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Doug,
You’re not alone in getting the runaround from him. Like you, I’d heard good things about what a great guy he is. And he may be if you’re working with him personally, but he doesn’t seem at all reliable about selling stuff. I first discovered this when I was trying to buy a kart stand from him a couple years ago. He promised he’d have one of his guys bring it over to Denver for me, but it never panned out. I hadn’t paid him, so all I was out was a good deal on a stand. Then I got a MyChron from him; as I recall, it took a couple reminders but eventually it arrived. Only problem was that it lacked the thermocouple that it was supposed to include. I reminded him 3 or 4 times–it was always “it’s buried somewhere” or “someone else was supposed to ship it.” I finally gave up and bought one on eBay. Not a huge deal, but like you, I think others should know that nice guy or not, you can’t rely on him. (Since then I’ve heard of another person with a similar story, but he shall remain nameless unless he wants to chime in.)
Absolutely Joe. I hadn’t actually heard anything about the guy, I just ASSumed (you know what happens with that) that he’d be reliable due to him being the RBI importer in the past and the fact that he seemed well respected in the community. If I had searched more here on his post history and prior promises I probably wouldn’t have sent him a check. In fact this is the first time I’ve ever paid with check in advance for an online purchase and I got bit.
I really just don’t understand this. We’re talking about less than $120 and few tubes. But it’s the whole principal of the deal that upsets me. I can’t comment about the different track situations, but with people like this around no wonder there’s a split in the Colorado racing community. It doesn’t seem that hard to me to be a man and live up to your commitments but apparently for some it’s pretty difficult.
I’ve been trying to contact Richie all week before posting this to give him one last chance to make things right. But as has been the case for this entire ordeal he won’t answer his phone or reply to voicemails, texts, or emails.
I’ve pretty much given up on the chassis, and I’ll get my money back eventually one way or the other. I’ve come to the conclusion that I’ll probably just weld up my chassis, clean it up and offer it to somebody just getting into the sport at a steal. I’m taking a break from racing this year due to having a new child on the way, but when next season comes around I’ll pick up a roller from the Nouds, Welchs, or Brad and put my ass in some class. As I know from my own experience that those guys are reliable.
HI Doug: I was watching the news this morning and they were talking about a family of Greeley Co, that are HAITI SURVIVORS , their name? BUXMAN that’s probably why he do not respond to you. :loony:
I was about to buy some used wheels from him, and in fact had written the check when it occurred to me I had CRG bolt-pattern hubs on my Maranello. I checked with Richie to see what pattern his wheels were, and he did answer quickly indicating his wheels wouldn’t work on my hubs.
I just wanted to chime in because my own experience indicated he’s an honest guy, but when I read these other accounts it just sounds like his s#!t isn’t 100% together. Too bad…
@Angel Ramirez wrote:
HI Doug: I was watching the news this morning and they were talking about a family of Greeley Co, that are HAITI SURVIVORS , their name? BUXMAN that’s probably why he do not respond to you. :loony:
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Thanks for the laugh Angel! You’re right though, he’s probably been helping family since October. 😯
@Garrick wrote:
I was about to buy some used wheels from him, and in fact had written the check when it occurred to me I had CRG bolt-pattern hubs on my Maranello. I checked with Richie to see what pattern his wheels were, and he did answer quickly indicating his wheels wouldn’t work on my hubs.
I just wanted to chime in because my own experience indicated he’s an honest guy, but when I read these other accounts it just sounds like his s#!t isn’t 100% together. Too bad…
Be glad you didn’t right the check. He seemed straight forward enough to me as well, but after almost 3 months without a chassis or explanation, I can only assume the worst.
@Ben Schermerhorn wrote:
This is not a place to bash someone. Take it off the forums.
I’m not here to bash anyone. I’m hoping that another member of the community may be able to convince Richie to make good on his promises. And I also posted this as a warning to others not to send checks to him, use a method such as paypal or your credit card where you may be able to recoup funds if the deal goes south. As you age, you’ll learn that part of being a man is making good on your commitments.
Angie is the only person who has the right to decide wether this is an appropriate thread. If she chooses to delete it, so be it.
Over a month later.
Multiple emails, multiple attempts calling and texting. Still no response/chassis/check from this guy.
Bump for any help contacting Buxman.
So this morning after my post I had a friend at work send him a facebook message as I don’t mess around with the myspaceytwit crap. Apparently that might have done the trick as I actually had a text message returned by him later.
Buxman claims that he’ll either mail a money order soon or “hand deliver” it next week, along with a bunch of empty threats. Should be interesting to see what happens, but I doubt nothing will as he’s claimed he would “hand deliver” the chassis in the past.
At least he’s no longer ignoring me.
So two weeks later and still no check or so called “hand delivery.” He is still at least in contact with me through text messages though and claims that it has been mailed out, I’ll believe it when I see it.
Last week I told Richie that if I didn’t have my refund check by Monday I’d contact the Mansfield PD. I got in contact with them and they informed me that since he hadn’t made an effort to hide his identity it could not be pursued as a criminal matter, and that I’d have to pursue it through the civil courts. I assured Richie that if I did not recieve my payment by Saturday I would be contacting the Mansfield courts on Monday to file a small claims court with the county JD courts. I’m more than willing to take a trip to Texas to resolve the matter. If any of the people who contacted me who are also having problems with him need me to I’d be happy to forward any information regarding the process to them or help them handle it as their proxy if the courts will allow.
I’m so sick of dealing with it and honestly couldn’t care much less about the money anymore, at this point it’s really just a matter of principle. I assured Richie that if and when I ever do recieve a payment the money would be donated to Rich Vito’s family. Being a man of my word, unlike some, I intend to follow through with that promise.
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