Need opinion please

[ericspeed]

Just an opinion but if the prop shaft goes in and turns freely then no harm. It will be covered pretty much when assembled anyways. I would not worry about it were me. At least it did not show up bent:)

it could of been worst, your right, but what if it eats up the rubber hose or o'ring that you put behind the prop dog? i guess filing it would be best....

[ericspeed]

the damage is not on the rudder as you state, but on the strut. The anodize is definitely worn away, so is a little off the strut itself. You can definitely file it smooth. But pictures tell a different story than the real thing in your hands!

my piont is, the guy said it was near perfect condition, and when i told him he said he did not see that...............come on!!!

[westbeach]

You read me wrong, I agree with you. But it is hard for me to see how much of the strut was worn away just from looking at your picture. Therefore I said, the picture tells a different story than the real thing in your hand. I can't tell how much got worn away from your picture!! understood!??

my piont is, the guy said it was near perfect condition, and when i told him he said he did not see that...............come on!!!

[JMSCARD]

thank you, that's my point exactly.

did the seller offer to refund you? I guess if you didn't feel it was bad enough to get a refund then I would just leave it be, and be happy .... if he didn't offer to refund you in full including shipping costs then shame on the seller....

So my vote is if you kept the hardware after he offered you a full refund then it should just be laid to rest.....

I you are just unhappy with the appearance then take easy off and get the entire anodizing off all the hardware then use schimichrome polish and bring it to a nice luster:)

[sailr]

I think you're getting all excited for nothing! The strut is perfectly good and you won't even see that when you have a shaft in it. NO BIG DEAL!

[electric]

I guess if we are are voting on this thing it looks fine to me. Just so long as the shaft turns fine it would seem to be ok and with a prop on it you would not even notice it. I would have probably taken it with not a thought. But, life is short, if you are not happy see if you can get a return done. I would just take it back with you paying the shipping back and then we both lose on shipping cost and call it done.

[ericspeed]

did the seller offer to refund you? I guess if you didn't feel it was bad enough to get a refund then I would just leave it be, and be happy .... if he didn't offer to refund you in full including shipping costs then shame on the seller....

So my vote is if you kept the hardware after he offered you a full refund then it should just be laid to rest.....

I you are just unhappy with the appearance then take easy off and get the entire anodizing off all the hardware then use schimichrome polish and bring it to a nice luster:)

he wanted me to send it back and i pay for the shipping. he said it was near perfect condition. he also said that he did not SEE THAT.... COME ON..
the guy lives close enough to meet, i told him i would meet him, he didn't want to.

[ericspeed]

Shame on seller!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[davidb]

Eric,
What do you hope to gleen out of this forum. End result? Shame on seller? OK, Shame on seller!! Move on or send the strut back.

[JMSCARD]

Eric,
What do you hope to gleen out of this forum. End result? Shame on seller? OK, Shame on seller!! Move on or send the strut back.

I agree... I mean it only costs $5 to ship that cross country so you would at most be out $3-4 to ship back... You got a decent deal on the hardware.... The seller could still easily sell it again for what you paid.... I think this thread is kinda like beating a dead horse...?

[ericspeed]

eric,
what do you hope to gleen out of this forum. End result? Shame on seller? Ok, shame on seller!! Move on or send the strut back.

wanted your opinion not a smart ass. If enough agree that seller was wrong for ad posted, then maybe people should know this guy. He's not a man of his word. Just don't want it to happen to the next guy like your self... Remember, not everyone out there is honest..

[ericspeed]

i agree... I mean it only costs $5 to ship that cross country so you would at most be out $3-4 to ship back... You got a decent deal on the hardware.... The seller could still easily sell it again for what you paid.... I think this thread is kinda like beating a dead horse...?

he must be your buddy, and thats not the point........

[sailr]

No offense, but if you're that picky, you should NEVER buy used stuff as you will most likely always find something wrong with it. The strut is perfectly usable and once a prop is on it you will never see the MINOR flaw.

I would suggest that if we need to be put on alert about someone it would be you as a buyer, not the seller of the strut you bought. Life's too short to deal with people so picky because you can NEVER please them!

[davidb]

Smart ass or the truth? You got screwed!!! You got a good deal!!!! What do you want us to say? Gee Wiz- have a good night!

[ericspeed]

No offense, but if you're that picky, you should NEVER buy used stuff as you will most likely always find something wrong with it. The strut is perfectly usable and once a prop is on it you will never see the MINOR flaw.

I would suggest that if we need to be put on alert about someone it would be you as a buyer, not the seller of the strut you bought. Life's too short to deal with people so picky because you can NEVER please them!

I BOUGHT IT DIDN'T I, AND STILL HAVE IT.
I TRIED TO GET OPINIONS ON THE AD HE POSTED AND WHAT I actually GOT, DID NOT WANT TO PUT THE GUY ON FRONT STREET. BUT I GUESS I WILL JUST DO THAT.