Re: W.C. Thornton Hanson, MA
Posted by:
Noel Farmer (IP Logged)
Date: 22 June, 2012 05:18PM
Gavin Callaghan Wrote:
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> Does anyone here know anything of an Advanced Book
> Exchange bookseller named W.C. Thornton in Hanson,
> Massachusetts? I ordered an issue of Crypt of
> Cthulhu from him over a month ago on May 12, &
> never received it. I wrote to him nearly a month
> later, and he said basically Terribly sorry
> (paraphrased from memory), and promised to send
> the book on June 4th via Priority Mail. It never
> arrived.
>
> I filed for a refund on June 21st, and just
> received an email on June 22nd, today, from this
> bookseller, saying terribly sorry (another
> paraphrase), again, and saying that he was
> shipping the book out today. I checked the
> tracking number he gave me, and it seems to be
> fake.
>
> Has anyone else ever heard of/dealt with this
> seller before?; does he have a reputation for
> trading hot air for money, like this, with other
> customers?
I looked up his website and it appears legit. I also checked the BBB and there is no record for him or Abe Books listed. He apparently is just flakey. I hope you paid with a credit card. I would just file a reversal at this point.