Last September, I made a trade with @bkemp37 . I traded my MIB (Mint in Box) 28 Stories Chief for what was advertised as a slightly dinged/scuffed Diptych, a Severance, and some string. At the time, I didn’t have a scale to weigh the yo-yo, and I had no reason to doubt I was getting what we agreed on.
It turns out the yo-yo I received is actually a D7, not a regular Diptych. I discovered this recently after finally weighing and comparing it to my actual D7. I reached out to @bkemp37 to see if we could come to a resolution since I did not get the item I traded for. In his defense, he claims he didn’t know it was a D7, which I entirely believe since I fell for the same mistake until I weighed it.
Unfortunately, we could not come to an agreement, which is why I am making this public post. He says the seller he bought it from 2 to 3 years ago won’t refund him or offer compensation. It seems to be that since he got screwed by his original seller, I also have to take the loss even though my trade was with him, not his seller. He refuses to reverse the trade. Even though he posted collection shots featuring my old Chief as recently as late April, he claims he has since “gifted it to his roommate.” He stated it would make him look and feel bad to ask for it back. His solution was for me to just sell the D7 myself. He claims he has no funds right now because he just got back from vacation. He suggested that since it’s an A-RT throw, I should be able to get $180 to $200 for it, because that is what he originally paid.
Which to me doesn’t make sense he paid that price thinking it was a Diptych, not a D7. Furthermore, mint D7s have sold for less than that, so expecting a dinged D7 to fetch that amount is completely unrealistic.
I know it was partly my fault for not owning a scale to check the weight immediately. However, it deeply rubs me the wrong way that he insists there is “nothing” he can do to fix his mistake. He doesn’t see how its his fault he was sold a D7 and not a Diptych. Which is fair but I made a trade with him and not his seller. If the roles were reversed I definitely would have come to a resolution even at a loss as a person who wouldn’t feel right making someone else accept a mistake I made.
I doubt anything will come from this post. But as a long-time member who has bought and traded here frequently without issue, this is my first bad experience. I wanted to make the community aware and remind everyone to buy a scale!
