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shakey91929

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I purchased a pool table (Gold Crown IV) on EBay on Feb.21st. I paid $3500 for the table and accessories. I live in New York and the table was in *********. I hired a pool table mechanic who just happened to be in the ******* area to disassemble, transport the table back to New York and reassemble it in my home. This person instructed me to deposit $******* into his checking account which I did the next morning (he emailed me the account # at his bank). $3500 was to be given to the eBay seller when he picked up the table (which he did) and the remaining $******* was his fee for disassembly, transport to New York and reassembly in my home. When the person whom I bought the pool table from asked him how soon he would be dropping it off at my place, he said “in about 2 weeks”. The person said he had to make a couple stops along the way to my home. I am still waiting for his arrival. I have contacted him approximately 10 times since then and I have just got promises after promises concerning delivery. My patience is starting to run out. By law, how long can this person keep my table and accessories on his truck? I feel that the pool table mechanic is honest and trustworthy but I believe waiting this long for my table is totally unprofessional and leaves a bad image on pool table mechanics and the pool industry in general.

Any comments, opinions or advice will be appreciated.



Still waiting in New York
 
You didn't ask him yourself when the table would be delivered? Why would the seller ask that instead of you?

Is the mechanic someone that posts on these forums?
 
MahnaMahna said:
You didn't ask him yourself when the table would be delivered? Why would the seller ask that instead of you?

Is the mechanic someone that posts on these forums?
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I asked him when I might expect him to arrive in New York. He told me he had a few stops (short) along the way so I assumed it would be no longer than a month or so. Your right though...I should have gotten a more definite answer.
 
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Do you have a receipt from the mechanic laying out the terms of your agreement for him to deliver and set-up your table? If not, he could say that you bought him a pool table and you'll never see it. A gentlemans agreement doesn't hold much water in court.

More info about this would be helpful.
 
No excuse for that kind of delay

If I'm reading the OP right, you paid for this in Feb. and you still don't have the table. If that's the case, you have a serious problem.

I suggest that you re-post the OP in the Mechanic's Forum and don't be afraid to include the mechanic's name. You will find that the members in that section will be glad to help you if they can.
 
M HOUSE said:
If I'm reading the OP right, you paid for this in Feb. and you still don't have the table. If that's the case, you have a serious problem.

I suggest that you re-post the OP in the Mechanic's Forum and don't be afraid to include the mechanic's name. You will find that the members in that section will be glad to help you if they can.
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After my post in the mechanics forum, I received a lot of positive feedback from this persons fellow collegues about his integrity. I also received a post from the mechanic who has my table. We chatted and everything is good now. My blood pressure has returned to normal:)
 
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