would a member buy 4 identical lights and not want to keep ANY of them. Usually you buy one and like it so much you buy more, but you would not get rid of all of them.
Maybe we should have a BLF get together in Oklahoma, we can make a little side trip over to his house and kick his ass. No excuse for this kind of crap.
I take it you've filed a Paypal dispute? I had to do that with a couple of loser greedbay knife sellers. (United Outdoors and Poorfish) Only way the stuff got shaken loose.
There might be a valid reason, but you will never know for sure. It’s the internet. Unless you know the guy personally, the reason could be as much of a lie as the initial thread. Anonymity is nice, but when it comes to changing money it can be a real bad thing.
I've been bitten once or twice this way. Once for $500 and I only got about $45 back. That was the old PayPal. Ever since ebay took it over, you get all of it back even if the seller does not have the money. That's how the last one worked anyhow. The seller had no money, but paypal (ebay) refunded me the whole amount out of their pocket.
This isn't ebay, but you should still file a dispute. You might get your money back and more importantly, that person will not be able to use paypal again (untill they go and make a new user name that is).
Unfortunately theft is rampant and the net is a great place for it.
Ezekiel 25:17. "The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. Blessed is he who, in the name of charity and good will, shepherds the weak through the valley of darkness, for he is truly his brother's keeper and the finder of lost children. And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy my brothers. And you will know my name is the Lord when I lay my vengeance upon you."
