An apology and an offer from an old friend
Hello again everyone,
I'm really happy to see that the community is still growing and going strong, and I'm sorry that I've been away from it for so long. After what happened with the first group buy way back in April, I felt taken for a fool and just wanted to cut my losses and leave. I did eventually go to a local piercer and was flat out told "no", as insurance and the law regarding surgical procedures (which is what this falls under) is very strict. As I remember lepht saying, GP's won't even discuss the subject, so I'm pretty much looking at paying £200 per implant at DC in London which is almost as much after conversion to USD as I put up in funding originally (unless someone from the UK has managed this and is comfortable giving me a lead.)
In any case I'm really happy to see that those of you who made use of the magnets I sent have (mostly) seen success in using them. I happen to have approximately 64 magnets left over (V&P sent a couple extra in the original package for some reason) remaining, and since that's way more than enough for me (assuming I even find someone to help out) I've decided to give back to the community once more and send out most of my remaining stock (especially since these things are so hard to get hold of in the first place.)
I've finally felt ready to actually go through my records and cross-check details to find out exactly who has paid and who hasn't, and I'm happy to report that out of 15 of you who participated, 11 of you paid quickly and efficiently as requested. Some of you even paid a little over the odds! There are four people who still haven't paid, I was unsure whether to name and shame, but since three of the four disappeared from the forums immediately after I sent packages I see no harm in it for the most part. I will not be posting their personal information.
Rhiesa
Last Active: February 20th
(Address removed)
Your item, posted on 19/03/11 with reference LY425661748GB was delivered in CANADA on 28/03/11.
£6.72 shipping ($10.90) - 20 Magnets ($19.00) - LY425661748GB - ($29.90)
No response to shipping PM.
Dillinger1983
Last Active: April 1st
(Address removed)
Your item, posted on 19/03/11 with reference LY425661677GB was delivered in UNITED STATES OF AMERICA on 01/04/11.
£6.72 shipping ($10.90) - 10 Magnets ($9.50) - LY425661677GB - ($20.40)
Response to shipping PM: Great! I will send payment once package arrives. Thanks again!
Xion
Last Active: April 5th
(Address removed)
Your item, posted on 19/03/11 with reference LY425661646GB was delivered in UNITED STATES OF AMERICA on 01/04/11
£6.72 shipping ($10.90) - 20 Magnets ($19.00) - LY425661646GB - ($29.90)
Shipping PM could not be found. Do PM's get deleted from both user's records when one user deletes it? I sent PM's to everyone.
Nemogrinds has not yet paid me, but he was kind enough to at least attempt to do so. My apologies for naming you since you are still active (well, you stuck around a few months, anyway.) He requested my address May 19th in order to send me a money order due to a $45 surcharge that would have been levied by his bank. This has not arrived and I don't hold much hope at this point.
Your item, posted on 19/03/11 with reference LY425661646GB was delivered in UNITED STATES OF AMERICA on 01/04/11.
£6.72 shipping ($10.90) - 10 Magnets ($9.50) - LY425661663GB - ($20.40)
If you add up the totals in the above list you will see that I have been underpaid to the tune of $100.60 or approximately £62.43 according to Google. EDIT: Just worked out that if you subtract the (very generous) total overpayment/tips of $15.52 the total is in fact $85.08 (~£53.11). Please note that this is not a request for the rest of the community to "pick up the slack".
With regard to my remaining stock I am happy to provide magnets for the same price I did before: $0.95/magnet
10 - $9.50
20 - $19
30 - $28.50
Plus shipping (cost of which is between £6.72 (~$10.90) and £7.45 (~$12.08) to most countries.)
This time however I will be requesting payment in advance, by SWIFT transfer (preferred) or PayPal. Sorry, but you'll just have to trust me. The forum members who participated in the first buy can attest to the quality of my service.
I hope that with my return the community would permit me to take an active role once again.
Kindest regards,
MrWizrd
EDIT EDIT: IRC is down? D:
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As for @MrWizrd, have you considered setting up a merchant account? I think there are places where you can do that for free, and it would provide an alternative for those who both hate PayPal (as they should) and would prefer not to pay the fee for international wire transfer.
~Ian
I did check out escrow.com, though, and it seems usable enough.
~Ian
The problem is, I've been both too busy and too much of a wuss to actually go through with the procedure. That, and I can't find anyone here who would be willing to help a person slice his fingers open (for some reason...). I'll do it somehow, though, if it kills me. Well, maybe not then...
~Ian
~Ian