Out of curiosity, what "actions" do you expect mazdas247 to take? Are we the authority of all transactions? Do we posses the ability to tie this guy up by his feet and burn him it at the stake?
I have no ties to Race Roots whatsoever. I do not have parts on order. This post may get deleted as a result.
With that said, I completely agree with this post. All of these pissed off forum members spouting off about how the forum should protect them should really remind themselves what this is; A public forum.
This is not ebay nor does it resemble ebay in it's policies. This site, in terms of buying and selling, is more like Kijiji.
If you were to contact someone on Kijiji to purchase a product and you received a product that was falsely advertised, non-functioning or otherwise not what you agreed to purchase, would you expect Kijiji to fight for you? I hope you would not expect Kijiji to back you up, because they wouldn't.
This forum is meant to be a place to share information. As a bonus, it also incorporates ways for people to contact each other about buying and selling products. If people keep moving forward in this fashion, this bonus may be removed.
Enough of the moderator flaming. Enough of the forum flaming.
What everything boils down to is that everyone who purchased this kit from Race Roots made that decision on their own. It is solely your responsibility to recuperate your losses.
Those customers who have interests in Race Roots should feel lucky that this thread has remained open as long as it has. It is a central hub for everyone involved to communicate.
This entire ordeal reminds me of a Holy Grail skit. "Burn the witch!" The funny part is that this sentiment is not only being aimed at Race Roots, but also at the moderators. I know many other forums where the comments directed towards the moderators and forum would not have been taken as lightly and would have resulted in several strikes of the ban hammer.
This will be hypocritical as I have posted this comment and not purchased from Race Roots, but anyone who is not financially tied to Race Roots should duck out of this thread and leave it for those who have business to clear up.
Just my $0.02 and support for this forum and the moderators keeping it civil.