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Well my friend didn't like the AOA treated him today
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I don't know but he probably be willing to trade someone on here for a new redwolf 25 HP once it comes back for warranty idk
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How much do you think he would have gotten if he posted a gun in the CLASSIFIED section that didn’t work?
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I've had nothing but excellent results dealing with AoA and Darren and staff have always treated me more than fair. I've ordered 11 air rifles and one pistol from them this year and will always buy from them if they have what I want. Charles
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I agree with all the posts giving AOA a thumbs up. Always more than fair when I have traded or bought guns, new or used. No reason to be upset, especially considering your gun still has a long warranty. Get it fixed, then sell it. Probably still only get 50% for it.
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So your friend bought a rifle from AOA. It had issues. He kept it past the return date, asked for full value after putting 1000 pellets through it and is upset over trade in value. Have your friend go buy a car, drive it for two months, put 1000 miles on it and see what kind of trade in value you get. Did ever occur to your friend that AOA was trying to steer him in the direction of warranty repair by giving him a lowball quote? He can get it repaired and sell it if he wants another rifle. Take a look in classifieds and see what a used Delta Wolf is going for.
$1,500 TO YOUR DOOR, wow AOA offered him $100 more than fair market value.
PCP Rifle - Daystate delta wolf
I have for sale a Daystate delta wolf gun only with moderator I don’t have time to shoot it anymore just cleaning out the safe 1500tyd with programmer thanks! .25caliber!!!
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Not a 1000 pellets
What ever I'm over it I know it was laying around to long before he did call but he was busy you guys can say whatever you like but gone are the days where companies try to keep customers
What ever I'm over it I know it was laying around to long before he did call but he was busy you guys can say whatever you like but gone are the days where companies try to keep customers
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The simple reality is that some customers simply are not worth keeping. Someone that insists they should be able to get a high value on a trade long after a reasonable exchange period sounds like one that I would be willing to part ways with . . .
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^ That. What AlanMcd said.
If a someone consistently has "bad experiences" with businesses, they need to examine the single common factor to all of it. Themselves.
Some people have the need to attack those around them. The hard part is waiting until they identify themselves. Once that's occurred they can be isolated.
I'll add that posting this kind of thing to the internet is simply a new form of economic blackmail (in the form of character assassination). Unethical at its best. As Elon Musk said to Disney...
Cheers,
J~
If a someone consistently has "bad experiences" with businesses, they need to examine the single common factor to all of it. Themselves.
Some people have the need to attack those around them. The hard part is waiting until they identify themselves. Once that's occurred they can be isolated.
I'll add that posting this kind of thing to the internet is simply a new form of economic blackmail (in the form of character assassination). Unethical at its best. As Elon Musk said to Disney...
Cheers,
J~
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The depreciation on some things, and in other cases the opposite when people have slapped on a few hop ups is insane.
In the scale truck RC hobby some extra parts are made in brass, and i swear some are thinking its solid gold by the price they ask for their old truck.
This fact is also the reason why i do not sell any of my stuff, i give it away or i throw it away after having horded it for a while.
Also the reason i stopped buying 2 hand cars, CUZ i know what the dealer paid for it, and then seeing what he ask now infuriate me, So better to take that level of anger with the price of a new car to where i can direct my full anger towards a certain small group.
I would never be too busy to deal with a several 1000 dollars problem.
In the scale truck RC hobby some extra parts are made in brass, and i swear some are thinking its solid gold by the price they ask for their old truck.
This fact is also the reason why i do not sell any of my stuff, i give it away or i throw it away after having horded it for a while.
Also the reason i stopped buying 2 hand cars, CUZ i know what the dealer paid for it, and then seeing what he ask now infuriate me, So better to take that level of anger with the price of a new car to where i can direct my full anger towards a certain small group.
I would never be too busy to deal with a several 1000 dollars problem.
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I understand that they need to make money and it's going to warranty it got like 300 pellets threw it and it been in the he case the majority of the time it was almost 4000.00 and then didn't even offer half and he would of been a return customer he isn't afraid to spend money on something he wants he just waited to long and I was afraid of that
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Would your friend have felt better if they simply said "no" and that there was nothing they could do this far out from the exchange date? They offered him a price for a trade, and if he does not like it he does not have to take it . . .
Sorry, but this is all on him - if you don't have the willingness to make sure a $4K purchase is all good within the defined window, then it is on you, not the retailer.
The only one in this that I think has a "legitimate beef" is AoA for having this kind of petty stuff openly complained about, so I'm openly saying the opposite here: It is not AoA's problem, it is your friends problem (and at this point by extension, yours). Further, this is NOT a case of "gone are the days where companies try to keep customers." I've never made a major purchase through AoA, but would have no problem doing so . . .
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So your friend bought a rifle from AOA. It had issues. He kept it past the return date, asked for full value after putting 1000 pellets through it and is upset over trade in value. Have your friend go buy a car, drive it for two months, put 1000 miles on it and see what kind of trade in value you get. Did ever occur to your friend that AOA was trying to steer him in the direction of warranty repair by giving him a lowball quote? He can get it repaired and sell it if he wants another rifle. Take a look in classifieds and see what a used Delta Wolf is going for.
$1,500 TO YOUR DOOR, wow AOA offered him $100 more than fair market value.
PCP Rifle - Daystate delta wolf
I have for sale a Daystate delta wolf gun only with moderator I don’t have time to shoot it anymore just cleaning out the safe 1500tyd with programmer thanks! .25caliber!!!
No need to be harsh, its the internet.
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When you sell a gun to AOA they generally will only pay about 50% of what they expect to get for it. Most other retailers likely have a similar policy. Unless you are in an extreme rush to sell and take a big loss, you are much better off selling in the AGN classified.
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Because he doesn't do the forums he is a busy person I get it they haven't treated me wrong I will still use them kinda saw it coming I'm the one stuck in the middle
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Yes trading anything in is usually a bad deal he will get over it just rubbed him the wrong way seems like nobody really gives a crap until it happens to them just a heads up don't wait to long to take care of something that's wrong that's the lesson learned I'm sure it will be a fine gun after it comes back from warranty it's pretty cool the way the electronics with the chrono can adjust pretty close to the speed you want
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He wasn't expecting that but then again I don't think he realized that much time went by either until they told him how long it was
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I just end up being the repair guy if they aren't under warranty and I do quite a bit of research on them as well like I said AOA has been good to me he wanted me to throw up a post so I did
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A dealer does not know what condition the gun is really in . it could have been hand pumped at a fast rate producing a lot of moisture . It could have always been over charged . It could have been...................................................... the list is endless . just like a used car .
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