jonnyswamp Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 Bought a reel off Norm B from the other site and it turned up today He described it as VGC It wasn't, I am awaiting his reply Andy135 and captin slows old outlaw 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 1 minute ago, jonnyswamp said: Bought a reel off Norm B from the other site and it turned up today He described it as VGC It wasn't, I am awaiting his reply The line looks ok! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 Just now, Saintly Fish said: The line looks ok! Don’t know what your fussing about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 That'll polish out fine... ...maybe 😱 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 If you don’t want it I’ll give you £1 for it. oh hang on is it right hand wind? 50p. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonnyswamp Posted November 26, 2020 Author Share Posted November 26, 2020 Pair of tuncs He's now saying it's VGC for it's age and that sort of damage should be expected Am I being unreasonable ? Here's the ad in full "TORIUM 16 VGC. Heavy shore, just fit a mag, or medium boat. Filled with braid with a nylon leader £75 ONO +P+P" He's from your neck of the woods isn't he Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 How old is it? Did he include any pics with the advert? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonnyswamp Posted November 26, 2020 Author Share Posted November 26, 2020 12 minutes ago, Andy135 said: How old is it? Did he include any pics with the advert? No pics (it's obvious why now) He just told me it's 8 yrs old That's what you get for being too trusting I spose I'll see how I get on with Paypal after I raise a dispute Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 I wouldn't expect that level of corrosion on an 8 year old reel. I have a pair of Mitchell 602's from the eighties that are in way better condition than that Torium, so I can only imagine what sort of hard life it must have led. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonnyswamp Posted November 26, 2020 Author Share Posted November 26, 2020 I have reels that are 25 plus years old in better condition and I'm not fanatical about maintenance either No worries, I'll put it down to experience But if I lived a bit closer, I'd find the prick and ram the reel down his throat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzook12 Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 One word..... C**t!!! jonnyswamp and JDP 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 1 hour ago, Andy135 said: That'll polish out fine... That reminds me of a scrape that Joyce had a few years ago with my first Rover coupe a few years ago. Joyce told me that a chap in the supermarket car park told her not to worry about it with the comment "it will polish out". The scratches went all down the full length of the car, and the insurance company wanted to write it off!!! Geoff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 Just tell him you want your money back. And if he doesn’t agree put a thread up with these pictures warning others of what he sell and his morals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonC Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 This is a 15 year old reel in what I would say is reasonable condition. I clean it every 10 years, never take them off the rods and just leave them laying on top of each other. it still looks far better condition than the one you have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dicky Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 surprised he didn't blame it on the carrier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonC Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 45 minutes ago, Saintly Fish said: Just tell him you want your money back. And if he doesn’t agree put a thread up with these pictures warning others of what he sell and his morals He has god like status unfortunately, he worked on some fishing periodical. Has he mentioned it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonnyswamp Posted November 26, 2020 Author Share Posted November 26, 2020 1 hour ago, JonC said: He has god like status unfortunately, he worked on some fishing periodical. Has he mentioned it? No he hasn't I will put a post up with a poll attached and ask them to describe the condition, then explain why 😇 I shouldn't really be bothered, but I will Andy135 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 5 minutes ago, jonnyswamp said: No he hasn't I will put a post up with a poll attached and ask them to describe the condition, then explain why 😇 I shouldn't really be bothered, but I will And so you should. Terrible that he thinks it’s acceptable. Name and shame the twat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonnyswamp Posted November 26, 2020 Author Share Posted November 26, 2020 31 minutes ago, Saintly Fish said: And so you should. Terrible that he thinks it’s acceptable. Name and shame the twat I put a post up with pics, but no poll I'm just gathering an audience atm and a fair few of the usual suspects have replied, I'm waiting for a mod to get interested This shit stirring is well worth 75 quid, it's quite enjoyable No one has asked a name yet Andy135 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 1 minute ago, jonnyswamp said: This shit stirring is well worth 75 quid, it's quite enjoyable 🤣🤣 You're most definitely an Outlaw then Swampy! 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 His full name is Norman Berry he used to be the owner/editor/producer of a free sea fishing rag called "Sea Angling News" distributed through tackle shops. He is also apparently a freelance reviewer of fishing tackle, I think he needs to purchase some glasses (should have gone to specsavers) Go nail him or his reputation GPSguru and JonC 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonC Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 2 minutes ago, Maverick said: His full name is Norman Berry he used to be the owner/editor/producer of a free sea fishing rag called "Sea Angling News" distributed through tackle shops. He is also apparently a freelance reviewer of fishing tackle, I think he needs to purchase some glasses (should have gone to specsavers) Go nail him or his reputation I just showed this to my mrs, she is an eBay expert and laughed at the description Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonC Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 9 minutes ago, Maverick said: His full name is Norman Berry he used to be the owner/editor/producer of a free sea fishing rag called "Sea Angling News" distributed through tackle shops. He is also apparently a freelance reviewer of fishing tackle, I think he needs to purchase some glasses (should have gone to specsavers) Go nail him or his reputation He prefixes every post with ‘when I worked at sea angling news...’ Maverick 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonnyswamp Posted November 26, 2020 Author Share Posted November 26, 2020 11 minutes ago, Maverick said: His full name is Norman Berry he used to be the owner/editor/producer of a free sea fishing rag called "Sea Angling News" distributed through tackle shops. He is also apparently a freelance reviewer of fishing tackle, I think he needs to purchase some glasses (should have gone to specsavers) Go nail him or his reputation I see you've replied on there, cheers 👍 I'm trying to get a bigger audience and then I'll name him He's sold loads of tackle on there all given for review no doubt Maverick 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 Unfortunately a lot of the active members on here have been banned from there lol Andy135 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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