Beware OkinawaFD3S
07-29-14, 01:40 AM
#1
Beware OkinawaFD3S
Commentary inside the (***/***) for each of the following for sale threads. Dealt with some creeps over the years but never felt I had to do this. Enough is enough though. Please excuse the typos, in a rush.
***Funny how he fails to mention the heavy blue smoke or the fact that his turbo is turning his intercooler into an oil catch can in this thread. The Ohlins are not DFV, no one ever told him they were… Due to time constraints I will stop there***
99 RX7 Complete Part Out!! Single Turbo Ohlins etc
https://www.rx7club.com/3rd-generati...s-etc-1064042/
***These wheels he gyped me on his non-DFV, “DFV” ohlins in a trade. He then comes on here and embellishes the description. They were in great overall shape but had several scratches metal deep on the outer edge over an inch long and some other small metal deep chips you could not see in his blury pictures. The only reason that the buyer got a heads up email is because I "strongly encouraged" the seller to via PM. ***
Series 8 RZ wheels
https://www.rx7club.com/wheels-tires...heels-1066137/
***These were once mine. He has poor memory and no understanding of what the item he listed is, ignores my suggestion to write things down, or have me write the description for him. He then proceeds to use my name in his screw up.***
Spirit R Complete brake kit
https://www.rx7club.com/3rd-generati...e-kit-1064247/
***He bought this thing in a wrapper to sell it, it is used, he never tested it, and proclaims that it is in great condition… Only brings that tiny detail up when called on it.***
*RARE* MAZDASPEED 300KPH gauge cluster
https://www.rx7club.com/3rd-generati...uster-1066698/
***I would love to hear all about the scientific method this mechanical superstar used to test the suspensions he bought to sell from UPGRAGE. I know UPGARAGE was not nearly as impressed with the condition of at least a couple of them.***
Lots of parts FS. 99 wings, HKS/BLITZ Coilovers, etc
https://www.rx7club.com/3rd-generati...s-etc-1068312/
This post is a warning to all who deal with this particular individual as 4% of everything he says is an embellishment/BS, then add in shady timing on key omissions, with a touch of bipolar behavior. There were warning signs that I ignored at my own peril attempting to believe in humanity and give him the benefit of the doubt. Will touch briefly on the warning signs. One, had a couple people tell me to watch him when they found out I was starting to deal with him. They can chose to speak up or not. Two, he consistently and drastically flip floped on several random things from one day to the next while we were talking. Three, everything is easily justifiable for him, and nothing is ever his fault. Four, he talks like a valley girl. Could keep going but I will stop with this, five, as an electrician he is a fire hazard to himself and others, as a mechanic righty tighty lefty loosey is a challenge for him. Given this I was wondering how he got the car in his signature up and running very poorly, he tells me that he is an officer he had his subordinate enlisted troops working on it in their off time. Pathetic.
The transaction between us that went poorly: He was in the middle of destroying a beautiful 1999 OEM Blue FD body in a part out because he did not know what he was doing. Out of pity took a few days helping him sort out everything. Then offered him a trade for parts that he later listed on here with a value WAY above what he was going to get parting it and saving the chassis so I could restore it. At this point, all the way up to the time he went bi-polar, he was as buddy buddy as could be. When he still needed me… In early Jun offered him the trade and he accepted, later in mid Jun noticed that the headlights he said were HID(he sold the battery so I did not check) were just goofy colored bulbs with cracked glass faces, the Ohlins “DFV’s” were really, “to old to have letter designation V’s”, scratches the paint removing the spoiler, and several other small points where there was general BS.
Now to the parking. He has a spare parking spot where the 99 FD was sitting immobile when I traded for it, I wanted to get it out his spot faster, but I ran into snags with the longest rainy season in 40 years, and had a tough time clearing a spot for a few weeks, my bad... July 3rd we have a pleasant friendly conversation as always about how he is going to have it towed on my dime, and let me know when the truck leaves so someone can be at the shop to pick it up. ***Begin bipolar switch*** July 17th out the blue the car shows up at my friends shop with no warning, shop owner is with a customer and pissed, cannot receive the car from the tow truck. He won’t answer his phone while texting me that it is my fault he did not call, and that he is sending the car to a place that I do not have to access to, and that I need to figure out how to get the car by myself. I go over to his house to pick up the key, he texts me that him and his girlfriend are out eating, saying the stuff will be left on the floor outside his apartment, get there, the lights are all turned off, after I grabbed the stuff, was on the phone, so I was in the parking lot for a bit until I got done talking. Wouldn't you know it the light flicks on then off again real quick. LOL So now I have been unnecessarily dealing with this all week, just got the FD to the house today, on the very last day, as I prepare to travel. Not amused.
Bottom line, buying stuff from this particular individual supports terrorism. You will get what is in the picture he posts(unless there is a bipolar episode), but please do know his personal assessment of whatever he is selling means less than nothing. Seen his type in this section enough to see what is coming. You are warned. For someone who hates FD’s as much as he professes to, he cannot seem to get enough of the For Sale section even after his part out is complete. Hope you all help this parasite find a new community to leach off of, and another type of vehicle to search and destroy for parts.
***Funny how he fails to mention the heavy blue smoke or the fact that his turbo is turning his intercooler into an oil catch can in this thread. The Ohlins are not DFV, no one ever told him they were… Due to time constraints I will stop there***
99 RX7 Complete Part Out!! Single Turbo Ohlins etc
https://www.rx7club.com/3rd-generati...s-etc-1064042/
***These wheels he gyped me on his non-DFV, “DFV” ohlins in a trade. He then comes on here and embellishes the description. They were in great overall shape but had several scratches metal deep on the outer edge over an inch long and some other small metal deep chips you could not see in his blury pictures. The only reason that the buyer got a heads up email is because I "strongly encouraged" the seller to via PM. ***
Series 8 RZ wheels
https://www.rx7club.com/wheels-tires...heels-1066137/
***These were once mine. He has poor memory and no understanding of what the item he listed is, ignores my suggestion to write things down, or have me write the description for him. He then proceeds to use my name in his screw up.***
Spirit R Complete brake kit
https://www.rx7club.com/3rd-generati...e-kit-1064247/
***He bought this thing in a wrapper to sell it, it is used, he never tested it, and proclaims that it is in great condition… Only brings that tiny detail up when called on it.***
*RARE* MAZDASPEED 300KPH gauge cluster
https://www.rx7club.com/3rd-generati...uster-1066698/
***I would love to hear all about the scientific method this mechanical superstar used to test the suspensions he bought to sell from UPGRAGE. I know UPGARAGE was not nearly as impressed with the condition of at least a couple of them.***
Lots of parts FS. 99 wings, HKS/BLITZ Coilovers, etc
https://www.rx7club.com/3rd-generati...s-etc-1068312/
This post is a warning to all who deal with this particular individual as 4% of everything he says is an embellishment/BS, then add in shady timing on key omissions, with a touch of bipolar behavior. There were warning signs that I ignored at my own peril attempting to believe in humanity and give him the benefit of the doubt. Will touch briefly on the warning signs. One, had a couple people tell me to watch him when they found out I was starting to deal with him. They can chose to speak up or not. Two, he consistently and drastically flip floped on several random things from one day to the next while we were talking. Three, everything is easily justifiable for him, and nothing is ever his fault. Four, he talks like a valley girl. Could keep going but I will stop with this, five, as an electrician he is a fire hazard to himself and others, as a mechanic righty tighty lefty loosey is a challenge for him. Given this I was wondering how he got the car in his signature up and running very poorly, he tells me that he is an officer he had his subordinate enlisted troops working on it in their off time. Pathetic.
The transaction between us that went poorly: He was in the middle of destroying a beautiful 1999 OEM Blue FD body in a part out because he did not know what he was doing. Out of pity took a few days helping him sort out everything. Then offered him a trade for parts that he later listed on here with a value WAY above what he was going to get parting it and saving the chassis so I could restore it. At this point, all the way up to the time he went bi-polar, he was as buddy buddy as could be. When he still needed me… In early Jun offered him the trade and he accepted, later in mid Jun noticed that the headlights he said were HID(he sold the battery so I did not check) were just goofy colored bulbs with cracked glass faces, the Ohlins “DFV’s” were really, “to old to have letter designation V’s”, scratches the paint removing the spoiler, and several other small points where there was general BS.
Now to the parking. He has a spare parking spot where the 99 FD was sitting immobile when I traded for it, I wanted to get it out his spot faster, but I ran into snags with the longest rainy season in 40 years, and had a tough time clearing a spot for a few weeks, my bad... July 3rd we have a pleasant friendly conversation as always about how he is going to have it towed on my dime, and let me know when the truck leaves so someone can be at the shop to pick it up. ***Begin bipolar switch*** July 17th out the blue the car shows up at my friends shop with no warning, shop owner is with a customer and pissed, cannot receive the car from the tow truck. He won’t answer his phone while texting me that it is my fault he did not call, and that he is sending the car to a place that I do not have to access to, and that I need to figure out how to get the car by myself. I go over to his house to pick up the key, he texts me that him and his girlfriend are out eating, saying the stuff will be left on the floor outside his apartment, get there, the lights are all turned off, after I grabbed the stuff, was on the phone, so I was in the parking lot for a bit until I got done talking. Wouldn't you know it the light flicks on then off again real quick. LOL So now I have been unnecessarily dealing with this all week, just got the FD to the house today, on the very last day, as I prepare to travel. Not amused.
Bottom line, buying stuff from this particular individual supports terrorism. You will get what is in the picture he posts(unless there is a bipolar episode), but please do know his personal assessment of whatever he is selling means less than nothing. Seen his type in this section enough to see what is coming. You are warned. For someone who hates FD’s as much as he professes to, he cannot seem to get enough of the For Sale section even after his part out is complete. Hope you all help this parasite find a new community to leach off of, and another type of vehicle to search and destroy for parts.
07-29-14, 04:30 AM
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Commentary inside the (***/***) for each of the following for sale threads. Dealt with some creeps over the years but never felt I had to do this. Enough is enough though. Please excuse the typos, in a rush.
***Funny how he fails to mention the heavy blue smoke or the fact that his turbo is turning his intercooler into an oil catch can in this thread. The Ohlins are not DFV, no one ever told him they were… Due to time constraints I will stop there***
99 RX7 Complete Part Out!! Single Turbo Ohlins etc
https://www.rx7club.com/3rd-generati...s-etc-1064042/
***These wheels he gyped me on his non-DFV, “DFV” ohlins in a trade. He then comes on here and embellishes the description. They were in great overall shape but had several scratches metal deep on the outer edge over an inch long and some other small metal deep chips you could not see in his blury pictures. The only reason that the buyer got a heads up email is because I "strongly encouraged" the seller to via PM. ***
Series 8 RZ wheels
https://www.rx7club.com/wheels-tires...heels-1066137/
***These were once mine. He has poor memory and no understanding of what the item he listed is, ignores my suggestion to write things down, or have me write the description for him. He then proceeds to use my name in his screw up.***
Spirit R Complete brake kit
https://www.rx7club.com/3rd-generati...e-kit-1064247/
***He bought this thing in a wrapper to sell it, it is used, he never tested it, and proclaims that it is in great condition… Only brings that tiny detail up when called on it.***
*RARE* MAZDASPEED 300KPH gauge cluster
https://www.rx7club.com/3rd-generati...uster-1066698/
***I would love to hear all about the scientific method this mechanical superstar used to test the suspensions he bought to sell from UPGRAGE. I know UPGARAGE was not nearly as impressed with the condition of at least a couple of them.***
Lots of parts FS. 99 wings, HKS/BLITZ Coilovers, etc
https://www.rx7club.com/3rd-generati...s-etc-1068312/
This post is a warning to all who deal with this particular individual as 4% of everything he says is an embellishment/BS, then add in shady timing on key omissions, with a touch of bipolar behavior. There were warning signs that I ignored at my own peril attempting to believe in humanity and give him the benefit of the doubt. Will touch briefly on the warning signs. One, had a couple people tell me to watch him when they found out I was starting to deal with him. They can chose to speak up or not. Two, he consistently and drastically flip floped on several random things from one day to the next while we were talking. Three, everything is easily justifiable for him, and nothing is ever his fault. Four, he talks like a valley girl. Could keep going but I will stop with this, five, as an electrician he is a fire hazard to himself and others, as a mechanic righty tighty lefty loosey is a challenge for him. Given this I was wondering how he got the car in his signature up and running very poorly, he tells me that he is an officer he had his subordinate enlisted troops working on it in their off time. Pathetic.
The transaction between us that went poorly: He was in the middle of destroying a beautiful 1999 OEM Blue FD body in a part out because he did not know what he was doing. Out of pity took a few days helping him sort out everything. Then offered him a trade for parts that he later listed on here with a value WAY above what he was going to get parting it and saving the chassis so I could restore it. At this point, all the way up to the time he went bi-polar, he was as buddy buddy as could be. When he still needed me… In early Jun offered him the trade and he accepted, later in mid Jun noticed that the headlights he said were HID(he sold the battery so I did not check) were just goofy colored bulbs with cracked glass faces, the Ohlins “DFV’s” were really, “to old to have letter designation V’s”, scratches the paint removing the spoiler, and several other small points where there was general BS.
Now to the parking. He has a spare parking spot where the 99 FD was sitting immobile when I traded for it, I wanted to get it out his spot faster, but I ran into snags with the longest rainy season in 40 years, and had a tough time clearing a spot for a few weeks, my bad... July 3rd we have a pleasant friendly conversation as always about how he is going to have it towed on my dime, and let me know when the truck leaves so someone can be at the shop to pick it up. ***Begin bipolar switch*** July 17th out the blue the car shows up at my friends shop with no warning, shop owner is with a customer and pissed, cannot receive the car from the tow truck. He won’t answer his phone while texting me that it is my fault he did not call, and that he is sending the car to a place that I do not have to access to, and that I need to figure out how to get the car by myself. I go over to his house to pick up the key, he texts me that him and his girlfriend are out eating, saying the stuff will be left on the floor outside his apartment, get there, the lights are all turned off, after I grabbed the stuff, was on the phone, so I was in the parking lot for a bit until I got done talking. Wouldn't you know it the light flicks on then off again real quick. LOL So now I have been unnecessarily dealing with this all week, just got the FD to the house today, on the very last day, as I prepare to travel. Not amused.
Bottom line, buying stuff from this particular individual supports terrorism. You will get what is in the picture he posts(unless there is a bipolar episode), but please do know his personal assessment of whatever he is selling means less than nothing. Seen his type in this section enough to see what is coming. You are warned. For someone who hates FD’s as much as he professes to, he cannot seem to get enough of the For Sale section even after his part out is complete. Hope you all help this parasite find a new community to leach off of, and another type of vehicle to search and destroy for parts.
***Funny how he fails to mention the heavy blue smoke or the fact that his turbo is turning his intercooler into an oil catch can in this thread. The Ohlins are not DFV, no one ever told him they were… Due to time constraints I will stop there***
99 RX7 Complete Part Out!! Single Turbo Ohlins etc
https://www.rx7club.com/3rd-generati...s-etc-1064042/
***These wheels he gyped me on his non-DFV, “DFV” ohlins in a trade. He then comes on here and embellishes the description. They were in great overall shape but had several scratches metal deep on the outer edge over an inch long and some other small metal deep chips you could not see in his blury pictures. The only reason that the buyer got a heads up email is because I "strongly encouraged" the seller to via PM. ***
Series 8 RZ wheels
https://www.rx7club.com/wheels-tires...heels-1066137/
***These were once mine. He has poor memory and no understanding of what the item he listed is, ignores my suggestion to write things down, or have me write the description for him. He then proceeds to use my name in his screw up.***
Spirit R Complete brake kit
https://www.rx7club.com/3rd-generati...e-kit-1064247/
***He bought this thing in a wrapper to sell it, it is used, he never tested it, and proclaims that it is in great condition… Only brings that tiny detail up when called on it.***
*RARE* MAZDASPEED 300KPH gauge cluster
https://www.rx7club.com/3rd-generati...uster-1066698/
***I would love to hear all about the scientific method this mechanical superstar used to test the suspensions he bought to sell from UPGRAGE. I know UPGARAGE was not nearly as impressed with the condition of at least a couple of them.***
Lots of parts FS. 99 wings, HKS/BLITZ Coilovers, etc
https://www.rx7club.com/3rd-generati...s-etc-1068312/
This post is a warning to all who deal with this particular individual as 4% of everything he says is an embellishment/BS, then add in shady timing on key omissions, with a touch of bipolar behavior. There were warning signs that I ignored at my own peril attempting to believe in humanity and give him the benefit of the doubt. Will touch briefly on the warning signs. One, had a couple people tell me to watch him when they found out I was starting to deal with him. They can chose to speak up or not. Two, he consistently and drastically flip floped on several random things from one day to the next while we were talking. Three, everything is easily justifiable for him, and nothing is ever his fault. Four, he talks like a valley girl. Could keep going but I will stop with this, five, as an electrician he is a fire hazard to himself and others, as a mechanic righty tighty lefty loosey is a challenge for him. Given this I was wondering how he got the car in his signature up and running very poorly, he tells me that he is an officer he had his subordinate enlisted troops working on it in their off time. Pathetic.
The transaction between us that went poorly: He was in the middle of destroying a beautiful 1999 OEM Blue FD body in a part out because he did not know what he was doing. Out of pity took a few days helping him sort out everything. Then offered him a trade for parts that he later listed on here with a value WAY above what he was going to get parting it and saving the chassis so I could restore it. At this point, all the way up to the time he went bi-polar, he was as buddy buddy as could be. When he still needed me… In early Jun offered him the trade and he accepted, later in mid Jun noticed that the headlights he said were HID(he sold the battery so I did not check) were just goofy colored bulbs with cracked glass faces, the Ohlins “DFV’s” were really, “to old to have letter designation V’s”, scratches the paint removing the spoiler, and several other small points where there was general BS.
Now to the parking. He has a spare parking spot where the 99 FD was sitting immobile when I traded for it, I wanted to get it out his spot faster, but I ran into snags with the longest rainy season in 40 years, and had a tough time clearing a spot for a few weeks, my bad... July 3rd we have a pleasant friendly conversation as always about how he is going to have it towed on my dime, and let me know when the truck leaves so someone can be at the shop to pick it up. ***Begin bipolar switch*** July 17th out the blue the car shows up at my friends shop with no warning, shop owner is with a customer and pissed, cannot receive the car from the tow truck. He won’t answer his phone while texting me that it is my fault he did not call, and that he is sending the car to a place that I do not have to access to, and that I need to figure out how to get the car by myself. I go over to his house to pick up the key, he texts me that him and his girlfriend are out eating, saying the stuff will be left on the floor outside his apartment, get there, the lights are all turned off, after I grabbed the stuff, was on the phone, so I was in the parking lot for a bit until I got done talking. Wouldn't you know it the light flicks on then off again real quick. LOL So now I have been unnecessarily dealing with this all week, just got the FD to the house today, on the very last day, as I prepare to travel. Not amused.
Bottom line, buying stuff from this particular individual supports terrorism. You will get what is in the picture he posts(unless there is a bipolar episode), but please do know his personal assessment of whatever he is selling means less than nothing. Seen his type in this section enough to see what is coming. You are warned. For someone who hates FD’s as much as he professes to, he cannot seem to get enough of the For Sale section even after his part out is complete. Hope you all help this parasite find a new community to leach off of, and another type of vehicle to search and destroy for parts.
While I appreciated doing business with you, I feel I must respond so that members have a proper response.
I was parting out my car and Jesse came along and wanted to trade a few parts for it, Series 8 RZ wheels and Spirit R/RS brakes. I was very happy with the deal and you told me to transfer the title and you would pick up the car. Great!
I transfer the title and he failed to pick it up on three separate occasions. 2 months later and various complaints from my landlord about having a non running, half taken apart car in the drive way (Parking lot is very small and having an extra car in there made it hard for him to get out of his spot), I decided that I'd ask where he want it towed since picking it up didn't seem very high priority to he.
He told me he wanted it towed to a certain garage by a certain towing company, so I called them and they weren't able to that day. After the third complaint from my land lord about his car I called the towing service and have them tow it to the garage he told me. The garage rejects it because they don't have room, so I tell the tow truck to take it to a common area that we both know, the parking lot behind the base auto shop.
At this point, he proceeds to text me all sorts of profanity and verbal abuse. By that time, his car was parked in the parking lot behind the base auto shop and I told him that I would not take any more of his verbal abuse and the car was now his responsibility. After 2 months of broken promises to pick it up, 3 complaints from my landlord, and his verbal abuse, I told him that I was no longer willing to offer him assistance. He spoke of his friends on base that could give him access, so that was a non issue.
-Turbo: After having a friend look at the turbo and tell me that it was the turbo that was creating smoke, not the oil seal, I locked the thread. Anyone that asked me about it I told that the oil seal was shot and offered to have the CHRA exchanged for a new one.
-Spirit R brakes: Being not it the know of them, I recollected that Jesse told me they were Spirit R brakes, but I changed updated everything as soon as I received the proper info about their origins, which I appreciate Jesse for giving.
As far as honesty goes, just look at my iTrader feedback. That's all I really have to say about that. I've been very honest and punctual about everything here. I'd love to have someone who's purchased an item chime in for me.
Best wishes Jesse, I hope you enjoy the chassis.
Signing out!
07-29-14, 04:45 AM
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I just saw this and want to chime in with my experience with OkinawaFD3S.
I've been poking around many of his for sale threads for quite some time and was about to purchase the RZ wheels until it was sold. He's been very cordial with me and has updated me several times on parts coming in. Even at one point, he I asked him to purchase something for me on YahooJP Auctions which he kindly accepted before hitting a few snags and I was unable to purchase the item.
Communication has been superb between him and I and also I do plan on purchasing some wheels from him (BBS RG-R's) which he sent me pictures of and gave me a heads up that he got. I did let him know that I saw a very slight bend on the wheel in which he told me he would get it checked out at a local wheel shop in which he did and is getting repaired and refinished. He's been very honest and with the constant updates I've gotten from him, I feel comfortable purchasing from him.
I do apologize that you did not have a great experience with him but so far, I feel that he is definitely a great seller and does care about his customers. I can't speak for everyone of course but I can definitely speak on my experience and I definitely would purchase with confidence from him.
I've been poking around many of his for sale threads for quite some time and was about to purchase the RZ wheels until it was sold. He's been very cordial with me and has updated me several times on parts coming in. Even at one point, he I asked him to purchase something for me on YahooJP Auctions which he kindly accepted before hitting a few snags and I was unable to purchase the item.
Communication has been superb between him and I and also I do plan on purchasing some wheels from him (BBS RG-R's) which he sent me pictures of and gave me a heads up that he got. I did let him know that I saw a very slight bend on the wheel in which he told me he would get it checked out at a local wheel shop in which he did and is getting repaired and refinished. He's been very honest and with the constant updates I've gotten from him, I feel comfortable purchasing from him.
I do apologize that you did not have a great experience with him but so far, I feel that he is definitely a great seller and does care about his customers. I can't speak for everyone of course but I can definitely speak on my experience and I definitely would purchase with confidence from him.
07-29-14, 04:56 AM
#4
wow
Well i purchased that mazdaspeed cluster from him
True there wasn't much info on the cluster but it's the same as the few 99+ clusters I've purchased off yahoo jp auctions. Communication via pm was great and shipping was quick. I received the cluster in a few days and was able to swap my cluster out in about 10 minutes to verify it worked.
Cluster was in great condition and km was really low. I wouldn't mind buying from him again.
Good to know that there's someone that can get me stuff from upgarage too now
Well i purchased that mazdaspeed cluster from him
True there wasn't much info on the cluster but it's the same as the few 99+ clusters I've purchased off yahoo jp auctions. Communication via pm was great and shipping was quick. I received the cluster in a few days and was able to swap my cluster out in about 10 minutes to verify it worked.
Cluster was in great condition and km was really low. I wouldn't mind buying from him again.
Good to know that there's someone that can get me stuff from upgarage too now
07-29-14, 06:26 AM
#5
wow
Well i purchased that mazdaspeed cluster from him
True there wasn't much info on the cluster but it's the same as the few 99+ clusters I've purchased off yahoo jp auctions. Communication via pm was great and shipping was quick. I received the cluster in a few days and was able to swap my cluster out in about 10 minutes to verify it worked.
Cluster was in great condition and km was really low. I wouldn't mind buying from him again.
Good to know that there's someone that can get me stuff from upgarage too now
Well i purchased that mazdaspeed cluster from him
True there wasn't much info on the cluster but it's the same as the few 99+ clusters I've purchased off yahoo jp auctions. Communication via pm was great and shipping was quick. I received the cluster in a few days and was able to swap my cluster out in about 10 minutes to verify it worked.
Cluster was in great condition and km was really low. I wouldn't mind buying from him again.
Good to know that there's someone that can get me stuff from upgarage too now
Just do not say there was not advance warning when it starts happening. There is more to come from this kid.
Anyone can order from UPGARAGE now in English worldwide. Enjoy:
WORLDWIDE SHIPPING | Croooober
OkinawaFD3S,
I'll bet you enjoyed the one sided deal that you BS'ed me into. Enjoy it for now. Karma will be back for you.
You knew damn well that turbo was blown before you posted it. Never your fault is it kid?
07-29-14, 06:49 AM
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Happy that it worked out for you. This time. The condition of the item was pure luck, that is not exactly a testimonial to his character. I am sure there will be several of you who have positive reviews saying "I received my item", not quite the point I was getting at.
Just do not say there was not advance warning when it starts happening. There is more to come from this kid.
Anyone can order from UPGARAGE now in English worldwide. Enjoy:
WORLDWIDE SHIPPING | Croooober
OkinawaFD3S,
I'll bet you enjoyed the one sided deal that you BS'ed me into. Enjoy it for now. Karma will be back for you.
You knew damn well that turbo was blown before you posted it. Never your fault is it kid?
Just do not say there was not advance warning when it starts happening. There is more to come from this kid.
Anyone can order from UPGARAGE now in English worldwide. Enjoy:
WORLDWIDE SHIPPING | Croooober
OkinawaFD3S,
I'll bet you enjoyed the one sided deal that you BS'ed me into. Enjoy it for now. Karma will be back for you.
You knew damn well that turbo was blown before you posted it. Never your fault is it kid?
07-29-14, 07:28 AM
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Slander at its finest.
Im not keen on intervening on a situation i do not completely understand. But in this situation i have no choice. I have met both of the individuals in this thread jesselau and okinawafd3s. I get a message from okinawafd3s every once in awhile asking for a hand in classifying the parts he has acquired. He does his absolute best to determine quality and correct information before he posts them. He does his research and lists them to the very best of his ability and upon new information is immediately in his thread rectifying any incorrect information. I have purchased alot of parts through rx7club, supraforums, honda-tech, clublexus, etc and i am 100% sure that if i was interested in okinawafd3s' parts that through a little communication (which is one of his strong suits) i would be able to determine if that is the part i require. I dont believe he has a dishonest bone in his body and is a man of character.
Jesse is knowledgeable, i will give him that. But i see this as complete unadultered slander. He attacks with little reason and though he mentions bipolar multiple times that is a pointless comment that offers no beneficial information to this thread.
Mods i recommend you lock/close this thread until jesselau can assemble a thread that is constructive, rational and is no longer based on personal judgement and his own vendetta.
Jesse is knowledgeable, i will give him that. But i see this as complete unadultered slander. He attacks with little reason and though he mentions bipolar multiple times that is a pointless comment that offers no beneficial information to this thread.
Mods i recommend you lock/close this thread until jesselau can assemble a thread that is constructive, rational and is no longer based on personal judgement and his own vendetta.
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07-29-14, 08:54 AM
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Nothing wrong with this thread IMHO. Jesse is upset by business dealings with OkinawaFD3S - this is the exact place for it. Sure there are some 'opinions' in here, but lots of facts as well. There are also three sides to the story - of which we get to hear two and decide for ourselves. 
07-29-14, 11:41 AM
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Hmmmm..... interesting series of events here. I can also raise a hand in saying that the person in question is a bit wishy washy. Nothing that jesse has said in his op is a shock or semmingly out of character for okinawafd3s. I can also say that even though I have been lucky enough to not have had the misfortune to do business with him, multiple of my friends have and feel the same that jesse does. This was NOT an isolated incident. Its plain to see that he has done alright by a few of the members here on the forum and thats fine. This thread isnt to try and get him banned or anything its to show his real personality outside of the forum. For anyone defending him its only natural to do so since you had a good transaction but think about all the other people that have been banned on this forum for poor transactions. Im willing to bet they had a few smooth deals as well.
slander isnt the word I use to describe the op since the purpose of it was to show the real person behind the avatar which he did successfully. It also doesn't help that there was a shaky transaction between the two which jesse is fully within his rights to give feedback on. Regardless if you feel as though what he said is slander or a great post about a certain individual you have to respect his right to voice his opinion on a transaction with another member.
slander isnt the word I use to describe the op since the purpose of it was to show the real person behind the avatar which he did successfully. It also doesn't help that there was a shaky transaction between the two which jesse is fully within his rights to give feedback on. Regardless if you feel as though what he said is slander or a great post about a certain individual you have to respect his right to voice his opinion on a transaction with another member.
07-29-14, 03:05 PM
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I have had absolutely no issues dealing with OkinawaFD3S; I bought the Blitz External Reservoir coil overs from him, and they were shipped very fast to me, from Japan to Missouri- and arrived in perfect condition.
I've never met him in person, but I'd definitely buy again from him. Seems to me that as a general rule it's a good idea to inspect parts before you buy them- especially if you saw them in person first hand(??) Maybe that's just me... If you missed it, it's possible he missed the issue as well.
I've never met him in person, but I'd definitely buy again from him. Seems to me that as a general rule it's a good idea to inspect parts before you buy them- especially if you saw them in person first hand(??) Maybe that's just me... If you missed it, it's possible he missed the issue as well.
07-29-14, 03:21 PM
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Im not keen on intervening on a situation i do not completely understand. But in this situation i have no choice. I have met both of the individuals in this thread jesselau and okinawafd3s. I get a message from okinawafd3s every once in awhile asking for a hand in classifying the parts he has acquired. He does his absolute best to determine quality and correct information before he posts them. He does his research and lists them to the very best of his ability and upon new information is immediately in his thread rectifying any incorrect information. I have purchased alot of parts through rx7club, supraforums, honda-tech, clublexus, etc and i am 100% sure that if i was interested in okinawafd3s' parts that through a little communication (which is one of his strong suits) i would be able to determine if that is the part i require. I dont believe he has a dishonest bone in his body and is a man of character.
Jesse is knowledgeable, i will give him that. But i see this as complete unadultered slander. He attacks with little reason and though he mentions bipolar multiple times that is a pointless comment that offers no beneficial information to this thread.
Mods i recommend you lock/close this thread until jesselau can assemble a thread that is constructive, rational and is no longer based on personal judgement and his own vendetta.
Jesse is knowledgeable, i will give him that. But i see this as complete unadultered slander. He attacks with little reason and though he mentions bipolar multiple times that is a pointless comment that offers no beneficial information to this thread.
Mods i recommend you lock/close this thread until jesselau can assemble a thread that is constructive, rational and is no longer based on personal judgement and his own vendetta.
Not an intervention here... Looked right in his face told him the turbo was blown before he made the part out thread. There was no other troubleshooting possibility. Looked right in his face when I chewed his *** for it not being in the thread. Then the story goes he told them in PM. Almost as good as it being in the thread. Almost. Then the wheels, then the gauge assembly, now suspension. A consistent pattern. Until he goes 180 again on someone.
15+ years in this community, over 50 FD’s/Cosmos owned and sold, 1000s of parts bought, sold, or traded smoothly, and he is the first to ever warrant his own thread. Did not take this decision to post this lightly.
07-29-14, 04:56 PM
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The point of this forum is not to make personal attacks, but to focus on actual facts.
Once you owned the car but failed to move it for 2 months I had it towed over to base. You started making personal attacks and vulgar, so I told you that I would not help you further. The way you're behaving in this thread is the exact reason I told you that I can no longer help you.
Mods, I hope you gather the facts from people who have actually purchased things from me off this forum and move on from this. Everyone who has purchased from me off RX7 Club has good things to say about the transactions. This section is not the place to vent a personal vendetta.
Once you owned the car but failed to move it for 2 months I had it towed over to base. You started making personal attacks and vulgar, so I told you that I would not help you further. The way you're behaving in this thread is the exact reason I told you that I can no longer help you.
Mods, I hope you gather the facts from people who have actually purchased things from me off this forum and move on from this. Everyone who has purchased from me off RX7 Club has good things to say about the transactions. This section is not the place to vent a personal vendetta.
07-30-14, 12:58 AM
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Your dissatisfaction about this member is noted in this Section.
That does not give you "Carte Blanche" to go into his Threads and start Smack talking him.
In fact,that is a nice way to get yourself Kicked OFF the forum.(your Crap is deleted and you are warned to stay The hell out of any FS threads that Okinawa has made.If you are not buyin..bye,bye)
YOU posted in this section because you had concerns and they are being addressed with various replies in THIS Section..so do not think that you can use the WHOLE forum as your venting place.
It's NOT going to Happen.
RxROLLER02 is being notified of this,so if anything,full transparency will prevail.
STYX (MOD)
Your dissatisfaction about this member is noted in this Section.
That does not give you "Carte Blanche" to go into his Threads and start Smack talking him.
In fact,that is a nice way to get yourself Kicked OFF the forum.(your Crap is deleted and you are warned to stay The hell out of any FS threads that Okinawa has made.If you are not buyin..bye,bye)
YOU posted in this section because you had concerns and they are being addressed with various replies in THIS Section..so do not think that you can use the WHOLE forum as your venting place.
It's NOT going to Happen.
RxROLLER02 is being notified of this,so if anything,full transparency will prevail.
STYX (MOD)
07-30-14, 08:24 AM
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OK, here's how this is gonna work....
1--SLANDER. This word has no place in this thread, or any other thread for that matter, unless the person using it can PROVE it. Slander involves something that is untrue. If any of you here can PROVE that the OP is making false statements, then step up and provide your proof. This forum has a policy against falsely accusing people, and it is well stated and known that if you are going to make such a statement, you better be able to back it up. That goes both for the OP and for anyone else that responds.
False or baseless accusations WILL NOT be tolerated on this site. By either party.
2--DEFENDING....I know it's common for those of you that had a good experience to step in and defend the seller in cases like this. However, while I'm not taking anything away from your good experience with okinawaFD3S, not a single one of those experiences means that the OP could not have had this experience with him. We've seen tons of sellers do well for a while, then start mucking up. No problem with you stating your positive experiences, but thats where your commentary should end. Your experience does not determine the OP's level of honesty in a completely different transaction.
3--THE SHELL.....I do not have enough to go on at this point. If the OP truly kept the seller waiting for months to get the car moved, then that is a problem. Okinawa had a legitimate right to expect that the car would be moved in a reasonable time, and without such delay. That seems to be an issue that better communication would have solved. But again, I do not know enough about what happened there to say for certain at this point.
4--CONDITION OF PARTS....this is a his word vs mine" issue at this point. I can only say this--Okinawa, I will hold you fully responsible to the condition of every part you sell here, as I do with everyone else. Let this be your notice, if one is needed--if you do happen to list parts in the future in a less than accurate description of their actual condition, it WILL be dealt with. Keep it on the right side of the line and it will be no issue.
Finally, with regard to iTrader feedback....let's not kid ourselves. Your feedback is important, it shows others how you do business. But it is not infallible. To say "of course I'm honest, look at my feedback" is pointless because your previous feedback has no bearing on your actions with each new customer. Again, we have seen plenty of people, some of them VERY well respected sellers, turn south on us and start ripping people off out of the blue. Feedback is a tool, it is nothing more. It is not a lie detector.
I'll be watching to see where else this goes, and also I echo my esteemed colleague's sentiments that this dispute belongs in THIS thread, Jesse, not in every post he makes. If that needs to be done, moderators will be the ones to do it, not you.
1--SLANDER. This word has no place in this thread, or any other thread for that matter, unless the person using it can PROVE it. Slander involves something that is untrue. If any of you here can PROVE that the OP is making false statements, then step up and provide your proof. This forum has a policy against falsely accusing people, and it is well stated and known that if you are going to make such a statement, you better be able to back it up. That goes both for the OP and for anyone else that responds.
False or baseless accusations WILL NOT be tolerated on this site. By either party.
2--DEFENDING....I know it's common for those of you that had a good experience to step in and defend the seller in cases like this. However, while I'm not taking anything away from your good experience with okinawaFD3S, not a single one of those experiences means that the OP could not have had this experience with him. We've seen tons of sellers do well for a while, then start mucking up. No problem with you stating your positive experiences, but thats where your commentary should end. Your experience does not determine the OP's level of honesty in a completely different transaction.
3--THE SHELL.....I do not have enough to go on at this point. If the OP truly kept the seller waiting for months to get the car moved, then that is a problem. Okinawa had a legitimate right to expect that the car would be moved in a reasonable time, and without such delay. That seems to be an issue that better communication would have solved. But again, I do not know enough about what happened there to say for certain at this point.
4--CONDITION OF PARTS....this is a his word vs mine" issue at this point. I can only say this--Okinawa, I will hold you fully responsible to the condition of every part you sell here, as I do with everyone else. Let this be your notice, if one is needed--if you do happen to list parts in the future in a less than accurate description of their actual condition, it WILL be dealt with. Keep it on the right side of the line and it will be no issue.
Finally, with regard to iTrader feedback....let's not kid ourselves. Your feedback is important, it shows others how you do business. But it is not infallible. To say "of course I'm honest, look at my feedback" is pointless because your previous feedback has no bearing on your actions with each new customer. Again, we have seen plenty of people, some of them VERY well respected sellers, turn south on us and start ripping people off out of the blue. Feedback is a tool, it is nothing more. It is not a lie detector.
I'll be watching to see where else this goes, and also I echo my esteemed colleague's sentiments that this dispute belongs in THIS thread, Jesse, not in every post he makes. If that needs to be done, moderators will be the ones to do it, not you.
07-31-14, 06:31 AM
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Your dissatisfaction about this member is noted in this Section.
That does not give you "Carte Blanche" to go into his Threads and start Smack talking him.
In fact,that is a nice way to get yourself Kicked OFF the forum.(your Crap is deleted and you are warned to stay The hell out of any FS threads that Okinawa has made.If you are not buyin..bye,bye)
YOU posted in this section because you had concerns and they are being addressed with various replies in THIS Section..so do not think that you can use the WHOLE forum as your venting place.
It's NOT going to Happen.
RxROLLER02 is being notified of this,so if anything,full transparency will prevail.
STYX (MOD)
Your dissatisfaction about this member is noted in this Section.
That does not give you "Carte Blanche" to go into his Threads and start Smack talking him.
In fact,that is a nice way to get yourself Kicked OFF the forum.(your Crap is deleted and you are warned to stay The hell out of any FS threads that Okinawa has made.If you are not buyin..bye,bye)
YOU posted in this section because you had concerns and they are being addressed with various replies in THIS Section..so do not think that you can use the WHOLE forum as your venting place.
It's NOT going to Happen.
RxROLLER02 is being notified of this,so if anything,full transparency will prevail.
STYX (MOD)
It started with the 17" brakes, he used my name in his thread, and given my opinion of his moral predispositions, felt it should be known that my posts were not an endorsement of the seller.
Either way it is a dead issue as far as I am concerned.
08-04-14, 12:27 AM
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Surprised to hear you have had a negative experience. I bought several parts from that vehicle and OkinawaFD3S super easy to work with and hassle free. Kept me informed and shipped my parts quickly... Hope the both of you can work this out.
08-04-14, 10:29 PM
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WTFF is all this about? OkinawaFD3S is a straight up G. i bought my clean set of 99 tails from him, i bought them on a sunday and got them at my door step (SoCal) on Friday the same week. i seriously dont understand what the hell really went down but from experience OkinawaFD3S is as good as it gets when it come to FD parts. #CASE-CLOSED
08-05-14, 01:09 AM
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I picked up the set of Tein mono flexes w/edfc last week. I will keep you guys updated with my experience and condition of the parts. So far so good I got a picture of them packed and a USPS tracking number and thats it so far. It is in military mail right now. This is my first transaction with him as well.
08-05-14, 01:11 AM
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WTFF is all this about? OkinawaFD3S is a straight up G. i bought my clean set of 99 tails from him, i bought them on a sunday and got them at my door step (SoCal) on Friday the same week. i seriously dont understand what the hell really went down but from experience OkinawaFD3S is as good as it gets when it come to FD parts. #CASE-CLOSED
08-05-14, 10:02 AM
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I bought the Tein mono flex's first thing last week and it still has not shown its entered into the states yet.. Hope it starts moving faster like yours did
08-08-14, 08:02 AM
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OK, this is not a group positive feedback thread for the seller. It's cool that all of you had good experiences, but that does not change anything about this particular transaction. From this point on, the only people who should be posting in this thread are the two parties and moderators. If youre so excited about your purchase, then do the right thing and post your own GG thread. But we do not need to see all of this in here. A hundred good sales would not change the fact that a customer has a concern on this transaction. End of story.
What SHOULD be happening in this thread is that the buyer and seller should be coming to some kind of agreement....a bit curious that they are not posting to that end.
What SHOULD be happening in this thread is that the buyer and seller should be coming to some kind of agreement....a bit curious that they are not posting to that end.
08-08-14, 05:51 PM
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OK, this is not a group positive feedback thread for the seller. It's cool that all of you had good experiences, but that does not change anything about this particular transaction. From this point on, the only people who should be posting in this thread are the two parties and moderators. If youre so excited about your purchase, then do the right thing and post your own GG thread. But we do not need to see all of this in here. A hundred good sales would not change the fact that a customer has a concern on this transaction. End of story. What SHOULD be happening in this thread is that the buyer and seller should be coming to some kind of agreement....a bit curious that they are not posting to that end.
If I sold him something described wrong or something then I'd just refund him, but he bought the shell as is, knowing more about it than I did. There was nothing wrong with it, nor was there anything dishonest about it.
He was upset that I had the car towed from my apartment to the shop that he wanted without me giving him a heads up that day (since I was tired of broken promises to pick it up), then having it towed to base when then shop was too full to accept it. The car was picked up from base last week and is in his possession.
08-11-14, 08:21 AM
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I don't believe there is anything to come to an agreement on.
If I sold him something described wrong or something then I'd just refund him, but he bought the shell as is, knowing more about it than I did. There was nothing wrong with it, nor was there anything dishonest about it.
He was upset that I had the car towed from my apartment to the shop that he wanted without me giving him a heads up that day (since I was tired of broken promises to pick it up), then having it towed to base when then shop was too full to accept it. The car was picked up from base last week and is in his possession.
If I sold him something described wrong or something then I'd just refund him, but he bought the shell as is, knowing more about it than I did. There was nothing wrong with it, nor was there anything dishonest about it.
He was upset that I had the car towed from my apartment to the shop that he wanted without me giving him a heads up that day (since I was tired of broken promises to pick it up), then having it towed to base when then shop was too full to accept it. The car was picked up from base last week and is in his possession.
Thank you, for finally clarifying that you intentionally failed to call at the time of the FD's delivery, and then stop answering your phone because of an undisclosed temper tantrum, even if it comes mixed in with the usual nonsense, thank you anyway.
This is resolved. Want nothing to do with it.
