Buyer Beware!

strange246 · May 24, 2002, 01:25 PM

I just thought I'd share my recent experience with a company out of Vermont called M&M Engineering, the make manuals for various guns on assembly, cleaning, maintenence etc. I won an Ebay auction for one of their manuals (CZ-52) it was being sold by the owner of the company Mike Pugliese, after the auction, he claims that if you'd like any of their other manuals, to just list them with the payment and add $5 for each title, so I email and tell him which ones I'd like (4 different titles) as well as list them on paper when i sent him the payment, it's now been a month since payment was sent, I received 2 copies of the cz-52 manual today thats it, none of the others i ordered, other than the original email he sent right after the auction, he does not respond to emails (5-6 sent in the last month), the phone number listed with ebay and in the manual i got just rings at any time of the day, no answer, and ebay has suspended his account so they can help no more. His manuals show up at alot of the shows in this area, I would urge anyone thinking of buying one, not to! Companies with this kind of shoddy service dont deserve to be in business!
Rant mode off....

C.R.Sam · May 24, 2002, 03:08 PM

If you care to spend some time and jump through some hoops....talk to your local postmaster.

Sam

aircarver · May 24, 2002, 03:41 PM

I have to totally agree with what you said. I bought multiple manuals from him, had the same problems you had, got the same non-responsive email reply every time when I complained. His business model stinks & he deserves to go out of business, which is too bad because some of the manuals are pretty good. He could rectify things by hiring someone to do customer service, and stick to making the manuals.
It appears he's still doing 'business' as usual, which is ignoring the customer.

Sisco · May 24, 2002, 04:31 PM

What's his ebay seller name?

strange246 · May 25, 2002, 12:04 AM

Mikepugli is his ebay name, but apparrently his account has been suspended, as i couldn't leave feedback on him?

May 24, 2002, 01:25 PM	#1
strange246 Senior Member Join Date: December 31, 2001 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 181	Buyer Beware! I just thought I'd share my recent experience with a company out of Vermont called M&M Engineering, the make manuals for various guns on assembly, cleaning, maintenence etc. I won an Ebay auction for one of their manuals (CZ-52) it was being sold by the owner of the company Mike Pugliese, after the auction, he claims that if you'd like any of their other manuals, to just list them with the payment and add $5 for each title, so I email and tell him which ones I'd like (4 different titles) as well as list them on paper when i sent him the payment, it's now been a month since payment was sent, I received 2 copies of the cz-52 manual today thats it, none of the others i ordered, other than the original email he sent right after the auction, he does not respond to emails (5-6 sent in the last month), the phone number listed with ebay and in the manual i got just rings at any time of the day, no answer, and ebay has suspended his account so they can help no more. His manuals show up at alot of the shows in this area, I would urge anyone thinking of buying one, not to! Companies with this kind of shoddy service dont deserve to be in business! Rant mode off.... __________________ "Faster, faster, until the thrill of speed overcomes the fear of death..." Dr. Hunter S. Thompson https://home.comcast.net/~72demon/

May 24, 2002, 04:31 PM	#4
Sisco Senior Member Join Date: March 25, 1999 Location: KS Posts: 1,558	What's his ebay seller name? __________________ "I don't mind it when stupid people say stupid things. Stupid people should be encouraged to say stupid things, that way we always know who the stupid people are." ~ Ted Nugent http://www.awbansunset.com/awcountdown_sm.gif

May 25, 2002, 12:04 AM	#5
strange246 Senior Member Join Date: December 31, 2001 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 181	ebay name Mikepugli is his ebay name, but apparrently his account has been suspended, as i couldn't leave feedback on him? __________________ "Faster, faster, until the thrill of speed overcomes the fear of death..." Dr. Hunter S. Thompson https://home.comcast.net/~72demon/

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May 24, 2002, 03:08 PM	#2
C.R.Sam Senior Member Join Date: October 29, 1999 Location: Dewey, AZ Posts: 12,858	If you care to spend some time and jump through some hoops....talk to your local postmaster. Sam

May 24, 2002, 03:41 PM	#3
aircarver Member Join Date: July 6, 2001 Location: Ft. Worth TX Posts: 38	I have to totally agree with what you said. I bought multiple manuals from him, had the same problems you had, got the same non-responsive email reply every time when I complained. His business model stinks & he deserves to go out of business, which is too bad because some of the manuals are pretty good. He could rectify things by hiring someone to do customer service, and stick to making the manuals. It appears he's still doing 'business' as usual, which is ignoring the customer.