86_ZN6 Review as well as Advice
 

So I bought a TRD Shift Knob and Knee foam Pads from @86_ZN6

Both Products arrived as advertised and were flawless. Commuinication was decent as well he answered my questions in a orderly fashion

How ever I would like to say while you did nothing 100% Wrong

Over communication is always best, Shoot me a tracking even if its just a delivery confirmation # and tell me hey man I am actually cutting he kneed foam pads right now so they will be shipped out soon.

Again not critizing but just offering advice that over commuinication is always better (when its not spam) than under communication.

All in all I am happy with his service and product and would reccomend again!

Can I ask when you placed your order?

I placed my order for two small things (decal and console plaque) on Aug 23 and its September 20 and I have nothing.
Around September 5 I asked about my status he said there were issues with plaques and my stuff would ship following week.
This week still I had received nothing from him and after contact he said he shipped my stuff out a week ago. I asked about a tracking and he said there was not any tracking info (my initial order email says I would receive another email when my order is shipped, which did not happen).
Now hes said he would ship out my stuff again and provide tracking info. This still has not happened.
So as of now I am going to wait over a month to receive two very small and simple items.

I'm wondering what's going on with these TOM'S taillights that we prepaid.

That dude is so shady with shipping/email replies/thread closing/locking. After so many threads on him I'm surprised people seem shock they experience problems. For example the thread on the new toms light on the announcement is locked again...

sorry for the late reply but basically i think it was a total of 1.5 to 2 weeks of when the order was placed and when I got the actual product


again

more communication no matter good news or not is better than 0 communication.

Lets simply put it this way... Some vendors are here for their business and looking to continue to build on it (going the extra mile) and some are just here to make the easy money because of the hype...

Not pointing fingers... but this is the truth.

Fake TOM's Tails Refunds?
 

I was part of this scam with many others. We were being told on 08-15-2013: "If you choose a full refund, take note that it may take up to 14 days (from the day i receive your PM) to process and get your money re deposited to your account."

My question is- How many of you actually got the refunds? forget "upto 14 days BS"

I haven't got mine yet. Need help.

tagging all of the folks here:

@BeyerSubaru @NotSoJDM @DoctorNick @xphiledan @GaDgeT @ph0en1xtk @D12 @ziptiedae86 @septiq @Wonderbar @BRZPDX @Stale_hotdog @thehapaone @jet86 @tracerit @autogyro @CircuitJerk @SnakeEyes @charger @MPT69 @Shinryu @rikdrt1 @eSOLOR @stanm @FunFrs@airmanmurphy02 @drace-REX @chanomatik @industrial @BRZ-OwnzJo0 @ALbadboy @Kiske @silverBrz @SigmaHyperion

I was cool with waiting, but since we've received zero word from 86_ZN6 on the closure of his threads, I have no clue if I should have faith and wait or fight for my refund.

Also a lot of the TOM'S pre-orders have been moved or disappeared, so I don't know what's up. I honestly don't mind waiting, but I don't like the thought of $300 disappearing. It's just a weird situation overall because he shipped a part from his store that I also ordered with the pre-ordered TOM'S.

Just spotty communication all around. Let me know if there's a process for taking action that we all need to jump on. Maybe talk to Hachiroku or someone?

I got a refund maybe there is just a problem with you cc info?

Everyone has different level of patience. I come from a very professional background and I do have tolerance level to some form of unethical and unprofessional behavior, none of this kinds though! I guess I ran out of my patience... I wish I was aware of some history and track records of this vendor.

Good luck, if you wish to wait.

How in the world that can be true? If he can deduct the money from my CC, he can also refund the money on the same CC. How can the info mismatch?

Can you share when did you PMed and when the refunds were made? It would be helpful to determine the situation here. Thanks.

I Pmed 9/6 and received confirmation of refund 9/9 and funds were in my account 9/12 so took about a week after contact to get my refund

I'm with you guys.. The vendor is a nice guy, but isn't always on his P's and Q's with purchases or communication (ship notification, tracking, etc).. I don't think anyone will be out funds completely, however the time from order to ship (even for locals) is much slower than it needs to be.

I PMed on 8/19.

Kushal your refund has been proccessed Each bank or CC works differently

Some got it in less than a week some longer than that.

Afiak, 16 people got the funds back already

I jusr cant credit your card as i dont keep records of your credit card info. (Thats how safe my website is)

I have to deal with each of the banks or cc they do all the refunds

Also you changed your mind a few times causing more delay to yours.

At first you wanted to trade for the red tails and then decided not to do it.

I dont lock the threads. Hachiroku locks all threads when a vendor subscription expires

And it take him a few days to activate and re open threads

I really don't see any refunds in process. I checked with the bank. This is not the first time in my life when refunds are processed.

Ill email you a screenshot of yours showing as processing and being approved

Its on my computer. Ill send when i get home tonight

Thanks for responding. I know you didn't lock the threads. I made a statement that your threads had seen "closure". We always assume it's Hachiroku doing the closing (or at least I assume as much). In any case, if you've renewed your vendor status, I'll continue waiting to receive the tail lights from you. I just wish you would communicate just a tiny bit more often and clear out your PM box more often, that's all. No hurt going on on my end, just concern. ;)

Yeah hachi does not even do anything, it is an automated system.

It shuts down all threads automatically


Regarding the PM inbox, yes i do get a lot of messages a day and it gets full very easily. I wish we could buy a hight capacity inbox

3000 messages is just enough for me :(

I just paid a balance to get the original redout and received them promptly once the new shipment arrived. There were days where he didn't respond right away, and that's okay; I know he's busy and there probably was no point in saying anything since there was nothing to report.
He's always been good about communication with me.
We have to remember that vendors are often at the mercy of other vendors, and I'm pretty sure he's a one man show so I've tempered my expectations as such.

I see now that he's responded, not sure why you had to put him on blast.
I think you can work this out through PM's.
Despite getting the shit end of the stick at times, he's hung in there and resolved everything so far. I see no reason to jump to any conclusion that this was a scam..

@tennisfreak you need to PM me with your shipping address

Usps returned your decal order with a "no such address"

I ended up paying a bit extra and getting legit JDM Tom's tail lights. Got them 2 weeks ago.

He lies more than the government.


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Youre funny mr strange :)

And this is coming from a guy that rejects packages when packages are being delivered to him

I never rejected any package. I never received anything. It never even left NorCal. I never got a tracking number.


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You actually did :) as you replied to the shipping notification with tracking

Its cool. The past is past. No grudge on my end

It's one thing to try to prove a point, but you should obscure the person's address and phone number...

I'm still waiting on mine; I requested it just a couple days short of a month ago. Personally, I'm not really bothered by the delay given what a messed up situation it was to begin with, but yes, I'd like to see some progress as well.

I know you are trying to clear your reputation and that screen grab might make your point, but it lists the guys name and address. Generally it is not a good idea to put those bits of info on the web. Out of consideration I would remove the screen shot or at least cover up the personal info.

He also cut out the part about me filing a claim with the bank for not receiving a product.


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And your bank didnt process your claim for another month.

No notifications was forwarded to me (from you and your bank) so i continued and shipped out the parts as soon as the backorderd part was available again

This proves that each bank really works differently

Anyway i removed the screen shot. However i cant remove your post quote of it

Bank of America does suck. I agree with you there.


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Yes indeed! But seriously if you didnt reject the package, you would have gotten a FREE antenna. Haha :)


p.s: if anyone has inquiries about the TOM's refunds or any info about it use the original thread instead --> http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=44435


i believe this review thread made by kanundrum has been derailed already

I'm still being patient. I know the tails don't drop until October. Worst comes to worst I know that I am protected through law via fraudulent charges protection from my bank. I have confidence that 86_zn6 will deliver.

This industry is not kind to the "little guy" or an independent operator.

has my refund been approved? If so when did this happen? Sorry I have multiple accounts.

I dont know but I just he just told me that I gave him a bad address and that is why I keep not getting my shipment.

Weird as I took the exact address in my confirmation email and had it verified via USPS, UPS, and paypal. Same address that was used for my billing information and it worked to charge my credit card. Same address that is on my paypal account. Same address shows up in google, bing, zillow, and the county tax records.

IDK but I feel like I am getting the run-around here. Never any tracking info or shipping confirmations even after he tells me he will send me one.

Now this.

You guys should call each other rather than go back and forth with posts, wouldn't it resolve things faster? Just sayin'

All I know is that I'll continue sticking around since he HAS made efforts to communicate and not just go into hiding. Gotta put faith in humanity at some point in life, might as well be now.

I got my tails. They have a lil toms sticker on them, So did the box. Who knows if that is real. I do like the product though. Makes the car look a lil less boy-racer.

IMHO. I will never buy anything from 86_ZN6 again! Communication was poor (I didn't find out that the GB was cancled till one day I was wondering what ever happened with that GB). I also got the feeling I was being involved in a bait and switch. Considering I work in the automotive world (Marketing for a manufacture) I know what its like to run a small biz. But I also know the value of communication. I do not feel like he gave a crap about what happened to my money.

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I would just like to say to the people who ordered tails and didn't get them and got refunds that the demand for TOMS tails was so big vendors were promised parts so they could fill orders and the supplies may or may not have been able to ship to the vendor. IE not his fault. I hope everyone got their refund or tails. 86 zn6 seems to be and honest vendor and I hope so because I plan on buying his wing that's do to appear soon