August 13, 2012, 06:33 PM | #1 |
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I would like to advise you not to procure used brass from a company called, "Mark The Brassman". The advertisement from his company states that brass is cleaned, polished and sorted. However, a recent order placed for 2000 units of 45 ACP and 9mm used brass was neither cleaned nor polished. In addition, the order was shipped minus 15 pieces of 45 ACP. In contacting Mark Sobczak in regard to the error, he stated that he shipped by weight. I informed him that he also shipped me used .22 LR rimfire cases, which are of no value to me. He refused to correct the initial order and would only state that he will give a credit for the missing brass. Maybe I am technical but when I order a count I fully expect to recieve the count that has been ordered, and not a shortage, much less a customer service response that it would cost him more to ship the missing pieces than correct the order placed. Please use caution when conducting business with this merchant. I for one will never use his services again. |
August 13, 2012, 07:37 PM | #2 |
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A real big question here for you. (Actualy two questions.)
First How much did you pay for the brass? Second How long did you have to wait for it? With most idividuals that sell prefired brass they sell by about, or aproximated numbers. 985 .45 ACP cases at a low price shipped is forgivable if the price was right. The .22 lr probably slipped though the sorter. Toss them into the trash can. If you paid more to have the brass pollished and it was not cleaned then OK complain. If you paid less than $50 per thousand +/- $10 you got what you paid for if they shipped it quickly. Oh and if it was flat rate they go by weight. There is a maximum weight that they can ship in those boxes so if it was 15 short be glad you got the ones you did at a fraction of what you would pay for new stuff. Your post makes me think of the guy that makes a scene at the counter of buger joint when they forgot to put pickles on your buger then start causing a loud scene demanding that they give you two more meals for fee because they screwed up. Now with that said. Go to a range, and pick up some brass. Some actualy sell it by weight. Though you will have to sort it. If it super dirty skip the tumbler, wash it. Put it on a towell to dry for a while. It will work just fine. Here is my brass supplier. Cost is a yearly range membership, and giving the guys a few cold drinks on hot days.
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I guess if the 1/2 lb pickle burger only cost $0.99 he should just shut his mouth and eat his 1/4 pound no-pickle burger? Honestly, it has "pickles" right in the advertisement (cleaned and polished) and he shoudldnt have to pay for fluf (15 cases missing, with the missing weight being taken up in .22lr cases).... |
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I love pickles.
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August 13, 2012, 11:51 PM | #5 |
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Are those American pickles or Chinese pickles?
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August 14, 2012, 06:13 AM | #6 |
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lol you guys kill me. pickles.
Oh, and I agree with Dacaur, if its worth anything. its advertised a certain way, I expect it that way. And most of the places selling once fired brass that I have seen(not dealt with) have advertised extras thrown in for customer satisfaction/wrong/unusable brass. |
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I'd want the pickles - the FULL count of pickles if that's want the ad states. If the case are sold by weight, this should be stated in ad (was it? Or was the words approximate or about used in the ad?)
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August 15, 2012, 04:35 PM | #8 |
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Sorry if it appeared I was trying to flame the OP. I googled all I can find is this post. Also it looks like a drive-by posting. Op has not responded to any of the after post so we have no clue as to how it was advertised to be.
He stated that the person he dealt with on the phone said he would credit the 15 pieces towards any future orders. That sounds fair to me. If I had sold it I would have done the same thing. Would you want to spend $2.50 to ship 50 cents worth of brass?
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What if the pickles were replaced by onions?
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Enough about burgers, though The missing 15 I wouldn't care about too terribly much, however I might be a little ticked about getting dirty brass when I had purchased clean unless i got them for a ridiculously good price
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If the OP return's I am curious if he is referring to Brassman Brass.
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I've bought quite a few batches from Brassman out of Las Vegas. He was always good at over count by quite a few. I never ordered any cleaned and polished, but the normal stuff was good. It's been a year and a half though.
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If one is not in a hurry, "First class Bullets and Brass" has .45ACP for $20 a thousand cheaper(including shipping) than " Brassman Brass" and it's cleaned and polished nicely. Don't order it today tho and expect it here next week. Maybe by Valentine's Day if you're lucky.
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As for the 15 pieces of brass well, its called customer service. You can save the $2.50 in shipping and lose the customer plus those he tells about the poor service, or you can eat it, still make a profit, plus the profits from future orders and those he tells about the great customer service.... |
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I will state right here....I'll beat anyones' Out-Of-Price by 80% with my own Out-Of-Stock price.
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Drive by posting indeed!
But since this has come up, I'll put this up for consideration. From amazon of all places! http://www.amazon.com/Luger-Reloadin...ords=9mm-brass Now, I haven't bought once fired brass for a long time, so I don't know if it's a good deal or not. BUT this stuff came quickly and is as advertised. Clean but not polished. I DID find a few WCC cases that HAVE primer pocket crimps, I'm sorting them out the be decrimped. My son and I decided to make a big mess of 9mm ammo, so he bought 1k, and I bought 10 pounds from the same guy. We ended up with over 2K of good 9mm brass.
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