Felt posting a PSA and updating his feedback thread was important, since no one has already, and in case any prospective buyers/traders and/or newcomers interested in dealing with Jeff (@Jayjo866) find his feedback thread via search.
DO NOT buy, sell or trade with @Jayjo866.
Here’s quick rundown of the facts, or if you prefer, you can grab a bag of popcorn and read it all for yourself here starting at this point in the “Pay It Forward” thread. Otherwise, in summary:
(1) Jeff requested to participate in the “Pay It Forward Inception Thread,” where basically you’re able to try a throw for a short period of time (like a week or two, a month max) and pass it on to the next person.
(2) The throw was shipped to Jeff on May 4th and arrived in his possession on May 7th (see reference here).
(3) Before ghosting everyone for several months, he made several excuses as to why he couldn’t get it out and claimed several times he would get it out (but of course that never actually happened).
(4) Through a joint community effort, we finally tracked Jeff down on his social media and finally got him to respond on October 17 AFTER FOUR MONTHS of him ghosting everyone and dodging getting the throw shipped out.
(5) After several more excuses and a bit more delay, the throw was FINALLY shipped out and arrived to the next person.
(6) HOWEVER… the throw was:
- Shipped in only an envelope, not a box (a big no no, as serious damage could have been caused to the throw).
- Missing the upgraded bearing @Theycallmecotton generously donated and put in the throw.
- And most importantly, MISSING THE AXLE. (Link to post). The yoyo could also possibly be stripped since it was sent with the wrong axle, but we can’t be sure until we get the right axle - I’ll edit this post when we know.
TLDR, @Jayjo866 ghosted the community for months, took 4+ months to ship, stole the bearing and axle that came with the throw and didn’t use proper packaging. Avoid doing business with him at all costs - he is unfortunately a bad apple in an otherwise great community of trustworthy people. I’m personally hoping he’s banned from YYE entirely - seeing him participate in forum discussions whilst scamming the community is aggravating and insulting.