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BLC_Misfire · 08-01-2006, 03:26 PM

My experience with Titus was quite similar to Shane-O's. Unfortunately, most of the correspondance around this transaction has been lost due to problems with the old MCB site. Shipping took a bit longer than I was led to believe it would, however given the time of year it was (Dec.) I looked past that. It's hard enough to keep up with the regular stuff in life around then.

I had purchased a couple of cordless power tools, which he said he had used to build structures at a local field. When the tools arrived they had no batteries, which would have run around $50 to replace. There had been no mention that the batteries were missing and having been used by Titus, according to the post, one would assume that batteries existed and that the item was in working condition. His reply was that he didn't know that they had been shipped without the batteries, as he had his parents ship them. He also said he would look for the batteries and get back to me.

2 months later, I saw a mask that Titus was selling and was interested. I brought up the batteries from the previous transaction and was told that they could not be found. My reply was to ask if we could work out a deal on the mask, basically splitting (me covering 60%) the cost of battery replacement. His reply was that he was strapped for cash, being a college student and couldn't afford to make that kind of deal. Understanding what it's like to be in that situation, I was prepared to move on and just suck up the loss.

Later that day, Titus posted a note in the WTB section. This is what really got me as he had just told me that he was strapped for cash. So I sent another note to him asking how if he was so strapped for cash he could do that. His reply was that he does this to make money, and that he sold me the tools 'As Is' so I needed to just give it up.

It's been months since this has occured and I have since sold one of the tools on eBay (with a completely accurate description of the item) for more than I spent on both tools to begin with. To say the least that eased the pain and anger. However, it doesn't excuse the fact that the item description on MCB was not entirely accurate, and the fact that good faith attempts to make the trasaction right were basically ignored.

Hopefully transactions people have with Titus from this point will go a little better and he will accruately describe items that he has for sale. Rather than just relying on the 'as is' statement in his posts. If you describe an item as working, it should work. If it's missing parts, it needs to be put in the post that parts are missing, or the status is unknown if you don't know.

It seems like Titus is a decent enough person to deal with, and when things go well they go very well. And I hope that transactions that don't go so well, will improve.

08-01-2006, 03:26 PM	#9 (permalink)
BLC_Misfire C4 Founding Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Severance, CO	My experience with Titus was quite similar to Shane-O's. Unfortunately, most of the correspondance around this transaction has been lost due to problems with the old MCB site. Shipping took a bit longer than I was led to believe it would, however given the time of year it was (Dec.) I looked past that. It's hard enough to keep up with the regular stuff in life around then. I had purchased a couple of cordless power tools, which he said he had used to build structures at a local field. When the tools arrived they had no batteries, which would have run around $50 to replace. There had been no mention that the batteries were missing and having been used by Titus, according to the post, one would assume that batteries existed and that the item was in working condition. His reply was that he didn't know that they had been shipped without the batteries, as he had his parents ship them. He also said he would look for the batteries and get back to me. 2 months later, I saw a mask that Titus was selling and was interested. I brought up the batteries from the previous transaction and was told that they could not be found. My reply was to ask if we could work out a deal on the mask, basically splitting (me covering 60%) the cost of battery replacement. His reply was that he was strapped for cash, being a college student and couldn't afford to make that kind of deal. Understanding what it's like to be in that situation, I was prepared to move on and just suck up the loss. Later that day, Titus posted a note in the WTB section. This is what really got me as he had just told me that he was strapped for cash. So I sent another note to him asking how if he was so strapped for cash he could do that. His reply was that he does this to make money, and that he sold me the tools 'As Is' so I needed to just give it up. It's been months since this has occured and I have since sold one of the tools on eBay (with a completely accurate description of the item) for more than I spent on both tools to begin with. To say the least that eased the pain and anger. However, it doesn't excuse the fact that the item description on MCB was not entirely accurate, and the fact that good faith attempts to make the trasaction right were basically ignored. Hopefully transactions people have with Titus from this point will go a little better and he will accruately describe items that he has for sale. Rather than just relying on the 'as is' statement in his posts. If you describe an item as working, it should work. If it's missing parts, it needs to be put in the post that parts are missing, or the status is unknown if you don't know. It seems like Titus is a decent enough person to deal with, and when things go well they go very well. And I hope that transactions that don't go so well, will improve.