I'm not shaming you. I'm just saying you should address things with the seller before you bring it up in the public forum because in six months somebody could find this thread when looking for a headpiece to buy, see your post, and think, "oh, maybe I shouldn't buy Relicmaker's because it's expensive and it won't be perfect." It could hurt a reputable seller's business. And your experience on eBay is not the same as a person who is an extremely well respected maker (and in my opinion, one of the best) on here.
You could have fooled me. Are you not
still lecturing me publicly??? I get it already. I got it the first time. You don't call that a public shaming, but you're calling me out on it and now you're still doing it, which is why I tried to
nicely point out
pot calling kettle black, particularly since you didn't send your concerns as a private message and thus in essence you are doing the
exact same thing except I was talking about a defective product and you're talking about a person (i.e. me). I never once questioned RM or what kind of person he is, but rather wondered if I was disappointed over nothing (I had intended to post the pictures of the medallion when I got it like the others I posted before when I noticed the edge and I wondered if I was making a big deal out of nothing. I did NOT notice the flake near the tail section until after that point or I would have likely gone straight back to eBay (as that is a bigger deal than a tiny little bend/chip on the braid that could have occurred in shipping). But mea culpa. Clearly, I've sinned and must do penance.
Has it ever occurred to you that someone reading this thread would see my comments that RM handled it about as well as anyone could, took care of the situation and was a great guy to do business with? Why do you assume telling the truth is a bad thing? Frankly, what you suggest is that someone who buys say for example a Dodge Challenger RT should NOT share their experience of having a defective trunk lock and cruise control on a car forum, but should keep quiet so as not to hurt Dodge's reputation for quality merchandise, whereas I'd be far more interested in how the Dodge dealer dealt with the situation. Did they offer to repair it or offer a replacement? Or did they give the person the run-around? Draw what you will, but I believe in honest reporting and if the dealer handles it well, I would report they handled it well so others would know that is a great dealer to do business with because no company makes 100% perfect cars. Now if say three or four in a row are defective, it could be a different kind of concern, but I do not see that as the relevant issue here. I think RM handled it about as well as anyone could have, which as I've said is a welcome relief compared to the last guy I dealt with on eBay. I would do business with RM again because of his response. THAT is what should matter to people reading this thread, not that he might possibly miss a small defect once in a great while and when I get the new medallion, I was going to share that photo as well. I see this as a positive thing for RM, not a negative one. You clearly see what you want to see and I'll leave it at that.
