Buyer Beware!
We had a member post his phone and email in the body of his post requesting parts. He received a call from an individual who claimed to have parts and claimed that someone on the site told him to call. Don't post your phone and email in the text of your post. If you click on the users name, you should be able to see their email or communicate through other mechanisms.
Aaron Cooper
1917 Hudson, 1929 Hudson Club Sedan,
1929 Hudson Town Sedan, 1934 Hudson,
1946/7 Hudson Pickup, 1947 Hudson Conv, 1950 Hudson Conv,
1951 Hudson Hornet 2dr Hardtop, 1951 Hudson Hornet Coupe
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51 Hornet Sedan
51 Commodore Six Club Coupe
50 Pacemaker Deluxe R.I.P. (burned and destroyed in building fire)
49 Super Six Sedan
51 Hornet Sedan
51 Commodore Six Club Coupe
50 Pacemaker Deluxe R.I.P. (burned and destroyed in building fire)
49 Super Six Sedan
PS A note to Al Saffrahn: I cleaned up the generator and regulator that you sent me and they are working fine on my 48 Hudson coupe but then I have know you for over 30 years. Thanks again Al.
I'll never use Western Union again, they offer no protection against scanners. Beware of this fast talking scammer.
If they don't do PayPal, kiss them OFF.
But maybe things have changed during this year; everything else has.
Back on April 22, 2020 I asked about the protocol if you get ripped off when buying parts from a “regular” on this forum. I had wrongly assumed that people on the forum were both competent and legit. Beware of “good old boys” with over 800 posts from Concord NC. As you can see “akcoop” replied the same day.
I purchased all 4 window surround moldings and a pair of drip moldings for a step-down coupe. They were laying face up on a piece of ½” flake board with a single sheet of used corrugated cardboard laying over them and tapped around the edges. No padding or other protection over the moldings. The moldings were overlapping each other. A 21" x 75" piece of flake board is very heavy. UPS handled the package with their usual care. There were quite a few obvious dents in the cardboard and matching dents in the moldings. This is packaging guaranteed to fail.
The more I see on this thread the more I think that there must be a better way to protect each other.
I guess my question is “is the forum run for the benefit of the hobbyists or for the benefit of the click that seems to run it.
To take your question above "is the forum run for the benefit of the hobbyists or for the benefit of the click that seems to run it.".
This is called the "Open Forum" because it's open to all (not unlike Facebook). As it says in the introduction the club host this under their main web site.
I'm not a member of any clique , just someone who volunteered a few years back to help Aaron administer the various websites the club have.
Full disclosure, the club comp me my membership every year for so doing, does that compensate me for the time I spend every week? Nowhere close but I do it because I want to give something back to the club , I like the people in the club and in helping people like Aaron out who puts a damn sight more effort than me into keeping the membership side running smoothly gives me a good feeling.
We can't be responsible if there is communication between people initiated via this site that results in a poor sale. That is , I'm afraid, a matter that needs to be handled between you and the seller and I assume you've been in touch to dispute it?
I'm sorry you had a bad experience, these things do happen and we hope that they don't.
I have also said before that I will remove any posts that attempt to defame anyone in any way (I'm not suggesting by the way that you have) however we can't be seen to be allowing that.
The “regular” on this forum is in the HET roster.
I am not being critical of the forum or the Administrator. I am just commenting on a problem we all face when buying long distance from someone we do not know.
I have not disclosed the person’s name other than in a PM to Aaron.
“Comp” memberships and other “perks” given to the people doing the work are fine. There is no way to pay them for the time and effort put into this.
No, the forum can’t be responsible for deals made on it and there bad guy’s everywhere. That is why I am commenting in the “Buyer Beware” thread. I made the deal and I am not blaming the forum.
I am not smart enough to tell anyone where to draw the line on posts. It does seem like there should be some way to highlight problem sellers. (maybe I am the only one to have a problem with this person). eBay’s percentage of satisfied buyers is pretty good, but it is probably way too complicated. Things like this can easily turn into a “Reality Show”.
Yes, the Nash Club has a great site where you can find a wealth of information.
You have to be a member to join.
There are dishonest buyers out there too, particularly through eBay, as I've sadly found out to my cost on a number of occasions.