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Caution on dealing with Rick Fussell from Cove City, NC.

Took my money and did not deliver any goods, despite several promises.

Then he stopped responding to all e-mails.

KF4NNA (RICK/REGAN FUSSEL) ADVERTISED AN AZDEN PCS5000 ON QRZ BACK IN AUGUST. I SENT HIM A USPS MONEY ORDER (have reciept) AND NEVER RECIEVED THE RADIO. HE EMAILED ME STATING THAT HE DID IN FACT RECIEVE IT, AND WAS SHIPPING OUT THE RADIO. ALMOST 2 WEEKS WENT BY; NO RADIO. I EMAILED HIM AGAIN AND HE REPLIED IT CAME BACK AS UNDELIVERABLE. SO HE SAID HE WAS SHIPPING IT OUT AGAIN. DUE TO THE HURRICANE THAT WENT THRU NORTH CAROLINA AT THE TIME, I GAVE A GRACE PERIOD OF 2 WEEKS. AGAIN; NO RADIO. NO MORE REPLIES TO MY EMAILS EITHER. SO WHEN I WAS BROWSING EBAY, I FOUND ANOTHER PCS5000, IRONICALLY FROM THE SAME CITY AS MR FUSSEL. SO I EMAILED THE SELLER, AND WITHIN A DAY, I RECIEVED A REPLY. ALAS! IT WAS FROM KF4NNA. I THEN EMAILED HIM AT THAT ADDY, STATING I WANTED MY RADIO, AND WHAT WAS THAT ONE DOING ON EBAY. I ALSO SAID THAT I WOULD BE WILLING TO TRAVEL TO HIS TOWN AND FILE SMALL CLAIM CHARGES.I ALSO FOREWARNED HIM THAT I WOULD BE OBLIGATED TO WARN OTHER AMATEURS ABOUT OUR DEAL SO THEY COULD BUY WITH CAUTION.
HE REPLIED AND SAID THAT IT WAS ANOTHER RADIO HE WAS SELLING FOR A FRIEND, ETC.. AND THAT HE WOULD SHIP MINE OUT AND SEND TRACKING NUMBER THE NEXT DAY.
COUPLE MORE DAYS GO BY; NO TRACKING NUMBER. SO I EMAILED YET AGAIN, AND HE TOLD ME HE WOULD SHIP THE NEXT DAY. THAT WAS OCT 6.. THE LAST I HEARD FROM HIM.
I EMAILED A FEW MORE TIMES, BUT TO NO AVAIL.
I STATED IN MY LAST EMAIL THAT I WOULD LIKE MY MONEY PAYPAL'D TO ME SINCE HIS EBAY ACCT (CATCRAZY314) SHOWS HE DOES PAYPAL. STILL NO REPLY. I KNOW HE IS NOT IMOBILIZED SINCE HE WAS ABLE TO ACCESS HIS EBAY ACCT ON NOV 4.
IT APPEARS HE ALSO HAS RECENTLY TAKEN MONEY FROM ANOTHER AMATEUR AND NOT DELIVERED GOODS AS PROMISED. I DID A SEARCH ON GOGGLE UNDER HIS CALL AND IT LISTED ANOTHER COMPLAINT.
SO THERE YOU HAVE IT; HOW I APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN RIPPED OFF. JUST A WARNING TO ALL OTHER AMATEURS OF WHO NOT TO DEAL WITH WHEN BUYING EQUIPMENT. FIFTY BUX IS NOT ALOT OF MONEY, BUT IT'S MY MONEY. SOME PEOPLE WILL STOOP LOW TO EVEN GET THAT LITTLE AMOUNT, AND TARNISH THEIR NAME FOR ALL TO SEE.
BTW, I HAVE ALL THE EMAILS SENT AND RECIEVED FROM HIM TO PROVE MY ABOVE STORY.
ANYONE ELSE HAVE INPUT ON THIS INDIVIUAL PLEASE FEEL FREE TO EXPRESS THEIR OPINION; POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE.
I HOPEFULLY WILL HEAR FROM HIM IN THE NEAR FUTURE