|
truello
May 2, 2007, 11:39 AM
Post #26 of 90
(3445 views)
Shortcut
Registered: Oct 1, 2006
Posts: 737
|
Classic first reply:
|
|
Attachments:
|
rip-off-matic.jpg
(47.4 KB)
|
|
|
|
|
shoo
May 3, 2007, 9:05 PM
Post #27 of 90
(3386 views)
Shortcut
Registered: Dec 22, 2006
Posts: 1501
|
Someone should consider taking him to small claims court. I can't imagine this kind of business is fully legal, even with the very protective disclaimer on the site.
|
|
|
|
|
mrsuicide
May 3, 2007, 9:43 PM
Post #28 of 90
(3369 views)
Shortcut
Registered: Dec 18, 2004
Posts: 104
|
placed an order. a month went by with numerous emails, complaints. He sent a usps notification that never got passed "seller has notified us that a package is ready to ship, this is not indication the package has been sent" then a week passed and he said it was lost and would send another.
eventually just went with the paypal item not recieved way and on the last day before having paypal intervene i got a refund.
beware.
|
|
|
|
|
alpinismo_flujo
May 3, 2007, 10:50 PM
Post #29 of 90
(3347 views)
Shortcut
Registered: Jan 14, 2006
Posts: 603
|
^same thing happened to me with USPS notification. He did reply to my email - which he said was an error and the item was shipping right a way. Which it did - took one month to complete the transaction.
There is no way that someone is that lame - I think what happens is that he list gear without having it. Then when his orders come it - it's massive ship day(s). Just a guess.
|
|
|
|
|
medicus
May 7, 2007, 3:03 AM
Post #30 of 90
(3295 views)
Shortcut
Registered: Dec 2, 2006
Posts: 727
|
Found on another website at homecrag.com
http://www.homecrag.com/showthread.php?tid=51
" Climb-O-Matic Customers -
Ok, look. I don't want this turning into a forum about his shop. Posts bitching and complaining about his service (or lack of) will be promptly giggled at then moved to a private thread to be giggled at again later by the board mods and admins. Ya don't go to walmart to complain about target, right?
Climb-O-Matic "customer service" does in fact exist (if only in name) and can be reached via info@climbomatic.com. I was one of his customers too, I'm in the same boat everyone else is. Be warned, if you're going to order from him, you're going to have to try to deal with him directly.
There are some irons in the fire that will cause a lot of static between him and I, the customers are the people that will come out on top.
I don't want to say a lot about it yet, just know that there's a big change for this site on the horizon that will benefit all of us!"
Lol, not sure exactly who this is or whatever, but it at least made me laugh.
As for the pack of craps situation... I'm still waiting on mine, and I get the same USPS deal. We'll see what happens. It's been a while now.
|
|
|
|
|
jalapeno
May 8, 2007, 6:04 AM
Post #31 of 90
(3223 views)
Shortcut
Registered: Jul 17, 2006
Posts: 26
|
i bought some stuff off climb o matic and i got it in around 2 weeks and it was all good. just throwin that out there.
|
|
|
|
|
crazyaboutclimbing500
May 9, 2007, 5:36 AM
Post #32 of 90
(3159 views)
Shortcut
Registered: Jul 25, 2006
Posts: 62
|
what the...?
http://onedaydeal.net/1climbomatic/index.php
who in their right mind would buy "mystery gear"??
especially from a vender who does not have a very good reputation at the moment..
-peace out
|
|
|
|
|
medicus
May 9, 2007, 5:40 AM
Post #33 of 90
(3157 views)
Shortcut
Registered: Dec 2, 2006
Posts: 727
|
I bought the last one for experimental purposes.
|
|
|
|
|
crazyaboutclimbing500
May 9, 2007, 5:42 AM
Post #34 of 90
(3156 views)
Shortcut
Registered: Jul 25, 2006
Posts: 62
|
not a bad idea I guess.. since its only $17... who knows... you might even get a killer deal...
let me know what happens..
-Daniel
|
|
|
|
|
medicus
May 9, 2007, 6:01 AM
Post #35 of 90
(3153 views)
Shortcut
Registered: Dec 2, 2006
Posts: 727
|
I think the one I got was like $20 or something... Yeah, I plan to post a full report of how everything does go. That was basically my entire intent on buying it.
|
|
|
|
|
truello
May 9, 2007, 12:14 PM
Post #36 of 90
(3138 views)
Shortcut
Registered: Oct 1, 2006
Posts: 737
|
My friend bought a $15 one and got a Size 4 ABC stopper and a footer (like an etrier with only one step, more for ascending).
I guess technically it was on-par with what he paid, but he wasn't extremely excited as you can see.
|
|
|
|
|
rhonius
May 9, 2007, 12:44 PM
Post #37 of 90
(3127 views)
Shortcut
Registered: Sep 20, 2003
Posts: 136
|
I have gotten two of the PoC's Both took over a month at arrive even with the "Guaranteed 48 hr shipping"
the first was a HMS locker and hemp salve - paid $9 inc shipping
the second was the Kong Ghost Belay Device and a normal locker - paid $20
Not sure if they are deals but compared to other people they are things that i might use.
|
|
|
|
|
zuz
May 9, 2007, 12:55 PM
Post #38 of 90
(3121 views)
Shortcut
Registered: Apr 10, 2006
Posts: 7
|
same thing here. I bought two for $20 each and got $20 worth of stuff. Would of been better going to the store and buying exactly what i wanted.
|
|
|
|
|
bigfatrock
May 9, 2007, 1:58 PM
Post #39 of 90
(3089 views)
Shortcut
Registered: Aug 2, 2006
Posts: 1321
|
What was up with the Black Diamond stoppers yesterday for only $37 (a FULL set). That was way to good to be true. I don't even trad and I was going to buy them after looking up the price and seeing how good of a deal it was and when I went back they were sold out. This was all before 9 a.m. too. I'm wondering how many the actually had at that price and why they would reduce it that much.
|
|
|
|
|
medicus
May 9, 2007, 2:19 PM
Post #40 of 90
(3081 views)
Shortcut
Registered: Dec 2, 2006
Posts: 727
|
You are the first person I have heard of that has seen the item actually available. Congratulations, that is a sheer accomplishment. I looked at the stoppers shortly after the item switched, and it sold out... so maybe he put more up for sale or something later on.
|
|
|
|
|
bigfatrock
May 9, 2007, 2:36 PM
Post #41 of 90
(3073 views)
Shortcut
Registered: Aug 2, 2006
Posts: 1321
|
Could be. I checked constantly throughout the day hoping he would put more up. Never saw any though :( Maybe another day. One reason I don't trad yet is the gear is so expensive. This would have been a great opp to get into it and start a rack.
|
|
|
|
|
medicus
May 9, 2007, 2:41 PM
Post #42 of 90
(3066 views)
Shortcut
Registered: Dec 2, 2006
Posts: 727
|
Lol... yeah, I bought a set of ABC Huevo stoppers 1-13 for like $50... that was my dooms day. I now have a bit of debt that will be paid off with my summer job, but still... I went from eating out with people regularly and blowing $10/$20 here and there... to being completely broke and not buying anything, finding the cheapest of everything I possibly could, with the exception of trad gear. I have too much now... not really enough, but too much in such a short period. So yeah... just know, if you pick up one of those $37 sets, you are spending much more, you just don't know it yet ;-)
|
|
|
|
|
basilisk
May 10, 2007, 3:22 AM
Post #43 of 90
(3014 views)
Shortcut
Registered: Oct 1, 2005
Posts: 636
|
if you folks are feeling rich and daring they've got a hardcore mystery box up right now. only 100 bucks. you know you want it
|
|
|
|
|
medicus
May 10, 2007, 3:38 AM
Post #44 of 90
(3004 views)
Shortcut
Registered: Dec 2, 2006
Posts: 727
|
basilisk wrote: if you folks are feeling rich and daring they've got a hardcore mystery box up right now. only 100 bucks. you know you want it
DANG... no way would I put $100 into it. I haven't gotten the gear I bought on April 23rd... and that was only $20 something.
|
|
|
|
|
crazyaboutclimbing500
May 10, 2007, 5:36 AM
Post #45 of 90
(2977 views)
Shortcut
Registered: Jul 25, 2006
Posts: 62
|
bigfatrock wrote: What was up with the Black Diamond stoppers yesterday for only $37 (a FULL set). That was way to good to be true. I don't even trad and I was going to buy them after looking up the price and seeing how good of a deal it was and when I went back they were sold out. This was all before 9 a.m. too. I'm wondering how many the actually had at that price and why they would reduce it that much.
I saw the deal right when it went up.. at 1 am.. and they were sold out.. I figured it was just a fake deal or something...
|
|
|
|
|
medicus
May 10, 2007, 5:39 AM
Post #46 of 90
(2976 views)
Shortcut
Registered: Dec 2, 2006
Posts: 727
|
I'm beginning to think that anything that is lower than $1 less than retail is a fake deal.
|
|
|
|
|
microbarn
May 10, 2007, 2:04 PM
Post #47 of 90
(2950 views)
Shortcut
Registered: May 12, 2004
Posts: 5920
|
basilisk wrote: m2j1s wrote: Who has purchased the mystery gear pack? or the pack of crap for that matter... get anything good/was it worth it? i bought the pack o crap back in february. got a belay device, cordelette, and some hemp salve. not bad for 14 bucks or so, but it wasn't one of the best packs. my roommate got a cordelette, a sticker, a belt, and a bolt with a hanger. this was by far the lamest of the packs that i'd heard about. both took a little over a month to reach us. but that's the old climbomatic, right? that said, we both bought the mystery gear last week as well. the site said they would ship out of thursday. the roomie's shipped out friday (or at least they claim it did), no word on mine yet. i'll report back whenever it comes in
What is the story with the mystery gear now????
There is another box for $100
In all the cases you heard about....was the stuff received worth more then the price paid?
|
|
|
|
|
vtrescuekid
May 10, 2007, 4:22 PM
Post #48 of 90
(2924 views)
Shortcut
Registered: Mar 10, 2007
Posts: 166
|
In all of the POC's/Mystery Gear's that I've gotten (6 I think and still waiting on 2), they have all been worth more than I paid for them. If they actually got things delivered to you in a timely fashion I might have risked the $100, but not when it can take anywhere from 2 weeks to 2 months to get your gear. Plus I can spend that $100 on some more cams and be guaranteed to get what I want.
|
|
|
|
|
medicus
May 11, 2007, 5:09 AM
Post #49 of 90
(2887 views)
Shortcut
Registered: Dec 2, 2006
Posts: 727
|
I have so much to discuss in regards to my experiences with them. I have two orders of mystery gear, yet haven't received them. I'll give the full explanation of this situation after I get off the phone with Shawn (who banned me from the forums... again, I will explain everything later) tomorrow. It's really quite amazing, I'm glad I did this "experiment".
|
|
|
|
|
zuz
May 11, 2007, 6:18 AM
Post #50 of 90
(2866 views)
Shortcut
Registered: Apr 10, 2006
Posts: 7
|
I got banned too. Shawn wrote some really unprofessional post basically saying that it was the customer's fault that they weren't getting their packages and all that they had to do was call a number that was not listed on the site. I simply stated that he was showing no respect for his customers. My being banned just strengthens this point.
Climb-O-Craptastic + Shawn - Customer service = Out of Business
|
|
|
|
|
|
