Scammed!

[joeyazzz]

i bought from a user of this forum that will remain nameless. i bought e liquid from him that he said was from a name brand retailer. i payed 50 dollars for what he said 2-300 ml (it was 4, 36ml plus a 30 ml and a about 10,3 ml). when i got this so called name brand e liquid i was so happy. i opened it up in my living room. i didn't know what to expect from a super member. i opened the package i saw names i have never heard before. and i am not new to vaping. i tried every single bottle. all of them names i have never heard. but juicy vapor. all three of the 36 ml bottles i couldn't even start to tell you how bad they are. one of them tasted like orange surface cleaner!
i was mad. when i try contacting him telling him "flux" brand i have never heard is total crap. he started freaking out. he told me flux was a name brand. and he bashed me for my favorite e cig website ALTSMOKE calling it a trashy website. and then told me if i contacted him again he would report me. he said i got a amazing deal! all of this stuff goes for 250 dollars or more! when i looked up the site 36 mls bottles were 11 dollors. and the rest was 3 ml bottles that were of very weird names. please be careful my vaping brothers!

 

[meems]

If you got these off classies you can report it on the negative feedback post.

 

[Nomoreash]

Fortunately I've had great luck both selling and buying in the classifieds so not everyone is bad, lots of good people there but you do have to watch out and do research as with everything. I've never bought juice there though, I'm kinda skeptical when it comes to 2nd hand juice. Flux is a name brand and many like it, Gotvapes sells it. If your purchase wasn't what the add described and/or you're unhappy with the transaction you can leave feedback in the classified section.

 

[pkj]

I'm with you, Nomoreash. I buy from the classifieds, but I don't buy juice. That is just me. They sure sell a lot of it on the classifieds, so we must have a lot of happy juice buyers & sellers there. I'm glad for those folks, but just don't have the guts to try that myself ~ lol

 

[Levitas]

Well, I believe the lesson should be, always know 100% what you're buying. If the seller doesn't wish to list everything up for sale, then chances are, you should stay away.

I never buy anything, on ECF or in person without knowing full well what it is I am purchasing, ever. Sorry you didn't get what you expected, but hey, fool me once, right?

 

[Raynen]

It gets to me when people do things like this. Something about dishonesty just hits me home and makes me a very unhappy person.

 

[Iffy]

... then told me if i contacted him again he would report me.

Oh, I love an easy challenge! And that's exactly what he doesn't want, a public challenge. I don't care if he is a super member, moderator or even owner of this site, he'd get a face full of aggravation!

Get back on his azz and ride until the end. Wrong is wrong...

 

[Rosco]

If this was purchased from ECF classified, DO make sure and leave your buyers feedback. This is how others can learn and find out.
I'm sorry you got burnt, but there are dirtbags everywhere. The trash talk about reporting you if you contact them again is just that- Trash talk from someone who knows all about the subject.
They sold - you bought - you have ever right to contact them.

Don't let this experience taint you. There are many great members here, but we are just a slice of humanity, and humanity also has trash.

 

[studio52]

Youd think a super member would be gracious enough to say that the juice he was selling was juice he didnt care for, that way if you buy, its on you, but to claim its brand name and great, just excess....is a sham for sure....I have lots of crappy ejuice in my crap bin and I would love to get rid of it, but if I do post it for sale, I will say I thought it was not very good to me.

 

[Iffy]

... was juice he didnt care for

That's some of the comedies in the classifieds: "Great juice", "Best tasting juice", "Awesome juice", etc. In other words, "This stuff is sooooo good that I just gotta get rid of it."

 

[bjannr]

In defense of the OP, Flux is a name brand. I have some and it is good juice. Remember taste is subjective.

 

[Vidi]

Yeah you should definitely check out the negative feedback thread.

 

[ericdjobs]

Dishonest sellers are bad. But in all reality, you have to defend yourself from this as much as possible.

If you think about it, why else would someone be selling their juice on the classifieds? More than likely it is a flavor they themselves did not like very well, and they're trying to recoup some of the costs. You also have to remember that all taste is subjective so this usually isn't someone trying to be sneaky.. this is just someone trying to get rid of some juice they didn't like, and they obviously didn't want to list it as "ehh... mediocre e-juice I didn't really like, buy now!"

In my opinion, they should let potential buyers know that whatever juice isn't something they personally liked but hey, it's at a discount and you're buying at your own risk.

I'm sure there are plenty of people with awesome e-juice who sell it just because they have too much, but the reason I do not buy juice from the classifieds is this very reason. If someone finds a killer new e-juice, they don't immediately turn to the classifieds to sell of their stash! When I find an amazing new juice, I usually treat it like a new best friend lol.


tl;dr: Be careful buying juice from the classified section. People are more likely to sell something that doesn't taste good (to them)

 

[zoiDman]

I’m a little confused.

You buy some e-Liquid from someone and when you get it and you don’t like how it tastes. How is this Dishonest or being scammed?

I just don’t see the difference between buying e-Liquid from a Person or from a web site. You have the about the same chances of liking it or not liking it don’t you?

 

[ec!gg]

Sorry to hear about your bad experience. Definitely make sure you leave some feedback.

 

[fray]

I have never seen a 300 ml bottle of e juice sold from a vendor. That probably should have been the first clue something wasn't right.

I don't see the classy post or what he actually said but it sounds like it was a misunderstanding about the amount and you happened to not like the juice.

Flux is a "name brand" and a google search would have easily found that.

From your reaction to this transaction I making special note not to ever deal with you in the classifieds just in case.

 

[mylose64]

I feel bad for you... This guy I used to buy from locally had his place filled with all this junk he bought off a guy on this forum. They had a business and sold all his stuff, and this guy bought it. I can't even tell you how horrible the liquid was that he bought. And the sad thing was he had boxes and boxes of it.

Your lucky you didn't spend HUNDREDS of dollars like he did...

He sold me each 5ml bottle for a buck because he had no way to get rid of them. I bought one of each flavor, each with it's own unique taste of terrible.

 

[demon72]

Yea, reading from your post I took it as 200 to 300ml of juice (which if I remember addition correctly you ended up with like 204ml?) which from the post....yes it is between 2 and 3 hundred ml.....but cmon...those are pretty round numbers. I didnt take it as two three hundred ml bottles.

 

[jj2]

I’m a little confused.

You buy some e-Liquid from someone and when you get it and you don’t like how it tastes. How is this Dishonest or being scammed?

I just don’t see the difference between buying e-Liquid from a Person or from a web site. You have the about the same chances of liking it or not liking it don’t you?

Good reply---unfortunate for the buyer though.

As for the miss representation on the cost, thumbs down to the seller.

 

[Vidi]

I'm confused as well. The seller said he even sent you a photo of the liquid...pre sale. If you didn't recognize the names, then why agree to the sale if you were looking for "name brands"?