From what I read, you are dealing with someone that is not reasonable nor seemingly honest either.
Open a USPS Postal Fraud Complaint and present yur documentation to them. It can be argued the
other party intentionally withheld information that his cue was damaged subsequently to the agreeing
to trading of cues and you were entitled to the return of your cue in original condition which the seller
is refusing to do. The definition of U.S.Postal Fraud appears below:
Mail Fraud
A crime in which the perpetrator develops a scheme using the mails to defraud another of money or property.
This crime specifically requires the intent to defraud, and is a federal offense governed by section 1341 of Title
18 of the U.S. Code. The mail fraud statute was first enacted in 1872 to prohibit illicit mailings with the Postal
Service (formerly the Post Office) for the purpose of executing a\ fraudulent scheme.
That word I emphasized in red is the word that will do you in. You have to prove "intent".
And he will merely say........."I didn't intend to do fraud on nobody. I didn't mean to cause trouble. It was just a misunderstanding. I tried to settle up with the guy but he won't. I'm just a poor Navy worker, I don't intend to cause anybody any trouble". etc. etc. etc.
If you get one cent you can consider yourself ahead to get out of this mess....because that is a little better than zero, which is where you're at now.
It's a real shame you got bamboozled like this.
I would be mad too, but not a whole lot can be done about it...legally that is.
Of course all this input from railbird guys like me who weren't dumped in the river is easy, since we're not the ones who've been tricked out. I've had it happen to me before...I know the feeling.:shrug:
