[Mr2Racerdtrr]

I am not trying to personally burn the guy, it's just that his business practices are'nt satisfactory. Here are the actual emails between us, make up your own decision.



From: "Jezek, Aaron. OS2 (USS JUNEAU)
To: "'[email protected]'" <[email protected]>
Subject: Hey Mike
Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2005 12:16:45 +0400

I am in for the lights. I am forward deployed military right now so I
would
need them to be shipped to my friends house but other than that I can
Paypal
you as soon as you tell me they are mine.

Very Respectfully,
Aaron Jezek
________________________________________________________________

From: Mike Devera [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Friday, February 04, 2005 9:02 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: RE: Hey Mike


Hey Aaron, i've received numerous replies but you were first to reply so
they're yours if you can paypal the money asap. Just let me know if you do.
Thanks- Mike

________________________________________________________________

From: "Jezek, Aaron. OS2 (USS JUNEAU)
To: "'[email protected]'" <[email protected]>
Subject: Hey Mike
Date: Sat, 5 Feb 2005 11:16 AM +0400


Hey Mike,

I will Paypal the money ASAP. Thanks!

Very Respectfully,
Aaron Jezek

________________________________________________________________

From: "Jezek, Aaron. OS2 (USS JUNEAU)" <[email protected]>
To: "'Mike Devera'" <[email protected]>
Subject: RE: Hey Mike
Date: Sat, 5 Feb 2005 11:46 AM

Hey Mike,

Just sent the money. The shipping address is as follows

Lidija Jezek
304 Lakeview
Boulder City, Nevada
89005

Contact number: 702 528-4897

Great doing business with you! Thanks!

Very Respectfully,
Ops Specialist 2nd class Jezek

________________________________________________________________

From: Mike Devera [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Saturday, February 05, 2005 8:27 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: RE: Hey Mike


Hey Jezek, when you said you were going to send the money asap i figured
youd have it yesterday so i thought you backed out of the deal and i sold
the lights, luckily i just got a 2nd set of rear tail lights in even better
condition than the last that i can sell to you for no additional cost. It
includes a specialized trd center panel in silver with trd badge-center
mass, i will e-mail you pics as soon as i get them. If you would be
interested let me know, otherwise i can just refund your money back, but
please respond asap (esp. hours after this e-mail is sent) There are
numerous buyers looking to get another set, so they are really going by
fast. Thanks-Mike

________________________________________________________________
From: "Jezek, Aaron. OS2 (USS JUNEAU)" <[email protected]>
To: "'Mike Devera'" <[email protected]>
Subject: RE: Hey Mike
Date: Sat, 5 Feb 2005 10:42 PM

hey Mike,

Thats totally cool that I can get the TRD center panel! I sent the money this morning, please send pics of the lights and thanks for the head up on what's going on! I would have sent the money earlier, unfortunately my internet connectivity depends on satellites. Thanks again and I look forward to seeing the lights when I finally get home!

Very Repectfully,
Aaron

________________________________________________________________

From: "Jezek, Aaron. OS2 (USS JUNEAU)" <[email protected]>
To: "'Mike Devera'" <[email protected]>
Subject: RE: Hey Mike
Date: Sun, 6 Feb 2005 9:04 PM

Hey Mike,

Just checking on the Tailights, everything turn out ok?
Aaron

________________________________________________________________
From: Mike Devera [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Monday, February 07, 2005 2:35 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: RE: Hey Mike

I sent you a message through paypal. Unfortunately the taillights were sold
that day so I refunded your money back into your account. I will let you
know as soon as another set comes in.

________________________________________________________________
From: "Jezek, Aaron. OS2 (USS JUNEAU)" <[email protected]>
To: "'Mike Devera'" <[email protected]>
Subject: RE: Hey Mike
Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2005 11:06 AM

Mike,

Hmm... I thought that there was a second set that came in with a TRD center badge or something? Just for future reference IF anyone buys from you without checking the feedback board, don't promise your buyers something you cant deliver. I will check to make sure the money was refunded. Don't keep me in mind for the "next set" that comes in, I will buy from an authorized dealer. Good luck in future sales.

OPS Specialist Jezek

That is all, if anyone knows where I can purchase a legit set of 94+ tails please help!

Thanks,

Aaron

 

[heymikesays]

Again, I am sorry that the transaction was not satisfactory. Had i been a real business im sure it would reflect badly based on your opinion. However, like most of you all, i am simply your average mr2 owner trying to dispense products to those who would so happen to receive it when I am given the oppurtunity to receive a good deal. In this case, it was simply a matter of time in the emergence of paying and collecting for the products i received. I apologize to any of the board members who would deem this as an effort to refuse any further business, but I am a respectable individual who is just trying to help the mr2 community as would anyone else on here. Thanks for your opinion and good luck with getting your tail lights.

 

[rangi_bro]

Had i been a real business im sure it would reflect badly based on your opinion. However, like most of you all, i am simply your average mr2 owner trying to dispense products to those who would so happen to receive it when I am given the oppurtunity to receive a good deal.

That really sucks. You made a deal with him and he payed you within 14 hours. what more could you ask for!!!
Not only that, but when you had the second set of lights you KNEW that you had payment from him and YOU OFFERED him the lights and pulled out of that deal too.

If he said he didnt want the second set of lights then all it would have done is delayed your sale by a couple of hours. big deal.

your not a theif but by no means are you an 'honourable' forum trader.

 

[heymikesays]

That really sucks. You made a deal with him and he payed you within 14 hours. what more could you ask for!!!
Not only that, but when you had the second set of lights you KNEW that you had payment from him and YOU OFFERED him the lights and pulled out of that deal too.

If he said he didnt want the second set of lights then all it would have done is delayed your sale by a couple of hours. big deal.

your not a theif but by no means are you an 'honourable' forum trader.

14 hours is obviously an amount of time anyone would certainly like to receive payment by, however this was a direct payment in which i had to make myself from my own money in order to receive this product. Waiting 3-4 days from paypal to receive funds was a mistake on my behalf. I simply received funds quicker locally in which I could pay debts due and mantain myself financially (esp. bills) Noone can deny that they mistakes. If perfection were possible than i could assure that people would have anything they want for free, but i do what i can with what i have and i try my best at it which is more than i can say for others who would do less. I do have a website which I have saved at home which currently offer brand new tail lights for $400 shipped w/lock cylinder at which I can dispense as soon as I am off work. I encourage that to any of you with more opinions to understand a situation where time was incredibly urget and to simply see as it were in my shoes.

 

[Lmackattack]

So were you refunded?

Thanks for surving our Country
Trent

 

[AndrewMcG]

I dont know why people dont post on the thread "paid" the second they have paid so everybody knows. Then the seller can confirm afterwords and tell everyone it is officially "sold". I do that on every transaction I do so people know not to send money becuase I already did. Whats so hard about this idea? We should make it a common practice to adopt something like this.

 

[JLDMRDOS]

heymikesays , is a Great seller , i just recieved some custom side vents from him ... he shipped super fast and upgraded me to priority shipping for free. despite this situation , i can say he is first class guy

 

[Lmackattack]

I have recived double payment on 2 diffrent ocasions and simply reply to the last bidder that it sold. paypal is so easy to refund people.The problem is that not everyone slacks off all day at work on there PC. the first bidder wins in most cases and the last bidder is refnded asap. its the people that try to keep the money or make excuses that are the problem

 

[heymikesays]

Thanks JLDMRDOS, i am currently home from work now, here is that website to anyone who would like to purchase a BRAND NEW set of tail lights w/everything for $400 SHIPPED. http://www.geocities.com/mr_2s/CodyJ2.html I haven't done business with them myself but I do agknowledge the prices they offer. I hope this can help you out Aaron.

 

[Mr2Racerdtrr]

Thanks for the link Mike. I ordered a set from conicelli's last night though. I am not disputing that HeyMikesays sells a good product, I bet that 95% of the time he delivers as promised. Unfortunately I was part of the 5%. This matter wasnt a matter of me not claiming that I had dibs on the tail lights 93smgturbo, nor was it a matter of two people sending payment Lmackattack (I was the first bidder regardless). I would never send money unless the seller told me it was mine upon payment. I was told that the product was mine if I could Paypal ASAP.

Hey Aaron, i've received numerous replies but you were first to reply so
they're yours if you can paypal the money asap. Just let me know if you do.
Thanks- Mike

14 hours later I sent the money. He had another buyer put cash in his hand by then and I was SOL. THAT IS WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. It was not that two buyers sent money at the same time. It came down to a business promise that was broken because he wanted to get paid quicker. Can't really blame him if you look at it in the Supply and Demand aspect of the retail business world. However, this is not the business retail world. I would like to think that I can take a MR2OC board member at his word, not only as a fellow enthusiast but also as a friend. Screw the taillights, Im single, 21 and stuck overseas. I have money to spend on car parts. The fact of the matter is I was led to believe something that wasnt entirely true and I was put in a position to get screwed. If there is one thing I have learned in my 3 years and 9 months in the military it is not to put yourself in a position to be screwed. I would be a bad MR2OC member if I didn't bring this situation to light. I don't think we will hear any more negative feedback about HeyMikeSays and I truly believe I was the first person that encountered this problem with him. I just hope I am the last. I have been refunded and all is well.

BTW Trent... It is my pleasure.