Ref check for this guy: Dirost

[spuds]

Originally Posted by arttay10

Well..... Ive not seen that very often..... both sides of a story being posted on the same thread.

I think in life - some deals between people are not meant to be - this sounds like it certainly one of them.

I applaude Dirost for laying down his side of the story - of which perhaps a biast view would of made without it.....

I absolutely agree that Dirost did the right thing in stating his version of events & I too salute him for it.



I just can't abide cyber-thugs threatening to "rearrange a face" in an email.







I mean c'mon......

at least get on a plane & do it properly y'know!!




JOKE GUYS JOKE!!!

[dirost]

Originally Posted by spuds

Hi Spuds,

It is not exactly my look and my references. Are they yours ?
The fact is there are some people, because we exchange on a virtual level, who allow themselves to say words as asshole or I don't know what.
These specific people, in their great majority, wouldn't dare to say half of it in the real world. Sometimes, they must be just put at their right place.
Believe me : nobody treats me asshole in the real life because of 2 reasons :
- my behavior is clean and doesn't justify it
- and I wouldn't let him go on. OK ?
So you can joke in posting that kind of pictures, but more or less it is a way to say : dirost, you're a gansta (I think it is the way to say it in american...).
I hardly appreciate.

[Andad]

Welcome to the Forum Didier.

Enjoy your vacation Steve.

Post some pix.

[spuds]

Originally Posted by dirost

Hi Spuds,

It is not exactly my look and my references. Are they yours ?
The fact is there are some people, because we exchange on a virtual level, who allow themselves to say words as asshole or I don't know what.
These specific people, in their great majority, wouldn't dare to say half of it in the real world. Sometimes, they must be just put at their right place.
Believe me : nobody treats me asshole in the real life because of 2 reasons :
- my behavior is clean and doesn't justify it
- and I wouldn't let him go on. OK ?
So you can joke in posting that kind of pictures, but more or less it is a way to say : dirost, you're a gansta (I think it is the way to say it in american...).
I hardly appreciate.

Didier by your own acknowledgement you threatened to "rearrange a face".

Not only did you make this threat but you did so in an email (or PM?).

I'm not American (nor I believe are you) so I won't comment on the term "Gangsta" for fear of misinterpretation, but in my opinion your behaviour was actually that of an "e-thug".

I'm not commenting on the rights nor wrongs of the unconcluded deal but just your 'cyber-threat'.





However I fully acknowledge that I have only read both parties very summarised versions of events & I further acknowledge that my instinctive allegiance to a fellow forum-member may have clouded my judgement in uploading the image.

Therefore I apologise if my 'poster' caused you unwarranted offence & I too welcome you to the forum.

[Rolex116520]

This is TRF and it is only normal that we stand up for our fellow members .
Unconditional support ???
As you can see I was the first to reply on Steve's request for references . The username Dirost sounded familiar to me because I roam other Rolex related forums ( like most of us do , I recognize many usernames from here on other forums ) . I insist that I never had any direct dealings with this person , but many have and are evidently satisfied .
Little did I know that Steve and Dirost had that run in before his "reference check"
To me Steve's request was not a reference check as such , he was after what he was hoping to find : Negative feedback reports from Dirost and support from his fellow TRF members .
Steve's second post was clearly directed to discredit Dirost and was calling him a scammer , not based on facts but far fetched suppositions .
I invite all of you to visit the major French language Rolex /watch related forums and you will soon understand that Dirost is not associated with such aggressive behavior let alone known be a scammer .
I do not think we can reduce it to " lost in translation " when we can appreciate that Dirost masters the English / American language pretty well .
Even I condone the fact that Dirost replied what he replied , I can see that something was done and said by Steve first that set it all off .
They are both Rolex lovers and should bury the hatchet .

[toph]

Bonjour Dirost...welcome to the forum! Enjoy it, we dont all start fights and call each other names here

[toph]

Originally Posted by Rolex116520

This is TRF and it is only normal that we stand up for our fellow members .
Unconditional support ???
As you can see I was the first to reply on Steve's request for references . The username Dirost sounded familiar to me because I roam other Rolex related forums ( like most of us do , I recognize many usernames from here on other forums ) . I insist that I never had any direct dealings with this person , but many have and are evidently satisfied .
Little did I know that Steve and Dirost had that run in before his "reference check"
To me Steve's request was not a reference check as such , he was after what he was hoping to find : Negative feedback reports from Dirost and support from his fellow TRF members .
Steve's second post was clearly directed to discredit Dirost and was calling him a scammer , not based on facts but far fetched suppositions .
I invite all of you to visit the major French language Rolex /watch related forums and you will soon understand that Dirost is not associated with such aggressive behavior let alone known be a scammer .
I do not think we can reduce it to " lost in translation " when we can appreciate that Dirost masters the English / American language pretty well .
Even I condone the fact that Dirost replied what he replied , I can see that something was done and said by Steve first that set it all off .
They are both Rolex lovers and should bury the hatchet .

Thank you. seems Steve ( IMHO) gets into quite a few unnecessary arguments on here in recent times.

[spuds]

Originally Posted by toph

Bonjour Dirost...welcome to the forum! Enjoy it, we dont all start fights and call each other names here

Wait.

Somebody get Johny.



We've a pacifist Scot on the board!!!!



JOKE 'TOPH JOKE!!

[Alan111]

This guy Dirost sounds like a regular guy. I would get pissed too if the seller changed his mind on me and wouldn't close a deal after thorough communications.

[Mosco]

Welcome, Dirost - please don't let one instance prevent you from coming back mate...

To be quite frank, I am not sure how different I would have reacted than you, so what can I say.... (although, like Dan said, I'd be raking up some frequent flyer miles ).

[drtooth73]

threads like this dont end well, best someone just close it.

[cyglee]

Originally Posted by drtooth73

threads like this dont end well, best someone just close it.

I agree...

[Mosco]

I think we have seen the worst of it, so no worries

[TRW]

Originally Posted by Mosco

I think we have seen the worst of it, so no worries

But I havn't chimed in yet..........

[spuds]

Originally Posted by Mosco

I think we have seen the worst of it, so no worries

Originally Posted by TRW

But I havn't chimed in yet..........

"and there goes the neighbourhood.....!"

[Mosco]

Originally Posted by spuds

"and there goes the neighbourhood.....!"

[toph]

Originally Posted by spuds

Wait.

Somebody get Johny.



We've a pacifist Scot on the board!!!!



JOKE 'TOPH JOKE!!

come and say that to my face and i will show you how much of a pacifist i am:

[johnbeth]

Im glad both sides of the story posted!
This way we can see the real picture and make our own informed opinions of others, which I am not going to post as it is not flattering.
Welcome Dirost to TRF! Even though you have been a member for a few years, certainly you have been hiding behind the scenes!


John

[johnbeth]

Originally Posted by drtooth73

threads like this dont end well, best someone just close it.

Well for Steve it earned him a vacation.... That was not what he was expecting!

[sleddog]

I believe this thread has run it's due course.....Both sides have been heard!
Time to put it to bed!