I get the package back and being leery I opened it from the bottom since the top looked to have been tampered with. The inner flap of the top of the box was disfigured and pushed in as if somebody had slit the tape open and stuck their hand in the side then re-taped it. Low and behold there were only 2 knives inside!!
When the UPS damage claim came in the buyer had listed the contents as TWO collector knives. (why did he list only TWO knives as the contents? He ordered 4?)
Putting this all together I figure that if a thief roaming a neighborhood was going to steal something he certainly wouldn't stand around and open the package then remove only part of the contents and re-tape the box...he would just grab the whole (5x7x7 inch) package and split. Right?
Well I'd been humped. I got ripped and what could I do? I couldn't prove shit!!
This phuquestik had 2 free knives and I was out $35.00 for the effort I received a notice of a full chargeback from his card company for all four knives and it just stuck in my craw.
I knew what happened but I had no recourse. I sent 4 knives, he stole 2 and sent 2 back all at my expense with a $25.00 chargeback fee to boot! Well being the totally anal prick that I am when I get ripped off I started searching the internet for this guy and, wouldn't you know it, I run across a document about a guy with the same name in neighboring town that just got out of the can after being convicted of insurance fraud.
Hmmmmmmmmm. Only out of jail likely means probation. If this is the same guy he won't want the "attention".
I sat down and hatched a plan
I called the guy and left a hurried message on his machine. I told him that I didn't know what was going on with this claim but UPS was refusing to return the package to me because the shipping weight scanned when delivered didn't match the shipping weight scanned when they picked it up for return. I proceeded to inform him that they had sent the package in to their loss recovery specialists for inspection and requested my support in the investigation. I then dropped the name of the prosecuting attorney listed on the court documents and told him that UPS told me to expect a call from the same. I said I just couldn't figure out what was going on......"I had NEVER had this much trouble with a damaged package". (all in a bewildered tone of voice.)
Ten minutes later the guy calls pretending to be enraged at UPS and completely oblivious to why those assholes would be doing this shit to him. He then said that "because he was an honest guy and just to be fair to me" he was willing to send me a money order if I didn't go through with the claim. He asked me the total and I told him (including the $25.00 fee the credit card company charged me for his chargeback and shipping) and he says.....(this is priceless
) "why is it so much, there were only 2 knives missing from the package" 
. I explained that there was shipping and his chargeback cost me $25.00 and that would have to be part of the payment.He agreed........... I thought, "nah......that was just too f...ing easy. He's not going to fall for that load. He'll think about it and realize UPS doesn't scan for weight. I'm still screwed. I will never see a dime.
Three days later I got a postal money order for the full amount of the 2 knives that disappeared plus shipping and the chargeback fee.
I guess 2 11 inch swings just aren't worth doing time for!!
I hope he doesn't read this forum LOL!!!
Life is good sometimes
Don't you love it when a plan comes together??
Anybody else had a similar experience with an east coast knife buyer with the initials JP?
