How I got burned for 410 dollars, and my quest to get it back

[Vivek]

So it was the shipping company, not the seller?

[ZinnoBerrotEta]

Wow. Thank you for all of the responses guys. It means so much to me, you have no idea.

I was hesitant to start a thread because I don't deal with confrontation well. I spend a large majority of free time on this site and would like to be a good person, learn things, and make connections with like minded people. I just felt lost after sending pics to this guy weeks ago and him responding with, "that's awful, I'm calling USPS" After that, he was gone.

He completely ignored my polite demands for my money to be returned.
I've sent three msgs since. All have not been responded to.

Regarding the box, It said on a sheet of paper on the inside of the box that it had to be repackaged because it arrived damaged.

I don't mean to raise doubt about this guy. In all respects, in our brief exchanges, he seemed like a good guy. I believe deep down in my heart that no one would send a damaged steering wheel. My goal was not to cast aspersions about him.

He has just disappeared and not responded for my repeated pleas to be refunded. This was right after I sent him some of the pictures that I posted in this thread.

I believe that I should be reimbursed. There needs to be recourse from this.
It was a risk he took by not spending the couple extra dollars at the post office to insure this. I believe that when he said no to insurance that he essentially taking that risk and banking on the fact that most times you don't need to worry about packages arriving damaged. That, and he wanted to save himself a couple more dollars.

These days it literally pains me to look at the steering wheel. I just shut it in my trunk. A 400 dollar + paper weight. I wanted an m tech 2 with tri stitching so badly. I counted down the days until it arrived, and when it did, and I unwrapped it, I actually cried a little.
I only say this to show how much it meant to me. In the scheme of things, it's just a stupid steering wheel, and it's trivial to a lot of people I imagine. Hell, it is to me in some ways.

To the guys who suggested trying to bend it back into place, it can't happen. This thing is impossible to bend by hand, body weight,etc. The pictures don't do this damage justice, it is bent, flattened, tweaked, twisted in very subtle and aggressive ways.
I can't budge or move this thing in the slightest.

It's just time for this guy to step up to the plate and reimburse me. Am I wrong? I don't think so.

Thank you for reading everyone. I know my posts may seem a little choppy, but it's just nervous energy about debacle.

F3AR, my man, I'll hit you up with a pm.

[5Toes]

Good thing you didnt gift the money!

[Vivek]

Wow, I'm with everyone wondering how the FUCK you even do that. That's insane damage on a wheel. I've never intentionally tried to damage a steering wheel, but i've definitely put all my weight on multiple with zero damage.

I'd almost feel a little bad filing a paypal dispute and taking the seller's money if it wasn't really his fault though. Is there anything you can do through the shipping company? Although, now that I think of it...if he's not replying to you, it's dispute time. Especially if you have like a phone number and he's ignoring your calls/texts.

[delatlanta1281]

Install it and drive with it. New stanceworks trend? I think so.
I bet it was run over and the box was replaced or something.... the blinker return tab is broken off.

[george graves]

File a paypal dispute. End thread/

[CrusherCurtis]

Sorry didn't read the entire post but isn't this something you take up with usps or ups or whoever. Did you make sure he shipped with insurance?

[freeride53]

It looks like Babi vivi's teething toy

[RUFFLZ]

my penor = flacid

[xxx-Lost-Soul-xxx]

Even if the post office did fuck that up. The seller should have some balls and say Im sorry theres nothing i can do. Not hide like a punk.

Even in Arizona the heat dont warp wheels like that. It is very possible that the carrier fucked this up and just threw it back in a new box.

I once had fedex brake a M30 head Yes they broke it in half,so its possible the carrier did this.

Who was the carrier and is there any kind of redirect or anything that would suggest carrier negligence?

If it was shipped Via fedex,you can get atleast $100 back every package is sent with atleast $100. Also if this was sent via fedex there should be a sticker that says it was rerouted.

I really would like the seller to say something. Karmas a Bitch. Sorry brah

Nice cluster btw.

[nokincy]

Should have requested insurance in writing, and when it arrived in that condition filed a Paypal dispute immediately. Good luck man

[F34R]

Unrelated question to the wheel, but is those Johnston and Murphy suede Wing tips? And one of the other pictures looks like one of their driving slip-ons. I own two pairs of the drivers and ALMOST bought the Wing tips before saving my coin for the 1850 Beason buckle strap.

Not related at all and I know how you feel about getting fucked for online sales. Bought a MT1 kit and the asshole never shipped it. But shoes and sunglasses are my sick desires =)

[EVillalonRN]

That shit looks like Salvador Dali got a hold of it. If you don't know him, look it up.

[e30m3s54turbo]

Good luck trying to get your money back.

[Cronopoulos]

Is that the box it came out of? Forgive me but I may have missed if that was mentioned or assumed...