Wood Buyer Pains

[lostDuck]

Well I thought I would post this for some laughs (or empathy). I had a guy deliver 3 year seasoned (35% on MM )) red oak but i planned on this happening and it was a good deal for 2 cords.

So after he offloads the wood i go inside to get the cash to pay him. He leaves and then I notice my fiskers is gone!

Anyone else have a theft issue before with the wood providers? Of course this was a CL deal and he will not return my calls.

 

[USMC80]

wow, he's got some juevos to pull that

 

[gzecc]

Well I thought I would post this for some laughs (or empathy). I had a guy deliver 3 year seasoned (35% on MM )) red oak but i planned on this happening and it was a good deal for 2 cords.

So after he offloads the wood i go inside to get the cash to pay him. He leaves and then I notice my fiskers is gone!

Anyone else have a theft issue before with the wood providers? Of course this was a CL deal and he will not return my calls.

If it were me, I would find the fiskars some where else a few days later.

 

[Paulywalnut]

Check craigslist. If it's there, call and set up a "meeting place " to buy your fiskars back. (heh heh!)

 

[Backwoods Savage]

Well I thought I would post this for some laughs (or empathy). I had a guy deliver 3 year seasoned (35% on MM )) red oak but i planned on this happening and it was a good deal for 2 cords.

So after he offloads the wood i go inside to get the cash to pay him. He leaves and then I notice my fiskers is gone!

Anyone else have a theft issue before with the wood providers? Of course this was a CL deal and he will not return my calls.

So, you bought 2 cord of wood for a Fiskar's axe? Good trade!

 

[Sinngetreu]

So, you bought 2 cord of wood for a Fiskar's axe? Good trade!

The way I read it is that the guy was paid, then left, then lost duck found the axe missing. Is that right?

 

[Applesister]

Hi...Im Darrel and this is my other brother Darrel....

maybe he was a werepanther from Hotshot.

 

[Applesister]

Whats popular aroung here is getting on Craigslist and writing bad reviews about sellers. Wood dealer bashing.

Always write the license plate down.

 

[bigbarf48]

Well a $50 dollar axe for 2 cords of wood sounds like a good deal to me. Although being stolen from is never a good feeling

 

[Bagelboy]

I'd rather give someone $20,then have them steal $1. I hate a thief!

 

[weatherguy]

I always have the money in my pocket and never leave anyone I don't know alone, I don't trust anyone.

 

[lostDuck]

Sorry for not being clear .... I paid 250 for the wood and he took the axe.... Lesson learned..

 

[Bagelboy]

$125/cord for oak? That's a great deal! Call him and tell him to drop off 2 more loads and you'll have another axe for him!

 

[JohnKoP]

Whats popular aroung here is getting on Craigslist and writing bad reviews about sellers. Wood dealer bashing.

Always write the license plate down.

Always take a picture !

 

[BobUrban]

I would leave a message on his phone that says you will call the police it the ax is not returned in 24hrs. Not much trouble tracking a phone number or CL add to a person.

 

[UncleJoe]

Check craigslist. If it's there, call and set up a "meeting place " to buy your fiskars back. (heh heh!)

That's what we did.

A couple years ago we had 4 horse saddles stolen from the tack room of our shed. We filed a police report and started watching craigslist daily. Sure enough about 3 weeks later there they were. DW called the cops to let them know we found them. A detective stopped by the house and set up a sting. He posed as DW's boyfriend and they went to the guy's house to buy a saddle for "their daughter." They had identifiable markings on the underside. BUSTED!!