Re: warning about buying equipment from CJ Sampson
- From: dg140@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Charles Pond)
- To: optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2004 05:49:47 -0500 (EST)
Hello Pam. CJ also approached me about buying optacons or parts. He is
correct that they are very useful for those who depend on them. He is
incorrect in that you cannot make money rebuilding optacons. he asked to
have optacons from anyone who just happened to have them laying around.
In such cases, they would either be fixed, or used for parts. Cj
initially set up scenarios that he was helping someone with this or that
piece of equipment, including optacons. However, enough ambiguity and
contradiction emerged to make his statements suspect. Just a warning.
Charles
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> Charles,=20
>
>I became disenchanted with Mr. Sampson when I wrote asking about
>repairing my Optacon. What I got back was an offer of $250 to sell it
>to him. That's not what I wanted, and I told him so. I just got a
>bad feeling after that experience and told a friend of mine who
>decided not to do business with him either. =20
>
>Pam
>
>On Thu, 18 Nov 2004 02:33:31 -0500 (EST), you wrote:
>
>Hello List. Don has given permission to post a warning about buying
>access equipment from Mr. CJ Sampson. This includes his optacons.
>There
>are at least .. reasons to consider not doing business with CJ
>Sampson:
>
>1. Although CJ advertises his equipment for sale as fully working and
>in
>order, it all-too-often is not. The equipment can be damaged with
>parts
>missing; it might not work properly; or, it might not work at all.=20
>Sometimes it does work.
>
>2. Although CJ offers a refund guarantee, he does everything to avoid
>it.
>He does not honour his refund statement.
>
>3. The complaints cited here are not uncommon. They are consistent.
>An
>increasing number of disgruntled customers of CJ Sampson have begun to
>speak up about their bad experiences doing business with him.
>
>Case in point: Recently, several optacons were sold by CJ in Ottawa.
>With one
>R1D optacon, the battery was dead and beginning to dammage the insides
>of the
>optacon and even the tactile display. The unit needs a new display,
>or at
>least new display driver chips. With the other Optacon II, the
>unit worked intermittently at best, mostly not at all. The battery
>was
>completely dead, and several accessories were missing: camera holder,
>external charger/cradle, cover to replace battery when not connected,
>and
>soft pouch. CJ Sampson stated that the battery was fine, and that the
>Optacon II worked just fine. These two examples are simply
>representative.
>
>CJ has also sold equipment which belonged to an institute, and which
>was not
>authorized for sale. The equipment was eventually returned to the
>institute, but the innocent buyer did not receive a full refund from
>CJ
>Sampson.
>
>I cannot say to folks not to buy from CJ Sampson. Bowever, I can
>relate to
>you a growing online awareness backed by examples of his bad business.
>I am
>simply passing on what I know, and what I have experienced with CJ
>Sampson.=20
>You are free to make your choice.
>
>Charles
>
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