So...a few weeks ago I bought an Air-O-Matic to put on my M109A3. I bought it from a guy on eBay who is out of Jacksonville Florida. This is what I bought...
And this is what arrived.....
Now this guy had 4 units and both on the phone and in writing I specified that I wanted the clean unit with new hoses thats in the picture and if it was not available that I wanted to see the pictures of the other units to chose from before I sent him the money and we finalized the deal. He stated it was still available so I sent him $1200 and he sent me a completely different unit that was not even in close to the same shape. When I confronted him he said "It's the same thing!!" and suggested I paint it (in his thick eastern bloc accent). This guy is a total piece of ****. It does not matter if it works like its brand new its the fact that he lied and then tried to play it off like..."What's the difference?!"...as if he did not see the difference when choosing which unit to take pictures of for the eBay ad as well as which truck he chose to describe the unit being removed from.
AD DESCRIPTION:
"I am selling this original steering assist from my 1993 M35A3 military truck. The truck had only 9300 miles. The assist is complete, works as it should, it has only minor surface rust in some spots. The longer U-bolts you need included (not pictured). The big assist bracket replaces your U-bolt bracket under the right side of the axle. You don't need it anymore, I do. I will sell you this assist only if you sell me your bracket and your short U-bolts, and I will pay you $100 for it. If you want to keep that bracket for some reason, please don't bid. If you need some other parts from M35A3, let me know. I am going to build an 8x8 off road monster with quadro steering, and it is easier for me to buy 4 trucks to build one, and sell the parts I don't need. No front axles, front suspensions, shocks, bumpers, and driveshafts will be sold. Everything else will be for sale. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions. (XXX) XXX-XXXX , Peter"
Needless to say...he is not getting the brackets that are going to come off of my truck once I get the Air-OMatic installed. He would have...despite his deception...if it works as it should once it's installed but after unprovoked insult after unprovoked insult that's not going to happen. Now a wise and very experienced member of this forum suggested that I tell the story but to CMA not provide his info and while I agree that that's a good idea I don't wanna see anyone else get screwed by this guy so here is enough info to realize who he is if you happen to cross his path...be weary of Peter from Jacksonville Florida who sells MV parts and is building an 8x8 M35.
And this is what arrived.....
Now this guy had 4 units and both on the phone and in writing I specified that I wanted the clean unit with new hoses thats in the picture and if it was not available that I wanted to see the pictures of the other units to chose from before I sent him the money and we finalized the deal. He stated it was still available so I sent him $1200 and he sent me a completely different unit that was not even in close to the same shape. When I confronted him he said "It's the same thing!!" and suggested I paint it (in his thick eastern bloc accent). This guy is a total piece of ****. It does not matter if it works like its brand new its the fact that he lied and then tried to play it off like..."What's the difference?!"...as if he did not see the difference when choosing which unit to take pictures of for the eBay ad as well as which truck he chose to describe the unit being removed from.
AD DESCRIPTION:
"I am selling this original steering assist from my 1993 M35A3 military truck. The truck had only 9300 miles. The assist is complete, works as it should, it has only minor surface rust in some spots. The longer U-bolts you need included (not pictured). The big assist bracket replaces your U-bolt bracket under the right side of the axle. You don't need it anymore, I do. I will sell you this assist only if you sell me your bracket and your short U-bolts, and I will pay you $100 for it. If you want to keep that bracket for some reason, please don't bid. If you need some other parts from M35A3, let me know. I am going to build an 8x8 off road monster with quadro steering, and it is easier for me to buy 4 trucks to build one, and sell the parts I don't need. No front axles, front suspensions, shocks, bumpers, and driveshafts will be sold. Everything else will be for sale. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions. (XXX) XXX-XXXX , Peter"
Needless to say...he is not getting the brackets that are going to come off of my truck once I get the Air-OMatic installed. He would have...despite his deception...if it works as it should once it's installed but after unprovoked insult after unprovoked insult that's not going to happen. Now a wise and very experienced member of this forum suggested that I tell the story but to CMA not provide his info and while I agree that that's a good idea I don't wanna see anyone else get screwed by this guy so here is enough info to realize who he is if you happen to cross his path...be weary of Peter from Jacksonville Florida who sells MV parts and is building an 8x8 M35.
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Another funny thing is that he is kinda racist, he emailed me mentioning kindly Nordic white people, because he things I am Russian ( I am not