Stir Plates

[integra93ls]

make sure you go in order, make sure they work - seriously? he needs to be instructed in this way?

some ppl do. i have been 1st in line before to purchase an item and get screwed out of it. so in my case YES!!! makes me feel better that i say it.
plus the fact that OP said " I will send you all quotes on shipping once I am able to weigh the units "

 

[Yavid]

Wow. Seriously Integra? I have 3 things to say in response:

First: I shouldn't have to say that I won't sell these if they end up being broken. That much should be obvious. I consider myself part of the brewing community and I'm not about to start screwing other members of this community over.

Second: I don't need to be told how to choose who I am going to offer the stirplates to. If I want to put all your names in a hat and then offer the stirplates to the first 7 names I draw that's what I'll do. Frankly you don't really have a say.

Third: Treating sellers like they're idiots isn't really the best way to ensure that your name makes the list. I have enough people interested in these that I think I'd prefer not to sell to someone who treats me like I'm a moron.

 

[OG2620]

You can keep your bent stir plates.

 

[rellot]

<joking> I say skip him if it puts me up in line. </joking>

I just think these two things are assumed and telling someone to make sure they do them is rather jerk like and paternalistic.

 

[OG2620]

You know what happens when you assume.

 

[rellot]

Man Yavid, your getting attacked.

 

[integra93ls]

I never said anything about the OP. I was just making sure because when I look at the pic n the top is bent I don't know if anything is wrong with them. I don't know who the OP is getting them from. They might be an untrustworthy person. I'm just asking questions about the product you are selling. Which it also says in the stickies to ask if you don't know. I'm just going by what the pic looks like n to me it looks like it could be broke. I'm not saying anything that the OP is dumb or trying to screw hbt over.

 

[Yavid]

Man Yavid, your getting attacked.

Haha. It would appear so.

I guess I should've spelled things out more clearly in my first post. Didn't really think it was necessary to say that I wouldn't sell broken garbage or that I'd try to choose people in a fair manner. I figured that should be obvious. It's really too bad that there are enough a$$holes in this community that we can't trust each other.

Perhaps my response to Integra came off a bit harsh. Still, I stick by my comment that he was going about things the wrong way.

 

[Yavid]

Integra: Sounds like we just had a misunderstanding. Let's just forget about it before this turns uglier than it already has.

OG: Not sure what I did to offend you. As far as I can tell you never posted or PM'd me asking for a stirplate in the first place.

 

[integra93ls]

I was saying make sure they all work to help you out. Some ppl would just buy them n then find out only 4-6 of them work and get screwed. Just trying to help out. N then when u said u will let ALL of us know to me means you will let everyone know and then the 1st ppl that responds gets them. I just don't want to get screwed out of a good deal from another hbt member again. Not saying u will screw anyone over. Just covering my ass. Do what you want I guess. If I'm off the list then so be it. Just trying to help out n cover myself at same time.
Sorry

 

[integra93ls]

Sounds good I apologize to all

 

[Yavid]

As do I.

 

[rellot]

one big happy home brew family

 

[Yavid]

Shipping is turning out to be more expensive than I expected (I am in Canada). I am getting an average quote of $25 to ship from here. I'd rather not charge you all that much to ship.

I am going to be in North Dakota for one day next weekend. If I can find a post office that is open while I am there I can send the units via USPS. The average shipping quote then drops to $11 for a total cost of $31. I won't have access to a computer while I am there so I will need paypal payments and your addresses by next Friday (the day before I leave).

I've decided to keep 3 units so 7 are up for grabs. The first 7 people I have on my "want" list are:

Integra93ls
brewscambell
jrems
brewing Meister
sippin37
rfavors
rellot

If you are on the above list please let me know if you're still interested.

 

[rellot]

Still want it. It looks like it will fit in the biggest priority mail flat rate box, so that is good for us here in the US. you want us to PM you for your paypal?

I guess you have them right now? How easy has it been for you to bend the top back in place? How well do they work?

 

[craigbrew]

put me on the list if any of the first 7 and many more fail to buy.

 

[Yavid]

I haven't received them yet. They are being shipped to me by the person I bought them from. To be perfectly honest that is what I am driving to ND to pick up. That and some home brew supplies I can't get shipped here (being in Canada makes it a bitch to get things from places like Northern Brewer and we don't have a decent shop anywhere near where I live.)

I had the seller measure and weigh the stir plates before he boxed them up. The quote I gave assumed his measurements and weights are accurate.

I also asked him about the top plates. Apparently the one in the picture is the worst of the bunch. He said that the top plate is thin aluminum and that it bends pretty easily.

My original plan (when I made my first post) was to bring the plates home, test them and try to fix a few of the top plates myself to make sure it's easily done. I didn't expect shipping from here to be so expensive though. Doing it this way will work but I'm not sure how I'm going to test the units (and I won't sell them unless I can test them first). If I was spending the night I'd just test them in the hotel.

Any ideas?

 

[rellot]

Show up at some place of business and look for an outlet! See how long until they call the swat team on you when you pull out your Erlenmeyer flask and start testing the stir plates. They won't know what is going on.

Maybe someone on here is from ND and can help you out?

Or, if you have a power inverter, you could plug it into your car and test them that way.

 

[Sippin37]

Yeah or perhaps you can test them at the seller's house, sounds like you are picking up from him in ND assuming he lives there. As long as it is working then I don't mind taking the top aluminum plate and bending that back into shape myself. I can send over the payment thru PayPal and include my address for shipping. Just PM me your PayPal info and we'll be good.

 

[cripplecreek]

I'd def be interested if anyone else falls through. THANKS!

 

[rellot]

found this online -- I guess this is where you are getting them from?

Econostir

 

[Yavid]

No, they're being shipped to ND. I am just picking them up there.

In hindsight it'd have been easier to just sell these things at my local homebrew club. But I offered them here first so I'd like to try to figure it out.

In any case I won't be crossing with an erlenmeyer so I'll only be able to test them with a stir bar on the top plate. Hope that's sufficient. I can't stand crossing the border especially if I'm bringing back something odd. The stir plates are likely going to cause me enough grief. If I try to bring back an erlenmeyer they're likely going to think I'm running a meth lab. You should've seen the grief the last time I tried to cross with a styrafoam cooler full of yeast vials and hops!

 

[Yavid]

That's them but I bought them off another site. He must've had multiple listings.

 

[jbennett13]

Yavid... you have any left unclaimed?

TX 75071 $$ shipped.

Thanks

 

[rellot]

any word on these?

 

[ekjohns]

you can test these in any container with water, as in a cup. I would also recommend the power inverter.

 

[Yavid]

Had to put the trip to ND off. Been waiting for another package to arrive. I also looked into shipping the stir plates while in the US but it turns out that is not going to work. The post office in town closes at 10:00am and the business holding the stir plates for me doesn't open until 11:00.

Sorry for not updating the thread sooner. I've been trying to figure out a way to make it work but it's not going to. Unless you want to pay shipping from Canada this is a no-go, at least for the time being. I'll probably try to sell the stir plates at my next club meeting. I will be returning to the US in late March though so if I have any left I'll re-list then.

 

[rellot]

I will take my name off the list then. Thanks for trying.

 

[Geordan]

Assuming theres an unclaimed unit, I would be interested. What does the shipping to Ontario look like?

 

[Yavid]

PM me your address and I'll send you a shipping quote.