WARNING! WRINCHSLINGER001/Eric Knight/dtech7445@yahoo.com

theinvisibleheart · May 11, 2006, 08:33 PM

I would be very wary of dealing with WRINCHSLINGER001, AKA Eric Knight, AKA [email protected] after the incident I had with him.

His address is listed as:

Eric Knight
709 Knollwood Dr.
Columbia SC 29209

In the TFL Gun Show/Buy, Sell, & Trade thread, I emailed him to purchase the .40S&W Wolf ammo he listed for sale:

http://www.thefiringline.com/forums/...d.php?t=208309

via email correspondence, I agreed to mail him $40 in USPS MO for the ammo. Several weeks after I confirmed that he had received the money order, I emailed him to ask him about the ammo since I had not received it but no reply. Even after several more email, zero reply and no ammo.

--John

HiPowering Along · May 11, 2006, 10:33 PM

You may have a case to complain to the US Postal Service about...mail fraud is a definite no-no, especially with stuff like this...

http://www.usps.com/postalinspectors...YouOrdered.htm
http://www.usps.com/postalinspectors/fraud/
http://www.usps.com/postalinspectors...dComplaint.htm

Had some rube awhile ago jerk me around with excuses out the ear about not shipping what I had bought from him...an email to him, copied to the Attorney General's office, and with the above links mentioned got it overnighted to me free of charge the following day - the clown knew I wasn't taking any crap from him anymore.

If he's ripping you off, nail his butt to the wall....

Blackwater OPS · May 12, 2006, 01:34 PM

Yeah, he is running other scams w/ other screen names as well. Got me too.

http://thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=209493

theinvisibleheart · May 12, 2006, 02:47 PM

for a moment, I thought maybe the guy got sick or was in an accident, and thus, unable to answer email.

I guess I'll have to report fraud with U.S. Postal Services and file a claim for fraud involving postal MO.

--John

theinvisibleheart · May 12, 2006, 02:48 PM

why people risk felony crime over such a small amount...

rhgunguy · May 12, 2006, 07:55 PM

This is a very good reason to have a 25 minimum post count before posting in the classifieds.

Call the postal inspector. You will have to go to court to get your money back, so it is probly not worth it.

Blackwater OPS · May 12, 2006, 08:39 PM

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Call the postal inspector. You will have to go to court to get your money back, so it is probly not worth it.

That is basically what I was told, but I will file suit in small claims. I will also be ensuring he faces criminal charges.

**Staff** · May 13, 2006, 08:25 AM

This is to let all interested members know that GUNTECH1/WRINCHSLINGER001 was banned from TFL several days ago for reasons other than his dealings here in the B/S/T forums. Therefore there will be no responses from him in these forums and PM's will go unanswered. As far as we know his email is still valid: [email protected]

theinvisibleheart · May 22, 2006, 04:16 PM

what do you think about writing a letter to the local police department? I'm thinking of filing a charge via Postal Inspector and also via local police department which has jurisdiction over his zipcode.

--John

sksmatt · May 22, 2006, 06:27 PM

WRINCHSLINGER001, bought two 30rd. SKS mags from me off Gunbroker about 3 weeks ago and paid me w/ Paypal the day after. I didn't have any problems with him; strange

theinvisibleheart · May 22, 2006, 08:35 PM

that's becuz as a buyer, he has zero chance of getting the item w/o paying for it in advance. As a seller, I've actually shipped the item before I received the payment.

--John

sksmatt · May 22, 2006, 10:33 PM

Yea, I see your point; it's just a damn shame

At least you have his address & personal info, I hope you can recover something. That is the same name and address that I shipped the mags to.

SmokinTom · May 28, 2006, 07:08 AM

You can contact his local PD but you really need to contact USPS personal asap about this.Don`t let it go.Let the Fed deal with him and keep us posted.Get ahold of them!!!

ScottsGT · August 8, 2006, 10:40 PM

Dang! I just met up with him today and picked up two boxes of .30-30 ammo. He tried to sell me the .40 ammo, but I didn't need it. He told me he was kicked off TFL due to a buyer of his shotgun just getting arrested for beating someone up, and he refused to ship the gun to him after being arrested and refunded his money.
He seems like a really nice guy FTF. I came here looking for the lowdown on the SG sale and found this.
theinvisibleheart, PM me and I'll send you his cell phone number.

Blackwater OPS · August 9, 2006, 07:45 PM

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He told me he was kicked off TFL due to a buyer of his shotgun just getting arrested for beating someone up, and he refused to ship the gun to him after being arrested and refunded his money.

LOL, which one of the people he sold it to, because he cashed MOs from at least two of us. BTW, he does seem like a cool guy when you talk to him, but he is either incredibly absent minded or likes to con people. I if he is referring to me with the story he told, he is full of BS.

MD_Willington · August 10, 2006, 06:44 PM

Ted Bundy was a nice guy apparently, FTF.... For a least a little while...

May 11, 2006, 08:33 PM	#1
theinvisibleheart Senior Member Join Date: December 19, 2005 Location: virtual internet world with a Daisy Red Ryder, LOL Posts: 683	WARNING! WRINCHSLINGER001/Eric Knight/[email protected] I would be very wary of dealing with WRINCHSLINGER001, AKA Eric Knight, AKA [email protected] after the incident I had with him. His address is listed as: Eric Knight 709 Knollwood Dr. Columbia SC 29209 In the TFL Gun Show/Buy, Sell, & Trade thread, I emailed him to purchase the .40S&W Wolf ammo he listed for sale: http://www.thefiringline.com/forums/...d.php?t=208309 via email correspondence, I agreed to mail him $40 in USPS MO for the ammo. Several weeks after I confirmed that he had received the money order, I emailed him to ask him about the ammo since I had not received it but no reply. Even after several more email, zero reply and no ammo. --John

May 11, 2006, 10:33 PM	#2
HiPowering Along Senior Member Join Date: January 1, 2006 Location: PA - Land of taxes, potholes and unfortunately Ed "Gun Grabbin' Fast Eddie" Rendell Posts: 254	Nails, add hammer... You may have a case to complain to the US Postal Service about...mail fraud is a definite no-no, especially with stuff like this... http://www.usps.com/postalinspectors...YouOrdered.htm http://www.usps.com/postalinspectors/fraud/ http://www.usps.com/postalinspectors...dComplaint.htm Had some rube awhile ago jerk me around with excuses out the ear about not shipping what I had bought from him...an email to him, copied to the Attorney General's office, and with the above links mentioned got it overnighted to me free of charge the following day - the clown knew I wasn't taking any crap from him anymore. If he's ripping you off, nail his butt to the wall.... __________________ HP'ing Along - - - - - - - - - - - - - *"A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed."* - One of the greatest sentences ever written into an instrument of democracy.

May 12, 2006, 01:34 PM	#3
Blackwater OPS Senior Member Join Date: September 11, 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1,152	Yeah, he is running other scams w/ other screen names as well. Got me too. http://thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=209493 __________________ "Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety." -Ben Franklin Spc. Jeremy M. Campbell Died 9/1/2005 and the best DS ever MSG Matthew Ritz Died 11.23.2005 matthewritz.com For those who have had to fight for it, Life holds a special meaning that the protected will never know. (\__/) (='.'=) Someone set us up the bunny! (")_(")

May 12, 2006, 02:47 PM	#4
theinvisibleheart Senior Member Join Date: December 19, 2005 Location: virtual internet world with a Daisy Red Ryder, LOL Posts: 683	thanks... for a moment, I thought maybe the guy got sick or was in an accident, and thus, unable to answer email. I guess I'll have to report fraud with U.S. Postal Services and file a claim for fraud involving postal MO. --John

May 12, 2006, 02:48 PM	#5
theinvisibleheart Senior Member Join Date: December 19, 2005 Location: virtual internet world with a Daisy Red Ryder, LOL Posts: 683	don't understand why people risk felony crime over such a small amount...

May 12, 2006, 07:55 PM	#6
rhgunguy Junior member Join Date: March 7, 2006 Posts: 1,057	This is a very good reason to have a 25 minimum post count before posting in the classifieds. Call the postal inspector. You will have to go to court to get your money back, so it is probly not worth it.

May 13, 2006, 08:25 AM	#8
Staff Staff Join Date: October 6, 1998 Posts: 66	This is to let all interested members know that GUNTECH1/WRINCHSLINGER001 was banned from TFL several days ago for reasons other than his dealings here in the B/S/T forums. Therefore there will be no responses from him in these forums and PM's will go unanswered. As far as we know his email is still valid: [email protected]

May 22, 2006, 04:16 PM	#9
theinvisibleheart Senior Member Join Date: December 19, 2005 Location: virtual internet world with a Daisy Red Ryder, LOL Posts: 683	Blackwater Ops, what do you think about writing a letter to the local police department? I'm thinking of filing a charge via Postal Inspector and also via local police department which has jurisdiction over his zipcode. --John

May 22, 2006, 06:27 PM	#10
sksmatt Member Join Date: October 26, 2005 Location: VA Posts: 35	WRINCHSLINGER001, bought two 30rd. SKS mags from me off Gunbroker about 3 weeks ago and paid me w/ Paypal the day after. I didn't have any problems with him; strange

May 22, 2006, 08:35 PM	#11
theinvisibleheart Senior Member Join Date: December 19, 2005 Location: virtual internet world with a Daisy Red Ryder, LOL Posts: 683	SKSmatt that's becuz as a buyer, he has zero chance of getting the item w/o paying for it in advance. As a seller, I've actually shipped the item before I received the payment. --John

May 22, 2006, 10:33 PM	#12
sksmatt Member Join Date: October 26, 2005 Location: VA Posts: 35	Yea, I see your point; it's just a damn shame At least you have his address & personal info, I hope you can recover something. That is the same name and address that I shipped the mags to.

May 28, 2006, 07:08 AM	#13
SmokinTom Senior Member Join Date: November 29, 2004 Location: Ohio Posts: 479	You can contact his local PD but you really need to contact USPS personal asap about this.Don`t let it go.Let the Fed deal with him and keep us posted.Get ahold of them!!!

August 8, 2006, 10:40 PM	#14
ScottsGT Senior Member Join Date: September 20, 2001 Location: Columbia, SC Posts: 236	Dang! I just met up with him today and picked up two boxes of .30-30 ammo. He tried to sell me the .40 ammo, but I didn't need it. He told me he was kicked off TFL due to a buyer of his shotgun just getting arrested for beating someone up, and he refused to ship the gun to him after being arrested and refunded his money. He seems like a really nice guy FTF. I came here looking for the lowdown on the SG sale and found this. theinvisibleheart, PM me and I'll send you his cell phone number.

August 10, 2006, 06:44 PM	#16
MD_Willington Senior Member Join Date: August 17, 2005 Location: SE WA State. Posts: 563	Ted Bundy was a nice guy apparently, FTF.... For a least a little while...