The Chinese

Charles, What you are conveniently leaving out is that you never explained anything to me until after I complained. You didn't tell me anything regarding your son's injuries. My above email was a genuine attempt to try and understand what was going on. Then you sent the wrong tracking number!!! See, the botttom line Charles is that I basically turned off to you, once you elected to insult and demean me in your emails. You have never once taken responsibility for your part in this situation whatsoever. Are you kidding me? That packing is horrible, own up to it!!! Take responsibility for the FACT that you under packed it! Take resonsibility for the FACT that you NEVER initiated Communication. Take Resonsibility for the FACT that you used Harsh Language, Racial insults, and didn't fufill your commitments. All you had to do was jot off a quick email on that monday saying this: Todd, My son has been injured and I have to deal with this unfortunate situation. I will send the fader pack as soon as possible. Let me know if this causes too much of a burden, and I'll refund your money. Gee, that took all of 15 seconds to type, and would have prevented a lot of problems. Fader pack is still going to ship back to you this AM. Nothing you've done has made me change my mind. -Todd A.

Originally posted by sventvkg Guys i'm not so sure it's best to air this ongoing dispute on a public forum. I agree completely. Mr. Rivera obviously feels otherwise. I would be fine with Phil deleting the thread. -Todd A.

Here...Thought I'd host an .mp3 File of a message left on my Answering machine by FEDEX... Seems like Mr Rivera isn't really telling the truth, is he? http://homepage.mac.com/todd.anisman/iMovieTheater9.html -Todd A.

.... Now to address some of your other claims- As for calling you- I didn't really feel the need, but once you went down the path of using profanity and slurs, i elected to not call, as I want nothing to do with someone such as yourself. Here's your email dated 14 Jan: Todd... as much as I tried to be reasonable with you I can't so: F*** YOU VERY MUCH this is actually amusing how much I wish that you were in front of me so I could make you eat those ignorant/stupid words 5 minutes that's all i want.... but then again i see that you are such an ignorant piece of s*** to even think about me wasting my valuable time maybe someday I'll be in LA so we could meet and settle this personally but I think you are just a distressed puppy just wanting to be a big dog. oh boy how much it hurts to finally loose this circus? lol! regards, CJ And you actually expect e to be reasonable with you after this? In our communications: I Never told you to F-OFF I Never Threatened you with Physical Violence I Never Called you Ignorant I Never insulted your professional attitude Yet you did ALL 4 of the Above to me. The worst I did was call you a Racist piece of trash, and until I get an appology, I stand by that assertion. I'm sorry, but my handle is "The Chinese", not Chino. Lastly, the Unit is oign to be shipped back to you tomorrow. Refuse it if you want, that's your issue. After tomorrow, I am finished with this situation, and I will not lift any chargeback and will fully ddocument all with FEDEX, PAYPAL, and anyone else who needs to know. Lastly, Phil manages his forums quite well, I'm sure if you resort to the same tactics as you did on the DUC, he'd yank the thread without any prompting on my part. Oh, BTW, since you seems to want to publish stuff, here an email from Digidesign (Name erased for security reasons, sorry, but I will only drag them back into this if absolutely necessary) Hi Todd, I agree, this thread has no place on the DUC, and has been deleted. I have nothing but respect for you and your presence on the DUC. As a matter of fact, had the other guy asked me to delete the thread, I would have asked you first how you felt about it before deleting it. But this guy did not deserve that courtesy. Regards, Web Administrator Digidesign Customer Support I leave it to everyone out there to make their own conclusions. You have heard both sides.

Charles- OK, Let's take a closer look at your claims: A) you simply did not respond to emails quickly, in some cases 2-3 days. B) You provided an incorrect tracking number C) you used Derogatory and inappropriate language toward me. You claim that FEDEX has resolved this in your favor- wrong. You are simply not telling the truth here at all. Since I made the claim and registered the complaint, they would have informed me of any change in status. They have not. Additionally, the person I spoke with in person at FEDEX absolutely said the packaging was inadequate, and I will provide proof- here are the pics, people. First off, here's the box it was shipped in Empty. Note the single layer of bubble wrap Mr Rivera put in the box. Now, Heres a pic of the Fader pack in the box itself: Obviously waaaayyyy to small. Look at the sides, no packing on the side whatsoever. Now here's a pic of a proper fader pack shipping box: (and incidentally how the fader pack will be shipped back to Mr.Rivera) Now a couple of randam pics: With the airbill attached: So, all of you out there can judge for yourselves. So let's review Mr Rivera's track record: A) Told me to F-Off B) Called me a Coward C) Told me he only needed 5 minute to make me eat those stupid ignorant words D) Accused me of being predudiced toward non-Americans E) Used the Racial Epithet "Chino" Toward me. (Sorry Charles, My handle is "Chinese") Now for the kicker- I genuinely felt that I was being scammed, as Mr Rivera's actions (intentional or not) led me to believe so. When he responded to my emails (at long last) he said the following: Hi Todd first of all please accept my apologies there's no need to thread me with authorities my 4 year old fell on monday morning and whiplash I've been in doctor's taking X-rays etc.. I apologize by not sending the unit on time I know I have to send you the fader pack but my son ALWAYS will come first. I have not give you any signs of scamming you whatsoever always answering to your emails and even giving you my personal cell phone # but you come very strong and VERY offending on your emails I will send the unit before the end of the week if not I will gladly refund your money, no problem just have a little touch on your emails and DON'T threat me ANYMORE. regards, Charles At this point I had sent him an email telling him that if he didn't ship I would report him. I could feel the transaction going south, and I was genuinely confused by his description of Whiplash, but I was OK with that. keep in mind that this is several days after the injury had occurred, with repeated emails from me asking what was going on. So I responded with this: Charles, Please refund my money, I am no longer interested in doing business with you. thank you, -Todd A. But he sent it anyway, ignoring me, and thus sending us down this road of hassle. To be continued....

UPDATE: After more miscommunication w/ seller, I went down to FEDEX locally here. I was told the Shipping was insufficient (obvious) and that It was basically between me and the seller, as the seller has to file the claim w/ FEDEX (Apparently, whomever pays for the shipping must file...even though I paid for the shipping, he actually physically paid it, so it's his claim). The Joke here is FEDEX won't honor his claim, as it was shipped poorly. So I communicated this to the Seller, to which he replied that he would refuse the shipment and demanded to know who I talked to etc. I provided that information and re-iterated that I was ddone with the situation and that I was sending it back. It will go out on Saturday back to PR. What a PITA. -Todd A.

Originally posted by blue2blue Bummer. People wonder why, when I've bought just about everything else imaginable online, I haven't used Ebay... Good luck sorting this out. Actually it wasn't an Ebay transaction, it originated in the Buy and Sell of the DUC. Goes to show that things can happen no matter where you look. -T

Update: I received the fader pack today. It is somewhat damaged. 7 of the faders have been skewed to the right. The Packaging is definitely the problem-The seller pacekd it in a box the same dimensions as the fader pack, and just tossed some newspaper and 1 layer of bubblewrap to protect it. This guy is a piece of work. So what do you think I should do? A) Lift the dispute and pay in full, eat the expense of repairs B) Refuse to lift the repair and send it back to seller C) Get unit fixed and send new payment minus the repair charges It will be interesting to see what the seller says at this point, things are extremely sour between us. What a PITA. -Todd A.

update: Seller decided to public on the DUC and posted a number of posts which were incredibly insulting and demeaning. I posted back and refuted his points in a calm rational manner. He then made a post in which he called me "Chino" (spanish racial slur for chinese person). So I realized it had gotten out of hand and contacted the adminat the DUC and they pulled the thread. Seller then emailed me this: Todd... as much as I tried to be reasonable with you I can't so: F*** *** VERY MUCH this is actually amusing how much I wish that you were in front of me so I could make you eat those ignorant/stupid words 5 minutes that's all i want.... but then again i see that you are such an ignorant piece of s*** to even think about me wasting my valuable time maybe someday I'll be in LA so we could meet and settle this personally but I think you are just a distressed puppy just wanting to be a big dog. oh boy how much it hurts to finally loose this circus? lol! regards, CJ So, I think that pretty much says it all. what I can't understand is how I have "lost" the "circus"... If he shipped me the fader pack, and I have disputed the charge, seems like I am in the driver's seat.... I'll do the right thing and lift the dispute (shuld it be legit), but it's awfully tempting to give this guy a hard time. Unbelievable. Next time, I am just going to insist on a lot more information before i send any money, and if the seller doesn't like it, then I walk. This hassle just isn't worth the time. -Todd A.

Don't tempt me.....he he. -T

Originally posted by daklander Don't forget that if you check status before the driver got back to the terminal to download the scanner it won't show up in their system. You likely won't see anything there until the next day. Well, the latest update - He Gave me the "wrong" tracking number. I have the "correct" one now, and it appears to be in transit. From what I can tell, he actually put it in transit after i called him on the wrong number...however, that could be because of what you said here. Bottom line is that he sent a very harshly worded emai to me in which he stated that I was a "typical ignorant person", asked if he needed to change my diapers, acccused me of being predjudiced toward Non-Americans, and told me he coulddn't figure out it is I've been sucessful in my career with the attitude I had. Well, that about sums it up, I'd say. -Todd A.

Originally posted by sventvkg If you charged it on a credit card call RIGHT NOW AND CHARGE IT BACK I recently charged back $5000 to a mechanic shop that did not fix my bus to my satisfaction. Look up the Visa Mastercard rules and you'll see the burden of proof is on the vender not you to prove that they deserve the money. They will credit your account, there will be an investigation, nothing will ever come of it and you'll have your cash. DO IT NOW and Please use your head and common sense a bit better next time for your own good bro. It's very easy to check someone out. Get on the phone! You're 100% correct; I did vet him as best I thought I could. I checked his business out, I checked his ebay feedback, i emailed him my concerns, he was polite and articulate in responding to me at that point. Bottom line is that Scam artist have gotten very good at pulling {censored} off, and that hurts the rest of us-You just sometimes don't know what to think. It's possible I over-reacted here, but it's a situation of his making - all he had to do was stay in touch and I would have given him the benefit of the doubt. -Todd A.

Update: I received an email from the seller this AM, stating that he had sent the Fader pack....he provided a FEDEX tracking number..... That didn't show up in Fedex's System. I initiated the Chargeback this AM before I got his email. So now it's gotten more complicated. It's possible that the Number isn't in FEDEX because it's onthe truck I suppose, but I kinda doubt it. If it arrives, then I will drop the dispute. We'll see.... -Todd A.

Well, No Replys from Mr Rivera Today. I have already put my CC company on notice that I might be initiating a chargeback. MBNA Is extremely helpful, so if any of you guys need a decent card he he he. At any rate, my ultimatum to him was that the fader pack ship by Friday or I would being the chargeback process, so until tomorrow.... -Todd A.

Originally posted by MarkGifford-1 Did you try calling him? I always ask for: Current phone number (not a cell) Current Address Full Name I then check it out on Switchboard, to make sure it all lines up. Then I talk to him. It's usually pretty easy to suss out anyone shady. Sorry about that, and I hope it gets resolved. He may have ha an emergency - I had a E-Bay guy disappear for a few days this fall, and that was the reason. MG What's switchboard? He just emailed me back after 4 days, claiming his son fell and got "Whiplash". That doesn't add up... I replied that i was no longer interested in doing business with him and asked for refund. We'lll see what happens. -Todd A.

If anyone runs into a Charles Rivera aka mastersonics on ebay aka Omnimedia on the DUC, Do not do business with him. I sent him $2,000 for a Procontrol fader pack last Thursday. We had agreed on 2 day shipping, so i expected it to go out on Friday. I emailed him to confirm and never heard from him. i emailed again later that day saying that I was concerned that I hadn't heard from him, as he emailed back with a plausible explanation and promised to ship on Monday. Monday came and went, never heard from him, Tuesday came and went, never heard from him. I emailed him again on tuesday evening asking him to please confirm shipment of the fader pack, never heard back. Ginallly emailed today with an Ultimatum, never heard from him. the good thing is that I will charge the credit card I used back, but just an FYI to everyone out therer to stay away from this asshole. -Todd A.

I have a Lexicon 480L that i am considering letting go. Anyone interested? I am thinking 4,500, but i am open to trades, especially 1176's, pultecs etc. Maybe an M49 Neve 1272/1073 etc. Would also consider protools gear, but please no LE. -Todd A.

Pair Of DBX 165A Compressors.....1,200 takes both. Good condition w/ coupling cable 1 Digidesign Edit pack - 4K really clean!!!! willing to trade for fader pack +1,200 cash. -Todd A.