Ever have a trade go wrong?

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  1. DBOSHIBBY

    DBOSHIBBY Sleeper Shark

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    so im wondering if this ever happened to anyone else.
    i traded a guy my 5-par38s for 2-6bulb t5 fixtures. On my local reef club site i clearly stated what they were and what was included (included pics too). so he lives 4 hours north of me, i decided to be fair ill meet him half way. we meet and trade fixtures and talk for a minute and head our seperate ways. all good right?
    He calls me later that night telling me "these lights suck, you couldnt grow algae under these!" i kindly tell him that i have been growing sps under them no problem. he tells me to return his lights to him since i lied to him about the output of the lighting.:confused: uhhh clearly in my post it said what was included and what they were. he says you never told me they created a spotlight effect. which i reply, they are par38 SPOTLIGHTS.
    anyways it went back and forth for a while and pretty much just ended with him going off on me and yelling things im not allowed to type here.
    anyone ever deal with anything like this?
     
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  3. Corailline

    Corailline Super Moderator

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    It is a dry heat, yeah right !
    Hence the reason I rarely trade anymore and never sell.

    Too bad really.
     
  4. evolved

    evolved Wrasse Freak

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    You can never make the uninformed happy...
     
  5. DBOSHIBBY

    DBOSHIBBY Sleeper Shark

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    i told him that maybe he should have researched them a little better, but that made him even more mad. oh well.
     
  6. ingtar_shinowa

    ingtar_shinowa Giant Squid

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    +1 to Coralline I had the only trade i ever tried go horribly wrong.
     
  7. Va Reef

    Va Reef Giant Squid

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    Thats why I only trade with people I know.
     
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  9. DBOSHIBBY

    DBOSHIBBY Sleeper Shark

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    I guess the moral of the story is research what your getting. I did, and I love the fixture I got.
     
  10. Seano Hermano

    Seano Hermano Giant Squid

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    That sucks dude. :( Some people just can't be pleased.
     
  11. Seano Hermano

    Seano Hermano Giant Squid

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    Good for you! 8)