Please be aware of Tom Newton of Hardwick Massachusetts. This guy is a dirty double dealer! Please dont waste your time with this guy. Heres the story. Late yesterday he posts a clean mij set on facebook marketplace.I send a message last night asking if its available and telling him that I got ca$h in hand. Early this morning at 6am he responds telling me it is available and he gives me his address in Hardwick Massachusetts about an hour away from me in Connecticut. I immediately respond telling him im about a hour away giving him a ETA In between 8and 9 am. At that time i gass up the truck and haul ass up there arriving promptly at 8:30. I knock on the door and this JERK looks like he just saw a ghost and he tells me that he just sold it. minutes before. i go but we texted! and he says its first come first serve. Its JERKS like this that make the vintage drum game not fun. So i got 2 hrs wasted and a half of tank of gas gone! So please if anyone comes across any postings from Tom Newton of Hardwick Massachusetts please ignore. The man is a 1st class A hole!!!!
Beware of this seller!!!
Why couldn't he have told the other guy they were sold and he could have second dibs? too bad...A better set will come along...
I had the same thing happen with price.
CL listee has price for a set of cymbals.
Calls me and says somebody else says they'll pay more.
He tries to jack price up and I tell him go take a hike.
At least you know where this bottom feeder lives now. Hmmmm
If you had the time and inclination I'd take him to small claims court.
I wouldnt go that far. But putting him on blast on this forum was enough for me. I just wanted to put the word out to fellow members here that TOM NEWTON of HARDWICK MASS is a real scum bag! Please save yourself the aggravation of dealing with this loser.
I wouldnt go that far. But putting him on blast on this forum was enough for me. I just wanted to put the word out to fellow members here that TOM NEWTON of HARDWICK MASS is a real scum bag! Please save yourself the aggravation of dealing with this loser.
I would wonder if he actually had the set in the first place, and maybe trying to con someone out of payment long distance.
1978 Ludwig Stainless 22-22-18-16-14-13-12 c/w 6-8-10-12-13-14-15-16-18-20-22-24 concert toms
1975 Sonor Phonic Centennials Metallic Pewter 22-16-13-12-14sn (D506)
1971 Ludwig Classic Bowling Ball OBP 22-16-14-13
1960's Stewart Peacock Pearl 20-16-12-14sn
1980`s Ludwig Coliseum Piano Black 8x14 snare
1973 Rogers Superten 5x14 & 6.5x14 COS snares
1970`s John Grey Capri Aquamarine Sparkle 5x14 snare
1941 Ludwig & Ludwig Super 8x14 snare
I've had this happen to me a couple of times. It sucks. I will say this though. Some buyers also contribute to this by not following through with their end of the deal. Certainly not the case here, but it has happened. Bottom line is our word should mean something. And when it doesn't any longer then it's shame. Sorry to hear about your lost deal.
Mike
+1 with what Mike said. As a seller on CL, when a buyer tells me they are on the way, I tell those that call later that a sale is pending and if the sale doesn't go through, I'll call them back. To me, that's the fair way to do business.
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