jonahnaturals
09-02-2010, 09:19 AM
adtran, Anthony Tran, e-mail adtran@pdx.edu, anthony.tran@uvsaoregon.org
I wouldn't trade or do a transaction with this fellow again.
About a month ago, we agreed on a trade. I sent him a Yonex Ultimum RD TI-80 4/14 that was in pristine condition (I purchased it new just a few weeks prior).
He sent me a Yonex RDiS 100 MP, and his ad said that it was strung with Solinco Revolution or Pro Hurricane Tour, and that it was a 4 1/4 grip size.
His ad: http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/showthread.php?t=340943
He sent his stick, which I give him credit for. But it was a 4 1/2 grip size, and it was strung with Prince synthetic gut.
When I questioned him on this, he claimed that he had the grip shaven down to 4 1/4, and that he needed a spare at one point before he traded the stick and restrung with the synthetic gut.
(His exact responses:
"It says 1/2 but I had it shaved down."
"Its because I needed a spare before I sent it n accidently snapped the strings n that's all I had")
I measured the grip size of his Yonex, and it was right around 4 1/2. But even if he had shaven it down, I believe he should have mentioned this in his ad.
He's selling the Yonex that he got from me here:
http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/showthread.php?t=346236
I can vouch for the condition of this Yonex Ultimum RD TI-80 because I know it was in pristine condition when I sent it to him. And it was a true 4 1/4 grip.
He wouldn't even do me the courtesy of letting me know that he received the Ultimum, even after I e-mailed him twice to check. My guess, and this is speculation on my part, is that he wanted to see if I would leave feedback on his questionable behavior, and if I did, he would have claimed that he never received my stick.
Here's what I wrote to him after I received his explanations:
"Anthony,
I think you should have communicated these points with me before we
agreed on this deal.
If I knew that the grip was shaved down, I wouldn't have gone through
with this - a shaved down grip reduces re-sale value in some eyes,
including my own.
I'm not interested in compensation or leaving you negative feedback.
As a fellow human being, I'd like to know if you agree that you could
have been more responsible with this trade.
Ben"
His response:
"Now that you have put it that way than yes I see. I had no idea that you would have felt that way I apologize"
Bottom line: I strongly feel that the TW community needs to know about this fellow. Like I said, I can vouch for the ultimum that he's trying to sell right now because it was my stick, but I would hesitate to believe him on anything else.
I have several positive references under my username, jonahnaturals - please look me up if you'd like.
Hope this helps prevent Anthony Tran from ripping someone else off.
I wouldn't trade or do a transaction with this fellow again.
About a month ago, we agreed on a trade. I sent him a Yonex Ultimum RD TI-80 4/14 that was in pristine condition (I purchased it new just a few weeks prior).
He sent me a Yonex RDiS 100 MP, and his ad said that it was strung with Solinco Revolution or Pro Hurricane Tour, and that it was a 4 1/4 grip size.
His ad: http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/showthread.php?t=340943
He sent his stick, which I give him credit for. But it was a 4 1/2 grip size, and it was strung with Prince synthetic gut.
When I questioned him on this, he claimed that he had the grip shaven down to 4 1/4, and that he needed a spare at one point before he traded the stick and restrung with the synthetic gut.
(His exact responses:
"It says 1/2 but I had it shaved down."
"Its because I needed a spare before I sent it n accidently snapped the strings n that's all I had")
I measured the grip size of his Yonex, and it was right around 4 1/2. But even if he had shaven it down, I believe he should have mentioned this in his ad.
He's selling the Yonex that he got from me here:
http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/showthread.php?t=346236
I can vouch for the condition of this Yonex Ultimum RD TI-80 because I know it was in pristine condition when I sent it to him. And it was a true 4 1/4 grip.
He wouldn't even do me the courtesy of letting me know that he received the Ultimum, even after I e-mailed him twice to check. My guess, and this is speculation on my part, is that he wanted to see if I would leave feedback on his questionable behavior, and if I did, he would have claimed that he never received my stick.
Here's what I wrote to him after I received his explanations:
"Anthony,
I think you should have communicated these points with me before we
agreed on this deal.
If I knew that the grip was shaved down, I wouldn't have gone through
with this - a shaved down grip reduces re-sale value in some eyes,
including my own.
I'm not interested in compensation or leaving you negative feedback.
As a fellow human being, I'd like to know if you agree that you could
have been more responsible with this trade.
Ben"
His response:
"Now that you have put it that way than yes I see. I had no idea that you would have felt that way I apologize"
Bottom line: I strongly feel that the TW community needs to know about this fellow. Like I said, I can vouch for the ultimum that he's trying to sell right now because it was my stick, but I would hesitate to believe him on anything else.
I have several positive references under my username, jonahnaturals - please look me up if you'd like.
Hope this helps prevent Anthony Tran from ripping someone else off.