I think we are way past that! At some point I believed he was honest. But i'm pretty sure he knows what he is doing right now. It might not have been his intent all along, he probably got way over his head at some point, taking orders because he needed the money and never had time to fullfill all his orders and kept taking new orders because he still needed more money. But I don't see how he would not be aware of the fact he is upsetting people or that his reputation is pretty much ruined now.
oh, I see
is matt active on this site anymore?
Dude no offense but what does the ATF have to do with it lol ?
There are people still here that have taken members for MUCH more money then Matsuo that never got banned . He was a long time member that delivered for years before going bust . IMO he underpriced his work and I believe that must have helped in him not delivering . The hrs he must have put into a pulse rifle plus materials could not have been worth the profit . His razor sharp quality that made him famous in the hobby went down hill even when he did deliver towards the end . Go spend a few months making something and charge 1200 - 1500 less materials and fees And shipping it just doesn’t add up . But he really should have raised his prices or just shut it down instead of not delivering of course. I really think that’s one of the reason members failed to chargeback PayPal was that of his prices and nobody else making them . I have seen many of his items resold for profits . Look at what that sack of sh** SD was charging for rifles compared to Matsuo they were several thousands more and he used Matsuo parts lol . You can lawyer up really try find to one cheap lol ? So that’s is not even an option . You will have to file a small claims and have to travel to the state where he lives which will cost you more money and even if he does show up to court which isn’t for certain he will probably claim poverty and at best they will have him make payments each much that he can afford . And then if he does make a payment he could just stop down the road. Then what travel back to his state and start over ? Try paypal or the bank card you used thats sadly all you can do at his point for waiting this long . PayPal does cover up to 9 months or something like that .
Lawyers are expensive...class-action law suits? Maybe...but that's a long shot unless a throng of people sign some kind of legal doc stating the $$ amounts Matsuo owes them, etc. Lots of time being spent running left and right while you could just accept your loss and get on with your life.
I Don't get ripped off I do my homework before hand unlike some people here like you . Please post pics of you at the courthouse with you're 2 lawyers waiting for him to show up
You do you, of course, but I've been here 23 years and I don't think I've ever seen an RPF member successfully bring legal action against another member for non delivery. Lots of talk, yup, but results, nada. It sucks, but you may have to just eat it and not make the same mistake again.
Tru dat, been around a long time and a LOT of talk. And granted even some personal visits... But nothing successful, legal wise anyway.
Exactly, and people know this, so when they are planning to leave the hobby, they have no fear taking a bunch of money on the way out the door. They know nobody is going to come after them.
This comment is super helpful. Thank you!I Don't get ripped off I do my homework before hand unlike some people here like you . Please post pics of you at the courthouse with you're 2 lawyers waiting for him to show up
Damn, what was that guy's name, when they videoed it? I was actually lucky enough to get a refund from him for a vaporware PKD back in around 2002! A lot of flakes over the years.....
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