Richard Salazar

Richard Salazar Tries to sell badly damaged used equipment. Buyer beware! Los Angeles, California

25th of May, 2011 by User366126

Mr. Salazar sold me a used underwater housing via Ebay, which was supposed to be in excellent working order by his description. Upon receipt, the unit was found to be excessively damaged to the point it was unusable; the dome port was scratched to the point of being nearly opaque, and the housing itself had major damage on mating/sealing surfaces that could only have happened before it was shipped, as these areas were covered by the solid endcaps. Richard insisted it could be re-machined by the manufacturer, Equinox. After contacting Equinox and showing them detailed pictures of the damage, they were at a loss to see any way to effectively repair the housing so it could be used underwater. In their opinion, the housing was unusable and unrepairable. Richard then tried to blame the USPS delivery for the damage, which was impossible since the damaged areas, when shipped, were covered with plates of PVC 1" thick, so the structural damage had to have happened well before shipping. Mr. Salazar repeatedly pursued the USPS to try and obtain insurance money in order to refund my purchase, but the USPS could easily see through his fraudulent attempt. Mr. Salazar tried numerous delay tactics to prevent me from using ebay's Buyer Protection. I put up with his attempts to defraud me, the USPS and Ebay until nearly the last minute, when I filed for Ebay protection. Ebay agreed that he had sold me unusable, damaged goods, and instructed me to return the item and they would refund my purchase price and the cost of shipping. Since the shipping was "free" when I purchased it, I received back my purchase price, but had to pay $120 out of my own pocket to return the housing to Mr. Salazar. I received my money back from Ebay. Buyer beware when purchasing any equipment from Mr. Salazar! And if this attempt to defraud me, the USPS and Ebay is any indication of how he does business, I would steer clear of his services. Fraud is fraud, no matter how you slice it.

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